The St. Joseph Community Festival is set to bring three days of excitement and celebration to the town from August 7 to 9, 2025, filling the St. Joseph Community Park and downtown area with festivities for all ages. The festivities kick off Thursday evening at 5p.m. with the traditional American […]
Author: Dani Tietz
Trump Fires Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner After July Jobs Report
President Donald Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Friday, accusing Dr. Erika McEntarfer of manipulating employment data for political purposes after the agency released a jobs report showing significant economic weakness. Hours after the report’s release, Trump announced on Truth Social that he had directed his team […]
Unemployment rate edges up to 4.2% as hiring remains sluggish across most sectors
The U.S. economy added just 73,000 jobs in July, marking a significant slowdown in employment growth that has persisted since April, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics report released Friday. The unemployment rate remained relatively stable at 4.2 percent, continuing a narrow range between 4.0 and 4.2 percent that has […]
U.S. Added to CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist Again Amid Surge in Political Violence and Crackdown on Civic Freedoms Under Trump’s Second Term
The United States has been added to the CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist for the second consecutive time in 2025, with the global civil society organization documenting an unprecedented assault on civic freedoms during President Donald Trump’s second term. The country joins five other nations—El Salvador, Indonesia, Kenya, Serbia, and Turkey—on the […]
Hundreds of Cities Mobilize for ‘Rage Against the Regime’ Protests as Champaign County Indivisible Launches August Accountability in Mahomet
Americans in more than 300 cities are preparing for what organizers say will be one of the largest coordinated protest actions of 2025. The “Rage Against the Regime” National Day of Action, spearheaded by the 50501 Movement and supported by local Indivisible groups, is set for Saturday, August 2, and […]
Maxwell Demands Immunity to Testify, Presses Supreme Court to Void Sex-Trafficking Conviction
Ghislaine Maxwell told House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer on Tuesday that she is willing to answer lawmakers’ questions about Jeffrey Epstein, if Congress meets a series of conditions that include a formal grant of immunity and a deposition held outside prison walls. At the same time, the imprisoned British […]
U.S. Dollar Plunges to Five-Decade Low Amid Trump Tariffs and Policy Uncertainty
The U.S. dollar is undergoing its sharpest decline in over 50 years. At the beginning of July, the U.S. dollar index, which tracks the value of the American dollar against a basket of major global currencies such as the yen and the euro, had dropped by 10–11%, marking its steepest […]
Famine Crisis Unfolding in Gaza as Death Toll Exceeds 60,000, UN-Backed Report Warns
A dire humanitarian crisis has reached catastrophic levels in the Gaza Strip, with the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) issuing an urgent alert on Tuesday declaring that the “worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out” across the Palestinian territory. The IPC findings reveal that famine thresholds have been reached […]
Former CIA Official Susan Miller Refutes DNI Gabbard’s Accusations Against Obama Administration
Retired CIA official Susan Miller has rebutted claims made by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard regarding the Obama administration’s handling of intelligence on Russian interference in the 2016 election, dismissing Gabbard’s allegations as politically motivated lies. Miller, who led the CIA team that conducted the 2017 intelligence assessment on […]
FEMA Allocates $608 Million to States for Immigration Detention Centers
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has launched a new Detention Support Grant Program offering $608 million to state and local governments to construct temporary immigrant detention facilities. FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) is the lead federal agency responsible for helping people in the United States prepare for, respond […]
