Washington — The Department of Education said Tuesday it will begin garnishing wages of borrowers in default, sending notices to about 1,000 people the week of January 7 and expanding monthly in coming months. Millions are considered in default after 270 days without payment. The department will provide 30 days'...
Los Angeles: A powerful atmospheric river, the Pineapple Express, struck Southern California, bringing heavy rain, strong winds and mountain snow that forced hundreds to evacuate, triggered flash flood and mudslide warnings and prompted a state of emergency. National Weather Service forecasters issued flood watches and urged travelers to reconsider Christmas...
Washington — The U.S. Justice Department this week publicly released tens of thousands of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, including about 30,000 pages published Dec. 23–24 and additional materials the DOJ said on Dec. 25 may total more than one million potentially related records. The files include a disputed card...
Lincoln, Neb. Former U.S. senator Ben Sasse on Tuesday announced he has been diagnosed with metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer and said the prognosis is terminal. Sasse, 53, wrote that he learned of the disease last week and that he is 'gonna die,' while noting he will pursue treatment and referenced...
Washington — The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it will replace the H-1B random lottery with a weighted, nationwide selection system that prioritizes higher-skilled, higher-paid applicants, effective Feb. 27, 2026 for the fiscal 2027 registration season. The rule, DHS said, aims to protect wages and working conditions for...
Cheyenne, Wyoming. Rep. Harriet Hageman announced Tuesday she will run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis, launching the 2026 campaign after Lummis' retirement. Hageman emphasized defending Wyoming energy and agricultural interests, She pledged to prioritize state jobs, public lands, and tribal relations. cited her...
Washington — The Conference Board reported that consumer confidence fell 3.8 points to 89.1 in December from a revised 92.9 in November. The short-term expectations index remained at 70.7 for the eleventh consecutive month below 80. Consumers' assessments of current conditions dropped 9.5 points to 116.8. Survey write-ins cited high...
St. Paul, Minnesota. Nearly 100 mayors sent a Dec. 22 letter to Gov. Tim Walz and state legislators demanding action after alleged widespread fraud and fiscal decisions they say threaten local budgets. Mayors cited a projected $2.9 billion 2028–29 fiscal deficit, reports of billions in fraudulent social-services payments, and prior...
Washington, former Nebraska senator Ben Sasse announced Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with terminal stage-four pancreatic cancer. Sasse posted on X that he learned last week his cancer has metastasized and wrote, "and am gonna die." He served in the U.S. Senate from 2015 to 2023, resigned to become...
Atlanta, Georgia — Federal and local authorities recaptured three inmates who escaped from the DeKalb County Jail and reached South Florida, officials said. The men, identified as Stevenson Charles, Yusuf Minor and Naod Yohannes, escaped during a routine security check and were arrested in Broward County early Tuesday after a...
