- Officials Agree Social Security, Medicare Are in Deep Trouble, but Solutions Mean Tough Choices
By Mark Tapscott
Social Security will be unable to pay full benefits a year earlier than previously projected, while Medicare’s insolvency date remains just five years away, ...
- Student injured in North Carolina high school shooting, suspect on the loose
By Louis Casiano
Father says his son will “remember this forever”
A gunman injured one student on Wednesday during a shooting at a North Carolina high school and a ...
- Texas Legislature Sends Election Reform Bill to Governor’s Desk
By Mimi Nguyen Ly
The Texas Legislature on Tuesday sent a bill to amend the state’s election code to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk, which is expected to ...
- Pentagon Acknowledges Americans ‘Stranded’ in Afghanistan After Pullout
By Jack Phillips
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby on Tuesday acknowledged that Americans were stranded in Afghanistan despite earlier comments to the contrary made by White House officials. He ...
- American Humane group says US left military dogs behind in Afghanistan
By Yaron Steinbuch
An animal rights group slammed the Biden administration after the US military was accused of leaving its contract dogs behind in Afghanistan ...
- Sen. McConnell on Total Withdrawal From Afghanistan: ‘One of the Worst Foreign Policy Decisions in American History’
By Masooma Haq
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) criticized President Joe Biden’s decision to completely withdraw from Afghanistan, calling it “one of the worst ...
- Vulnerable Democrats in Congress Distance Themselves From Biden
By Joseph Lord
As the 2022 midterm elections loom nearer, Democrats in vulnerable House and Senate seats are distancing themselves from President Joe Biden over his handling ...
- New Orleans Entirely Without Power, 911 Service Due to Ida: Officials
By Jack Phillips
All of New Orleans, Louisana, is now without power due to Hurricane Ida, according to the city’s emergency preparedness campaign.
Entergy, the main utility for ...
- Gas Prices to Rise as Hurricane Ida Shuts Down 95 Percent of Gulf’s Oil Production
By Jack Phillips
Hurricane Ida shut down more than 95 percent of the Gulf of Mexico’s oil production, said regulators, suggesting the Category 4 storm will have ...
- 47 Victims Rescued, 102 Arrested in Multi-State Human Trafficking Operation
By Allen Zhong
A human trafficking operation joined by 12 states has rescued 47 victims and arrested 102 people, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced on Aug. ...
- ‘Not a Day for Politics’: Psaki Answers US Lawmakers’ Calls for Biden to Resign
By Lorenz Duchamps
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday responded to calls from U.S. lawmakers urging President Joe Biden to resign after 13 U.S. service ...
- Supreme Court Blocks CDC Eviction Moratorium
By Mimi Nguyen Ly
Evictions to resume amid COVID-19 pandemic.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s eviction moratorium, thereby opening the ...
