Day: February 28, 2025

Judge orders Trump officials to sit for depositions in lawsuit over DOGE access to federal databases

6:12 am February 28, 2025

A federal judge on Thursday ordered Trump administration officials involved with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to testify in a legal dispute that seeks to block DOGE’s access to sensitive government databases. U.S. District Judge John Bates said officials from the departments of Labor and Health and Human Services, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau […]

New study reveals blue state’s fast-food minimum wage hike jeopardized thousands of jobs

5:55 am February 28, 2025

Fast-food job losses in California spiked after passage of the $20 minimum wage for some workers, according to a new study. A Berkeley Research Group study discovered not only were there 10,700 jobs lost between June 2023 and June 2024 in the sector, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. But prices at the establishments […]

Women athletes plead for Senate Democrats to help pass Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act

5:47 am February 28, 2025

The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act is set to get a vote in the U.S. Senate on Monday. The bill would establish a stronger federal precedent to keep trans athletes out of women’s and girls’ sports as multiple states defy President Donald Trump’s recent executive order to address the issue. But despite […]

Hochul cancels CUNY press conference after anti-Israel protest erupts

5:37 am February 28, 2025

A press conference for Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-N.Y., was suddenly shut down after a group of anti-Israel protesters disrupted the event. The governor planned a press event at the City University of New York (CUNY) on Thursday, but it was canceled due to a planned protest outside the governor’s event, according to a New York […]

PGA Tour star Billy Horschel shoos gator off course with golf club in wild scene

5:29 am February 28, 2025

When in Florida, watch out for gators on the golf course. Unless you’re Bill Horschel. Horschel, a Florida Gators alumnus, knows all about real-life gators meandering onto the course. That’s what happened at PGA National Thursday during the first round of the Cognizant Classic. Horschel was spotted with his 60-degree wedge shooing a gator approaching […]