Country star John Rich🇺🇸 contacted the UNC fraternity brothers who saved an American flag from touching the ground during a protest and offered to play a free concert for them. He says he 'may' write them a new song, too.

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Retired U.S. Army Gen. Wesley Clarke joins #TheHill to discuss how Ukraine is in desperate need of U.S. funding and explains why the war is unlikely to end anytime soon: 'We can’t measure it on the clock.'

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Music by artists like Taylor Swift and Drake will return to TikTok following a new deal with Universal Music Group (UMG). trib.al/D253Rw8

A Missouri couple is fighting to save their newborn twins after the family’s insurance said it won’t cover a potentially life-saving treatment. trib.al/PoUNNpS

It’s going to be quite the party at the University of North Carolina thanks to nearly half a million dollars donated in honor of the fraternity brothers who protected the U.S. flag from protesters. trib.al/3AImI37

Credit card rates are at or near all-time peaks, and mortgage rates have more than doubled in recent years. According to LendingTree, the average credit card interest rate in America today is 24.66%. trib.al/AaCbxQ6

A London-based fashion brand has created a pair of jeans that features what can only be described as a pee stain in the crotch area, according to multiple outlets. trib.al/ElCoPRy

Despite billions in U.S. aid, the war in Ukraine is unlikely to end soon, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said at a Senate hearing Thursday. trib.al/ynkrXLg

Former President Trump’s trial in New York entered its 10th day on Thursday, with Keith Davidson on the witness stand. trib.al/K01q7BH

Jarrod Bernstein, president of the Zioness Movement and former White House Jewish public liaison with the Obama administration, joins “NewsNation Now” to discuss the ongoing student protests. trib.al/W2WcDIl

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) ordered the state on Thursday to defy new changes to Title IX that add protections for transgender students. trib.al/jDj0uSB

Southern California’s bioluminescence events are sights many nighttime beachgoers have on their bucket list. trib.al/RtVEB3R

The major traffic artery linking New England with New York will be closed in Connecticut for days after a tanker fire damaged a bridge over Interstate 95, Gov. Ned Lamont said Thursday. trib.al/aSZAd5C

Police arrested pro-Palestine protesters on college campuses across the country, notably at the University of California, Los Angeles, where chaotic scenes played out early Thursday as officers in riot gear surged against a crowd of demonstrators. trib.al/y8IwJxz

A nurse with UPMC Altoona was fired and later charged over the possible diversion of controlled substances in late 2023, the Office of the Attorney General (AG) said. trib.al/wjXlsym

'We were there defending our brothers and there wasn't gonna be anything that was gonna stop us from going to that flag.' Three fraternity brothers speak about why they protected an American flag during a pro-Palestine protest at UNC's campus: trib.al/0GIhiqQ #OnBalance

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is poised to join Speaker Mike Johnson in inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver an address to Congress. trib.al/0lVYcsD

Universal Orlando Resort is sharing more details about Super Nintendo World, one of the five new “worlds” at its new Epic Universe theme park. trib.al/tieYS3p

Since 1994, federal law has required people buying a gun to undergo a background check. But many buyers have circumvented this step by purchasing from an unlicensed dealer on the internet, at flea markets and at gun shows. trib.al/pfiMdM3

The IRS is changing things up. The tax agency said Thursday it will be “taking swift and aggressive action” to crack down on people and companies not paying taxes properly. trib.al/wavExWH