In June, California announced it would be sending $1,050 checks to approximately 23 million residents to combat the devastating effects inflation has had on state residents. Even if other U.S. states were to follow suit and issue their own so-called inflation relief checks, the checks likely would not be enough on their own for needy families. One long-standing program that […]

Gun sales in America, as estimated by background checks, have fallen sharply this year. This is not due to regulations, which though critical to protecting the population are not in place. Some attribute this decline to a shortage in ammunition. Others say that the anxiety created by COVID-19 and social unrest has waned.  The state selling the fewest guns is […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers aren’t saying “Nuts to you.” They just want peanut-loving fans to be safe when they get their goobers, or so they claim. Vendor Roger Owens, known for his talent of pitching peanuts to fans at games, has now been barred by his employer, Levy Restaurants, from tossing the bags at fans. Owens told the Los Angeles […]

The U.S. population is older now than it has been since record keeping began. The median age in the United States is 38.2 years, up from 36.9 years a decade ago, and from less than 30 in the 1970s.  This trend is the result of several factors – both long and short term. For one, Americans are now living longer […]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service or FSIS has issued a public health alert for Siluriformes products imported by Carlstadt, New Jersey- based Grand BK Corp. The products were imported from Korea, a country ineligible to export Siluriformes products to the United States. The products subject to the public health alert include 2.42-lb. plastic containers containing […]

Several major U.S. companies, including Walt Disney, Netflix, Meta and JPMorgan Chase, have assured their employees that they will cover travel costs to states that allow legal abortions. The decision was made in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade on Friday. The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday issued a decision overturning Roe v. Wade, […]

The Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI) has added Bulgarian woman Ruja Ignatova, who looted billions through a Ponzi scheme known as OneCoin, to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. The 42-year-old fugitive, who is also known as the “missing Cryptoqueen,” is being sought for her alleged leadership of the massive fraud scheme that affected millions of investors worldwide. The FBI […]

Nike Inc. announced its plans to exit the Russian market completely following Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine, reports said. The sportswear major, with more than 100 stores in the country, had suspended operations there in March. Earlier in March, while suspending operations temporarily, the company had said its customers that it couldn’t guarantee product shipments. In May Nike said it […]

British television viewers already complain loud and heartily about the amount of adverts on the box (notwithstanding it is the ads that pay for the content they’re enjoying). Now they could face longer and more frequent ad breaks following a review of broadcasting rules by the regulator Ofcom, as part of a report on the PSB licences of the UK’s […]