Older American and others on Social Security could get a significant bump in their annual cost-of-living adjustment next year, with experts forecasting that the typical recipient could receive an additional $1,900 in 2023 to keep up with inflation. Many seniors have struggled this year as their 2022 bump, 5.9%, lagged …
Read More »3 charged with helping Mall of America shooting suspects flee
Police have arrested and charged three people, including two Best Western hotel employees, for allegedly helping the suspects in last week’s shooting at the Mall of America flee authorities. Denesh Raghubir, 21, Selena Raghubir, 23, and Delyanie Kwen-Shawn Arnold, 23, are each charged with one count of aiding an offender …
Read More »Transcript: Sen. Rick Scott on “Face the Nation,” Aug. 7, 2022
The following is a transcript of an interview with GOP Sen. Rick Scott of Florida that aired Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, on “Face the Nation.” MARGARET BRENNAN: And we go now to Capitol Hill and Florida Senator Rick Scott who is in between votes on the Senate floor. He’s also …
Read More »Dog left on balcony without water in extreme heat dies in Washington state; owner charged
A Washington state woman was arrested after she allegedly left her family’s dog on a balcony without water or shade during dangerous high temperatures, resulting in the dog’s death. A police animal control officer responded to calls from concerned neighbors and found the 5-year-old dog named Enzo in “severe distress.” …
Read More »Paul Sorvino, actor in “Goodfellas” and “Law & Order,” dies at 83
Paul Sorvino, an imposing actor who specialized in playing crooks and cops like Paulie Cicero in “Goodfellas” and the NYPD sergeant Phil Cerreta on “Law & Order,” has died. He was 83. His publicist Roger Neal said he died Monday morning in Indiana of natural causes. “Our hearts are broken, …
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Washington — The Supreme Court’s decision last month nullifying the constitutional right to an abortion has opened a path for organizations that aim to dissuade women from having abortions to expand their operations, especially in states that have banned the procedure or restricted access, prompting their few abortion clinics to …
Read More »Armed civilian neutralized Indiana mall shooter in just 15 seconds, authorities say
It took just 15 seconds for an armed civilian to neutralize a man who opened fire in a mall food court in Indiana on Sunday, authorities said. Three victims were killed and two more were wounded in the attack. The Tuesday statement was issued to correct a timeline of the …
Read More »Americans’ wages are lagging inflation — except for CEOs, whose pay jumped 18%
The CEOs of S&P 500 companies earned an average of $18.3 million last year — an increase of 18.2% and more than double the U.S. inflation rate, according to a new report from the AFL-CIO labor union. The union’s annual report on executive compensation, which has become a benchmark for rising …
Read More »House passes first bills to restore abortion rights post
The House voted on a pair of bills aimed at restoring abortion rights nationwide in Democrats’ first legislative response to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision overturning Roe v. Wade. The Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022 passed the House with a vote of 219-210 and is an updated version of …
Read More »Judge orders Mexican cartel to pay billions of dollars for 2019 killings of nine American women and children
A Mexican drug cartel accused in the gruesome killings of nine women and children from an offshoot Mormon community must pay $1.5 billion to the families, a federal judge from North Dakota ruled. The family members of the victims filed a lawsuit accusing the Juarez cartel of carrying out the …
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