Entertainment
Donald Trump slams Jan. 6 committee TV ratings
An estimated 20 million people watched the Jan. 6 committee hearing on Thursday
Business
POLL: Hispanics report major financial strain from inflation
Hispanic men and Black women reported the highest proportions of major strain at 44% each
Technology
Facebook parent Meta closes team that monitors downsides to its products
The move comes at a rocky time for the company, both financially and in the public eye.
Trending
Convicted father of Uvalde shooting victim denied leave to attend funeral
Eli Torres is serving a 25-year sentence in a federal prison in Kentucky for drug trafficking and conspiracy. His daughter's funeral is in Texas today.
Drug trafficking
Arizona border sheriff compares fentanyl death toll to bomb taking out entire U.S. city
Arizona border Sheriff Mark Lamb blasts political leaders, media for ignoring a mass human crisis
Politics
Republican mega-donor abandons Trump, endorses DeSantis
Lambert previously supported Trump and even served on the former president’s inaugural committee in 2016. However, he said that Trump is too focused on 2020 for the upcoming elections
Culture
Former surgeon general said 'Trump effect' made it hard to find a job
"People still are afraid to touch anything that is associated with Trump," Jerome said, quickly adding that he is "not complaining" but providing “context."
Politics
Trump's 'Truth' Christmas warning: U.S. must beware cultural Marxism, rein in border crisis
U.S. Customs and Border Protection released new data Christmas Eve asserting that 2.4 million migrants were apprehended in fiscal year 2022
Human Rights
Bipartisan bill introduced to declare Russia's actions in Ukraine as genocide
Both the U.S. and Russia are members of the Geneva Convention, which in 1948 codified a formal definition of genocide into international law
Politics
BREAKING: Russia declines Ukraine summit with United States—for now
A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that its “premature to talk” with the U.S. about the developing crisis in Ukraine amidst warnings about future human rights abuses if Moscow invades Kyiv