Jake Larsen

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte and a pair of Montana state agencies are suing to halt Yellowstone National Park’s bison management plan. The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday, Dec. 31, by Gianforte, the Montana Department of Livestock and the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, named the U.S. National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior and…

The popular social media app TikTok could be banned in the U.S. in a matter of days and the looming threat has some small business owners concerned. Since the app launched in 2017, small business owners say they have used TikTok in several ways, from advertising and marketing to selling goods directly. But come Jan.…

An FBI raid of a Virginia home uncovered a stockpile of more than 150 homemade explosive devices, the largest the agency has encountered in its history. Federal prosecutors are now asking that the alleged owner of the explosives, Brad Spafford, remain in custody following a search of his home. Spafford was arrested on Dec. 17…

The inaugural 12-team college football playoff has not lived up to the hype thus far. All four games in the first round were blowouts, which raised numerous questions about the selection process and which teams made the cut. The hope is the quarterfinals, which begin New Year’s Eve, will be more evenly matched. Those games…

Hours before Puerto Ricans planned to start celebrating New Year’s Eve on Tuesday, Dec. 31, a blackout hit nearly all of the island, leaving more than 1.3 million customers without power. Officials said it could take days before power is restored to those impacted. Nearly 90% of the U.S. territory’s 1.5 million clients were reportedly…

Indian officials are investigating a potential connection between Canadian colleges and two Mumbai-based entities accused of illegally transporting students across the Canadian-U.S. border in a suspected human trafficking operation, according to CBC News. Authorities launched an investigation after a family froze to death while entering the U.S. from Canada in 2022. Indian authorities began their…

Nearly half of Republican voters believe the U.S. military should put immigrants living in the U.S. illegally into internment camps until they can be deported. The data comes from a new survey conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). Republican voters were more than twice as likely as independents (19%) and over five times…

Azerbaijan’s president accused Russia of shooting down the passenger airliner that crashed last week in Kazakhstan, killing 38 people. While President Ilham Aliyev said he believes it was not on purpose, he did accuse Russia of trying to “hush up” the issue for days. In a press conference Sunday, Dec. 29, Aliyev said the airliner, which…

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released its 2024 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report. The report revealed that the number of unhoused individuals in the U.S. increased nearly 20% since 2023. According to HUD’s report, homelessness increased by 18% from 2023 to 2024. On a single night in January 2024, more than 770,000…

Jay-Z’s legal challenges are far from over. A New York judge denied his attempt to dismiss a lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault, allowing the case to proceed. The plaintiff, identified as “Jane Doe,” claimed that Jay-Z, whose legal name is Shawn Carter, and Sean “Diddy” Combs raped her at a 2000 MTV Video Music…

Mexico said that it is creating a cellphone app that its citizens can use to alert their families and local consulate if they have been detained by U.S. immigration authorities. The move announced on Friday, Dec. 27, is in response to President-elect Donald Trump’s vow to start mass deportations after he is inaugurated on Jan.…

Finnish authorities detained a ship suspected of damaging critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea, including the Estlink-2 power cable and several undersea data lines. Finnish police and border guards boarded the vessel, the Eagle S, early Thursday, Dec. 26, and it’s now being held in Finnish waters. The Eagle S, registered in the Cook Islands,…

Netflix delivered a Christmas gift for “Squid Game” fans this week. Its most-watched show of all time is officially returning for a second season. The first season of the South Korean drama captivated audiences worldwide in 2021. Known for its colorful set designs, violent competition, and relatable storylines of survival, “Squid Game” became a cultural…