Trader Joe’s is opening a dozen new locations in 2025: Here’s where
(NEXSTAR) — Trader Joe’s, a grocery-store chain known for its individually priced bananas and often “challenging” parking lots, is planning to open at least a dozen new locations in 2025. The company’s website currently lists 12 planned locations “opening soon” across
What is Walmart’s Birkin bag and why is it trending?
(NewsNation) — Walmart is offering a budget-friendly alternative to the Hermès Birkin handbag, making the luxury look accessible to a wider audience. The "Walmart Birkin," also known as the "Wirkin," is a handbag that closely resembles the luxury handbag, but for less
Iran confirms arrest of Italian journalist, state media reports
Iran has confirmed the arrest of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, state news agency IRNA said, citing the Iranian Ministry of Culture.
Appeals court upholds verdict finding Trump liable for sexually assaulting E. Jean Carroll
(The Hill) — A federal appeals court panel on Monday upheld a jury’s verdict finding President-elect Donald Trump liable for sexually assaulting advice columnist E. Jean Carroll and ordering him to pay $5 million. A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court
RFK Jr. vs. Oz sets up clash on weight loss drug coverage
Two of President-elect Donald Trump's top health nominees are on a collision course as the incoming administration faces a crucial decision on coverage for groundbreaking anti-obesity drugs. Mehmet Oz, Trump’s pick to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has
Trump gives complete and total endorsement of Johnson as Speaker
President-elect Trump offered his complete and total endorsement of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday, days before a House vote on Friday to elect a new Speaker. "Speaker Mike Johnson is a good, hard working, religious man. He will do the
US sends Ukraine final Biden-approved weapons, financial package
The Biden administration announced Monday its final weapons and aid package to Ukraine before President-elect Donald Trump is set to take the reins in Washington. The White House announced a $1.25 billion drawdown package for the Ukrainian military and a $1.22
Ford Museum will open display honoring Jimmy Carter’s life
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — After the death of former President Jimmy Carter, the Gerald R. Ford Museum in Grand Rapids is opening a new display to commemorate his life. “Remembering President Jimmy Carter” will feature campaign buttons as well as
Sobbing and prayers echo through South Korean airport as families mourn air crash victims
The sounds of sobbing, prayers and anguish echoed through the departures hall of an airport in southwestern South Korea on Monday as families of the victims killed when
Germany accuses Elon Musk of trying to influence its election
The German government accused US billionaire Elon Musk on Monday of trying to influence its election due in February with articles supporting the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)
Israel raid empties northern Gaza’s last functioning major hospital of all patients and detains its director
Northern Gaza’s last remaining major hospital is now out of service after a raid by Israeli forces severely damaged the building and emptied its wards of patients and
Dominique Pelicot says ‘chapter closed,’ as at least 17 others convicted in mass rape trial appeal their convictions
Seventeen men convicted in the Pelicot mass rape trial have appealed the verdict, according to the prosecutor’s office in the French city of Avignon.
At least 71 people killed in Ethiopia road accident, officials say
At least 71 people have died in Ethiopia after a truck packed with passengers plunged into a river, according to the spokesperson for the southern Sidama regional government
Syrian elections could take up to 4 years to organize, de facto leader says
Elections may not be held in Syria for up to four years, the country’s de facto leader has said, in his first comments on an electoral timeline since
Biden spent four years building up US alliances in Asia. Will they survive Trump’s next term?
For America’s friends in Asia, the uncertainty brought by the impending return of Donald Trump to the White House is coming at a bad time.
Trump blasts GOP, McCarthy over debt ceiling
President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday criticized the House GOP, and former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., for voting to raise the debt ceiling in 2023 through Jan. 1, 2025. Trump in a post on Truth Social called McCarthy "a good man and
Jimmy Carter is an example of ‘simple decency’: Joe Biden
President Biden said former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday, “lived a life measured not by words but by deeds.” In a Sunday night speech from the U.S. Virgin Islands, Biden added that Carter was “a man not only of our
This company is making industrial robots more ‘human’
One of the original stereotypes about robots is that their movements are stiff and abrupt, something that endures in the “robot dance” that first became popular in the