Security at Los Angeles International Airport stopped a traveler from bringing “a surprising number of prohibited items” on a Philadelphia-bound flight, including dozens of fireworks and multiple weapons, officials said. The incident unfolded at about 10 p.m. on Dec. 15 when Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers flagged a woman who had put her carry-on bag...
The IRS plans to issue automatic “special payments” of up to $1,400 to 1 million taxpayers starting later this month, the agency announced last week. The payments will go to individuals who did not claim the 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit on their tax returns for that year and who are eligible for the money. The Recovery Rebate...
Burt, the beloved crocodile known for starring in the Australian film, ‘Crocodile Dundee’, passed away last weekend. He was estimated to be over 90 years old. The Australian crocodile park where he resided in his later years announced his death in a post on Instagram on Sunday. “Burt was truly one of a kind. He...
The Summary Whooping cough cases in the U.S. have reached the highest annual total in a decade. As of Dec. 14, 32,000 cases had been recorded, compared with more than 5,100 cases at the same time last year. Experts attribute the trend to a combination of factors, including a decrease in the vaccination rate. Whooping...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is suing Walmart and a financial technology firm, alleging they illegally forced drivers into using costly deposit accounts to receive their pay. The agency alleges that Walmart and the vendor, Branch Messenger, forced the drivers, who were part of Walmart’s Spark Driver gig-work platform, to use Branch Messenger’s deposit accounts...
A broken ski lift at a Colorado resort led to 174 people being brought down by rope rescues on Saturday after hours of sitting stranded in their gondolas. The chairlift system automatically stopped just after noon on Saturday when it detected a malfunction, according to Winter Park Resort. Riders who were stuck in the gondolas...
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen was hospitalized Sunday after he was thrown off a horse, his office said. Pillen, 68, was riding on horseback with family members on Sunday when he was “bucked off a new horse and was injured,” his office said in a news release. The Republican governor was transported to Columbus Community Hospital...
Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty Monday to New York state charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, as his defense complained about police parading him in “perp walks” that are “perfectly choreographed, utterly political.” Mangione wore a white shirt under a maroon sweater and light colored pants in his arraignment before Manhattan Supreme Court...
Nordstrom on Monday announced it will become a private company after it agreed to a buyout deal valued at roughly $6.25 billion from Nordstrom’s founding family and Mexican department store El Puerto de Liverpool. The company’s board of directors unanimously approved of the transaction, which is expected to close in the first half of 2025. As part of the...
The House Ethics Committee released a long-awaited report on its investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla. The panel investigated multiple allegations against Gaetz on and off since 2021, including those concerning sexual misconduct, illicit drug use, accepting improper gifts, giving special favors to people with whom he had personal relationships and obstructing the House...