Social Security recipients will get a 2.8% cost-of-living boost in 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration’s annual cost-of-living adjustment will go up by 2.8% in 2026, translating…
US strike in Caribbean targets alleged drug-running boat, killing 6
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has conducted its 10th strike on a suspected drug-running boat, Defense Secretary…
Black enrollment is down at selective colleges, data shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — After decades of gradual growth, the number of Black students enrolling at many elite colleges…
US military flew supersonic B-1 bombers close to Venezuela
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military flew a pair of supersonic, heavy bombers up to the coast of…
Trump administration OKs oil and gas drilling in Alaska wildlife refuge
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday finalized plans to open the coastal plain of Alaska’s…
Illegal immigrant semitrailer driver charged in deadly California crash, officials say
A 21-year-old semitruck driver accused of being under the influence of drugs and causing a fiery crash that…
More elected Democrats report tense encounters with immigration agents around Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — Hoan Huynh was going door-to-door informing businesses of ramped up immigration enforcement on Chicago’s North…
Cuban man deported to African prison under the Trump immigration crackdown is on a hunger strike
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A Cuban man deported by the United States to the African nation…
Vance slams Israel’s parliament vote on West Bank annexation
JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance criticized Thursday Israel’s parliament vote on West Bank annexation, saying…
US strikes eighth alleged drug-carrying boat, in the Pacific
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military launched its eighth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel, killing two people…
Man taken into custody after driving his car into security gate outside White House, authorities say
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man was taken into custody late Tuesday after driving his car into a security…
Federal judge orders removal of social media posts in McIver case
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A federal judge overseeing the Trump administration’s prosecution of U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver on…