Which states are raising their minimum wages in 2026
Nearly two dozen states and Washington, D.C., are increasing the minimum wage for workers. The wage hikes come as a...
Month: December 2025
Death of airman caused by multiple points of failure, report finds
A U.S. Air Force special investigation found that a lack of following proper maintenance procedures and supervision led to the...
A year of strikes: US military operations surge under Trump
President Donald Trump has presided over a rapid surge of U.S. military activity abroad since returning to the Oval Office....
Tanker’s painted Russian flag complicates US-Venezuela oil blockade
A slow-motion chase in the Atlantic is testing the limits of President Donald Trump’s Venezuela oil blockade. For nearly two...
Rising flu cases: The context behind the numbers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Monday that there have been at least 7.5 million flu cases...
Democrat’s win blocks Iowa GOP from gaining state Senate supermajority
A Democrat has won a special election in Iowa, blocking Republicans from gaining a supermajority in the state Senate. Renee...
How wine and champagne helped to defeat the Nazis
“The French like to maintain that the outbreak of war is always marked by a poor vintage, and victory by...
Pelosi says tearing up Trump’s SOTU wasn’t planned; Ukraine accuses Russia of executing POWs
In this Media Miss Minute, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is speaking out about one of the most controversial moments...
Student loan garnishment starts Jan. 1, here’s what that means
Effective Jan. 1, 2026, the federal government will begin garnishing wages for those in default on their student loans. More...
Trump admin pushed to prosecute Abrego Garcia after he challenged deportation
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the El Salvador national living in Maryland who was wrongfully deported in the spring, may now have momentum to get a smuggling case dropped in...
