Disney and Apple announced Friday that they would pull adds from X, joining a growing list of companies fleeing the platform after owner Elon Musk made antisemitic remarks this week. Multiple major companies, including IBM, Lionsgate and Paramount also said they are leaving X, formerly Twitter. The European Union will also halt advertising, it announced....
National parks are honoring missing and murdered Indigenous women with red shawls this week. Red Shawl Day, which will be observed Sunday, is “an annual national effort to bring attention to acts of violence committed against Indigenous people,” according to the National Park Service (NPS). NPS said that according to the Department of Justice, Indigenous American women are...
Israel began limited shipments of fuel to Gaza on Saturday, but the United Nations said the supplies are only half of what is needed to provide water and power for the enclave as the war-torn region struggles with an increasing humanitarian crisis. “Following long weeks of delay, the Israeli Authorities approved only half of the...
A group of 10 South Carolina officials that previously backed Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) for the 2024 presidential race have switched their support to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R-Fla.) campaign, after Scott dropped out last week. The list, first shared with The Associated Press, is topped by state Reps. Bill Taylor and Tom Hartnett Jr., who...
This week, we saw fierce budgetary debates in the halls of Congress. Thankfully, a government shutdown was averted, but there is an additional underreported threat looming if Congress doesn’t act soon: 21.5 million households in the U.S. could lose access to an affordable internet. The bipartisan Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) provides monthly subsidies for low-income Americans...
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, has called for an investigation into the now-defunct House January 6 committee, accusing some of the members of "deliberately" hiding certain aspects of footage.