President Joe Biden is making some final foreign policy moves with less than a week left in office. His latest actions address U.S. relations with two adversaries: Cuba and China. Biden will drop Cuba from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism and reverse some of then-President Donald Trump’s actions tightening U.S. policies toward…

Two Democratic state lawmakers in Illinois plan to introduce a bill that would pave the way for Illinois to become the first state to decriminalize consensual sex work. The lawmakers are also hoping to expunge records for sex workers and establish a sex workers’ bill of rights. The legislation would not alter penalties for sex…

Ryanair wants to limit passengers’ alcohol consumption. The airline is proposing a two-drink cap at airport bars, echoing CEO Michael O’Leary’s comments. “We don’t want to begrudge people having a drink, but we don’t allow people to drink-drive –– yet we keep putting them up in aircraft at 33,000 feet,” O’Leary told The Telegraph. He…

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., says the U.S. Capitol will fly its flags at full-staff during President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next week. President Joe Biden ordered flags at half-staff during 30 days of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter, who died last month. The U.S. flag code requires the practice after the deaths of presidents.…

A new bill in Oklahoma proposes banning all but two of the state’s cities and towns from providing homeless shelters or conducting homeless outreach. It’s the latest in a series of state bills and policies that govern where or how unhoused people can live. The new bill, SB 484, says, “No municipality of this state…

Newly released inspection reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USDA) show unsanitary conditions at several Boar’s Head factories across the U.S. Multiple news outlets, including the Associated Press, pushed the USDA to release inspection records from Boar’s Head plants in Indiana, Arkansas, Virginia and Michigan. According to the reports, inspectors found mold, insects,…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Allstate and its subsidiary, Arity, for allegedly unlawfully collecting the data of more than 45 million Americans and using it to raise insurance rates. Paxton claims Allstate and Arity “would pay app developers to incorporate its software to track consumers’ driving data,” according to a press release. The…

The Texas man arrested for stalking WNBA star Caitlin Clark was disruptive almost as soon as he entered an Indianapolis courtroom on Tuesday, Jan 14. Making his initial court appearance for the case, 55-year-old Michael Thomas Lewis sat back in his chair and said “guilty as charged” while Judge Angela Davis opened the proceedings. Lewis…

Fantasy writer Neil Gaiman, known for creating worlds like “The Sandman” and “Good Omens,” is facing allegations of sexual misconduct. A recent Vulture report highlights accusations from multiple women, bringing his personal life and career under scrutiny. Last summer, Tortoise Media reported accusations of sexual assault against Gaiman by two women who used pseudonyms or…

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday, Jan. 14, where he was grilled about his past behavior and qualifications. Hegseth acknowledged past mistakes, which include alleged infidelity and excessive drinking. “I’m not a perfect person, as has been acknowledged, saved by the grace of God,…