Justice Department sues Arizona's governor over shipping container border 'wall'
Rebecca Noble/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department has sued Arizona’s governor over a proposed makeshift wall along the U.S. — Mexico border as illegal crossing numbers surge. Outgoing Republican Gov. Doug Ducey began stacking
Why the stock market has fallen in December, and what it means going forward
Matteo Colombo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A devastating year for the stock market is hurtling toward its end, but not before December delivers a final verdict for investors. After rallying in October and November, the S&P 500
Free COVID test website will be relaunched by federal government
SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration on Thursday will relaunch its website for ordering free COVID-19 rapid tests. Each household will be able to order four at-home rapid tests and orders will begin to ship
New York jury to decide brew-haha over definition of beer
Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge in New York has decided it’s best to let a jury define what beer actually is. The judge denied a request for summary judgment from Modelo, which is
Peninsula College offering $500 grant to new cybersecurity enrollees
PORT ANGELES – Peninsula College students who want to get cybersecurity training will receive $500 in student aid beginning winter quarter 2023. Because there’s an urgent need nationwide for skilled people in the field, newly enrolled Peninsula
House approves funding extension to avert government shutdown, buying time for spending deal
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House on Wednesday approved a short-term measure that extends funding for the federal government for another week, through Dec. 23, buying more time for lawmakers to finish crafting a massive omnibus
John Boehner chokes up at Nancy Pelosi's official portrait unveiling
Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House speaker Nancy Pelosi’s official portrait was unveiled Wednesday in the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall, marking the first time a madame speaker joined the faces of the men who
Lawmakers propose raising teachers' minimum salaries to $60K to stem 'mass exodus'
Mint Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Frederica Wilson on Wednesday introduced legislation to raise the national minimum salary for public school teachers to $60,000 — a proposal that the career educator hopes the next Congress will take
Peninsula College offering $500 grant to new cybersecurity enrollees
PORT ANGELES – Peninsula College students who want to get cybersecurity training will receive $500 in student aid beginning winter quarter 2023. Because there’s an urgent need nationwide for skilled people in the field, newly enrolled Peninsula
Social media stock influencers accused of $114M 'pump and dump' scheme
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — “We’re going to keep growing and making a lot of money,” social media influencer Zack Morris said during a Dec. 11 recording on Twitter. “I never dump on