Day: January 30, 2025

U.S. immigration website stops accepting applicants for Biden program in Trump crackdown

6:13 am January 30, 2025

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website is no longer accepting forms needed to sponsor migrants as part of the Biden administration’s defunct parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans (CHNV). The 2023 program, which allowed certain migrants to apply for U.S. entry and stay for up to two years, was shut down on […]

Scoop: Key conservative caucus draws red line on House budget plan

6:00 am January 30, 2025

EXCLUSIVE: DORAL, Fla. — Leaders within the House GOP’s largest caucus are drawing a red line in congressional Republicans’ budget talks. The Republican Study Committee’s (RSC) steering group is calling for any budget reconciliation plan to ultimately lead to reductions in the U.S. deficit, which occurs when the federal government’s spending outpaces its revenues in […]

Kevin Costner’s ex engaged to family friend nearly one year after finalizing divorce with ‘Yellowstone’ star

5:34 am January 30, 2025

Kevin Costner‘s ex-wife, Christine Baumgartner, is reportedly off the market. The purse designer, who finalized her divorce from the “Yellowstone” star in February 2024, is engaged to financier Joshua Connor, according to People magazine. Romance rumors between Baumgartner and Connor sparked in July 2023 when the couple was spotted on vacation in Hawaii. KEVIN COSTNER’S […]

NYC mayoral candidates distancing themselves from ‘defund the police’ beliefs

5:30 am January 30, 2025

Multiple candidates vying for New York City mayor are hoping to distance themselves from their past support of “defund the police” initiatives. Democrats, like New York State Sen. Zellnor Myrie, former city comptroller Scott M. Stringer and current city comptroller Brad Lander, have thrown their hats into the ring to replace Mayor Eric Adams in […]

Ebola outbreak reported in African country — here’s what you need to know

5:17 am January 30, 2025

An Ebola outbreak has been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). At least a dozen cases of the hemorrhagic fever have been reported in the Bolamba health zone, which is located in the Équateur Province in the DRC. Eight deaths have been reported. Colomba Mampuya, president of the Red Cross/Ecuador committee, reportedly […]