NATIONWIDE — The U.S. Department of Labor announced on Wednesday that the threshold for salaried employees’ ability to earn overtime pay would be raised on July 1st of 2024, and again on January 1st, 2025. The current threshold is set at $35,568. Starting on July 1st that threshold will be raised to $43,888 for the […]
NATIONWIDE — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Wednesday the steps they plan on taking to promote health through school meals. These steps, which will be implemented in the coming years, include the first ever limit on added sugars, reductions in sodium content, and the ability for schools to source more foods locally. Most […]
CHICAGO —Â A Chicago police officer was shot and killed overnight. The Chicago Police Department said the 30-year-old officer was returning home after his shift when he was shot multiple times. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he died. A police spokesman said the officer was a six-year veteran of the […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate will vote next week on a foreign aid package that would provide military support to Ukraine. The House on Saturday passed a 95-billion-dollar legislative package that would provide security assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, over the objections of some Republicans. The bill now heads to the Senate, where preliminary […]
NEW YORK — A man has set himself on fire outside the hush-money trial of former President Donald Trump. Police rushed to the scene with blankets and fire extinguishers. It’s unclear if the person survived. It happened in the designated “protest area” and the person remains motionless. New York police say he is in critical […]
STATEWIDE — One popular grocery store chain has removed a certain fresh herb from its shelves in 29 states, including Indiana, after multiple people contracted salmonella. The Mayo Clinic describes salmonella as a bacterial infection that affects the intestines, often causing “diarrhea, fever and…cramps.” While not common, it can lead to more serious complications. Now, […]
WASHINGTON — The House has delivered its articles of impeachment against the Homeland Security secretary to the Senate. In February, Alejandro Mayorkas became the first Cabinet official to be impeached over his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border. All 100 senators will be sworn in Wednesday for a trial that isn’t expected to last long. Democrats […]
STATEWIDE — Some cancers cannot be remedied by normal radiation treatments, so doctors have had to get creative to figure out ways to get at these cancers. More than 200,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor each year. But, when a person gets lung cancer, for example, it can […]
NATIONWIDE — The FBI and United States Marshals Service sent out a release last Friday warning of scam calls using government phone numbers and government employee names. These individuals are claiming to be representatives of the Marshals Service, court officers, and other law enforcement officials. The scammers will use several tactics to seem credible including […]
LAS VEGAS, NV.– O.J. Simpson is dead at the age of 76. His family made the announcement he passed away after a battle with cancer. He was acquitted of the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson as well Ron Goldman in the 1990s. Simpson starred in the NFL for eleven seasons, playing for the […]
