Breaking news stories that are happening mostly in the United States of America, but sometimes covering articles from around the world.
Facebook’s company, Meta, will soon test a built-in tool to split restaurant bills within Messenger. It’s called Split Payment and testing in US could start soon. You may use the new feature to ask individuals for money in a group chat as well as to track who has paid their half. Meta has provided screenshots … Read more
The first state to charge state workers enrolled in public employee health insurance plans a surcharge if they aren’t vaccinated will be Nevada. Charging unvaccinated workers up to $55 per month was voted by the state Public Employees’ Benefit Program Board, all in order to offset the costs of testing those who haven’t gotten shots … Read more
Jack Dorsey will step down from his chief executive position at Twitter. Twitter announced the transition on Monday and confirmed that Parag Agrawal, the social media platform’s current chief technology officer, will take over the CEO role. Dorsey made a statement addressing his decision to leave the social media company: “I’ve decided to leave Twitter … Read more
Louis Santiago, of the Newark Police Department, has been charged with reckless vehicular homicide and desecrating human remains as he allegedly hit a man with his personal car and took the body home where he discussed what to do with his mother. fter Santiago had completed a shift early on November 1st, he was driving … Read more
An unidentified LAFD employee was served with a noncompliance letter from the fire department after which he allegedly pulled down his pants, wiped his buttocks with it and left it on the ground. The firefighter is currently under investigation after his unusual response to the city’s vaccine mandate, which allegedly occurred at Fire Station 69 … Read more
A GoFundMe page aiming to raise $5 million to bail out an ex-con suspected of killing six people when he drove through a Wisconsin Christmas parade was removed from the site. The fundraiser for Darrell Brooks came amid anger that he’d even been offered bail, with prosecutors acknowledging he was free to crash through Waukesha … Read more
Over $95,000 was spent by a public school system in Georgia to conduct a “social-emotional learning” survey on students led by an educational organization operated by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland’s son-in-law. According to the district’s website, Savannah-Chatham County Public School District spent $95,375 on the survey as they used money from the first round … Read more
General Mills prepares to jack up prices “on hundreds of items across dozens of brands,” as inflation continues to skyrocket, American shoppers can expect to face even higher prices at grocery stores next year. As new price points for some of the products will be a whopping 20% higher. The network reportedly received several letters … Read more
A Nordstrom in California was robbed Saturday night, after a hoard of looters swarmed in terrorizing and assaulting shoppers and employees, ripping off bag loads of merchandise and ransacking shelves before fleeing in several vehicles waiting for them on the street. In a Sunday morning news release authorities said that Walnut Creek police investigators are … Read more
Atlanta Airport went into a panic after a passenger’s firearm went off as he lunged for it during a TSA screening One of the officers was searching a passenger’s bag at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport’s main security checkpoint when the passenger, who had been told not to touch the bag after a ‘prohibited item’ was … Read more
TikTok users in the United States may be entitled to a $92 million class-action data privacy settlement. A spokesperson of TikTok commented on the settlement, saying that the company disagrees with the assertions but is delighted to have achieved an agreement that allows the company to move forward in building a joyful and safe experience … Read more
UPDATE: five reported fatalities, dozens injured, suspect charged. ABC News reported: “39-year-old Darrell Brooks is charged with five counts of first-degree intentional homicide in Waukesha Christmas parade incident, police say. More charges are possible.” A Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin took a terrible turn when an SUV plowed through it, crashing into people and leaving … Read more