Month December 2024

Pickup truck driver killed by police after driving through Texas mall and injuring 5

A pickup truck driver fleeing police careened through the doors of a JCPenney store in Texas and continued through a busy mall, injuring five people before he was fatally shot by officers, authorities said.

Senate’s political will to tackle troublesome Social Security finances is put to the test

A series of Senate votes last week on changes to Social Security shows how difficult it will be for Congress to address the program’s financial problems.

A million taxpayers will soon receive up to $1,400 from the IRS. Who are they and why now?

Approximately 1 million taxpayers will automatically receive special payments of up to $1,400 from the IRS in the coming weeks. The money will be directly deposited into eligible people’s bank accounts or sent in the mail by a paper check.

Secret passage that Florence’s Medici used to move safely reopens to public after 8-year renovation

For centuries, Florence’s 16th-century Vasari Corridor was only accessible to dukes and lords. Now, the raised passageway that connects the city’s Uffizi Galleries to the former residence of the powerful Medici family, has reopened to the public after an eight-year… Continue Reading →

Trump names ex-Treasury adviser Stephen Miran to lead Council of Economic Advisers

President-elect Donald Trump announced Sunday that he has chosen former Treasury adviser Stephen Miran to serve as the chair of his Council of Economic Advisers.

‘Sonic 3’ bests ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ at the box office

In the holiday season battle of big-budget family movies, Paramount Pictures’ “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” sped past the Walt Disney Co.’s “Mufasa: The Lion King” to take the top spot at the box office ahead of the lucrative Christmas corridor… Continue Reading →

Albanian prime minister says TikTok ban was not a ‘rushed reaction to a single incident’

Albania’s prime minister said Sunday the ban on TikTok his government announced a day earlier was “not a rushed reaction to a single incident.”

D.C. restaurant owner wanted on hate crime charges arrested in separate knife incident

A D.C. restaurant owner who was wanted on a hate crime charged was arrested last week after police said he swung a knife at someone during an argument.

An architect designed custom clocks for Pennsylvania’s Capitol a century ago. They’re still ticking

Capitol buildings are almost always an imposing presence. The seat of government, they tend to be elegant and stately – and frequently capped by a dome.

Limit of Trump’s influence on House Republicans revealed in funding fight

President-elect Donald Trump was supposed to be the leader who could unify the fractious House Republican Conference, but an early test of that last week showed the limits of his power.

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