Frank Mooney
Minneapolis — More than three years after a family of four from India died in a blizzard while attempting to cross into the United States along a remote stretch of the Canadian border, two men are scheduled to be sentenced in Minnesota on Wednesday on human smuggling charges for their roles in what prosecutors call … Read more
Autumn Welch wears a mink coat, leather gloves, and a bear mask to work these days, then enters a cage to feed and coo over a 12-pound (5.4 kg) black bear cub she intends to adopt as a family member. The orphaned cub was about two months old when he was discovered on April 12 … Read more
A multi-level operation, aptly dubbed “Fool Around and Find Out,” apprehended 255 alleged human traffickers, child sex predators, and illegal migrants in Central Florida. The Polk County, Florida, operation, which lasted nine days in May, resulted in the most people ever arrested in a single sting by the sheriff’s office. Sheriff Grady Judd told Fox … Read more
Sacramento, California – The governing board for California high school sports is modifying the competition rules for this weekend’s state track and field championships to allow more girls to compete, following a dispute over the participation of a transgender student-athlete. The California Interscholastic Federation claimed it was allowing more “biological female” competitors to compete in … Read more
A teen died in Texas after being hit by a jet ski whose driver fled the scene. Ava Moore, 18, was murdered after a watercraft carrying two female occupants struck her while kayaking on Grapevine Lake on Sunday evening, May 25, according to a news release shared on Facebook. Lisa Scrabeck, a witness who assisted … Read more
New York— A New York City drug dealer who admitted to selling the fentanyl-laced heroin that murdered a well-known transgender activist was sentenced to 19 years in federal prison on Tuesday, prosecutors announced. Michael Kuilan, 45, of Brooklyn, was also sentenced to pay $24,482 in restitution while forfeiting $30,000 and a seized handgun. “Cecilia Gentili … Read more
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) beneficiaries will get benefits of up to $4,018 on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. This applies to persons born between the 21st and 31st of any month. Previously, those with birthdates 1-10 received money on Wednesday, 14, and those with birthdates 11-20 on Wednesday, 21. SSDI recipients who began receiving benefits … Read more
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the largest federal nutritional aid program, currently supports over 41 million Americans in 21.6 million households. However, proposed reforms could put 3.2 million recipients at risk of losing their benefits permanently. What’s Changing in SNAP Requirements? The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reports that changes included in the “Big Beautiful … Read more
Every year, millions of American taxpayers submit their tax forms and make timely payments to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The federal tax agency has set a tentative timeline for distributing refunds for computerized returns filed in May and June 2025. Taxpayers who filed their forms around May 4 and opted direct deposit may receive … Read more
Did you know that you will get two SSI payouts in May 2025? This is not a mistake; it’s just a change in time. As promised, the SSA confirmed that the payment for June 1st will be moved up to May 30th because it happens on a weekend. That’s why payments will be made on … Read more