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San Francisco Mayor-Elect Promises to Clean Up City

San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie vowed to clean up the city's streets.

Suspect in New Orleans Attack Identified

The suspect in the deadly New Year’s Day attack on Bourbon Street has been identified as 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar, according to law enforcement sources confirmed by Fox 8 and the FBI.

At Least 10 Dead After Car Drives Into Crowd in New Orleans

A driver in a white pick-up truck drove into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. The mayor has called the incident a terrorist attack.

Israel’s Population Reaches Historic 10 Million Milestone in 2024

Israel’s population surpassed the 10 million mark in 2024, according to the nation’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). As of December 31, 2024, the population reached approximately 10.027 million, marking a significant milestone for the country.

American Credit Card Defaults Hit Highest Levels Since 2008 Crisis

American credit card defaults have surged to the highest levels since the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, as consumers continue to grapple with years of high inflation. In the first three quarters of 2024, credit card lenders wrote off $46 billion in delinquent loan balances, marking a 50 percent increase from the same period last year. These write-offs, considered a highly monitored measure of loan distress, are the highest since 2010, according to industry data gathered by BankRegData.

Seattle Residents Vow to Stop Tipping Amid Minimum Wage Hike

Residents of Seattle, Washington, are expressing concerns about tipping as the city's minimum wage is set to increase to $20.76 an hour on January 1.

Homelessness Up 18%

The U.S saw an 18% increase in homelessness this year, largely due to a lack of affordable housing and natural disasters, NBC News reported.

Apple Nears $4 Trillion Valuation on AI and iPhone Optimism

Apple is approaching a historic $4 trillion stock market valuation, driven by renewed investor confidence in its artificial intelligence advancements and expectations of a new wave of iPhone upgrades.

Report Shows Illegal Immigration Makes Up For Majority of Population Growth in United States

Mass immigration under President Joe Biden is fueling nearly all of the population growth in the United States, according to new data from the Census Bureau. The report highlights that without the surge in immigration, the nation’s population would likely stabilize.

North Carolina Gas Prices Remain Below National Average as Holiday Travel Ramps Up

As North Carolinians prepare for the Christmas holiday, the price of unleaded gasoline is a few dimes lower than the national average, offering some relief to those hitting the road. On Friday morning, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in North Carolina stood at $2.83, compared to the national average of $3.05, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA).

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