(The Center Square) – Federal legislation has been proposed, led in part by a North Carolina congressman, to increase the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and military survivors under the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, known by the acronym COLA Act, could go into effect as soon as Dec. 1, with adjustment parallel to the annual COLA adjustment to Social Security benefits, as determined...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The City of Midland has released new numbers on the amount of people flying out of Midland International Air and Space Port. The City said the number of air travelers is already up almost 11% and it's not even halfway through the year yet. The total number of passengers flying out of []
“People have been very interested in talking about undergrounding, since Lahaina. and that’s something that we’re hearing very consistently from people on every island.”
KIERAN GILL AT THE VITALITY STADIUM: Bruno Fernandes scored twice to rescue an unconvincing 2-2 draw for Manchester United at Bournemouth as they dropped to seventh.
The iPhone 16 Pro lineup will bring new features such as larger displays, a dedicated Capture button, and more. We’re also expecting multiple noticeable improvements to the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max camera hardware. Here are four things to look forward to this year more
For almost two decades, nearly 1,300 retired workers for a telecommunication company in Iran have not received their benefits, wages, and pensions, according to the workers’ union.
House Freedom Caucus Members Earmarked Nearly $1 Billion From Taxpayers By Adam Andrzejeski of OpenTheBooks The House Freedom Caucus was founded in 2015. Self-styled fiscal conservatives promoted themselves as a bulwark against establishment spending that would bankrupt the nation. It turns out that many are better at breaking their promises than stopping spending. In these hyper-partisan times, we discovered 22 of the 49 Freedom Caucus members standing shoulder-to-shoulder with...
The goal of Telegram, which has now 900 million active users, is to remain a 'neutral platform' and not a 'player in geopolitics,' founder Pavel Durov says
In a rare interview, Pavel Durov told U.S. journalist Tucker Carlson that the Dubai-based free cloud-based app that allows users to send and receive messages, calls and other files, is spreading like a "forest fire". "We'll probably cross 1 billion monthly active users within a year now," Durov, who fully owns Telegram, told Tucker, according to the video interview posted on Tucker's account on the X social media platform.
After locating “Amazon HQ2” as a second headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, Amazon struck a $750 million tax break with state and local officials in exchange for generating jobs in the region, but instead of seeing growth, the Arlington location lost 200 positions in 2023. Loss in job growth comes as the company promised to generate […]
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A 1-year-old boy is expected to be OK after being stabbed near a synagogue in Philadelphia's Center City Saturday afternoon.Police said the boy was stabbed in his left arm on the 300 block of South 18th Street outside around 12:02 p.m.He was taken to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia by my medics.A spokesperson with Temple Beth Zion Beth Israel released a statement to CBS Philadelphia later Saturday stating no one in the incident is related, connected, or involved...
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A person with a ticket matching all six Powerball numbers in Saturday’s $1.3 billion jackpot came forward Monday to claim the prize, Oregon officials said. The lottery ticket was purchased at a Plaid Pantry convenience store in the northeast part of the city, Oregon Lottery said in a statement. Oregon Lottery […]