President Joe Biden said he has a plan to shore up the finances of Medicare, the health insurance plan for America’s seniors: Raise the Medicare tax on people earning more than $400,000 to 5% from its current 3.8%. Mr. Biden, writing in a Tuesday guest essay in The New York Times, …
Read More »Federal Reserve Jerome Powell says Fed may need to accelerate rate hikes
The Federal Reserve may need to increase the size of its interest rate hikes and raise borrowing costs to higher levels than previously projected if evidence continues to point to a robust economy and persistently high inflation, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday in prepared testimony to a Senate …
Read More »5 people hospitalized after shooting at Los Angeles beach, police say
At least five people were wounded in a shooting at Royal Palms Beach in San Pedro, California, on Saturday evening, authorities said. All five individuals are hospitalized, with at least two in critical condition the morning after the shooting, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Conditions of two of …
Read More »Orlando shootings: Police release bodycam footage of arrest of suspect Keith Melvin Moses
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Florida on Thursday released body camera footage of the arrest of the suspect accused of killing three people — including a 9-year-old girl and a local TV news reporter — in shootings on Wednesday in Orlando. The suspect, Keith Melvin Moses, 19, is accused …
Read More »Credit card scam prevention tips: How to make your credit cards less vulnerable to fraud
Last year, one of my family’s credit cards was used to rack up hundreds of dollars in bogus charges at Apple.com. Another card was compromised four times in a row, as thieves repeatedly charged merchandise and Uber rides. We ultimately got our money back, but repeated credit card fraud can …
Read More »Restaurant bans kids under 10, says they’re a liability and make “crazy messes”
An upscale New Jersey restaurant has adopted a controversial new policy that may strike some as either heartlessly stuffy or just common sense: No kids under 10 allowed in its dining room. Nettie’s House of Spaghetti, in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, recently announced the new rule on Facebook and Instagram, …
Read More »One Chiefs player welcomed twins and another welcomed a baby boy – and that’s not the only Super Bowl baby news
Several babies made their debuts on Super Bowl Sunday – including twins born to a Super Bowl champ. Kansas City Chiefs offensive guard Nick Allegretti’s wife, Christina, gave birth on Sunday morning. The 26-year-old Allegretti was not able to be there for the birth of the couple’s twin girls at …
Read More »Colorado police officer Julian Becerra dies after falling from 40
Colorado police officer has died just over a week after he was critically injured when he fell from a 40-foot bridge while pursuing suspects in a carjacking, the Fountain Police Department said. Officer Julian Becerra, 35, was put on life support, CBS Colorado reported, and died Saturday night at Penrose …
Read More »Politicians consider limits on farm ownership after Chinese balloon saga
Near the banks of Montana’s Musselshell River, cattle rancher Michael Miller saw a large, white orb above the town of Harlowton last week, a day before U.S. officials revealed they were tracking a suspected Chinese spy balloon over the state. The balloon caused a stir in the 900-person town surrounded …
Read More »Taylor Swift fans, and Congress, take on Ticketmaster
Twins Izzy and Alexa Harrison, of Potomac, Maryland, have a room that is like a shrine to Taylor Swift. They also sport Taylor Swift merch, wearing her cardigan sweaters, and sporting her necklace. “She’s my role model, and she just makes me happy,” said Alexa. But the twins were not …
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