Social Security provides benefits to over 71 million Americans, including retirees, veterans, and dependents. Benefits are initially calculated based on a worker’s earnings history. However, to prevent these payments from losing value over time, annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) were created by law in 1973 and took effect in 1975. The COLA varies each year. For […]
Watch: Sean “Diddy” Combs’ homes raided by government The Department of Homeland Security has searched two homes belonging to Sean “Diddy” Combs while he is on trial and under investigation for sex trafficking. Sean “Diddy” Combs, the subject of two federal raids and a sex trafficking investigation, was arrested in Manhattan on Monday. Combs’ attorney […]
Suspect in second Trump assassination attempt appeared in federal court The suspected gunman in the second assassination attempt on Donald Trump has been charged in federal court. The wife of Republican Representative Mark Green from Tennessee has accused him of having an affair, several media outlets reported. Green, chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, had […]
Severe flooding on N. Lake Park Boulevard in Carolina Beach, NC Deane Pye, who has lived in Carolina Beach his entire life, talks about some of the worst flooding he has experienced in his life on this beach in a video provided by Evan Pye. The Wilmington area felt the effects of a possible tropical […]
Jason Kelce on his new job as ESPN analyst Jason Kelce, an already busy man, prepares for a new job as a football analyst for ESPN and tells Mackenzie Salmon what his strengths will be. Sport in Seriousness PHILADELPHIA — Jason Kelce can definitely be called a “personality candidate.” This is why ESPN was ultimately […]
The South Dakota Department of Corrections announced that the state’s largest prison has been placed on lockdown. The South Dakota State Penitentiary and the Jameson Annex, an adjacent maximum security prison, were placed on lockdown late Sunday evening. “We do not currently know how long the curfew will last,” the DOC statement said. “We will […]
Due to severe weather on Monday, the following locations and events in New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender counties will be closed, canceled or postponed. This file will be updated as new information becomes available. Brunswick County Government Brunswick County government will be closed Tuesday due to severe weather conditions. All Brunswick County government offices, libraries, […]
Gorman Thomas on the Brewers’ managerial change during the 1982 season Gorman Thomas and producer Kelly Kahl, both involved in the documentary “Just a Bit Outside” about the 1982 Brewers, remember a managerial change in the middle of the season. The smell of bratwurst and beer will fill the parking lots this week during tailgate […]
Top astronomy events for September 2024 From a close encounter with Saturn to the changing of the seasons, here are the most important astronomy events in September 2024. Temperatures are cooling down… slightly, and fall is on its way. Another supermoon heralds the start of harvest season. September’s full moon, also known as the “Harvest […]
Ravens have problems against Raiders, Vikings win over 49ers Prince Grimes analyzes all the ups and downs of the second week of the 2024 NFL season. Sport in Seriousness Week 2 in the NFL is almost complete and two emerging NFC playoff contenders are closing out Monday Night Football. The Atlanta Falcons will look to […]
