Big Lots to hold ‘going out of business’ sales at remaining stores
(NewsNation) — Big Lots is preparing to begin “going out of business (GOB)" sales at all of its remaining stores. The company announced Thursday it doesn't anticipate completing the asset purchase agreement previously announced with Nexus Capital Management. However, it will continue
Would the US Postal Service stop during a shutdown?
(NewsNation) — A government shutdown will not affect the mail, meaning even if Congress does not pass a funding plan, holiday gifts still out for delivery should arrive. Congress has until midnight Saturday to avoid a government shutdown. If it
Social Security bill clears first hurdle in Senate
The Senate is plowing forward with consideration of the Social Security Fairness Act, clearing its first procedural hurdle on what supporters hope is a path to passage later this week. The Senate voted 73-27 to advance the measure, which could mean higher Social
What services are impacted when the government shuts down?
(NewsNation) — Federal lawmakers have until midnight Friday to pass a budget, or else the government will shut down, impacting millions of employees and consumers ahead of the holiday. Without a funding plan, the shutdown would begin at 12:01 a.m. Dec.
Amazon drivers strike at multiple hubs over pay, conditions
SKOKIE, Ill. (NewsNation) — More Amazon warehouse workers are set to join the picket lines on Friday, as thousands of workers affiliated with the Teamsters union continue their strike, demanding higher wages and improved safety conditions just days before Christmas. Delivery
Starbucks employees plan strike in 3 cities ahead of Christmas
(NewsNation) — Starbucks union employees will strike at locations in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle Friday morning, which could impact holiday sales, in a pre-Christmas push for increased wages and better schedules. Workers United, which represents employees from more than 500
Johnson says plan C reached to avert shutdown, vote expected
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Republicans have arrived at a plan C to avert a shutdown and the House will vote Friday morning on the legislation. "Yeah, yeah, we have a plan," Johnson said Friday morning as he entered the Capitol.
At least one killed and several embassies damaged in ‘barbaric’ Russian missile barrage on Kyiv, Ukraine says
At least one person has been killed and several embassies have been damaged in an early morning Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv.
Republicans scramble for funding plan C as shutdown deadline draws near
Congress is racing toward a shutdown at the end of the day Friday, and Republicans appear no closer to finding a path forward that will keep the lights on and appease President-elect Trump. The latest setback roiled the House on Thursday
Malaysia says it will resume search for missing flight MH370
Malaysia has agreed in principle to resume the search for the wreckage of missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370, its transport minister said on Friday, more than 10 years
Chip Roy: Trump wants Social Security benefits intact
(NewsNation) — While the House remains stalled in ongoing budget negotiations, Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, believes President-elect Donald Trump does not want to cut from Social Security and other essential benefits on which Americans rely. Lawmakers, he said, have alternative strategies
A tale of two Syrians: One finally made it back, another is too fearful to return
Ahmad Morjan was desperate to hug his mother for the first time in more than 13 years but, when he reached the door of his childhood home, he
Crowd crush kills 35 children at funfair in Nigeria, police say
At least 35 children were killed and six others critically injured in a crowd crush at a funfair in southwest Nigeria on Wednesday, police said.
Pakistan denounces US sanctions on its missile program as ‘discriminatory’
Pakistan on Thursday denounced new US sanctions on the country’s ballistic missile program as “discriminatory” that put the region’s peace and security at risk.
Shutdown odds rapidly rise as House seeks plan B
The odds of a shutdown were rapidly growing on Thursday after President-elect Trump upended the talks by urging GOP lawmakers to shutter the government unless Democrats agree to a clean stopgap spending bill that raises or abolishes the debt limit. “If
House rejects Johnson’s plan B to prevent shutdown
The House on Thursday torpedoed Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) plan B to avert a government shutdown and suspend the debt limit, dealing a blow to the GOP leader and catapulting the conference back to square one as it stares down
Zelensky calls Putin a ‘dumbass’ for challenging a missile ‘duel’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had a tart response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annual year-end news conference Thursday, hurling a rude epithet at the Kremlin leader in comments
Trump backs plan B spending deal, urges swift passage
President-elect Trump on Thursday backed a new spending deal brokered by House Republicans to avert a shutdown after an initial proposal was torpedoed amid opposition from Trump and several of his allies. The plan now includes a two-year suspension of the