New York City is rolling out a pilot program to give migrants pre-paid debit cards to be used exclusively at bodegas‚ supermarkets‚ grocery stores‚ and convenience stores. As CBS News reports‚ the program is estimated to save the city $7.2 million annually through a partnership with Mobility Capital Finance. Wole Coaxum‚ the CEO of Mobility Capital Finance‚ released a statement detailing the program’s aims. “MoCaFi’s goal is to expand access to financial resources for individuals excluded from...

Right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson is in Moscow‚ where rumors are swirling that he’ll interview Russian president Vladimir Putin. “We’ll see‚” Carlson replied when pro-Kremlin newspaper Izvestia asked the former Fox News star if that was his intention Monday. Independent outlet the Moscow Times said Carlson‚ who has been frequently criticized for amplifying pro-Russian talking points‚ has been in Moscow for several days and attended a weekend performance at the Bolshoi Theater. The Kremlin didn’t...

The mayor of Dearborn ramped up security measures this weekend after The Wall Street Journal published an opinion article referring to the Michigan city as “America’s Jihad Capital” — a headline that drew sharp criticism from Muslim advocacy groups and elected officials. The op-ed‚ published Friday afternoon‚ suggested that Dearborn’s residents — including Muslim faith leaders and politicians — support Hamas and the Iran-backed group Hezbollah. Dearborn is home to about 1110‚000 people‚ with a...

Taylor Swift won album of the year at the Grammy Awards for “Midnights‚” breaking the record for most wins in the category with four. Earlier in the night Feb. 4‚ Ms. Swift used her 13th Grammy win to announce her new album‚ “The Tortured Poets Department‚” will arrive April 19. “I know that the way that the Recording Academy voted is a direct reflection of the passion of the fans‚” she said while accepting the best pop vocal album award. “So‚ I want to say thank you to the fans...

The ex-Hunter College professor who went viral last year for wielding a machete to a reporter’s neck has been fired from another college‚ this time over a social media post she made. Shellyne Rodriguez‚ who had been teaching at the Cooper Union college‚ revealed to her students that she was fired over a social media post about “Zionists” and said her time teaching at the school was over. Her email comes only a few months after the Hamas terrorist group attacked Israel on Oct. 7‚ with the Israel...

House Republican leadership firmly rejected the Senate’s new immigration bill‚ which aims to decrease crossings along the southern border and pass aid for Israel and Ukraine‚ saying Monday the deal is “DEAD on arrival in the House”—posing a serious challenge to the bill’s supporters in both parties. House Speaker Mike Johnson‚ Majority Leader Steve Scalise‚ Whip Tom Emmer and Chairwoman Elise Stefanik said the bill is “riddled with loopholes that grant far too much discretionary authority to...

A reset of Ukraine’s leadership is necessary and could involve several personnel shakeups beyond the military‚ President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a Feb. 4 interview‚ according to Italian media outlet Rai News. Responding to a question about a rumored dismissal of Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi‚ President Zelensky said he had a serious reset in mind that was not about a single person‚ but about the general direction of the country’s leadership. The change could...