The $500 million security package for Ukraine comes less than two weeks before President-elect Trump takes office Image Courtesy of AP The Biden administration announced an additional $500 million in military aid to Ukraine on Thursday, a security package expedited before President-elect Trump assumes office. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made this announcement during his final…… MORE
Millions of TikTokers await a decision Image Courtesy of AP In a landmark case that intertwines free speech with national security, the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on Friday regarding the future of TikTok, a social media platform utilized by nearly half of the U.S. population for entertainment and information. TikTok has announced…… MORE
Article by Jesse Bedayn of AP Image Courtesy of AP The U.S. Justice Department is suing several large landlords for allegedly coordinating to keep Americans’ rents high by using both an algorithm to help set rents and privately sharing sensitive information with their competitors to boost profits. The lawsuit arrives as U.S. renters continue to…… MORE
Article by Fox News The massive Palisades Fire broke out in Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon, prompting mandatory evacuations affecting tens of thousands of people and highway closures. Later Tuesday, the Eaton Fire broke out in the foothills of Pasadena on the other side of Los Angeles County. The Los Angeles County Fire Department shared…… MORE
Article by PHILIP MARCELO of AP Disgraced former congressman George Santos has asked a New York judge to delay his sentencing on federal fraud charges until the summer so he can pay off more than half a million dollars in fines by making more episodes of his recently launched podcast “Pants on Fire.” Photo Courtesy of AP…… MORE
Article by Brooke Singman, Fox News President-elect Donald Trump is set to be sentenced in New York v Trump on Jan 10 Image Courtesy of AP President-elect Donald Trump filed an emergency petition to the United States Supreme Court Wednesday morning in an effort to block his sentencing in New York v. Trump. Judge Juan…… MORE
(From WFAA-TV); DALLAS — University of Texas President Jay Hartzell will become SMU’s next president. SMU’s Board of Trustees approved Hartzell’s hire Tuesday and he will become SMU’s next president effective June 1, 2025. His last day at UT will be May 31. The announcement comes after SMU President R. Gerald Turner announced plans this fall to…… MORE
Biden champions the action as win for climate change, while Trump’s team says it could keep energy costs high (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) President Biden announced an 11th-hour executive action on Monday that bans new drilling and further oil and natural gas development on more than 625 million acres of U.S. coastal and offshore waters. Biden, whose…… MORE
Credit AP News Will TikTok be banned this month? That’s the pressing question keeping creators and small business owners in anxious limbo as they await a decision that could upend their livelihoods. The fate of the popular app will be decided by the Supreme Court, which will hear arguments on Jan. 10 over a law…… MORE
Officers responded to a fatal shooting around 11:45 a.m. Jan 5, Dallas police said. Credit WFFA DALLAS — One person died after a shooting in southern Dallas on Sunday night, police said. Officers responded to a shooting call around 11:45 p.m. Jan. 5 in the 5300 block of Botham Jean Blvd, Dallas police said in…… MORE
