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January 17, 2025

Biden commutes sentences of 2,500 convicted on nonviolent drug charges

The outgoing president now has the presidential record for most individual pardons and commutations issued.
Published
January 16, 2025

What products contain Red 3 dye? Check ingredient labels to find out

U.S. regulators on Wednesday banned the dye from the nation’s food supply.
Published
January 16, 2025

Netanyahu says deal to release hostages held in Gaza has been reached

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had instructed a special task force to prepare to receive the hostages returning from Gaza, and that their families had been informed the deal had been reached.
Published
January 15, 2025

FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods

Studies have found that the dye – a color additive used in foods, dietary supplements and oral medicines– caused cancer in lab rats.
Published
January 14, 2025

Pete Hegseth confronts allegations of misconduct as senators grill Trump’s choice for Pentagon chief

Hegseth repeatedly tried to deflect the various misconduct allegations and instead focus on his own combat experience in the Army National Guard.
Published
January 14, 2025

Hanging out at Starbucks will cost you as company ends open-door policy

Employees and customers have struggled with unruly and even dangerous behavior in stores.
Published
January 14, 2025

IRS is sending out automatic stimulus payments. Who is getting them?

The IRS is distributing payments to taxpayers who failed to claim a Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2021 tax returns.
Published
January 13, 2025

Trump team questioning civil servants about their loyalty

Removal of foreign policy and national security experts could deprive Trump’s team of expertise and institutional knowledge at a time when the U.S. is grappling with challenges in Ukraine, the Mideast and beyond.
Published
January 13, 2025

Dazzling Ice Castles draw tourists to New Hampshire, other states

NORTH WOODSTOCK, N.H. — An annual architectural celebration of ice is up and running again in New Hampshire and several other states. Ice Castles, which are both temporary art installations and tourist attractions, feature towers, tunnels, archways and caves, all created by growing, harvesting and arranging thousands of icicles and then blasting them with sprinklers. […]
Published
January 13, 2025

Los Angeles wildfire deaths rise to 24 as more fierce winds are forecast

The National Weather Service is warning of a ‘particularly dangerous situation,’ with sustained winds of up to 40 mph and gusts in the mountains reaching 70 mph.

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