Washington — Tens of millions of retirees and other Americans could receive smaller monthly checks from Social Security within six years if lawmakers don’t act to shore up the program’s finances, according to an annual report released Tuesday by Social Security trustees. Note: Video from a previous report. Social Security’s Retirement Trust Fund — which … Read more
Blocks of “frozen zones” established by NYPD barricades. Roaming cops and security forces corralling people onto the sidewalk or standing around like an unspoken threat. Leaders’ allusions to potential danger so they can justify the militarized spectacle they have set up on the street. The husk of the community that was building up where the … Read more
Washington– Republicans returning to Washington on Monday face questions about a $1 billion Senate security proposal that could help fund President Donald Trump’s chambers, with Democrats saying they will try to defeat him. Senate Republicans added money for White House security to a spending bill that would restore funding for immigration enforcement agencies that Democrats … Read more
mexico city — The Mexican government said it had beefed up security at tourist sites after a man opened fire on tourists at the pyramids outside Mexico City less than two months before the soccer World Cup. Monday’s shooting, carried out by a lone gunman atop one of the pyramids of Teotihuacan, a UNESCO World … Read more
Across global deployments, there is one principle: machines watch, humans retain power. Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Today, Boston Dynamics’ robotic dogs – which cost up to $300,000 each – already exist. Rotating data centers Across the United States, guarding the infrastructure that supports big tech companies’ generative AI, the companies building the world’s … Read more
Baghdad — Iraqi officials said that an American journalist was kidnapped on Tuesday in Baghdad, and that Iraqi security forces were pursuing her kidnappers. The journalist was identified as freelance journalist Shelley Kittelson through one of the outlets she worked for. The Iraqi Ministry of Interior said in a statement that a foreign journalist was … Read more
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi extended his Gulf tour with visits to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, strengthening Egypt’s support for the Gulf states as regional tensions continue to rise amid the ongoing war with Iran. Visits to Manama and Riyadh They represent the third and fourth stops on a whirlwind diplomatic tour that began earlier this … Read more
Teyana Taylor got into a heated confrontation moments after the Oscars wrapped … and TMZ has learned it all started after a security guard put his hands on her. Sources with direct knowledge tell us the incident happened seconds after the Sunday night broadcast ended, as she was attempting to head back onstage for the … Read more
Local news “We might get a little more from the meal tax or hotel tax, but that doesn’t bring in money for this city. In fact, it’s probably more of a headache than it’s worth.” Mike Lowend, president of the 2026 World Cup Organizing Committee in Boston, poses for a photo at Gillette Stadium on … Read more
Sunday, February 22, 2026 at 5:51 am Washington– The US Department of Homeland Security has decided to suspend the TSA PreCheck and Global Entry airport security programs as the partial government shutdown continues. These programs are designed to help expedite the passage of registered travelers through security lines. Her comment could cause headaches for publications. … Read more