Millions face skyrocketing health insurance costs unless Congress acts
WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s bipartisan support in Congress for extending tax credits that have made health insurance more…
Applications for jobless benefits jump to 263,000 last week, most in nearly 4 years
WASHINGTON — In another grim sign for the U.S. labor market, jobless claim applications jumped to their highest…
A by-the-numbers look at E-Verify, the US system used to determine employment eligibility
OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine (AP) — Some U.S. businesses verify applicants’ eligibility to work using an online government…
4 key decisions for early retirement
I was chatting with a friend the other day about his retirement — possibly an early one. At…
Judge halts access to personal information of 79M Medicaid enrollees
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ordered the nation’s health department to stop giving deportation officials access to…
Social Security’s 90th anniversary marked by funding threats and privatization talk
WASHINGTON — When President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law 90 years ago this…
Applications for jobless benefits fell last week, still in historically healthy range
The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits fell modestly last week, remaining in the historically low range…
Social Security may be more threatened than ever as it marks 90th year
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law 90 years ago…
Kim Jong Un’s sister rejects South Korea’s peace efforts, says no interest in talks
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rebuffed overtures by…
UnitedHealth says it is under a federal investigation and cooperating
UnitedHealth Group says it is cooperating with federal criminal and civil investigations involving its market-leading Medicare business. The…
’The Tilting House’ Review: a novel about coming of age in Communist Cuba
Yuri is a 16-year-old orphan who lives simply with her religious aunt in a big, old house in…
Medicaid for immigrants in US illegally being limited or ended in 3 states
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — For nearly 20 years, Maria would call her sister — a nurse in Mexico…