Social Security checks to get huge boost next year
Millions of retirees on social security will get a 5.9% boost in benefits for 20-22 which is the biggest cost-of-living adjustment in 39…
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Biden Administration plans offshore wind farm expansion
The Biden Administration is planning to aggressively expand offshore wind energy capacity in the U.S., holding as many as seven sales for new…
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Gary Paulsen, author of young adult novel ‘Hatchet,’ dies at age 82
By Eric Levenson, CNN Gary Paulsen, the acclaimed young adult author known for his wilderness adventure novels “Hatchet,”…
Continue Reading US Border Patrol found two young sisters wandering alone near the Arizona border
By Joe Sutton and Dakin Andone, CNN US Border Patrol is working to reunite with their family two young girls found Tuesday wandering near…
Continue Reading Alex Murdaugh arrested on new charges after release from Florida drug rehab center
By Gregory Lemos and Jason Hanna, CNN Alex Murdaugh, a once-prominent South Carolina attorney embroiled in scandals including alleged life insurance…
Continue Reading Alex Murdaugh taken into custody in Florida
By Gregory Lemos, CNN Alex Murdaugh has been taken into custody in Orlando, Florida, on two felony counts of Obtaining Property by False Pretenses,…
Continue Reading The problem with the term ‘Asian American,’ according to Jay Caspian Kang
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Will Asian Americans become White? The question — which considers whether Asian Americans will fully assimilate into the…
Continue Reading Federal grand jury investigating Kansas City cop who allegedly ‘exploited and terrorized’ Black residents for decades
By Scott Glover and Daniel A. Medina, CNN Federal prosecutors in Kansas have launched a criminal grand jury investigation into a retired Kansas City…
Continue Reading Civil rights leader Timuel Black dies at 102
By Carma Hassan and Christina Carrega, CNN Civil rights leader Timuel Black died Wednesday at the age of 102, according to a statement from the…
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Stocks soar as America’s biggest banks are booming
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Several of America’s largest financial firms reported strong earnings and revenue Thursday thanks to solid…
Continue Reading Robert Durst, eccentric figure made infamous in ‘The Jinx,’ sentenced to life without parole for first-degree murder of best friend
By Steve Almasy, Cheri Mossburg and Stephanie Becker, CNN Robert Durst, the notorious subject of the HBO docuseries “The Jinx” who was…
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FDA panel endorses lower-dose Moderna COVID shot for booster
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press A panel of U.S. health advisers has endorsed booster shots for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine.…
Continue Reading Business leaders expect supply chain turmoil to last well into 2022
The ongoing supply chain crisis isn’t going to end anytime soon, according to a new survey of chief financial…
Continue Reading UK bakery banned from using sprinkles which are legal in the US
By Jack Guy, CNN The owner of a bakery in northern England has been left with a bitter taste in his mouth after authorities told him he had to stop…
Continue Reading John Deere workers go on strike after rejecting wage deal
About 10,000 members of the United Auto Workers union went on strike against farm and construction equipment maker John Deere early Thursday…
Continue Reading A migration crisis is ballooning in Latin America
By Daniela Mohor W., CNN One recent Saturday morning, Cristina Oyarzo, a 41-year-old historian who lives in the coastal Chilean city of Iquique, near…
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Portland police: Anarchists damage businesses in downtown Portland; damage in excess of $500K
A group of around 100 “anarchists” caused more than $500,000 worth of damage to businesses and government buildings in downtown Portland Tuesday…
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A more comfortable goodbye? Vets bring pet euthanasia home
Services that offer home euthanasia for pets have been busy since the pandemic led to restrictions on humans inside veterinary practices and animal…
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Michigan family donates new tool to save lives after son dies in an ice pond
The family of a local 4-year-old boy who died after falling through an iced over pond in Isabella County last year is hoping to prevent the tragedy…
Continue Reading New Public Service Loan Forgiveness rules: What borrowers need to know
By Katie Lobosco, CNN The US Department of Education recently announced significant changes to a federal student loan forgiveness program that aims…
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