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NY governor unveils prison reforms after inmate’s death

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announced new reforms at Marcy Correctional Facility and the state's Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) on Tuesday following the death of Robert Brooks, an inmate at the prison. A video was released by the state’s attorney general showing correctional officers at the New York facility “repeatedly pummeling"...

More than ever, we need mandatory national service

Jonathan Zimmerman, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, argues that mandatory national service is the best way to heal the "diploma divide" and bring all Americans together, as it would teach different Americans that they are part of one nation.

Outage leaves most of Puerto Rico without power on New Year’s Eve

More than 1 million Puerto Ricans are without power on New Year’s Eve as a blackout hit nearly all of the island early Tuesday morning. Nearly 90 percent of 1.47 million clients across Puerto Rico were left in the dark, according to Luma Energy, a private company that oversees electricity transmission and distribution. Luma said...

Ford recalls thousands of trucks due to crash risk: What to know

Ford says the problem may cause the loss of vehicle steering and control.

Hold Ukraine accountable for corruption, misspent aid  

While Ukrainian military personnel and civilians fight valiantly in a fierce contest for independence, Ukrainian leaders have gotten fabulously wealthy off U.S. aid.

Longest-held Guantánamo Bay detainee sent back to Tunisia

A detainee at a military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, has been repatriated to Tunisia, the Pentagon announced Monday. Ridah Bin Saleh al-Yazidi, 59, was eligible to transfer following an interagency review process, the release said. He was the longest-held detainee at the prison. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told Congress of his support to repatriate...

Trump warns of Democratic delays on Cabinet nominees

President-elect Trump on Tuesday urged Republicans to be “smart and tough” in the face of potential Democratic efforts to delay the confirmation of his nominees. “We just won a Historic Landslide and Mandate from the American People, but Senate Democrats are organizing to improperly stall and delay the confirmation process of many of our Great...

Trump ally Laura Loomer on Musk: ‘Nobody wants to cross this guy’

Laura Loomer, a staunch ally of President-elect Trump and far-right activist, suggested that some Republicans in Trump's circle don't want to cross billionaire Elon Musk. "It sounds like people are scared of crossing the king, the king of the world, Elon Musk, the monarch," Loomer told longtime conservative broadcaster and pundit Eric Bolling on Monday....

GOP mocks Gavin Newsom’s ‘brag’ over modest increase in homelessness hike

Gov. Gavin Newsom was ripped for his criticism of an analysis of California's continued increase in homelessness, as Republicans said no increase is celebratory.

Matt Wuerker’s Best of 2024

New quantum microchips are raising the possibility that the multiverse, something that was to be found only in comic books and sci-fi, could in...

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