Story at a glance Renting a home is more cost-effecting than buying in most major cities in the United States, according to a new Bankrate analysis. Housing in general is expensive in the U.S., and rents are higher than a year ago in 47 of the 50 largest metro areas, according to Zillow data....
The State Department has determined that at least five Israeli military units were involved in gross violations of human rights, but is holding back on imposing any consequences amid discussions with the Israeli government, officials said Monday. The State Department said the violations are specific to Israel’s military operations among Palestinian communities in the West...
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday slammed reports that the International Criminal Court (ICC) is planning on issuing arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior Israeli officials. In a statement, Johnson called the reported arrest warrants illegitimate and said, “Instead of wrongly targeting Israel,” the ICC should redirect its focus to...
Bob Bakish is stepping down as head of media conglomerate Paramount, the company announced on Monday. Bakish's resignation comes as the massive legacy media brand is negotiating a potential sale with Skydance after months of fielding offers from potential buyers. The company said with Bakish leaving, it is creating an "Office of the CEO" consisting of...
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) accused MSNBC's Katy Tur of being an "apologist" for former President Trump on Monday. During an appearance on the network, Pelosi touted President Biden's record on the economy, saying, he "created 9 million jobs in his term in office. Donald Trump has the worst record of job loss of...
A fiery battle between former President Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is heating up as polls begin to show that the third-party candidate represents just as much of a threat to the former president as he does to President Biden. “RFK Jr. is a Democrat ‘Plant,’ a Radical Left Liberal who’s been put in...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a fine totaling $200 million to the nation’s four largest mobile carriers after concluding an investigation that found the companies illegally shared access to customers’ location data, the agency said Monday. T-Mobile received the biggest fine of $80 million, along with a $12 million fine for its subsidiary,...
Five companies are responsible for a quarter of all plastic waste worldwide, according to a study published in the journal Science Advances. The study, conducted by the Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research, involved surveys of plastic waste collected from 2018 to 2022. Of more than 1.8 million pieces of waste collected, more than 900,000...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) had threaten to call a vote to remove Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House, but the representative from Georgia has yet to make her move.