A survey from LendingTree shows about one-in-four parents have authorized a child under the age of 18 on their credit or debit card in an effort to give their kids a head start on establishing their credit rating. While Shannon Ho plays pretend shopping with her daughters — Aria, 2, and Gemma, 1 …
Read More »RFK Jr. taps allies and COVID vaccine critics among picks for CDC advisory panel. Here’s who’s on the list.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Wednesday he’s naming eight new advisers to serve on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine recommendations committee, after firing the committee’s entire previous roster of 17 advisers. “All of these individuals are committed to evidence-based medicine, gold-standard science, and …
Read More »Trump says he’s restoring the original Confederate names of these Army bases — but with new namesakes
President Trump announced Tuesday that he will restore several more Army base names that originally honored Confederate military figures, undoing a renaming process ordered by Congress and completed under President Biden— though the bases will officially recognize other service members, not Confederates, going forward. “We won a lot of battles out of …
Read More »Israel intercepts aid boat bound for Gaza with Greta Thunberg, other activists on board
An aid boat bound for Gaza carrying environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg and other activists was intercepted by Israeli forces and arrived at an Israeli port on Monday, Israel’s Foreign Ministry said. The boat, accompanied by Israel’s navy, arrived in Ashdod in the evening, according to Israel’s Foreign Ministry. It published a …
Read More »Runaway zebra named Ed caught after a week on the run in Tennessee
A runaway pet zebra that was on the loose for more than a week in Tennessee was captured on Sunday, his owners and authorities said. Ed the zebra, who became an internet sensation, was captured safely after being located in a pasture near a subdivision in the Christiana community in …
Read More »“Narco subs” trafficking cocaine targeted in latest U.S. sanction
Six accused drug traffickers allegedly using boats and “narco subs” to traffic cocaine were hit with U.S. sanctions, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said Thursday. Four Guyanese nationals — Paul Daby Jr., Randolph Duncan, Mark Cromwell, Himnauth Sawh — and two Colombians — Yeison Andres …
Read More »Tomato recall affecting multiple states elevated to highest risk warning by FDA
A tomato recall affecting three southern states has been upgraded to a Class I recall, the most severe warning by the Food and Drug Administration. The recall was first announced in May over potential salmonella contamination. Class I is the FDA’s highest recall designation for health hazards, meaning there is …
Read More »Lion kills businessman at luxury safari lodge in Namibia after he stepped out of tent to use toilet
A lion killed a man at a luxury lodge in the remote northwest of Namibia, authorities said. The victim — identified by local media as well-known businessman Bernd Kebbel — was camping with other tourists at the tented resort when the early morning tragedy unfolded, police said. Kebbel, 59, …
Read More »White House pulls nomination for Trump’s pick to lead NASA
The White House is pulling the nomination for billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, President Trump’s pick to lead NASA, just days before a Senate confirmation vote was set to take place. “After a thorough review of prior associations, I am hereby withdrawing the nomination of Jared Isaacman to head NASA,” Mr. …
Read More »Who are Todd and Julie Chrisley? What to know about Trump’s pardon of couple convicted of fraud.
Reality television stars Todd and Julie Chrisley were pardoned Wednesday by President Trump. The couple have been incarcerated since 2022 after being found guilty of bank and tax fraud. Todd Chrisley, 57, has been serving a 12-year sentence at Florida’s FPC Pensacola minimum-security men’s federal prison with a release date of …
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