Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, President-elect Trump’s nominee for interior secretary, was pressed by the Senate on his environmental agenda and whether his mission aligns with that of Trump, who plans to overturn many environmental rules and regulations enacted under the Biden administration. A confirmation hearing was held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Thursday for Burgum, ...
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! This past July, as anti-Israel crowds took to the streets of Washington, D.C,, to protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu address to Congress, Zaid Mohammed Mahdawi, 26, climbed atop a monument at Columbus Circle in front of Union Station and allegedly spray-painted an ominous message: ‘HAMAS IS COMIN”. He punctuated the warning ...
Pam Bondi, President-elect Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Justice, was involved in a sharp clash with Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., on Wednesday as the California senator quizzed Bondi over whether she would prosecute Trump’s political opponents. Schiff, a vocal critic of the president-elect, asked Bondi about whether she would investigate former Special Counsel Jack Smith and also former ...
Capital One said an unspecified technical issue was hampering customer account access, as some users reported issues with direct deposits. In response to complaints on social media platform X, a Capital One representative said the bank was experiencing a ‘tech outage’ that was affecting ‘a variety of functions,’ with no timetable for a restoration of services. Later on Thursday, the ...
Biden administration seeks to avoid default crisis for student loan borrowers as garnishments resume
This year, for the first time in roughly five years, borrowers who have defaulted on their federal student loan debt will face collection activity, including the garnishment of their wages and retirement benefits. In a new U.S. Department of Education memo obtained by CNBC, a top official lays out for the first time details of when garnishments may resume — in some cases, ...
Numerous Citibank customers reported receiving fraud alerts and having difficulty accessing their accounts Wednesday. According to DownDetector.com, which tracks reports of digital services interruptions, hundreds of Citibank users had flagged issues related to their accounts as of midday. The site indicated the interruptions had been occurring since at least 9 a.m. ET. Some customers reported on X that they received ...
JPMorgan Chase on Wednesday posted record quarterly and annual earnings and revenue, reinforcing the company’s status as the biggest and most profitable bank in U.S. history. Here’s what the company reported: The bank said profit rose 50% to $14 billion in the fourth quarter as noninterest expenses fell 7% from a year earlier, when the firm had a $2.9 billion FDIC assessment tied ...
For a backup catcher with limited physical talent, Bob Uecker enjoyed a larger-than-life career in baseball and beyond – due, in large part, to an uncanny ability to laugh at himself. Uecker, a baseball icon, television and movie funnyman and Hall of Fame Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer, died Thursday at the age of 90, following a ‘private battle with small ...
Dustin Pedroia garnered a handful of nicknames during his playing days including ‘Pedey’ and the ‘Muddy Chicken.’ But nothing summarized his career better than the ‘Laser Show.’ ‘I call every one of my hits lasers, because that’s just how I feel,’ Pedroia said once in a New Balance commercial. Known for his hard-nosed style of play, the 5-foot-9 Pedroia, a ...
Recently, I stated on social media that the collapse of the Pittsburgh Steelers wasn’t the fault of Mike Tomlin. I was called a clown, buffoon, goof, idiot, moron and clown a second time. And that was just by my mom. A number of Steelers fans erupted saying how wrong I was. My main point: the roster is the problem, not ...