Michael Humphries, Touro University It’s a case of déjà vu all over again on the debt ceiling debate. Republicans, who regained control of the House of Representatives in November 2022, are threatening to not allow an increase in the debt limit unless…
Gerald P. Dwyer, Clemson University Consumers and businesses aren’t the only ones feeling the pain of higher borrowing costs because of Federal Reserve rate hikes. Uncle Sam is too. The U.S. government spent a record US$213 billion on interest payments…
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Denise A. Herd, University of California, Berkeley As the video goes public…
Jillian Peterson, Hamline University and James Densley, Metropolitan State University The two…
Bridget J. Crawford, Pace University New York Attorney General Letitia James hit former president Donald Trump with a US$250 million lawsuit on Sept. 21, 2022, citing “staggering” amounts of falsified business information…
A federal jury on Wednesday convicted R. Kelly of several child pornography and sex abuse charges in his hometown of Chicago. 55-year-old Kelly, who used to be one of the biggest R&B…
Roberto Lucchini, Florida International University The 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York resulted in the loss of 2,753 people in the Twin Towers and surrounding area. After…
John Logan, San Francisco State University Labor Day 2022 comes smack bang in the middle of what is increasingly looking like a pivotal year in the history of American unions. The summer…
Marie-Claire Beaulieu, Tufts University Artemis I will send a rocket without a crew on a monthlong journey around the Moon. The program aims to increase women’s participation in space exploration – 30%…
Tom Erndt law saw his father on August 2, 2002, in Lake Mead, Nevada. He never saw him again until 20 years later, when his father’s remains were found at the bottom…
A far-right, anti-government militia member was sentenced to 126 months in prison for obstructing justice in an investigation and enticing a minor to engage in sexual activity. Robert Blancas, 35, is a…
Three Indiana State University students died in a car crash Sunday morning. According to authorities, there were 5 people inside the car. All passengers are believed to be ISU students, including football…
Actress Anne Heche died at 53, about a week after her car crashed and burned in Mar Vista. According to the Los Angeles County Coroner, Heche’s cause of death was smoke inhalation…
Clark D. Cunningham, Georgia State University The FBI’s raid of former President Donald Trump’s estate on Aug. 8, 2022, caught Trump by surprise – and prompted immediate speculation about exactly why and…
