Senators Bernie Sanders and Josh Hawley have introduced a bill that would cap credit card interest rates at 10%. The proposed legislation aims to provide relief to working people by limiting the high fees charged by financial institutions. Currently, the average credit card interest rate is over 20%, with some issuers charging as much as … Read more
Microsoft has announced the first half of its Xbox Game Pass lineup for February, offering a mix of new and classic titles to subscribers. The first-party game Avowed will lead the charge, dropping on February 18 as an all-new RPG set in the Pillars of Eternity universe. Additional titles include popular games like Starfield, Madden … Read more
A sudden and alarming outbreak of avian flu has left thousands of birds dead along Chicago’s beaches over the weekend. The deaths, mostly among red-breasted mergansers, have local bird enthusiasts worried due to concerns about a highly contagious H5N1 avian influenza outbreak. According to Edward Warden, president of the Chicago Ornithological Society, images of dead … Read more
The Weeknd has unveiled the first official trailer for his upcoming film “Hurry Up Tomorrow”, set to release in theaters on May 16. The psychological thriller film stars The Weeknd alongside Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan. In the two-minute trailer, fans get a glimpse into the film’s unraveling narrative, featuring clips of an unnerved Tesfaye, … Read more
Justin Baldoni, director of the drama “It Ends With Us,” launched a $400 million defamation lawsuit against his co-star, Blake Lively, and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, on Saturday. The amended lawsuit includes a timeline of events, including texts and emails involving the actors, intimacy coordinators, and producers. Baldoni’s lawyer argues that the lawsuit is not … Read more
The Monster Hunter Wilds benchmark has arrived on Steam, and it’s forcing PC gamers to make difficult choices about graphics settings. With DLSS 4 potentially helping out aging GPUs like the RTX 3070, some gamers are finding compromises between image quality and framerate. Capcom’s latest game promises a sense of how well it will run … Read more
Alexa Bliss returned to the WWE after a two-year absence, making a surprise appearance in the 2025 Women’s Royal Rumble match. As part of her comeback, Bliss paid tribute to her former ally and fellow wrestler, Bray Wyatt. The nod to Wyatt was seen in a customized jacket inspired by his theme song for the … Read more
A recent study published in JAMA Network Open found that after ceasing routine prostate cancer screening for all men, the incidence of advanced prostate cancer rose and mortality rates plateaued in most regions of California. The findings highlight the need for more targeted screening methods to identify potentially fatal tumors without raising false alarms. Prostate … Read more
California’s largest fire insurance provider, State Farm General, is seeking interim rate hikes amid the devastating L.A. wildfires. The company claims it has paid over $1 billion to customers and received nearly 9,000 claims as of February. If approved, the rate hikes would be 22% for homeowners, 38% for rental properties, and 15% for tenants … Read more
US stocks closed higher on Tuesday, shrugging off trade war rhetoric as investors waited to see how China would retaliate against President Donald Trump’s 10% tariff on all Chinese goods. The S&P 500 index rose 0.72%, or 43.31 points, to 6,037.88, while the Dow gained 0.3%, or 134.13 points, to 44,556.04. China retaliated against Trump’s … Read more