PHOENIX — President-elect Donald Trump dismissed any suggestion that he’s being usurped by his high-profile billionaire ally Elon Musk, coming off a week in which Musk helped derail an emergency spending measure to avert a government shutdown. Trump said the notion that he has “ceded the presidency” to Musk is …
Read More »Elon Musk courts Europe’s surging far right
LONDON — Lawmakers in the United Kingdom are wrestling with a decision to fast-track legislation aimed at preventing foreign interference in national elections after far-right leader Nigel Farage suggested that Elon Musk could donate to his once-fringe right-wing party, in the latest turn for the world’s richest man as he …
Read More »TikTok creators share how to keep the holidays affordable in 2024
There was once a time that Amanda Maze, a home health nurse and mother from Kentucky, took out loans to pay for her family’s Christmas presents — a decision she said caused a “vicious cycle” of year-round payments and debt. Now, she’s teaching her half-million TikTok followers that the holidays …
Read More »Health care cost sharing ministries left some members to pay high childbirth bills
In response to an inquiry about Seiter’s and Walborn’s cases, Liberty said it is transparent about its guidelines, which members agree to when they sign up. “We regret that the processing of these members’ bills was delayed, but in an organization that receives hundreds of thousands of bills annually, processing …
Read More »German Christmas market attack suspect remanded in custody
Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, a 50-year-old Saudi Arabian doctor accused of killing four women and a nine-year-old boy by driving into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, has been remanded into custody. His appearance before a judge on Saturday evening comes as details emerge about the attack and his possible motivations. German …
Read More »Senate confirms Biden’s 235th judge, beating Trump’s record
WASHINGTON — The Democratic-led Senate confirmed the 235th federal judge nominated by President Joe Biden, marking a milestone for the outgoing occupant of the White House by giving him one more than former President Donald Trump secured. The latest confirmation Friday could be Biden’s last, meaning he will leave office …
Read More »Biden expected to sign short-term funding bill to keep the government open
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Read More »Concerns grow in the US after attack on German Christmas market
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Read More »Wisconsin school shooting suspect Natalie Rupnow had a tumultuous family life, court documents show
MADISON, Wis. — A 15-year-old girl who police say killed two people and wounded multiple others at a private Christian school in Wisconsin endured what appeared to be a tumultuous home life marked by divorces, custody battles and a series of court-mandated mediation sessions to resolve disputes over her care, …
Read More »After Hurricane Helene, North Carolina’s holiday tourist season grinds to a halt
So far, nearly half of the 10,129 displaced households the Federal Emergency Management Agency has worked with have been placed in temporary shelters across the state, such as hotels, apartments and mobile homes, FEMA said. The remaining households have already found long-term housing, a spokesperson said. While the temporary housing …
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