Living wages could see a major boost. Since 2009, the federal minimum wage has been set at $7.25 an hour. However, Democrats in Congress have a new proposal that would see it jump to $25. But some lawmakers say it’s still not enough. The Living Wage for All Act was introduced back in April and would raise the federal minimum wage to $25 per hour with a “two-track phase-in.” This would be made possible by forcing large, highly profitable corporations to lead the transition.  These major employers would need to reach $25 by 2031, while smaller employers would phase in…

Bella Hadid is getting candid about her health. The supermodel, 29, was open and honest in a series of Instagram Stories on Thursday, June 25, describing a recent flareup of her Lyme disease. (Hadid was first diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2012 when she was 16.) Hadid reshared a friend’s photo of a gift the model had sent her containing Hadid’s new perfume, Orebella. “Even when I’m down…. Seeing my best friends get little gifts from me from afar, at least to be there in spirit with them when I don’t feel well,” she wrote over the image. “And then…

The Rangers got their draft day started with a prospect swap.  Pending restricted free agent Brett Berard was traded to Montreal in exchange for defenseman William Trudeau on Friday, according to a source.  Trudeau, 23, is a 2021 fourth-round pick who spent the last four seasons in the American Hockey League. The left-handed blueliner has yet to make his NHL debut.  A fifth-round pick in 2020 (134th overall) under the Jeff Gorton regime, Berard appeared in 48 games for the Rangers over the last two seasons. Despite an encouraging 2024-25 campaign, in which he posted six goals and 10 points…

One flu over the military. The Pentagon is once again requiring recruits across all branches of the military to receive flu vaccines, an exception to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s earlier decision to lift the military’s long-standing annual flu vaccine mandate. This reinstated mandate comes amid news of a flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. In recent weeks, at least 275 recruits have been diagnosed with influenza, and four have been hospitalized with the virus. The Air Force confirmed that a recruit died in a military hospital on June 16, but it is unclear if the loss is…

Nearly 70,000 years ago, modern humans created stunning rock art in an unexpected place: the tropical Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The finding, announced in January, made headlines for being the oldest known rock art in the world.But the discovery’s location also highlighted another surprising finding: that members of our species, Homo sapiens, were thriving in the tropics tens of thousands of years ago.Researchers have long thought that early humans didn’t live in tropical rainforests, as these places haven’t yielded human fossils and are teeming with dangerous life, including venomous animals, poisonous plants and parasites that would deter early populations.But that…

Volkswagen plans to slash up to 100,000 jobs and halt production at four German plants in a sweeping cost-cutting drive that could rank among the largest corporate layoffs in history. The cuts, which were first reported by the German business daily Manager Magazin, would eliminate close to one in six of the automaker’s roughly 625,000 roles worldwide as Europe’s largest carmaker battles Chinese rivals, US tariffs and worsening profits. The plan would accelerate VW’s existing target to cut 50,000 jobs in Germany by 2030 and reduce domestic manufacturing capacity by 500,000 vehicles. The new proposal could add another 50,000 job…

GREENBELT, Md. — President Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton pleaded guilty Friday to a single count of hoarding national defense information while working in the White House, leaving the 77-year-old facing up to five years in federal prison. Bolton, an Iran hawk and former US ambassador to the United Nations, copped to the charge during a brief hearing in federal court just outside Washington, responding to a judge who asked whether he was guilty: “I am, Your Honor, and sorry for it.” The charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, but US Attorney Kelly Hayes…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A court document released by the White House revealed that the National Park Service (NPS) plans to drain the reflecting pool again after Independence Day to conduct repairs after it was allegedly vandalized.In the document, which was filed in federal court on Thursday, NPS Deputy Director for Operations Frank Lands states that on June 9, U.S. Park Police responded to a report of damage to the reflecting pool.Lands stated that the damage to the pool included caulk over the foam sealant that was cut with a “sharp knife or razor” and “destruction…

Your Preview Pass expires in 00:00 Sign In with TV Provider Don’t have a TV subscription? Sign Up NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Charlie Kirk’s accused assassin Tyler Robinson is expected to learn whether a Utah judge will grant his defense team’s request to have the potential death penalty taken off the table in response to alleged gag order violations by the prosecution Friday.Judge Tony Graf Jr. is expected to rule on whether prosecutors violated his gag order or state court rules and, if so, what the possible sanctions should be.Robinson’s defense team has said the only…

They’re spending lots on their tots as the weather gets hot.  New York City moms and dads aren’t sweating the small stuff this summer. They are, however, sweating bullets over the big tuition fees — some totaling over $30,000 — imposed by Big Apple day camps, as well as aftercare babysitters, for their kiddos.  “The cost of summer camp in New York City will blow your mind,” Chelsea Stelly, a Manhattan-based mother of three sons, captioned a toe-curling clip in which she reveals the exorbitant expense of summertime childcare across the boroughs.  The money-minded mama, a self-proclaimed “recovering Wall Streeter,”…