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HOUSEWORK DISPARITY
A new Pew study shows that men and women are making about the same amount of money in their careers, but women are picking up a heavier load when it comes to housework and caregiving. Meanwhile, men are spending more time on leisure and at work. The number of women who earn as much or significantly more than their husbands has tripled over the last 50 years.
100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE
Time has released its annual list of the 100 Most Influential People of 2023. The list was divided into different categories, including artists, innovators, and titans. The list included a range of individuals, from actor Michael B. Jordan to Disney CEO Bob Iger, as well as Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelensky.
TIKTOK BAN
Montana could become the first state to completely ban TikTok. The bill moving through the state legislature proposes a $10,000 fine for anyone who violates the ban, each day they do so. It's worth noting that Montana's governor has already banned TikTok on government devices.
Monday's system was relatively weak, but the state is so saturated that additional rain and snow risked new floods and mudslides.
Matteo Messina Denaro, 60, has been convicted of dozens of murders in absentia.
“Do you know what it feels like to have a bunch of men in this room looking at your top trying to determine if it’s appropriate or not?” asked Rep. Ashley Aune, a Democrat who opposed the restrictions.
The bill allows people 16 or older to change their gender on identity documents without a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria.
The Rev. Bernice King denounced politicians who quote a "comfortable and convenient King" while ignoring his calls for racial and economic justice.
A missing clouded leopard shut down the Dallas Zoo on Friday as police helped search for the animal.
Rebecca Walser, a financial planner and author of "Wealth Unbroken: Growing Wealth Uninterrupted by Market Crashes, Taxes, and Even Death," offers some advice to potential Mega Millions winners.
The CEO of the King Center in Atlanta says she hopes to spur progress during this year's observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day by helping more Americans personalize the struggle for racial equity and harmony.
Presley, who shared her father’s brooding charisma, released her own rock albums in the 2000s.
This Friday the 13th could make one Mega Millions player very lucky. The jackpot has swelled to $1.35 billion with the next drawing scheduled for Jan. 13.
