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Puerto Rico’s governor is urging swift action from President-elect Donald Trump after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro called for the “liberation” of the U.S. territory. Governor Jenniffer González-Colón described Maduro’s comments as a direct threat to U.S. sovereignty and security. In a letter to Trump, González emphasized Puerto Rico’s strategic role, highlighting key military installations like…

Outgoing FBI Director Christopher Wray called China’s cyber capabilities “the defining threat of our generation” during an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes.” Wray warned that China has already infiltrated critical U.S. infrastructure, including water treatment plants, the electrical grid, natural gas pipelines and telecommunications. Wray explained that China has “pre-positioned” malware within these systems. “There’s…

U.S. relations with Greenland under the second term of President-elect Donald Trump are already taking a new shape. In December, Trump posted on Truth Social, expressing interest in buying the island, a move that sparked immediate reactions. Greenland’s Prime Minister Mute Egede rejected the idea of the island “being for sale,” as did Denmark’s leadership,…

California police made an arson-related arrest on Sunday, Jan. 12. Now, details have emerged about the immigration status of another man involved in a separate incident in the Los Angeles area on Thursday, Jan. 9. A video showed police arresting Juan Manuel Sierra-Leyva after residents chased him down and detained him. The residents claimed they…

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has criticized the Biden administration’s approach to social media content moderation. He described the pressure his company faced from the White House during the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking on Joe Rogan’s podcast, Zuckerberg detailed instances where government officials demanded the removal of certain posts. They include content he described as humorous or…

It’s back to the drawing board for sports fans looking for a single place to watch their games. “Venu Sports,” the streaming service proposed by ESPN, Fox Sports and Warner Brothers in February 2024, is dead before it even launched. On Friday, Jan. 10, the three companies mutually agreed to end their partnership, announcing it…

President-elect Donald Trump received no jail time in his hush money case sentencing. While the move was expected, he’s now a convicted felon 10 days before the start of his second term. Judge Juan Merchant sentenced Trump to an unconditional discharge on Friday, Jan. 10. That means even though he won’t go to jail, get…

A federal appeals court upheld Oregon’s law blocking most secret recordings of conversations. The ruling blocked a challenge by conservative media group Project Veritas, known for releasing undercover recordings featuring members of media and liberal organizations. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 9-2 that Oregon’s law did not violate Project Veritas’ First Amendment rights.…

Sun Day Red, Tiger Woods’s new apparel company, launched earlier this year and continues to fight legal battles over its logo. Sneaker giant Puma is the latest competitor to file suit against the brand. The German company says the Sun Day Red logo is too similar to the mark that Puma has been using since…

A powerful winter storm struck the East Coast earlier this week which left residents in Richmond, Virginia, without power and caused a major water crisis, causing the city’s water treatment facility to go offline. The loss of power to the facility pushed the city into a state of emergency, with residents urged to boil water…

Outgoing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director PJ Lechleitner says President Joe Biden “absolutely” should have acted sooner to tighten restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border, NBC News reported. “The administration should’ve taken that action earlier,” Lechleitner said. “And I think the career people in DHS would’ve liked that. And I think all of us…

A new study reveals nearly a quarter of the world’s freshwater species are at risk of extinction. The research, published Wednesday, Jan. 8, in the journal Nature, analyzes more than 23,000 species of fish, crabs, dragonflies and other creatures. According to the study’s co-author, “Most species don’t face just one threat, but multiple factors acting together,”…

Multiple wildfires are continuing to burn across southern California, forcing more than 45,000 people to evacuate their homes. The Palisades Fire has resulted in at least two deaths and consumed over 1,000 structures. As of the afternoon of Wednesday, Jan. 8, the fire remains at zero percent containment. As firefighters struggle with limited resources, including…