North Korea Could Make 2024 a ‘Year for Provocations’
The plan by North Korean despot Kim Jong Un to abandon a longstanding policy pursuing reconciliation with South Korea is raising concerns among Pyongyang watchers that 2024 is “shaping up to be a year for provocations.” But while some experts contend that Kim’s New Year’s declaration indicates Pyongyang is preparing for war, others don’t believe […]
Space Station ‘Vulnerable’ if US-Russia Conflict Escalates
If tensions between the U.S. and Russia ever were to escalate into a ground war, space experts say the plot of the new film “I.S.S.” – in which astronauts for both nations receive orders to take control of the International Space Station by any means necessary – could become more than just science fiction. While […]
Macy’s to Slash 2,350 Jobs, Close 5 Stores
U.S. department store chain Macy’s is cutting 2,350 jobs and closing five stores, as it aims to streamline its operations, a company spokesperson told Reuters. The layoffs make up 3.5% of the overall workforce across Macy’s. The company operated 722 store locations as of January 2023 and employed 94,570 full- and part-time employees, excluding seasonal […]
Biden Cancels $5B in Student Debt for 74K Borrowers
The Biden administration has approved debt cancellation of nearly $5 billion for an additional 74,000 student loan borrowers, the White House said in a statement Friday. © 2024 Thomson/Reuters. All rights reserved.
179 GOP Lawmakers Sign SCOTUS Brief to Keep Trump on Ballots
Two-thirds of the Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate — including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell — have signed on to an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort to keep Republican front-runner Donald Trump on the 2024 presidential ballot. Led by Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and House Majority Leader […]
9/11 Victim’s Remains Identified as Long Island Man
The remains of a Long Island man killed at the World Trade Center on 9/11 have been identified more than two decades after the 2001 attacks, the New York City medical examiner’s office announced Thursday. John Ballantine Niven was a 44-year-old executive at Aon Risk Services, an insurance firm on the 105th floor of tower […]
Hunter Biden Agrees to Private Deposition With GOP After Months of Defiance
Hunter Biden has agreed to appear before House Republicans for a private deposition next month, ending months of defiance from the president’s son, who had insisted on testifying publicly. The House Oversight Committee announced Thursday that the two parties have agreed for Hunter Biden to sit for a deposition on Feb. 28. “The president’s son […]
Trump Urges Supreme Court to Reverse Colo. Ballot Disqualification
Donald Trump’s lawyers urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to reverse a “dubious” judicial decision disqualifying the former president from Colorado’s Republican primary ballot as the justices prepare to tackle the politically explosive case. Trump’s lawyers in court papers presented the former president’s main arguments against a Colorado Supreme Court Dec. 19 ruling barring […]
Mike Pompeo Rips Biden For Being Soft on Iran
Mike Pompeo, secretary of state and CIA director in the Trump administration, said Thursday that President Joe Biden’s soft stance with Iran has come back to “haunt” the U.S. In an interview with the Daily Mail, Pompeo criticized the Biden administration for waiting until Wednesday to return Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen to the list of […]
Astronauts From Turkey, Sweden and Italy Launch to Space Station
Turkey’s first astronaut along with a Swede and Italian launched Thursday to the International Space Station on a chartered SpaceX flight. The Falcon rocket blasted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in late afternoon, carrying the three men, all with military pilot experience and representing their homelands. Their escort on the trip: A retired NASA […]