Even if a U.S. government shutdown begins on Oct. 1, the 74 million Americans who collect Social Security will continue receiving their monthly checks, although some services could be disrupted due to a potential halt in federal activities, according to experts. Social Security benefits are covered by mandatory spending, which means that the funding for the…
The 22-year-old man charged with killing Charlie Kirk appeared in court remotely on Monday. During the hearing, the suspect and his newly appointed legal counsel decided they want a preliminary hearing where the judge will determine if there is enough evidence against him to go forward with a trial. Prosecutors have charged Tyler Robinson with aggravated…
On Sept. 29, 1916, it was front page news that a surge in Standard Oil’s stock price likely made oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller America’s first billionaire. More than a century later, the United States is home to hundreds of billionaires whose fortunes increasingly come from technology and financial markets. Together, they control a growing…
Investigators will be back at the scene Monday in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, where a shooting and fire at a church left at least four people dead. The FBI is investigating the incident as “an act of targeted violence.” About 100 people were inside the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on McClandlish Road…
In the wake of Sunday’s deadly mass shooting at a Michigan church, one worshipper who escaped the attack described the fear he felt running from gunfire and looking for his family. “That was the scariest moment of my life, not knowing if my family was OK,” Paul Kirby said Monday on “CBS Mornings.” Kirby’s wife and…
Missed the second half of the show? the latest on…Amid historic flooding in North Carolina from the remnants from Hurricane Helene, FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell tells “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that “I don’t know that anybody could be fully prepared for the amount of flooding and landslides that they are experiencing right now”,…
3m ago Pentagon shutdown plan calls for 334,904 civilian workers to be furloughed The Defense Department, which the Trump administration has rebranded the Department of War, released its contingency plans for a shutdown over the weekend. The document says 334,904 of the department’s 741,477 civilian workers would be furloughed in the event of a…
Washington — Congress appears to be barreling toward another government shutdown, with President Trump and congressional Republicans at odds with Democrats over the path forward for averting a lapse in federal funding. Mr. Trump said Sunday that a shutdown is likely, rejecting Democrats’ push for Congress to permanently extend enhanced tax credits for Americans enrolled…
Video game company Electronic Arts (EA), known as the maker of the “The Sims” and “Madden NFL,” is being acquired in a $55 billion deal. The California-based company said Monday it had entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by a consortium of companies that includes Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund PIF; private equity…
President Trump had said he will send troops to Portland to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, which he said were “under attack.” PORTLAND, Ore. — Hours before the Trump administration federalized 200 Oregon National Guard members, President Donald Trump during a Sunday morning interview with NBC appeared to be cooling on his plans…