Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler said Thursday night that her agency has suspended “6,900 Minnesota borrowers” over suspected fraudulent activity in connection with COVID-era loan programs. Loeffler said the SBA reviewed thousands of potentially “fraudulent” Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) payments approved in Minnesota last week. , Source…
andrea adelsonJan 1, 2026, 03:36 PM ET to close ACC Reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduated from University of Florida. Miami Gardens, Florida – Coach Dan Lanning said his defense did not play up to its standard in its first playoff game, oregon duck produced a postseason performance that had not been seen in over…
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says he is ready to talk with the Trump administration on drug trafficking and the country’s oil reserves, but he dodged the bullet when asked about the recent CIA drone strike inside his South American nation. “The US government knows, because we have told many of their spokesmen, that if they…
Dj Bien-AimeJanuary 1, 2026, 06:00 am ET to close DJ Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He joined ESPN in July 2022 after covering the New York Jets for the New York Daily News. He is a former athlete who finished his college career at Louisville. You can catch the DJ on his show…
Newly sworn-in New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed several executive orders on his first day in office on Thursday, including rescinding most of the executive orders issued by former Mayor Eric Adams after he was convicted in September 2024. “We talk about this day as a new era. And to bring it about… Source…
People celebrate the New Year at the Bank of China building in Central in Hong Kong, China, January 1, 2026. Lam Yik | Reuters South Korea’s Kospi hit a new record Friday as Asia-Pacific markets kicked off the new year trading mixed. The Kospi was up 0.65%, and hit a record high. Heavyweight Samsung Electronics…
The fact that the College Football Playoff quarterfinal round kicks off just before the transfer portal officially opens epitomizes a sport where the present and future constantly clash. Four unfortunate teams will see their future become the present, after losses in much-anticipated quarterfinal matchups. Alabama became the third team off the board following its loss…
President Trump said in a new interview about his health that he has rejected his doctors’ advice to take less aspirin for heart prevention because he has been taking it for more than two decades and is “a little superstitious.” “They say aspirin is good for thinning the blood, and I don’t want thick blood……
Singapore tops the list in the 2025 Global Talent Competitiveness Index by INSEAD and Portulans Institute. Calvin Chan Wai Meng | E+ | Getty Images Singapore’s economy expanded 5.7% year on year for the fourth quarter, driven mainly by strong manufacturing growth in the three months through December. The Ministry of Trade and Industry said…
Tenth-seeded Miami became the first double-digit seed to reach the semifinals in the 12-team era, continuing its strength in the field by defeating defending national champion Ohio State 24–14 on New Year’s Eve. They will face the winner of Thursday night’s Allstate Sugar Bowl – No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 6 Ole Miss – in…
