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Washington In an effort to approve President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet choices as soon as possible after his inauguration on January 20, the Republican-controlled Senate is scheduled to hold more than a dozen hearings this week. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., for secretary of state, is one of the nominees that is expected to have an easy time getting confirmed. Other nominees, like former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, a veteran of the military, for defense secretary, are facing obstacles and need the hearings to garner support. Sen. John Cornyn, a Republican from Texas, told reporters last week that the confirmation hearings next week will be a bit of a train wreck. However, I'm happy that those are being completed, and the FBI background check would logically be a component of that procedu...

Washington In an effort to approve President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet choices as soon as possible after his inauguration on January 20, the Republican-controlled Senate is scheduled to hold more than a dozen hearings this week. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., for secretary of state, is one of the nominees that is expected to have an easy time getting confirmed. Other nominees, like former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, a veteran of the military, for defense secretary, are facing obstacles and need the hearings to garner support. Sen. John Cornyn, a Republican from Texas, told reporters last week that the confirmation hearings next week will be a bit of a train wreck. However, I'm happy that those are being completed, and the FBI background check would logically be a component of that procedu...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched Turkey's Year of the Family Monday by criticizing the LGBTQ community and announcing plans to increase the country's birth rate. Erdogan announced a number of financial initiatives to assist young families, citing the historical reality that a strong family creates a strong state. The president went back to issues he has previously advocated against LGBTQ individuals, such as the idea that the LGBTQ movement is a part of an international plot to weaken Turkey. Protecting our children and young people from dangerous trends and diabolical ideas is our shared duty. He told an audience in Ankara that neoliberal cultural trends are spreading throughout the world and transcending national boundaries. Additionally, they contribute to the growth of LGBT and...

Authorities reported Monday that a Texas man was arrested in Indianapolis on suspicion of stalking WNBA player Caitlin Clark. According to Marion County prosecutors' complaint, Michael Thomas Lewis, a 55-year-old Denton man, is accused of participating in a "course of conduct involving repeated or continuing harassment of Caitlin Clark that would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized," and he faces one count of stalking. Lewis, who was arrested Sunday in Indianapolis, allegedly used X to send a slew of obscene, sexually suggestive texts to the WNBA's rookie of the year between December 16 and January 2. According to the court affidavit, police were able to track Lewis down by using his IP address, which connected him to the downtown Indianapolis Public Library and the Hilton Garden ...

Authorities reported Monday that a Texas man was arrested in Indianapolis on suspicion of stalking WNBA player Caitlin Clark. According to Marion County prosecutors' complaint, Michael Thomas Lewis, a 55-year-old Denton man, is accused of participating in a "course of conduct involving repeated or continuing harassment of Caitlin Clark that would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized," and he faces one count of stalking. Lewis, who was arrested Sunday in Indianapolis, allegedly used X to send a slew of obscene, sexually suggestive texts to the WNBA's rookie of the year between December 16 and January 2. According to the court affidavit, police were able to track Lewis down by using his IP address, which connected him to the downtown Indianapolis Public Library and the Hilton Garden ...

President Joe Biden, who has only a few days left in office, said in a White House statement Monday that his administration had granted student loan relief to over 150,000 borrowers, increasing the total number of people who have had their student debt forgiven under the Biden administration to over 5 million. Despite losing the court struggle to carry out his campaign pledge to establish a comprehensive federal student loan forgiveness program, President Biden declared on Monday that his administration has "forgiven more student loan debt than any other administration in history." "More than 80,000 borrowers who were defrauded or cheated by their schools, more than 60,000 borrowers with total and permanent disabilities, and more than 6,000 public service workers are among the 150,000 new ...

President Joe Biden, who has only a few days left in office, said in a White House statement Monday that his administration had granted student loan relief to over 150,000 borrowers, increasing the total number of people who have had their student debt forgiven under the Biden administration to over 5 million. Despite losing the court struggle to carry out his campaign pledge to establish a comprehensive federal student loan forgiveness program, President Biden declared on Monday that his administration has "forgiven more student loan debt than any other administration in history." "More than 80,000 borrowers who were defrauded or cheated by their schools, more than 60,000 borrowers with total and permanent disabilities, and more than 6,000 public service workers are among the 150,000 new ...

Over the past few days, wildfires have destroyed over 37,000 acres of the Los Angeles metropolitan region, burning over 12,000 buildings, forcing over 150,000 people to relocate, and killing at least 24 people. In order to support California's recovery efforts, the White House made federal disaster funding available to the state on Tuesday, the day the fires first broke out. Worldwide donations have also poured in as a result of the tragedy. Stay tuned for real-time updates. Here are the best ways you can support Los Angeles' recovery efforts as the fires continue to burn and the city prepares for a potential recovery. Long-term giving The Center for Disaster Philanthropy's president and CEO, Patricia McIlreavy, emphasized that the Los Angeles community will require gifts that go be...

Over the past few days, wildfires have destroyed over 37,000 acres of the Los Angeles metropolitan region, burning over 12,000 buildings, forcing over 150,000 people to relocate, and killing at least 24 people. In order to support California's recovery efforts, the White House made federal disaster funding available to the state on Tuesday, the day the fires first broke out. Worldwide donations have also poured in as a result of the tragedy. Stay tuned for real-time updates. Here are the best ways you can support Los Angeles' recovery efforts as the fires continue to burn and the city prepares for a potential recovery. Long-term giving The Center for Disaster Philanthropy's president and CEO, Patricia McIlreavy, emphasized that the Los Angeles community will require gifts that go be...

While one person remained with his son who had cerebral palsy and was unable to leave, at least two of the victims died in the Southern California wildfire attempted to defend the homes where they had spent decades raising families. In the Los Angeles area, deadly flames driven by dry weather and strong windserupted Tuesday, resulting in the known deaths of twenty-four persons. Approximately 180,000 people have been displaced from their homes, and thousands of buildings have been destroyed. According to officials, the actual number of fatalities is unknown because communities are still being destroyed by the fires. What we currently know about the victims is as follows: Anthony and Justin Mitchell According to Anthony Mitchell, his father was a "protector" who would stop at nothing to k...