The world population increased by more than 71 million people in 2024 and will be 8.09 billion people on New Year’s Day, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released Monday. The 0.9% increase in 2024 was a slight slowdown from 2023, when the world population grew by 75 million people…. Read More
China hits U.S. Treasury with “major” hacking attack
Chinese government hackers accessed U.S. Treasury workstations through compromised vendor software, marking the latest in a series of state-sponsored cyberattacks against American institutions. “The threat actor had gained access to a key used by the vendor to secure a cloud-based service used to remotely provide technical support for Treasury Departmental… Read More
World chess champ storms out… over jeans
World chess champion Magnus Carlsen will compete in Monday’s World Blitz Championship after the International Chess Federation relaxed its dress code following a controversy. Carlsen stormed out after he was fined $200 and denied a ninth-round game at the Rapid World Championship for refusing to change out of jeans, leading… Read More
Award-winning actress dead at age 87
Linda Lavin, a Tony Award-winning stage actor who became a working class icon as a paper-hat wearing waitress on the TV sitcom “Alice,” has died. She was 87. Lavin died in Los Angeles on Sunday of complications from recently discovered lung cancer, her representative, Bill Veloric, told The Associated Press… Read More
Senator’s son sentenced to 28 years in prison
The adult son of North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer was sentenced to serve 28 years in prison Monday in connection with a wild chase in which he fled from a hospital and drove into a deputy’s vehicle, killing the deputy. Ian Cramer, 43, pleaded guilty in September to all of… Read More
Drunkest county in America in 2024 is…
Gallatin County, Montana, has earned the title of America’s drunkest county in 2024, with 26.8% of residents classified as heavy drinkers, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. The distinction doesn’t surprise local resident Joshua Shamberger, known as “Captain White Claw” for his superhero persona inspired by the… Read More
$1.22 billion lotto ticket was sold here
At least one Mega Millions player has plenty of dough to ring in the New Year after drawing the winning number. After three months without anyone winning the top prize in the lottery, a ticket worth an estimated $1.22 billion was sold in the small town of Cottonwood for the… Read More
Missing dog returned to family home and rang the doorbell
After a nearly weeklong search, Athena found her way home to her Florida family in time for Christmas Eve and even rang the doorbell. Athena, a 4-year-old German Shepherd and Husky mix, escaped her home in Green Cove Springs, Florida, on Dec. 15, prompting a search among the community and… Read More
Illegal immigrant accused of burning woman alive indicted for murder
An illegal immigrant previously deported under the President-elect Donald Trump’s first administration has been indicted for murder after police said he burned a sleeping woman to death on a Brooklyn subway. The horrific murder comes as New York City grapples with Democratic Party sanctuary policies that could prevent his deportation… Read More
“Morrison Hotel,” made famous by The Doors, goes up in flames
The former Morrison Hotel, made famous by The Doors and their 1970 album of the same name, was significantly damaged by a fire that erupted in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday. The four-story building, which has been vacant more than a decade, burned for nearly two hours before more than… Read More
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