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Biden approves $500M Ukraine security package 11 days before Trump takes office

The Biden administration on Thursday announced an additional $500 million in military aid to Ukraine, a security package rushed in before President-elect Trump took office. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin made the announcement during his final meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. Both officials used the opportunity to urge […]

Venezuela Takes Two Americans Hostage at Tail End of Biden Term

Venezuela's socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro announced on Tuesday night the arrest of two “key American mercenaries” who he said were trying to “destabilize” his dictatorship. President Maduro says the recently arrested Americans are part of a broader “mercenary group” of seven people, including two Colombians and three Ukrainians, all of whom were sent to Venezuela […]

Sheriff’s office arrests police officer ‘without evidence,’ takes her child, shares explicit photos from her phone: Lawsuit

An Ohio police officer accuses the sheriff's office of arresting her “without evidence,” abducting her young child and disseminating “explicit” photos obtained from her cell phone, according to a new lawsuit. Deputies with the Portage County Sheriff's Office arrested Officer Miranda Brothers of the Mantua Police Department on January 1, 2024. “Despite knowing that the […]

Veterinarian takes in displaced animals in Palisades Fire

She is a rare type of hero. A brave Los Angeles veterinarian who adopted dozens of animals as their owners evacuated from the raging Palisades fires says he sacrificed his health and safety to care for them. It was revealed on Wednesday. Annie Havilich, 47, has split her home and empty pet clinic into more […]

CFTC chair to step down when Trump takes office

The chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is scheduled to step down on January 20, coinciding with President-elect Trump's inauguration, leaving a vacancy in the federal regulator's position. financial times It was reported on Tuesday. Rostin Behnum led the CFTC for four years, leading new mandates on carbon offsets and tracking the burgeoning […]