Biden renewed his call for levying a tax on billionaires, continued his fight against junk fees, cracked down on monopolistic practices and high drug prices.

While inflation is projected to fall in 2023, there is no quick fix to the country’s economic troubles.

The parents of Tyre Nichols attended President Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night. Nichols died days after he was beaten during a traffic stop by Memphis police officers.

A New Brunswick team has won the top prize at a toboggan championship south of the border for their expertly crafted sled. The Crazy Canucks took home the award for best crafted toboggan at the U.S. National Toboggan Championship in Camden, Maine.

A rescue worker in Syria says the earthquake has been catastrophic for people who’ve already endured so much misery due to their country’s ongoing civil war. Still, there are signs of hope among the ruins.

United States President Joe Biden says his government aims to keep “their commitment to seniors” by subsidising prescription drugs.

“As my football coach used to say, ‘lots of luck in your senior year,” Mr Biden said.

Early in his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Biden focused on semiconductors and the bipartisan legislation Congress passed last year to spur hundreds of billions of dollars in investments. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images

Joe Biden has been heckled by Republicans after he claimed “some” GOP members wanted to “take the economy hostage” by cutting Social Security and Medicare despite it being a failed proposal by Senator Rick Scott.