Affordable Care Act and the 30-day notice
A federal review of health insurance records has turned up a group of enrollees who should not have been receiving help paying their premiums, including some who had already died.…
Pope Leo XIV and the road to recovery
Catholics around the world received unsettling news this week about the health of their spiritual leader. Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer after surgeons removed part of…
America and the debt consolidation trap
Juggling several monthly payments with high interest can feel like running on a treadmill that keeps speeding up. For many families, combining those bills into one looks like the way…
Social Security and the 3.6% raise for 2027
Retirees across the country will have a little more breathing room in their budgets next year. Social Security benefits will rise 3.6% in 2027 under the annual cost of living…
CPI and the gasoline prices squeeze
Filling up the tank got noticeably more expensive last month, and the effect rippled through the entire economy. Rising gasoline prices pushed annual inflation to 3.7% in September, up from…
Tim Kennedy and life after the UFC
A former soldier and cage fighter is recovering from wounds suffered far from any arena. Former UFC fighter and retired Army Green Beret Tim Kennedy was shot three times in…
Apple Scrapple Festival and the company from 1926
In one small Delaware town, two humble foods have built a celebration that draws visitors from across the East Coast. The 34th annual Apple Scrapple Festival filled Bridgeville, Delaware, with…
Donald Trump and the SOBE Thermal rescue
For businesses and residents in downtown Youngstown, winter heat depends on a single steam plant with a rocky recent history. On Monday, the president promised that plant would keep running…
Kim Jong Un and Trump’s maybe
A short answer to a reporter’s question has revived one of the most unusual diplomatic relationships of the past decade. President Donald Trump said Oct. 12, 2026, that he may…
Ilhan Omar and a judge’s search warrant
Federal agents arrived at a congresswoman’s home in Northeast Washington early Monday morning. By the end of the day, the visit had become a major political story just weeks before…
