San Francisco residents and business owners told Fox News Digital that the city has changed in recent years, with many giving personal stories of drug addicts laid out on the streets and violent assaults. One resident, Seema Gokhale, who lives near the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco and has been the city for almost a […]
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Majority of high school grads say no to college
The majority of high school graduates are either uncertain about their plans or don’t have any plans to further their education, according to a new study for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. That leaves just 46% of high school graduates who say they definitely plan on going to college or finishing their degree, the […]
Many key questions about the debt ceiling bill
After months of back and forth, House Republicans and the White House this weekend unveiled a deal on raising the nation’s $31.4 trillion borrowing limit while implementing some caps on government spending and other policy changes. The legislation, which was released publicly on Sunday, will need to be approved by Congress within days to avert […]
Fixit Culture is gaining steam in the U.S.
Americans are responsible for throwing out more stuff than any other nation in the world. According to the Public Interest Research Group, people in this country generate more than 12% of the planet’s trash, though we represent only 4% of the global population. “We keep going at this pace and we’ll reach the heat death […]
Tom Hanks says truth is ‘no longer emperical’ at Harvard speech
Actor Tom Hanks lectured new graduates on truth during his commencement speech at Harvard University Thursday. Hanks himself attended Chabot Community College in California, but he received an honorary doctorate degree and a Harvard volleyball in homage to his Castaway character’s prop, Wilson, during the ceremony. The actor attempted to motivate graduates to pursue “sacred” […]
Biden, Mccarthy strike a deal on debt ceiling
An agreement in principle was reached Saturday between House Republican leaders and the White House that would prevent the government from breaching debt ceiling and failing to meet all its obligations. The deal would claw back some unspent COVID-19 pandemic funds and provide a cut from funding granted the IRS in President Biden’s Inflation Reduction […]
Gaffe prone Biden goofs up again
President Joe Biden incorrectly stated he has four granddaughters, when really he has five, at a White House event Friday, in the latest major gaffe from the 80-year-old president as his critics increasingly attack him over his age and propensity for verbal blunders. Hosting the NCAA-championship-winning LSU women’s basketball team at the White House on […]
Yellen says debt ceiling deadline is now June 5th
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday estimated the new date when the country will reach the debt ceiling is June 5. “Based on the most recent available data, we now estimate that Treasury will have insufficient resources to satisfy the government’s obligations if Congress has not raised or suspended the debt limit by June 5,” […]
Congress exits D.C. for holiday with no debt deal
President Joe Biden says progress has been made in talks with top Republican Kevin McCarthy over the US debt ceiling – even as Congress breaks up for a holiday weekend. The pair aim to reach a deal on raising the government borrowing limit for two years so it can keep paying its bills. A debt […]
Russia is moving Nukes to Ukraine’s neighbor
Russia has begun moving nuclear weapons to Belarus, which shares a 674-mile border with Ukraine, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday. Lukashenko’s announcement followed Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu meeting earlier in the day with Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin in Minsk to sign documents about the placement of Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. […]
Trump & Desantis; Friends to Foes
It wasn’t always this way. Before Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis were leading rivals for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, they were allies. Trump gave DeSantis’ gubernatorial bid an early boost by tweeting his support even before DeSantis formally entered the race. In his 2018 victory speech, DeSantis made sure to thank the president, saying, […]
US Inflation Reduction Act cost is exploding
The federal government may end up spending $800 billion more than originally projected to subsidize green energy technologies under the Inflation Reduction Act, fueling a campaign from Republicans and a threat from the legislation’s own chief architect to roll back its programs. Democrats passed the energy and healthcare spending law last August without any Republican […]