A partial government shutdown was ended on Tuesday when President Donald Trump signed a roughly $1.2 trillion appropriations bill, setting the stage for a debate in Congress over funding for the Department […]
Govt. shutdown ends … for now
Disney Co. to lay off hundreds
The Walt Disney Co., arguably one of the biggest media and entertainment giants in the world, announced Monday it would be laying off hundreds of employees. According to United Press International, the […]
Israel has agreed to a cease-fire deal with Hezbollah, but …
Israel has approved a cease-fire agreement with Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Associated Press is reporting. However, minutes after that announced. Israeli jets bombed the capital city of Beirut, killing at least 24 […]
You ‘Wish’ this was a better film
By Lindsey Bahr/AP Film Writer Case in point: In one of the awfully generic songs, “I Am a Star,” a cute, talking rabbit chirpily sings to our heroine Asha that “when it […]
Biden: Vaccines for 300 million
If you’re having trouble getting your coronavirus vaccination, help is on the way, according to President Joe Biden. Enough vaccine doses will be available by the end of summer to inoculate 300 […]
Disney layoffs to reach 32,000
The Walt Disney Company will be laying off 32,000 workers in the first half of the 2020-21 fiscal year, the firm announced Wednesday evening. Of that number, 28,000 will come from the […]
