Many Americans might start paying less for their credit cards soon. This is because the government has made a new rule that says late fees can’t be more than $8 each month. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says this change could save families $10 billion every year.
Greece legalized Same-Sex marriage and equal parental adoption rights in Greece. Celebrations erupted in Athens as supporters cheered, while opponents, including Orthodox Church affiliates, protested with banners and prayers. Although Greece became the 16th European Union Country to Allow Same-Sex marriage.
California socialite Rebecca Grossman was sentenced to 15 years to life for killing two boys, Mark, 11, and Jacob Iskander, 8, in a hit-and-run while speeding in 2020. Despite her claims of innocence, Grossman showed no remorse. Prosecutors sought a harsher sentence of 34 years to life.
Facebook, Instagram and other Meta sites went down starting around 10 a.m. Eastern on Tuesday, according to Down Detector, a website that tracks user reports of telecommunication and internet disruptions. There were more than 300,000 reports of outages for Facebook and 40,000 reports for Instagram on tracking website Downdetector.com.
Aleksei A. Navalny, known for challenging Russia’s security establishment, released a daring video in December 2020. In it, he claims to have tricked a Russian intelligence officer into admitting to a plot to kill him by poisoning his underpants.
Newly released bodycam footage from a NYC shooting reveals an NYPD officer firing at a man holding his mother by the neck, screaming about a knife, shot dead. Police responded to a 911 call reporting a violent, possibly drug-induced situation in the Bronx.
Trump seeks a $100 million bond to delay a $454 million judgment in his civil fraud case, admitting he may need to sell properties without relief. His lawyers request postponement of various penalties, including loan restrictions and business bans.