Current forecasts place the 2027 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment near 3.5%, but the official figure cannot be calculated until August and September CPI-W data are released.
The 2027 COLA is not official, but the latest estimates put it around 3.4% to 3.6%. The August and September CPI-W readings will decide the final number and how much reaches retirees after …
The official 2027 Social Security increase is still weeks away, but three current estimates now cluster between 3.4% and 3.6%. Two inflation reports will decide whether retirees land near t…
Target pulled a children’s clown costume after its exaggerated grin and dark face covering drew comparisons to blackface minstrelsy. The backlash shows how old racist imagery can still surf…
Target has withdrawn a children’s clown costume after critics said its design resembled blackface and minstrel-show caricatures. The retailer called the item offensive and said it is review…
A children’s Halloween costume disappeared from Target’s assortment after critics linked its design to blackface minstrelsy. Here is what the company said, what the product looked like and …
Target removed a $25 children’s clown costume after social-media critics said its imagery echoed blackface and minstrel-show stereotypes. The retailer apologized and says it is reviewing ho…
The summer battlefield in Ukraine showed how FPV density, mid-range strike drones and electronic warfare are replacing the old idea of a narrow front line.
Russia failed to turn its 2026 summer offensive into a decisive breakthrough, but the battlefield became wider, more fragmented and more lethal as drones, infiltration teams and deep strike…
New Ukrainian Orthodox missions in Illinois, North Carolina and Pennsylvania are emerging alongside a larger post-2022 immigrant population. Shared Protestant spaces and growing use of Engl…
French astronaut Sophie Adenot will perform her second spacewalk to finish replacing a faulty antenna outside the International Space Station, a mission that remained incomplete after her f…
Pennsylvania reported its first measles deaths in 35 years, with two unvaccinated residents of Lancaster County dying amid a statewide outbreak. The cases are part of a national surge that …
Dolly Parton, the country music icon known for hits like «Jolene» and «I Will Always Love You,» has died at 80. The singer built a career spanning decades, unifying audiences with her rhine…
The art market rewards visibility, narrative and recognisable signatures. That does not make contemporary art empty, but it raises a harder question about craft, form and aesthetic responsi…
A contractor's decision to store staging credentials in a Google Doc with link-based access led to the document being indexed by Google Search, exposing the company's passwords. The inciden…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested nearly 50,000 people in July, the highest monthly total of the second Trump administration, according to new data analyzed by the Associate…
The Australian government has approved a plan to create a large koala national park in New South Wales that will protect threatened species and cap logging, but the inclusion of carbon cred…
Dolly Parton, who died at 80, built a philanthropy empire rooted in her father’s inability to read or write, launching the Imagination Library that has mailed over 270 million books.
The latest episode of «Star Trek: Strange New Worlds» transforms the Enterprise crew into puppets, blending comedy with emotional depth as Spock navigates personal changes.
Artemev was funding ageing research before 2008, but the law-enforcement confrontation around Euroset pushed his life and capital decisively out of Russia. His later science portfolio grew …
Republican Scott Singer, a former Boca Raton mayor, says he is ready to flip Florida's newly redrawn 25th Congressional District, a toss-up race that could determine the House majority. The…
Nikita Bier, the former head of product at X, is offering paid video consultations through the Intro platform. The sessions, priced at $7,500 per 15 minutes with a 30-minute minimum, are av…
BBC Earth has launched a continuous 24/7 livestream offering viewers around the world a window into nature and wildlife in stunning 4K resolution, from deep oceans to dramatic landscapes.
Lawmakers from both parties are pushing back against automatic license plate reader cameras, citing privacy concerns and cases of misuse by law enforcement.