Today, the country grieves over the many deaths found in the major floods that have broken out in central Texas. According to the BBC, at least 80 people have been killed so far, and rescue efforts are still underway to bring at-risk survivors out of harm’s way. Reports say that...
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City’s mayor, has come under attack by President Donald Trump as of late after Andrew Cuomo conceded to him in the race, with Trump stating that “It’s finally happened, the Democrats have crossed the line. Zohran Mamdani, a 100% Communist Lunatic, has...
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been acquitted from his most serious charges, sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy, and was found guilty of lesser crimes. The jury, after three days of deliberations, reached a verdict finding him guilty on two accounts of transportation for prostitution. Combs’ defense team views this verdict as...
President Donald Trump announced a new trade deal with Vietnam that will impose a 20% tariff on the country’s imports to the US. The deal, he said, will allow the US to have tariff-free access to Vietnam’s market. Trump claims Vietnam also agreed to a 40% tariff on goods if...
Stopping crime has been a continuous effort for the people of New York, with most of the illegal activities being done in the city’s higher-populated areas. There will always be bad apples in the bunch, but that doesn’t mean the city hasn’t taken steps to make it safer. Mayor Eric...
North Carolina Senator, Thom Tillis, recently announced he will not seek reelection at the end of his term in 2026. This decision comes after a public disagreement with President Donald Trump over a spending bill. Tillis has represented North Carolina in the Senate since 2015, after winning the election in...
The Supreme Court has ruled that a key part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as “Obamacare,” is constitutional. The case was challenging how a certain committee, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), is appointed. USPSTF is a group of 16 health experts who decide what preventive...
We have always been searching for more ways to create the power we need, from discovering alternative power sources to reimagining the ones we have now. The amount of electricity it takes to power a city like New York is staggering, so Governor Kathy Hochul plans to build a new...
On June 22, 2025, President Donald Trump bombed three of Iran’s nuclear sites, announcing the attack on X. “A full payload of bombs was dropped on the primary site, Fordow,” said Trump. Trump followed up this post by stating that “The damage to the Nuclear sites in Iran is said...
President Donald Trump announced on June 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM that he has gotten Israel and Iran to agree to a ceasefire. “There will be a complete and total ceasefire (in approximately 6 hours from now, when Israel and Iran have wound down and completed their in progress, final...
For a while, the United States has weighed its options when it came to the current conflict between Israel and Iran. The decision to act or not to act left many Americans wondering what would occur and how Iran would respond. It seems that the wait for an answer is...
President Donald Trump has set a two-week negotiating window to decide on whether or not to strike Iran. Several European foreign ministers are convening today with their Iranian counterpart in Geneva for a meeting that is being coordinated with Washington. Trump and his advisers hope that Iran, under constant Israeli...
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