U.S. student loan giant Navient Corp will cancel $1.7 billion in debt owed by 66,000 borrowers and recompense 350,000 others to resolve allegations by 38 U.S. states and the District of Columbia that the company preyed on customers and steered many to costly repayment plans.
President Joe Biden pressed social media companies to censor any COVID information that does not align with the mainstream narrative as part of a speech on Thursday.
North Korea fired at least two ballistic missiles on Friday, drawing both condemnation and an appeal for dialogue from a U.S. administration that has imposed new sanctions over previous North Korean missile launches and is pushing for more.
In an effort to maintain safe staffing ratios, hospital administrators are creating policies that allow COVID-infected staff members to work if they are asymptomatic or have very mild symptoms.
The standoff between Russia and the West has reached a breaking point, at least according to one Russian minister.
No sooner had reports surfaced of Schumer’s plan to force debate on voting rights legislation than moderate Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) stamped out any hope that Democrats might remove the filibuster.
Shortly after the Supreme Court struck down the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandate for companies with over 100 employees on Thursday, the White House released a statement encouraging businesses to institute their own vaccine requirements.
ESPN revealed on Friday the latest update in the saga. Djokovic’s visa was denied for a second time by the Australian government, as the country is cracking down on vaccine mandates for all citizens.
The GOP has threatened to not participate in debates during the leadup to the 2024 presidential election, saying that the commission which sponsors the debates is no longer a non-partisan entity.
Furgason said the leadership of Ronald McDonald House told him that their reason was to “reduce risks to the entire House,” to which Furgason responded that evidence shows vaccinated individuals contract and spread the virus as easily as those who are unvaccinated.
