What to know about the company behind Puerto Rico’s massive blackout
Luma, a private company that distributes electricity in Puerto Rico, has blamed previous “financial mismanagement” for problems with the island’s grid.
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Military appeals court lets 9/11 plea deals proceed after defense secretary moves to rescind them
The U.S. Court of Military Commission Review rejected Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s attempt to unravel plea agreements with three 9/11 defendants.
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West Virginia awards $5 million grant to Catholic college for expansion and think tank
The West Virginia Water Development Authority approved a $5 million grant to the College of St. Joseph the Worker, an Ohio-based Catholic college, to expand into the state. The grant will fund vocational training, a satellite campus, and a conservative think tank. While the project is set to benefit the region’s workforce, it has raised…
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What is ‘America First’: People or profits?
Editor’s note: This op-ed is partially adapted from Rachel Campos-Duffy’s monologue on “Jesse Watters Primetime” on December 30, 2024. In the wake of President-elect Trump’s victory, the MAGA movement has been struggling with this question: What is ‘America First’? Is it people or profits? Many insist America is defined by its economic and military might….
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Biden faces ‘uncanny’ Carter comparisons as one-term Democrat leaving amid inflation, Middle East crisis
He’s a one-term Democrat who’s leaving office amid domestic discontent with inflation, a Middle East hostage crisis and a Republican renegade replacing him. Yes, it’s President Biden, but it also sounds a lot like the late Jimmy Carter. The parallels between the two are “uncanny,” Richard Moe, who was the Chief of Staff to Carter’s…
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Quinn Ewers has massive offer to leave Texas, enter transfer portal after season: report
Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers reportedly has a massive offer for him to stay in the collegiate ranks and enter the transfer portal instead of turning pro. Ewers has a $6 million offer to do just that, On3 Sports reported Tuesday, citing sources. The report of the offer comes a few days before Texas is…
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Tennis star Gabriela Dabrowski reveals she played in Wimbledon, Olympics while battling breast cancer
Canadian tennis star Gabriela Dabrowski revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2024 in a post to social media. Dabrowski, 32, said that she slightly delayed some of her treatment to be able to complete at Wimbledon and the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. “In the spring of 2023 I felt a lump in…
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Military Appeals Court rules Defense Sec Austin cannot rescind 9/11 plea deals
A military appeals court ruled on Tuesday that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin cannot rescind the plea deals of detainees at Guantanamo Bay detainees including alleged 9/11 architect Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, Fox News has learned. The court opinion, which has not been formally published yet, said the plea deals reached by military prosecutors and defense attorneys…
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NHL fines Stars $100K for violating CBA agreement with practice during Christmas break
The Dallas Stars have been hit with a hefty fine by the NHL after they violated the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the NHLPA and the league by holding an optional practice last week during a mandated Christmas break. The NHL announced Monday that the organization was fined $100,000 for holding a practice session on Thursday, the…
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Former President Jimmy Carter to be honored at services in Georgia, D.C.
Funeral services to honor former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday at 100 years old, will be held starting Jan. 4 in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, before he is brought to Atlanta and later Washington, D.C., for a national funeral service. CBS News correspondent Skyler Henry has more.
