Social security unable to pay benefits by 2034
Social security will have to cut benefits in 2034, according to an annual report from the Program and Medicare…
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White House wants to improve housing affordability
White House officials are outlining plans to build and restore more than 2 million homes. It’s a response to the volcanic rise in housing prices over…
Continue ReadingSheriff: Man arrested after stealing items from ‘bait car’
A 28-year-old was booked into jail early Tuesday morning after he broke into a “bait car” and stole several items from it, according to the…
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Brady, Bucs embrace challenge of repeating as SB champions
By The Associated Press It’s Super Bowl or bust for Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who embrace the challenge of becoming the first…
Continue ReadingWhat the data reveals about children and Covid-19 in the US
By Daniel Wolfe and Priya Krishnakumar, CNN As students and staff return to school, the highly transmissible Delta variant of Covid-19 has caused…
Continue Reading Phillies-Nationals rained out; makeup scheduled for Thursday
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies’ game at the Washington Nationals has been postponed by rain as the remnants of Hurricane Ida pass…
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Teen sentenced in death of undercover detective, informant
CLEVELAND (AP) — A teenager involved in a botched robbery that ended with the fatal shooting of an undercover Cleveland detective and his informant…
Continue Reading Russian-brokered cease-fire takes hold in southern Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian and opposition media are reporting that a Russian-negotiated cease-fire has taken effect in a volatile southern city, ending…
Continue Reading Rep. Jamie Raskin’s book ‘Unthinkable’ coming out Jan. 4
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland is working on a memoir in which he will reflect on the Jan.…
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BP: Yuma agents catch more than 2,700 migrants within a couple of days
The U.S. Border Patrol reports agent have caught over 2,700 undocumented migrants within a matter of four…
Continue Reading President’s murder inquiry slow amid Haiti’s multiple crises
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — It’s been nearly two months since Haitian President…
Continue Reading Church: Talks on Sri Lankan blasts require gov’t credibility
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Sri Lankan Roman Catholic leader says the government must win back the confidence…
Continue Reading Flash floods, storms hit parts of Spain
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Flash floods have swept cars down streets in a seaside town in northeastern Spain as other parts of the country were hit by…
Continue Reading Judge: Ahmaud Arbery’s past troubles irrelevant to trial
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia judge says he won’t allow attorneys for the men charged with killing Ahmaud…
Continue Reading German central bank inundated with money damaged in floods
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s central bank says it has been inundated with more than 50 million euros’ ($59 million) worth of damaged bank notes…
Continue Reading Water ruling gives hope to opponents of Okefenokee mine plan
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has struck down a Trump-era rule that eliminated federal protections for some wetlands and…
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Private schools gain popularity due to pandemic’s effect on public school
It’s been a roller coaster for public schools the last year and half due to the pandemic and many parents have had…
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Afghans face hunger crisis, adding to Taliban’s challenges
By KATHY GANNON, RAHIM FAIEZ and EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An official says the United Nations’ stockpiles of…
Continue ReadingStephen Amell says he had ‘too many drinks’ before being asked to leave flight
By Marianne Garvey, CNN “Arrow” actor Stephen Amell says he feels “deeply ashamed” about his behavior aboard a flight in…
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Groups: Both sides used starvation as tool in Yemen war
Two human rights groups have accused both sides in the Yemen conflict of using starvation as a weapon of…
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