CHICAGO – Illinois residents will be getting surprise checks in their mailboxes this summer as part of the state’s effort to return unclaimed money. What we know: The Illinois State Treasurer’s Office is mailing out $45 million to nearly 600,000 people through its Enhanced Money Match program. The initiative uses existing data to identify people … Read more
Source: Aerial image via Vexcel Imaging Note: Flood-risk area includes regions with a 1 percent chance of flooding each year and the river’s “floodway” The New York Times For decades, girls have flocked to Camp Mystic to spend their summer days canoeing and fishing the Guadalupe River before retreating to bunk beds in rustic cabins … Read more
REAL ESTATE NEW HOMESJuly 04, 2025 by Anthony Teles 633 Hard-Hat Tours and Buyer Incentives Mark Summer Momentum at Westbend Residences Activity is ramping up at Westbend Residences, Mattamy Homes’ 13-storey condominium development now under construction on Bloor near High Park in Toronto’s West End. Earlier this month, the team hosted an event onsite that welcomed prospective … Read more
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday reiterated her desire to “eliminate” the Federal Emergency Management Agency and overhaul the way it operates. “Federal emergency management should be state and locally led, rather than how it has operated for decades,” Noem said to open a meeting of the FEMA Review Council, created by President Donald … Read more
CNN — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth did not inform the White House before he authorized a pause on weapons shipments to Ukraine last week, according to five sources familiar with the matter, setting off a scramble inside the administration to understand why the halt was implemented and explain it to Congress and the Ukrainian … Read more
Beverley Mitchell, who you may remember best as Lucy Camden on 7th Heaven, popped by to chat with Danielle Fishel, Rider Strong, and Will Friedle on their Pod Meets World podcast. It was a celebration of all things retro and ’90s with this crew, especially when Mitchell started talking about her costar and pal Jessica … Read more
Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. There are two fun poet clues in today’s Mini Crossword, which I appreciated as an English major. I admit that 8-Across, the … Read more
(Reuters) -Amazon (AMZN) is considering another multibillion-dollar investment in AI firm Anthropic to strengthen their strategic partnership, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing people with knowledge of the talks. The e-commerce giant has considered expanding its investment beyond the $8 billion already committed in November last year, the report said. Anthropic declined to comment … Read more
NEED TO KNOW Jaden Smith turned 27 years old on Tuesday, July 8 His father, Will Smith, marked the occasion on Instagram The tribute included throwback photos of the birthday boy Will Smith is celebrating his son Jaden Smith on his 27th birthday! On Tuesday, July 8, the dad of three celebrated his middle child’s special … Read more
Mondelēz Global LLC has voluntarily recalled four carton sizes of Ritz Peanut Butter Cracker Sandwiches after discovering some products were mislabeled, according to a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcement issued Tuesday. The affected products, which are manufactured in the U.S. and distributed nationwide, include individually wrapped sandwiches that may be incorrectly labeled as the … Read more