Puerto Rico’s governor is urging swift action from President-elect Donald Trump after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro called for the “liberation” of the U.S. territory. Governor Jenniffer González-Colón described Maduro’s comments as a direct threat to U.S. sovereignty and security. In a letter to Trump, González emphasized Puerto Rico’s strategic role, highlighting key military installations like…

California’s second-largest utility is accused of starting the Eaton Fire, one of the devastating Los Angeles fires that have collectively claimed at least 24 lives and displaced tens of thousands. Jeremy Gursey, a Los Angeles resident, filed a lawsuit this week in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleging that Southern California Edison’s equipment ignited the…

President-elect Donald Trump’s allies in Congress are working to deliver on his vow to make Greenland part of the United States. Republican Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee introduced a bill on Monday, Jan. 13, to allow Trump to enter into talks with Denmark over purchasing the arctic island on his first day in office. The…

With a TikTok ban possibly hitting the United States in less than a week, another Chinese social media app is quickly gaining traction. Xiaohongshu, known as “RedNote” in English, surged to the top spot among free apps in the Apple App Store on Tuesday, Jan. 14. The app launched in 2013 and has 300 million…

At least one Big Tech company is pushing against pressure to roll back policies on diversity, equity and inclusion, also known as DEI. Apple’s board is recommending investors reject a proposal to cease DEI efforts at the company.  Rebuffing calls to unwind DEI would go against a recent trend seen in tech. Meta announced during…

Amid falling ratings since the November presidential election, MSNBC is shaking things up before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, Jan. 20. The network announced Tuesday, Jan. 14, that President Rashida Jones is stepping down but will stay on in an advisory role through March. Jones said she is stepping down to “pursue other opportunities.”…

Spain, like many other countries, is in the throes of a housing crisis — but a new plan to tax foreign homebuyers could help solve that. The country is planning to impose a 100% tax on homes bought by those who are not from the European Union. With foreign homebuyers and mass tourism seen as…

More relief is on the way for some borrowers with large amounts of student loan debt. President Biden announced Monday, Jan. 13, that his administration is forgiving such debt for another 150,000 people. The White House said the debt forgiveness will go to 85,000 people who attended schools that “cheated and defrauded their students,” 61,000…

The risk of developing dementia may be much higher than health experts previously thought. A newly published study shows two in five people will develop dementia in their lifetime, a large difference from older studies. Older studies estimated about 14% of men and 23% of women would develop dementia at some point in their life.…

Ukraine carried out one of its largest drone and missile attacks against Russia, targeting industrial and strategic locations across multiple regions. The strikes, which took place overnight Monday, Jan. 13, reportedly caused significant damage to facilities and prompted school closures and flight restrictions in parts of southern Russia. Russian officials reported damage to oil production…