Cleanup efforts begin after Helene leaves dozens dead and millions without power
Crews are beginning cleanup efforts on Saturday, more than 24 hours after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida.
Iran Revolutionary Guard general died in Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah leader, reports say
A prominent general in Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard died in an Israeli airstrike that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, ...
Urban communities that lack shade sizzle when it’s hot. Trees are a climate change solution
Along a busy road in west Detroit, there’s little respite from the sun for residents stopping for gasoline, attending places ...
Walz is to attend the University of Michigan football game before final prep for Tuesday’s debate
Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz is set to make his final major campaign appearance before the coming week’s debate at a football game between the ...
Social Security COLA raise: How much will recipients get in 2025?
The Social Security Administration is less than two weeks away from announcing its cost of living adjustment (COLA), the annual bump in recipients’ payments to help them deal with inflation.
Tips for shopping for Medicare Advantage plans
Shopping season for Medicare coverage is about to begin. With it comes the annual onslaught of TV ads and choices to consider. People eligible for the federal government’s Medicare program will ...
Medicare Advantage shopping season arrives with a dose of confusion and some political implications
Thinner benefits and coverage changes await many older Americans shopping for health insurance this fall. That’s if their ...
Hassan Nasrallah, longtime leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, is killed by his archenemy Israel
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who transformed the Lebanese militant group into a potent paramilitary and political force ...
The new top youth official at the UN talks about what’s in it for young people
Dr. Felipe Paullier is quick to say he doesn’t speak for the world’s roughly 2 billion tweens, teens and young adults. But as the United Nations’ first ...
17 people have been killed in 2 mass shootings in the same town in South Africa
Seventeen people including 15 women were killed in two mass shootings that took place in close proximity to each other in a rural town in South Africa, police said Saturday. A ...
After a chaotic Congress, lawmakers head home to ask voters: How about another term?
Congress is off for the campaign season, as lawmakers from one of the most chaotic and unproductive legislative sessions in modern times try to persuade voters to keep them on ...
Flooding in Nepal’s capital kills at least 32 people, with 12 still missing
Flooding caused by continuous rainfall has killed at least 32 people in Nepal’s capital, and another 12 are reported missing, police said Saturday. Seventeen people ...