Wage growth for workers has stagnated while CEOs' earnings continue to rise, according to a new report released Thursday from Oxfam and the International Trade Union Confederation. In the U.S., according to Oxfam, CEO pay increased about 20 times faster than workers' wages in the past year, based on an analysis of data from the S&P Capital IQ database, the Federal Reserve and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Doctors have been warned to be on the lookout for "imported" hantavirus cases as American passengers return home from a cruise hit by an outbreak of the deadly disease. New Jersey joined five other states on Friday in announcing it was tracking residents who were onboard the MV Hondius, where eight cases of the illness were confirmed, with three deaths. Seven American passengers left the Dutch cruise ship last month, and 17 more are due to disembark in the Canary Islands on Sunday before being brought home.
A prominent Baptist pastor told Fox News on Saturday that President Donald Trump has a "better understanding" of the bible than Pope Leo XIV when it concerns the military conflict with Iran. Robert Jeffress, a Fox News contributor, made the comments on "Fox News Live" two days after Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with the pope in Europe. While Jeffress, a megachurch pastor in Dallas, said Leo was a "good man" and "sincere in his faith,' he argued that the pontiff is "sincerely wrong when it comes to Iran."
President Donald Trump declared Iran's latest peace proposal "totally unacceptable" in a blistering Truth Social post on Sunday, signaling that negotiations to end the Iran war remain deeply deadlocked. "I have just read the response from Iran's so-called 'Representatives,'" Trump wrote. "I don't like it " TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!"
George Retes woke up on July 10, 2025, hoping the day would change his life for the better. Retes, an Army veteran, worked as a security contractor for a legal cannabis farm in Ventura County, California. After seven months on the graveyard shift, working from midnight to 8 a.m., Retes was eager to move to a daytime schedule and spend more waking hours with his family.
We gathered a list of the foods that these attorneys will never risk eating. Their top three are below, but other items mentioned include raw oysters (an increasing hazard on a warming planet), raw milk, unpasteurized juice, undercooked hamburger or other meat, raw or undercooked eggs and even hotel waffle batter dispensers.
("No way," said personal injury lawyer Mark Hirsch. "Warm, stagnant batter is a breeding ground for foodborne illness.")
Ousted and disgraced Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino is threatening to start his own mass deportation operation as the white supremacist rages against his old bosses and fumes over "illegal aliens" getting free healthcare in Oklahoma.
Greg Bovino is Completely Reviled in his Community
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) " Iran has sent its response to the latest U.S. ceasefire proposal via Pakistani mediators and wants negotiations to focus on permanently ending the war, Iran's state-run media said Sunday. Pakistan confirmed receiving it.
In Maui, a white tourist (37) from Seattle, WA threw a large rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal which narrowly missed its head, then boasted to the witness who was video-recording him: I don't care. Fine me, I'm rich.'
This Wealthy Reprobate is Probably a Tesla-owning MAGA
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Hungary's new prime minister, Pter Magyar, has been sworn in, almost a month after he steered his Tisza party to a landslide victory, sweeping away 16 years of rule by Viktor Orbán. "I will not rule over Hungary -- I will serve my country," Magyar said after he took the oath of office in parliament.
A convicted participant in the 6 January 2021 US Capitol attack who was pardoned at the start of Donald Trump's second presidency has been ordered to serve seven years in prison after a jury found him guilty of committing a burglary in Virginia in May 2025. Read more
McDermitt Caldera in Oregon is attracting attention for what could be one of the largest lithium deposits ever identified in the United States.
Many view it as a potential boost for domestic battery production, while local communities voice concern over the impact on wildlife and cultural sites.
The excitement stems from estimates that value the deposit at about $1.5 trillion. Some geologists say these ancient volcanic sediments could contain between 20 and 40 million metric tons of lithium.
Suspect Wearing Tzitzit Arrested Amid Rising Anti-Christian Attacks in Israel
A video showing a man violently assaulting a French nun in broad daylight near Mount Zion in Jerusalem, Israel, has sparked widespread outrage. While the possibility of a "Christian-hatred" crime is gaining traction, local police have arrested the suspect and are investigating his exact motives.
According to the Times of Israel, TOI, and AP News, among others, the incident occurred on the 28th of last month near the Tomb of King David, a holy site on Mount Zion in Jerusalem.
