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Social Security COLA 2027: How much payments are projected to increase
Social Security recipients are projected to get a bigger cost-of-living increase next year to counter a rise in inflation.
Social Security recipients are projected to get a bigger cost-of-living increase next year to counter a rise in inflation.
Support for restricting student cellphone use in schools is gaining momentum across the U.S., with a new survey showing that the majority of adults now favor banning phones during class.
More news is coming in this week as President Donald Trump says he will halt new strikes against Iran for now. In his social media post this weekend, Trump said Israel is joining his commitment to end the war by implementing the ceasefire deal. Israel did not publicly comment on the announcement. LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall is speaking with Prof. Alon Burstein with the @Israel-Palestine-Report as reports emerge that indicate Israel has now shared “serious security concerns” with the White House surrounding a proposed disarmament deal with Hamas.
We are gathering more information this weekend as emergency responders in Washington issued emergency Level 3 evacuation orders as crews battled the Old Trails Fire. According to our partners at FOX 13 Seattle, fire officials are upstaffing extra equipment as windy, dry conditions create rapid fire spread risks across the Inland Northwest through the weekend. Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown, Gov. Bob Ferguson, Commissioner of Public Lands Dave Upthegrove, and other elected and emergency officials gave an update on the efforts to contain the wildfires on Sunday.
Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, was hospitalized Sunday morning after the vehicle she was riding in was struck in a hit-and-run crash that also injured her driver, according to the Toledo Police Department.
New data ranked the best and worst states to have a baby in 2026. See which states made the top and bottom of the list.
A new judicial ruling clarifies a legal decision that won’t extend to football players who signed professional contracts and later tried to back out of their deals.
Consuming less of this during pregnancy and the first years of life may lower the risk of developing dementia decades later.
Hackers are hijacking hotel Wi-Fi gateways to redirect business travelers to convincing Microsoft 365 login pages.