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August Social Security direct payment worth $967 goes out today

By Anna Giaritelli, BABACAR DIONERUKMINI CALLIMACHI, Benjamin Payne, Daniel Halper and Susan Ferrechio March 2, 2026 5:10 am

In this June 15, 2018, file photo, cash is fanned out from a wallet in North Andover, Massachusetts.

First round of August Social Security payments goes out in 12 days

Asher Notheis Mar 2, 2026

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, speaks during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting

Don’t expect big interest rate cuts immediately after Powell is replaced at Fed

Zach Halaschak Aug 1, 2025

Trump’s overhaul of Nuclear Regulatory Commission spurs fears of more delays

Callie Patteson Aug 1, 2025

Most Americans not getting COVID-19 booster this fall, survey says

Gabrielle M. Etzel Aug 1, 2025

This Dec. 1, 2012 file photo shows a silhouette of a crucifix and a stained glass window inside a Catholic Church in New Orleans. On Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, a Louisiana state grand jury charged a now-91-year-old disgraced priest, Lawrence Hecker, with sexually assaulting a teenage boy in 1975, an extraordinary prosecution that could shed new light on what Roman Catholic Church leaders knew about a child sex abuse crisis that persisted for decades and claimed hundreds of victims.

Attendance plunges at Los Angeles Catholic churches as parishioners stay home to avoid ICE

By Anna Giaritelli July 20, 2025 7:00 am

Senior adviser to Hegseth out at DOD

By Zach LaChance July 19, 2025 8:22 pm

Bessent advised Trump against firing Powell: Report

By Zach LaChance July 19, 2025 6:28 pm

A board above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the closing number for the Dow Jones industrial average, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Chances of a recession shrink significantly, per Polymarket

By Mia Cathell July 19, 2025 1:36 pm

Back of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement Field Officer, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025.

Illegal immigrant federally charged for faking ICE ‘kidnapping’

By Mia Cathell July 19, 2025 12:08 pm

A demonstrator wearing a mask depicting U.S. President Donald Trump holds a flag with the image of former President Jair Bolsonaro, during a rally in support of a proposed bill to grant amnesty to those arrested for storming government buildings in an alleged coup attempt in 2023, in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, May 7, 2025.

Rubio hits Brazilian judge with visa restrictions over Bolsonaro ‘witch hunt’

By Emily Hallas July 19, 2025 11:53 am

A Pride flag flies over the Franklin Pride festival, Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Franklin, Tennessee.

Conservative legal gains against LGBT agenda spur pride activism

By Emily Hallas July 19, 2025 7:00 am

Third round of Social Security payments issues in four days

By Asher Notheis July 19, 2025 7:00 am

August Social Security direct payment worth $967 goes in 13 days

By Asher Notheis July 19, 2025 7:00 am

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell arrives before a Senate Committee on Banking hearing, Wednesday, June 25, 2025,

An attempt by Trump to fire Powell would face major legal challenge

By Zach Halaschak July 19, 2025 7:00 am

Australian ambassador ‘confident’ AUKUS review will work out

By Mike Brest July 19, 2025 6:00 am

President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Trump Tower, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in New York.

Russia undeterred by Trump’s 50-day threat to end Ukraine war

By Mike Brest July 19, 2025 4:00 am