Most respondents in a new survey said they support the U.S. government forgiving medical debt. According to the poll, conducted by the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and The Associated Press/NORC Research Center, 81 percent of respondents said medical debt forgiveness is important. Just over 50 percent of respondents said relieving medical
President Biden’s reelection campaign hit former President Trump over his administration’s efforts to bring a Foxconn facility to Wisconsin ahead of the former president’s rally in the state Tuesday. “Donald Trump was a disaster for working families across Wisconsin, and his plans to cut taxes for billionaires and corporations will make life even more expensive
A United Nations agency warned that generative artificial intelligence has the potential to distort history about the Holocaust and fuel antisemitism, in a report released Tuesday. The report — published by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in conjunction with the World Jewish Congress — outlined ways AI is particularly vulnerable to
To everyone trying to “both sides” the 2024 presidential election by claiming Joe Biden and Donald Trump are just two equally bad choices, here’s my message: Cut the crap. This isn’t an election of two bad choices; it’s an election of clear choices. Black voters stand at a critical juncture. Our ancestors fought, bled and died
Another Boeing whistleblower has stepped forward, a Senate office announced hours before the company’s CEO is set to testify Tuesday in Washington for the first time since the door plug of a 737 Max 9 blew off during an Alaska Airlines flight in January. Sen. Richard Blumenthal’s (D-Conn.) office identified the whistleblower as Sam Mohawk,
U.S. electric-vehicle (EV) maker Fisker filed for bankruptcy Tuesday. The California-based electric car company unveiled its Ocean line of cars in 2021, which included a solar roof, a rotating touchscreen console and the ability to power an owner’s home in an emergency. In a memo Tuesday, Fisker, the subsidiary of Fisker Inc., said it was
Former first lady Melania Trump is scheduled to host a fundraiser next month for Log Cabin Republicans, her second time this year hosting a gala for the group representing LGBTQ conservatives. The former first lady will host the event at Trump Tower in New York City, Log Cabin Republicans confirmed. It will take place July
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) said the House Ethics Committee is opening “new frivolous investigations” against him and that it had closed other probes that were based on “lies.” “The House Ethics Committee has closed four probes into me, which emerged from lies intended solely to smear me. Instead of working with me to ban Congressional
The security of Taiwan and the Philippines are inextricably linked. On Dec. 7, 1941, when Imperial Japan attacked Pearl Harbor with planes launched from aircraft carriers in the Pacific, it simultaneously launched an air assault on the Philippines from Taiwan, which Gen. Douglas MacArthur called “the unsinkable aircraft carrier.” Now, the Philippines, Taiwan and
Amazon Pharmacy will expand its subscription service to enrollees of Medicare insurance plans, the company announced Tuesday. The expansion will be available to more than 50 million Medicare beneficiaries, who will have access to RxPass, Amazon Pharmacy’s subscription prescription service, the company said. For $5 a month, RxPass allows customers to fill as many prescriptions