Month: January 2023

Watchdog Identifies $5 Billion in Potential COVID-19 Relief Fraud

A federal watchdog on Monday issued an alert for $5.4 billion in relief that may have been fraudulently claimed through the U.S. government’s small business COVID-19 support program. Data scientists from the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) flagged over 69,300 “questionable” social security numbers (SSNs) for “potential fraud and identity theft” linked to the programs….


Global Shares Fall in Muted Trading Ahead of Fed Meeting

TOKYO—Global shares declined in muted trading on Tuesday as investors awaited decisions on interest rates and updates on corporate earnings reports from around the world. The Federal Reserve’s next decision on interest rates, expected Wednesday, will provide insight into whether the U.S. central bank will further ease its aggressive stance on fighting inflation. France’s CAC…


Troubled Bed Bath & Beyond Shuttering 87 More Stores as Possible Bankruptcy Looms

Troubled home goods retailer Bed Bath & Beyond is shutting an additional 87 stores as its financial woes continue, a spokesperson has confirmed. A company spokesperson told Nexstar: “This store fleet reduction expands the Company’s ongoing closure program of approximately 150 lower-producing Bed Bath & Beyond banner stores. We will update all stakeholders on our plans as they…


Reversing Chronic Trauma With a Nerve-Numbing Injection

For most of his life, Isaiah Heller has oscillated between panic and prescriptions, alcohol, and marijuana to numb difficult emotions and a mind that “moved at 100 miles a second.” The U.S. Army veteran tried to take his own life twice. He couldn’t keep a job, and his driver’s license was once revoked after he…


6 Reasons to Celebrate!

Celebrate? With all that’s going on in our economy, our nation, our world? Given the challenges of the day, you may be thinking that’s the last thing you’ll be doing now, or anytime soon. If so, let me encourage you to think again. Of all times, we need to celebrate now, wherever and whenever possible….


West Point Reimposes Travel Restrictions on Unvaccinated Cadets

Unvaccinated cadets at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, are facing travel restrictions again, despite the military lifting its COVID-19 vaccine mandate earlier this month, according to reports. Military attorney R. Davis Younts told Just the News on Jan. 30 that reimposing the restrictions despite the mandate being dropped by the Department of Defense “feels like coercion” to…


West Point Military Academy Reimposes Travel Restrictions on Unvaccinated Cadets

Unvaccinated cadets at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, are facing travel restrictions again, despite the military lifting its COVID-19 vaccine mandate earlier this month, according to reports. Military attorney R. Davis Younts told Just the News on Jan. 30 that reimposing the restrictions despite the mandate being dropped by the Department of Defense “feels like coercion” to…


What Makes a Home

Commentary We have lived in our home for 11 years. It’s nothing glamorous, but it has served us very well. Four of us moved in and three more have joined us since. With each new arrival, rooms and furniture have been shuffled and rearranged to make space for everyone. There have been other changes here…


Over 1,600 Flights Canceled in Winter Storm, Southwest Airlines Tops List Again

Masses of flights in the United States have been canceled or delayed on Jan. 31 owing to a winter storm, with just four airlines making up the majority of the cancellations. There have been 1,623 cancellations as of 4:01 a.m. ET on Jan. 31, according to data from FlightAware. Southwest Airlines saw the highest number…


Florida Drive-By Shooting Leaves 10 Injured, 2 in Critical Condition: Police

Police are investigating a drive-by shooting that took place in Lakeland, Florida, on the afternoon of Jan. 30 that left 10 people injured, two of whom are in critical condition. The Lakeland Police Department said that the shooting took place at approximately 3:43 p.m. on Monday near the 900 block of Iowa Avenue North. A reward of…