Approximately 1.3 million Texas households can access the state's emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), a federal program giving food assistance to eligible low-income families...
New Oregon Law Requires Menstrual Products in All School Bathrooms
In the coming school year, menstrual hygiene products will be placed in the bathrooms of all Oregon public schools in grades kindergarten through 12, regardless of age or gender. The move comes as...
By Amy Jones | May 17, 2022
Senate ‘NOPEC’ Bill Tries to Combat Rising Gas Prices
Members of Congress are attempting to pass a law to revoke sovereign immunity from member states of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Economists at ZeroHedge say such a...
House to Vote on Gasoline Price Control Bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will hold a vote onย H.R. 7688ย in the U.S. House of Representatives this week in an attempt to tackleย skyrocketing gas prices. If passed by Congress and signed into law,...
White House Corrects False Claim About COVID-19 Vaccine
On May 12, the official White House Twitter account tweeted a false claim about the COVID-19 vaccine. "When President Biden took office, millions were unemployed and there was no vaccine available,"...
Is the Red-Hot Housing Market Cooling?
Despite a shortage of housing and a rise in inflation, one economist says the housing industry is still strong. There's no reason to worry, says Jeff Tucker, senior economist at Zillow, a real...
By Amy Jones | May 16, 2022
Judge Lifts Contempt of Court Order Against Trump
On Wednesday, New York State Judge Arthur F. Engoron rescinded theย contempt of court order he issued last month against former President Donald Trump on the condition that Trump pays a $110,000 fine...
Arizona Buses Migrants to D.C.
Arizona followed Texas's lead and became the second state to start busing processed migrants from the southern border to Washington D.C. Southern border states have seen a surge in unlawful migrant...
Jamaican Air Traffic Control ‘Strike’ Cancels Flights
Air traffic controllers in Jamaica went on strike via a "sick-out" last week, causing roughly 30 cancellations atย Montego Bay's Sangster International Airport, according to The Jamaica Star....
First Look At The Black Hole In Our Galaxy
On Thursday, astronomers unveiled the first clear visual evidence of a black hole at the heart of the Milky Way. The latest image is the second ever to be taken. The "gentle giant" reveals an...
By Amy Jones | May 16, 2022
Instagram Halts Filters in Texas
Instagram users in Texas can no longer use certain filters after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Meta, the new parent company of both Facebook and Instagram. While the...
Biden Feels the Bite of Inflationย
Theย Biden administration is feeling the pressure as Americans are becoming increasingly anxious for answers and solutions to the inflation situation. On Wednesday, President Biden commented at a...
Single Meth Bust Worth $18 Million Seized at Border
According to the U.S. Customs Border Patrol (CBP), a semi-trailer truck was stopped after it attempted to cross the southern border into Laredo, Texas, from Mexico. On May 6, 33-year-old Luis...
Van Duyne Launches โFormula Finderโ for DFW Metroplex
Texas Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne took to social media on Friday to announce a new baby formula finder in the DFW Metroplex. "We know many of you with babies are looking for formula all over North...
Court Overturns California’s Ban on Under-21 Gun Sales
The federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a California state law prohibiting adults under 21 from purchasing or owning most semiautomatic rifles is unconstitutional. Law enforcement and...
Arizona Performs First Death Row Execution Since 2014
On Wednesday morning, Arizona executed a 66-year-old man byย lethal injection for the conviction of a 1978 killing of an Arizona State University college student.ย He was Arizona's first execution...
Labor Market Shows Signs of Cracking
ZeroHedge economists reported on Thursday that after the Federal Reserve's announcement that GDP shrank in Q1, the U.S. Labor Force was the last "pillar" holding up the U.S. Economy. Unfortunately,...
Finland Seeking to Join NATO ‘Without Delay’
On Thursday, May 12, the President and Prime Minister of Finland announced they would seek to join the NATO alliance "without delay." President Sauli Niinisto spoke on the importance of NATO to...
Ten People Charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine
Eight people accused of trafficking methamphetamine were arrested in Tulia, Texas, on May 10, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham announced. In an eight-count indictment...
By Mary Dada | May 16, 2022
U.S. Import Prices Rise Less Than Expected
U.S. import prices remained flat in April as lower fuel prices offset higher prices in food and other consumer products, the Labor Department reported. According to the Labor Departmentโs Bureau of...
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Announces New President
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas namedย Lorie K. Logan its new president. She will replace Robert Kaplan, who retired last year. Currently, Logan's title is the manager of the System Open Market...