Health
Americans’ 401(k) and IRA Balances Hit Record Highs. More Workers Are Raiding Retirement Savings for Cash.
Americans' retirement accounts have never looked healthier on paper. But beneath the record balances a growing number of workers are dipping into their savings to cover financial pressures today.Average...
Americans Increasingly Support Stronger Unions. Approval Rate Tops 70 Percent.
Americans have an increasingly positive view of unions and nearly half of U.S. adults believe they should have more influence, a new survey found.The Gallup Poll found that 47...
Large Employers Are Cutting Health Benefits as Costs Surge. Workers Could Pay More Next Year.
Some of America's largest employers are scaling back health benefits as another steep increase in medical costs forces companies to reconsider how much of the burden they can continue...
U.S. and China Prepare for High-Stakes AI Talks As Autonomous Agents Raise New Cybersecurity Fears
The United States and China are preparing for a new round of artificial intelligence talks in mid-September, with the world's two biggest AI powers expected to confront the question...
Catholic Nuns Sue Illinois: Controversial End-of-Life Law Slammed for ‘Pushing’ Patients Toward Suicide
Catholic religious sisters in Illinois have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the state's new End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act, arguing that provisions they say require objecting health...
US Envoys Head To Ukraine From Moscow. Despite ‘Highly Useful Talks’ Peace Remains Elusive.
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were hailed as peacemakers by Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev as they arrived in Moscow for talks to end Russia's war with Ukraine.As...
Donald Trump Body Double Rumours: Netizens Claim ‘That’s Not Trump’ After He Appears With Darker Hair
US President Donald Trump sparked online speculation about a possible body double on Friday after boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland with hair that appeared...
Iran Clings On To A Defiant Tone. Is A Language Of Desperation Peeping Out?
Iran has not deviated from the language of defiance as the protracted Middle East conflict with US continues without an end in sight. But reading between the words, a...
Trump, Aides Clamor To Sway Fed’s Policy. Is Kevin Warsh In A Fix?
Ahead of the Federal Reserve meet on September 15-16 to decide on interest rate, top aides in the Trump administration are parroting the president's own recipe for economy: They...
Beyoncé Wants You to Buy an Empty Box for $950, Calls It ‘Limited Edition’: Fans Say It’s ‘Trump Behaviour’
Beyoncé has given the Beyhive something very different to buzz about on her 45th birthday: a £701 ($948.01) collector's box that is sold without the vinyl records it is...
Jittery Wall Street Awaits Inflation Data. Uncertainty Looms Over Rate Trajectory.
The Wall Street will be awaiting cues from key inflation-related updates this week.On Thursday, the US will release its August the Producer Price Index (PPI) report, an indicator of...
Pentagon Hooks 50 Military and Civilian Staff Members to a Polygraph in Hunt for Iran War Munitions Leaks
Pentagon investigators administered polygraph tests to roughly fifty members of the US military's Joint Staff in August, part of an unprecedented hunt for whoever leaked details of dwindling American...