"The peace of a nation no longer besieged by the third world."
The popular account Libs of TikTok wrote, "CNN disputes that there's fraud in Minnesota Somali daycares because they called a bunch of daycares, one answered so they asked if they're committing fraud, and the daycare responded that they're not. I'm not kidding." Read more
The Kremlin has made a formal diplomatic request that the US stop its pursuit of an oil tanker that had been sailing for Venezuela and is now fleeing the USCG in the Atlantic Ocean.
North Carolina now only recognizes two genders, male and female, based on biological sex at birth. The intent is to stop transgender people from being allowed to change their gender on official state documents.
An unvaccinated, out-of-state traveler who tested positive for measles visited the Ark Encounter in Williamstown, Kentucky on Dec. 29 and also stayed at the Holiday Inn & Suites in Dry Ridge from Dec. 28 to 30, according to the Kentucky Department of Public Health. If you visited either of these locations during that time period, the department urges you to check your vaccination status, monitor symptoms, avoid high-risk areas and contact a health care provider with any concerns.
The U.S. has significantly reduced proposed tariffs on 13 Italian pasta exporters, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. The pasta-makers previously faced a potential 92 percent duty after the agency determined they were selling their pasta at unfairly low prices. Proposed tariffs on Garofalo were cut down to 13.89 percent, while those on La Molisana were reduced to 2.26 percent. The other 11 companies now face a 9.09 percent tariff. The decision to ease pasta tariffs comes as President Trump separately opted to delay duties on imported furniture Wednesday. The president signed a proclamation pushing back the tariff hike by one year, citing "ongoing productive negotiations."
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie approved a new law setting up a reparations fund to compensate for slavery and racial discrimination that passed the city's Board of Supervisors earlier in December. In a statement to Newsweek, Lurie emphasized that while the new law sets up a reparations fund, the city is not allocating money to it. "I was elected to drive San Francisco's recovery, and that's what I'm focused on every day. We are not allocating money to this fund"with a historic $1 billion budget deficit, we are going to spend our money on making the city safer and cleaner," he said. The fund was set up in response to recommendations for single payments of as much as $5 million to any Black San Franciscans who might be eligible. Read more
Zohran Mamdani (34) was sworn in as the 112th Mayor of NYC by US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), flanked by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), City Comptroller Mark Levine, and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams.
The integrity test now reshaping the American right
Forty-four people were evaluated and two were hospitalized with respiratory issues after one million gallons of sulfuric acid leaked at a facility near the Houston Ship Channel which is now being monitored for environmental damage, threats to aquatic life, and water quality.
The Trump administration has announced a major change to how health care provision will be assessed in 2026, particularly in relation to immunization. In the official announcement, which was shared on December 30, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) stated that it is removing four measures relating to pediatric and prenatal immunization status from the 2026 Child and Adult Core Sets.
In the hours following the tragic death of Caroline Kennedy's daughter Tatiana Schlossberg (35) from acute myeloid leukemia, Dummkopf Trumpf callously mocked the famous political dynasty on Truth Social, sharing screenshots of MAGA miscreants insulting the Kennedys for their disapproval of the Dotard-in-Chief befouling the Kennedy Center by him illegally adding his name to the American institution named after JFK.
It's been a tough year for farmers. Between falling prices for commodity crops like corn and soybeans, rising input costs for supplies like fertilizer and seeds, the Trump tariffs and the dismantling of USAID, many in agriculture won't be profitable this year. The enhanced subsidies that many Americans, including farmers, rely on to purchase health insurance are set to expire at the end of this month. James Davis, 55, who grows cotton, soybeans and corn in north Louisiana, said he doesn't know how he and his wife will afford coverage next year, when their insurance premium will quadruple, jumping to about $2,700 a month. "You can't afford it. Bottom line, there's nothing to discuss. You can't afford it without the subsidies," Davis said.
Russia's defence ministry released video footage on Wednesday of what it said was a downed drone at a briefing intended to show Ukraine tried this week to attack a presidential residence and challenge Kyiv's denials that such an attack took place.
