The Trump administration faced another setback in its attempt to limit food stamp funding. A federal appeals court recently ruled against the administration's efforts to withhold full funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This decision came as Congress worked to reopen the government, providing a bit of hope for millions of low-income Amer...
A group of eight Democratic senators chose to end the government shutdown, which has left many Democrats upset. They feel like the deal did not achieve much on health care after 40 days of fighting. Some Democrats, like California's Governor Gavin Newsom and Senator Chris Murphy from Connecticut, were not happy. They said the deal was not good for the party or its po...
President Trump has been handing out pardons and sentence reductions like candy. Recently, he pardoned former aide Rudy Giuliani, ex-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and others accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election results. But that's not all. He's also shown mercy to former U. S. Rep. George Santos and the ex-CEO of a cryptocurrency exchange, Chang...
Nicolas Sarkozy, the former president of France, is back home after a short stay in prison. He was let out early because of an appeal. This all started when he was found guilty of taking money from Libya to fund his 2007 election campaign. The court said he can't leave France or talk to certain people involved in the case. Sarkozy, now 70, walked out of La Santé pri...
The BBC is facing a major storm after Donald Trump threatened to sue them for a whopping $1 billion. This all started when the BBC's top bosses stepped down after some shady editing in a documentary about Trump. The issue? A clip was edited to make it seem like Trump was encouraging violence, but he actually said he wanted people to be peaceful. Oops! The BBC admitt...
The Scottish Highlands are set to welcome back a star-studded lineup in 2026 for the second season of "The Celebrity Traitors. " This reality show, which has gained massive popularity worldwide, is returning to BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Claudia Winkleman will once again host the show, which has become a sensation since its debut. The first season of the U. K. version...
Bitcoin has been on a wild ride. It recently soared past $106, 000, crossing a key long-term support level. This level, called the 365-day moving average, is around $102, 444. But there's a twist: a small gap in the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) data around $104, 170. This gap happened due to weekend trading. Historically, these gaps tend to close, so the price m...
The crypto market is changing fast. Companies that used to focus on big names like bitcoin are now turning to lesser-known, riskier tokens. This shift is making some people nervous about how unstable the market could become. More and more companies are jumping into the crypto world. As of September, there were around 200 companies that invest in digital assets, with...
Turkey is in the spotlight again as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) plans to visit the country this month. This visit comes after Turkey was removed from the FATF's "grey list" last year for making progress in combating money laundering and terrorist financing. However, the country must prove it is still meeting its commitments or risk being put back on the li...
In a twist that has stirred up quite a bit of talk, a Paris court decided to let former French President Nicolas Sarkozy out of prison while he appeals his conviction. This move comes after he was found guilty of some shady dealings involving campaign funds back in 2007. Sarkozy made history as the first former French president to be locked up in over 50 years. His ...