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Millennial Money: What the 2024 Social Security COLA could mean for your retirement

Millennial Money: What the 2024 Social Security COLA could mean for your retirement

Social Security benefits for millions of people will rise by an average of over $50 a month starting in January, thanks to the Social Security Administration’s 3.2% annual cost of living adjustment for 2024 , announced on Oct. 12.
With a kit or from scratch, you can grow mushrooms indoors at home

With a kit or from scratch, you can grow mushrooms indoors at home

My late Uncle Pepe was an avid mushroom hunter, rising early on late-summer Saturdays, field guide in hand, to head to a local New York City park for his weekly forage.
CBC cuts could change what programming you see on TV: Tait

CBC cuts could change what programming you see on TV: Tait

TORONTO — The CBC's president says a round of layoffs and programming cuts the broadcaster announced this week could mean changes in what viewers see on television.
Biography of the late Rep. John Lewis that draws upon 100s of interviews will be published next fall

Biography of the late Rep. John Lewis that draws upon 100s of interviews will be published next fall

NEW YORK (AP) — An upcoming biography of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis will draw upon hundreds of interviews, along with the civil rights activist's FBI files and materials from a planned book that was never completed.
Streisand talks acting, music and destiny after release of her memoir 'My Name is Barbra'

Streisand talks acting, music and destiny after release of her memoir 'My Name is Barbra'

NEW YORK (AP) — Before she's ready to talk about her memoir, Barbra Streisand needs to pull herself away from current events. “I'm watching (expelled Rep.
Students around the world suffered huge learning setbacks during the pandemic, study finds

Students around the world suffered huge learning setbacks during the pandemic, study finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Students around the world suffered historic setbacks in reading and math during the COVID-19 pandemic, with declines in test scores so widespread that the United States climbed in global rankings simply by falling behind less sharpl
Handcuffed and sent to the ER – for misbehavior: Schools are sending more kids to the hospital

Handcuffed and sent to the ER – for misbehavior: Schools are sending more kids to the hospital

SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — Three times a week, on average, a police car pulls up to a school in Wicomico County on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
YouTuber who staged California plane crash gets 6 months in prison for obstructing investigation

YouTuber who staged California plane crash gets 6 months in prison for obstructing investigation

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An influencer who staged a California plane crash to make a YouTube video of himself parachuting to safety was sentenced Monday to six months in federal prison for obstructing the investigation by destroying the wreckage, the U.S.
Alicia Keys' semi-autobiographical stage musical 'Hell's Kitchen' moves to Broadway in spring

Alicia Keys' semi-autobiographical stage musical 'Hell's Kitchen' moves to Broadway in spring

NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway audiences will soon be hearing the hit songs of Alicia Keys — not far from where the multiple-Grammy-winner grew up.
B.C. community prepares to stickhandle removal of world's largest hockey stick

B.C. community prepares to stickhandle removal of world's largest hockey stick

DUNCAN, B.C. — Vancouver Island's Cowichan Valley Regional District wants to know who is willing to take a shot at owning the world's largest hockey stick.
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