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CNN — A month after losing her job at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Corinne Bazarnyj is still waiting to be approved for unemployment benefits. The disabled veteran who started at the agency as a training specialist in November was caught up in the Trump administration’s mass culling of probationary workers, who typically have less than one or two years in their positions. Like many other probationary employees, Bazarnyj got a termination letter saying she’d been let go because of performance – even though she hadn’t been on the job long enough to have an evaluation – potentially making it…
CNN — If you ask someone to name the Supreme Court’s single greatest moment, many will cite the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision. That landmark ruling, which unanimously found that the racial segregation of students in public schools was unconstitutional, is considered a turning point in American history. But 70 years after the Court ordered public schools to desegregate at “all deliberate speed,” many public schools in America remain racially separate and unequal. And this racial isolation is deepening. Racial segregation has increased 64% since 1988 in the nation’s 100 largest school districts, according to a 2024 study…
CNN — Washington Democrats finally have a first point of leverage against President Donald Trump – but it comes with a dilemma that could leave them looking even more hapless than they have so far in his second term. The pressure point arises over a temporary government funding bill that could provide cover for the president’s anti-government purge and as Democratic voters pine for their lawmakers to show some fight. Ahead of a critical Senate vote, Democratic leaders face a paradoxical choice: Should they shut down the government to try to save it? That gamble could come with a significant…
The New York Jets officially made four-time MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers a free agent when the new league year began on Wednesday at 4 p.m. However, Rodgers has had the ability to talk to different teams to find his new home in the NFL for the 2025 season, which has led to reports and speculation from multiple fan bases about where he will end up. While the free agency whirlwind has been going on, it appears Rodgers is at peace, enjoying time by himself soaking in the sun. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, #8,…
CNN — President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to Russia’s occupied Kursk region on Wednesday, as the Kremlin considers a US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire with his troops closing in on Ukraine’s only territorial bargaining chip. Wearing military uniform in video broadcast by Russian state television, Putin told frontline troops that Moscow’s goal is to “completely liberate” Kursk as soon as possible, during his first trip to the western region since Ukraine’s unexpected incursion there last year. Putin’s carefully choreographed visit appeared designed to boost morale as Russian forces advance on the final remnants of Ukraine’s holdouts inside…
Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed his name on a bill Wednesday making Idaho the only state in the U.S. to have a firing squad designated as the preferred execution method for capital punishment, beginning next year.The governor’s action comes less than a week after Brad Sigmon, 67, of South Carolina, was executed by way of a firing squad for killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat in 2001.Sigmon was pronounced dead nearly three minutes after being shot by three volunteer prison employees last Friday – a method used for the first time in 15 years in the U.S.The Idaho…
CNN — Washington Democrats finally have a first point of leverage against President Donald Trump – but it comes with a dilemma that could leave them looking even more hapless than they have so far in his second term. The pressure point arises over a temporary government funding bill that could provide cover for the president’s anti-government purge and as Democratic voters pine for their lawmakers to show some fight. Ahead of a critical Senate vote, Democratic leaders face a paradoxical choice: Should they shut down the government to try to save it? That gamble could come with a significant…
CNN — The cost of food in the US increased significantly amid the Covid-19 pandemic and the steep inflation that followed. While prices have stabilized more recently, new factors have already driven up the costs for eggs and threaten to increase them for other common household foods. The price of eggs could increase by as much as 20% this year, according to one government forecast, after detections of avian influenza among the nation’s poultry flocks have strained supply. And the looming prospect of new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada — two of the largest suppliers of agricultural products…
Russell Wilson will be back on the prowl for his next NFL team like he was in 2024, as he’s reportedly set to meet with two quarterback-needy franchises. The Cleveland Browns and New York Giants, owners of the No. 2 and 3 overall picks in the 2025 NFL Draft respectively, will bring in the 36-year-old veteran signal caller for a meeting to see if he may be the right fit next season.According to multiple reports, the Browns will have the first meeting on Thursday, followed by the Giants on Friday. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Russell Wilson is reportedly…
A video went viral back in December that featured Mark Gastineau confronting Brett Favre in 2023 over Michael Strahan sacking the Green Bay Packers legend to break Gastineau’s single-season sack record.Well, the New York Sack Exchange member is now reportedly suing ESPN because of the video.In the final game of the 2001 season, Favre appeared to fall onto the field before being tackled by Strahan, giving the New York Giants legend the record. (It has since been tied by T.J. Watt.) Gastineau accused Favre of taking a “dive,” and the play remains controversial.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM…