Former Russian president calls Ukraine ‘a disappearing country’ and notes ‘Trump’s ratings have gone down’

Russian Security Council Deputy Chair Dmitry Medvedev, a former Russian president, referred to Ukraine as "a disappearing country" in a post on Telegram. "But Trump has finally broken the Kiev regime into paying for American aid with minerals. Now they will have to pay for military supplies with the national wealth of a disappearing country," Medvedev said, according to a Google translation of part of his post.The Russian official also noted […]

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Accused MS-13 ringleader one step closer to deportation after judge dismisses charges

A federal judge has cleared the way for a man described by the Department of Justice (DOJ) as MS-13's leader on the East Coast to be deported. U.S. District Court Judge Claude Hilton dismissed criminal charges against Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos, 24, of El Salvador on Wednesday, according to his lawyer, Muhammad Elsayed.Villatoro Santos was arrested during a raid on his Woodbridge, Virginia, home on March 27 and was charged with […]

May 1, 2025 6

Attorneys for family of FSU shooting victim call for transparency

Attorneys for the family of Tiru Chabba, one of two men killed during a mass shooting at Florida State University last month, have called for a transparent investigation as many questions surrounding the violence remain answered.Bakari Sellers, a national civil rights attorney with Strom Law, and his colleagues, Jim Bannister and J Robert Bell III, held a news conference on the university campus on Wednesday asking for answers about Chabba’s […]

May 1, 2025 5

Business

Mortgage rates fall for 2nd straight week, Freddie Mac says

Mortgage rates fell for the second week in a row, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday.Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 6.76% from last week's reading of 6.81%.The average rate on a 30-year loan was 7.22% a year ago."In recent weeks, rates for the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage have fallen even lower than the first-quarter […]

May 1, 2025 8

Business

Small businesses need immediate tariff relief, Chamber of Commerce warns

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce warned in a new letter to the Trump administration that small businesses need automatic exclusions from tariffs that could undermine their ability to survive.The Chamber wrote Thursday to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to convey their concerns about small businesses' ability to handle the financial hit of tariffs and call for small businesses to be excluded […]

May 1, 2025 3

Georgetown refuses to cut ties with Israel, stands up to pressure from students

Georgetown University has refused to cave to anti-Israel agitators, saying the Washington, D.C.-based institution will not divest or end partnerships with companies tied to Israel. The announcement from Georgetown University Interim President Robert Groves comes after an undergraduate student body referendum calling for the university to divest "from companies arming Israel and ending university partnerships with Israeli institutions" passed with 1,447 students voting in support and 685 students voting in […]

May 1, 2025 5

Entertainment

Gwyneth Paltrow blasts ski crash trial as ‘everything that’s wrong with our legal system’

Two years after winning her ski accident trial in 2023, Gwyneth Paltrow still has strong feelings about how everything went down. During a recent episode of Erin and Sara Foster's "World’s First Podcast," the Goop founder - who was sued by retired optometrist Terry Sanderson for allegedly causing a ski crash that he said left him with a "permanent traumatic brain injury" in 2016 - got candid about the "ridiculous" case […]

May 1, 2025 3

Business

GM CEO breaks silence over tariff pressure and what it means for your wallet

General Motors faces billions of dollars in new tariff-related hits to earnings but still plans to hold vehicle prices steady, CEO Mary Barra told FOX Business on Thursday, citing the company's push to expand U.S. production.With the side effects of tariffs looming, something has to give – but, for now, GM says customers won't be paying the price."From a pricing perspective, we've said, and we've included in our guidance, it […]

May 1, 2025 7

Entertainment

Angie Harmon was ‘saved’ in unexpected way after delivery driver killed her dog

Angie Harmon's "life changed" by welcoming a new pet into her home a little over a year after an Instacart delivery driver shot and killed her dog Oliver.On Monday, Harmon took to Instagram and shared a selfie with her dog lying on her chest. "Just me, my dog, and the realization that I’ve been demoted from human to FURNITURE. Happy Monday ya'll," she captioned her post.ANGIE HARMON ACCUSES INSTACART DELIVERY DRIVER […]

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