The Pentagon is no longer requiring civilian employees to send emails listing out five things they accomplished each week, winding down an initiative driven partly by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. The five-bullet-point email requirement ended on Wednesday, according to the Defense Department, and employees were instructed to send …
Read More »Trump administration asks Supreme Court to step into court fight over deportations to third countries
Washington — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to lift a lower court order that blocked immigration authorities from removing migrants to third countries without first providing them certain due process rights while a legal battle over President Trump’s deportation efforts continues. The request for emergency relief …
Read More »U.S. vehicle sales surge as buyers hope to beat tariff hikes
Southfield, Michigan — Akio Miller and his wife are accelerating their search for an SUV in suburban Detroit, test-driving a new Hyundai that could soon see a price increase due to a 25% tariff. “With everything going on with the up and down with the tariffs and the car prices, I …
Read More »Eli Lilly says GLP
Eli Lilly and Co., the maker of Zepbound and Mounjaro, announced success Thursday of its Phase 3 clinical trial for a once-daily GLP-1 pill — an oral form of the blockbuster medication used for diabetes and weight loss. The trial of the drug, orforglipron, measured its efficacy and safety in …
Read More »Monica Sementilli found guilty of murder in plot to kill prominent LA hairdresser
A Los Angeles jury found the wife of famed hairdresser Fabio Sementilli guilty of first-degree murder for his 2017 death where he was beaten and stabbed in their Woodland Hills home. The 10-man, two-woman jury began deliberations in Monica Sementilli’s trial on Wednesday, and by Friday morning, the guilty verdict …
Read More »How to watch March Madness championship games for the 2025 NCAA tournament
The energy is electric, the stakes are sky-high and college basketball’s biggest moment is finally here. March Madness 2025 has delivered weeks of jaw-dropping upsets, clutch performances and unforgettable buzzer-beaters. Now, after an intense road, the battle for the NCAA championship is about to reach its thrilling conclusion. With seasoned powerhouses colliding, …
Read More »How the architect behind Minnesota’s St. John’s Abbey Church inspired “The Brutalist”
Just off Interstate 94 in Collegeville, Minnesota, is a striking architectural wonder that was brought to life by renowned architect Marcel Breuer: Saint John’s Abbey Church at Saint John’s University. “He was from Hungary, originally studied at the Bauhaus in Germany in the 1920s and 30s, and then when Hitler …
Read More »Junk food turns public villain as power shifts in Washington
The new Trump administration could be coming for your snacks. For years, the federal government has steered clear of regulating junk food, fast food and ultra-processed food. Now attitudes are changing. Some members of President-elect Donald Trump’s inner circle are gearing up to battle “Big Food,” or the companies that …
Read More »Suspect captured more than a week after a Wisconsin woman and 2 girls were found shot to death at home
A man charged in the killing of a Wisconsin woman and two girls more than a week ago was captured Thursday, authorities said. Virgil Thew was arrested about 30 minutes after someone reported a suspicious person in Elroy, a small community about 12 miles from New Lisbon, where the killings …
Read More »Want to live an extra 5 years? Those over 40 should exercise like this every day, researchers say
Exercising like the most active 25% of Americans can help those over 40 add an extra 5 years to their life on average, according to new research. In the study, published Thursday in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, researchers created a predictive model to estimate the impact of different …
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