Millions to get higher Social Security payments from bill Biden is signing
The bill Biden plans to sign on Sunday will allow roughly 3 million people to receive higher Social Security payments.
Border shelters relieved the pressure during migrant surges. Under Trump, they could become a target
When Roselins Sequera’s family of seven finally reached the U.S. from Venezuela, they spent weeks at a migrant shelter on the ...
A major winter storm threatens parts of the central U.S. with snow, ice and even blizzards
A major, disruptive winter storm was sweeping across the central U.S. on Sunday, forecasters said, bringing with it a dreaded combination of snow, ice and plunging temperatures. The National ...
Lawmakers brace for Trump’s promised Jan. 6 pardons. Some are urging restraint
The fourth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has a new focus as lawmakers brace for the prospect that President ...
Austrian People’s Party nominates Christian Stocker as interim leader after Nehammer resigns
Austrian People’s Party has nominated its General Secretary Christian Stocker as interim leader after the expected resignation of Chancellor Karl Nehammer, Austrian news agency APA ...
No Jan. 6 disruptions are expected as Trump’s win boosts Republicans’ faith in elections — for now
This Jan. 6 won’t be the same. Four years ago, then-President Donald Trump urged supporters to head to the Capitol to protest ...
TikTok creators left in limbo while awaiting decision on potential platform ban
Will TikTok be banned this month? That’s the pressing question keeping creators and small business owners in anxious limbo as they await a decision that could upend their livelihoods. The fate of ...
Israel kills a member of the Palestinian security forces who it says was a militant
Israeli forces killed a member of the Palestinian security services in the occupied West Bank whom they accused of being a militant. Tearful Palestinians on Sunday meanwhile laid ...
Driving into Manhattan? That’ll cost you, as new congestion toll starts Sunday
New York’s new toll for drivers entering the center of Manhattan debuted Sunday, meaning many people will pay $9 to access the busiest part of the Big Apple during peak ...
Heavy snow brings widespread disruption across the UK
Heavy snow and freezing rain have brought widespread disruption across the U.K., with several major airports forced to suspend flights and many key roads in the north of England ...
Ukraine will ask allies to boost its air defenses at a meeting in Germany, Zelenskyy says
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he will again call on allies to boost its air defenses at this week’s meeting in Germany, as U.S. President-elect ...
Costas Simitis, former Greek prime minister and socialist leader, dies at 88
Costas Simitis, former prime minister of Greece and the architect of the country’s joining the common European currency, the euro, has died at age 88, state TV ERT reported.