A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, Oct. 8, aims to award U.S. Congressional Gold Medals to the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” USA Hockey Team. The squad defeated the heavily favored Soviet Union team in Lake Placid, New York, in the 1980 Winter Olympics, against the backdrop of the Cold War.…

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has appointed six new members to the Chicago Board of Education just days after all seven board members resigned amid a growing fight over control of the city’s schools. The move has raised concerns about maintaining continuity in governance. “What’s being carried out right now is my authority as mayor of…

Some Democratic lawmakers are demanding answers from corporations like General Mills, PepsiCo and Coca Cola. Lawmakers claimed the companies are exploiting customers with a phenomenon known as “shrinkflation,” which is the practice by big companies to reduce the size of a product but still charge the same price. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Rep. Madeleine…

Monday, Oct. 7, marks the final day to register to vote in Florida. Due to the active hurricane season, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis implemented changes to facilitate voting for impacted Floridians. Many residents face distractions from the election as some counties are still recovering from Hurricane Helene, while others are preparing for Hurricane Milton, now…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, R, launched a potential port strike workaround on Thursday, Oct. 3 for his state.  At a press conference, he said he will send the Florida National Guard and the Florida State Guard to critical ports to maintain order, and if possible, resume operations. “There are ships that have nothing to do…

Special counsel Jack Smith’s team shed light on Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election in a newly unsealed court filing. Prosecutors said Trump became “increasingly desperate” as he worked to overturn the results in seven states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.  The special counsel’s 165-page filing said Trump lied…

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI’s valuation soared to $157 billion on Wednesday, Oct. 2, after a fresh round of funding. This makes it the second most valuable private company in the world behind TikTok-parent company Bytedance and just ahead of SpaceX.  OpenAI just secured $6.6 billion in funding from investors. Some of the names involved include venture capital…

We have a recap of the first, and likely only, vice presidential debate of 2024. And Iran has launched its largest attack ever on Israel. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. Vance, Walz defend their running mates’ records in vice presidential debate For the first time, the two vice…

The Biden administration has doubled down on stricter asylum rules at the U.S.-Mexico border. President Biden signed an executive order Monday, Oct. 1, expanding asylum restrictions for migrants looking to cross the southern border. Under another order released in June, the asylum ban lifts only if daily illegal crossings drop below 1,500 for a week,…

CNN rolled its first website paywall on Tuesday, Oct. 1, charging some online visitors $3.99 a month for access to CNN.com. While legacy brands like The New York Times and Bloomberg are known for their subscription policies, it’s not very common in the TV news business. In a memo, CNN’s Executive Vice President of Digital…