Three Democratic senators are pushing to abolish the Electoral College as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office. The group argues the system is flawed and doesn’t represent the voice of every American. The idea is to amend the Constitution, using an amendment that would see presidential elections solely rely on the majority vote of…

Ukraine has accused the Kremlin and its soldiers of plenty of heinous acts throughout the war. The latest accusation involving soldiers from both Russia and North Korea may even rank up with the Bucha massacre if proven true. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted a video on X captured by a Ukrainian drone. The video appears…

A judge has ruled that the defense team for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin may examine George Floyd’s autopsy, heart tissue and fluids as part of Chauvin’s appeal. With a new defense team in place, Chauvin’s appeal seeks to test a new theory regarding Floyd’s cause of death. In 2021, a jury convicted Chauvin…

The Department of Veterans Affairs is funding the department’s very first study on the use of psychedelics to treat post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. This comes after a Food and Drug Administration panel said in June it won’t recommend the use of MDMA-assisted therapy as a treatment for PTSD in veterans. The FDA panel said…

The Syrian Emergency Task Force, a U.S.-based anti-Assad advocacy group announced on Monday, Dec. 16, the discovery of a mass grave just north of Damascus filled with at least 100,000 corpses killed by former Syrian dictator Bashar Assad’s government. Mouaz Moustafa, the head of the advocacy group, said it’s just one of five mass graves…

For the first time in the 98-year history of the Ryder Cup, one side will be paid to compete. On Monday, Dec. 16, the PGA of America’s board announced they’ll pay American players starting with next year’s event.  The Americans will receive $500,000 for participating in the bi-annual tournament. Officials said $300,000 will go to…

Americans’ trust in the nation’s court system has reached a record low, according to a new Gallup poll out this week. Just 35% of Americans trust in the judicial system and courts, putting it well below the average of other highly developed countries. The drop is substantial and unique to the United States, which has…

Suspicious blimps have appeared near Narva, Estonia, a key border city on NATO’s eastern edge, raising concerns about Russian intentions. Estonian officials report these incidents have become frequent, occurring almost weekly. One blimp, first spotted in June on the Russian side of the border, bore the letter “Z,” a symbol widely associated with Russia’s invasion…

A viral content creator pretended to be her late twin sister to avoid causing her grandparents heartbreak. For five years, Annie Niu kept the secret to herself. Niu, known for her food, beauty and travel content, recently revealed that secret in a viral TikTok video. She explained her elderly grandparents were never told of her…

With the threat of American tariffs looming, the Canadian government is looking to shore up a key component of the tariff talks. This week, the country’s government proposed spending $1.3 billion on border security over the next six years. President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to slap a 25% tariff on Canadian goods coming into…