Worst states to retire in the U.S.—No. 1 isn’t California or New York

Worst states to retire in the U.S.—No. 1 isn’t California or New York

While the best state to retire in the U.S. is also one of the smallest in the country, the worst state to retire is the largest. Alaska ranks as the worst state in the U.S. to retire for the third year in a row, according to Bankrate’s study of the best states to retire in … Read more

Trump talk to Black journalists conference prompts co-chair to quit

Trump talk to Black journalists conference prompts co-chair to quit

Washington Post Editor Karen Attiah leads a discussion on Saudi hacking techniques at the Oslo Freedom Forum 2019 on May 28, 2019 in Oslo, Norway.  Julia Reinhart | Getty Images The co-chair of the annual National Association of Black Journalists convention stepped down Tuesday in apparent reaction to that group’s decision to have former President … Read more

Meta reaches $1.4 billion settlement in Texas biometric data suit over Facebook

Meta reaches .4 billion settlement in Texas biometric data suit over Facebook

Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg attends the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on online child sexual exploitation at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2024.  Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Meta agreed to pay $1.4 billion to settle a lawsuit by the state of Texas over the Facebook owner’s unauthorized use of biometric data by users, … Read more

Shapiro, Harris VP contender, has tax filing event with Yellen

Shapiro, Harris VP contender, has tax filing event with Yellen

Josh Shapiro speaks at his swearing in as Governor of Pennsylvania at the State Capitol Building on January 17, 2023 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Mark Makela | Getty Images Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro will join Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to announce that Pennsylvania, a key election battleground, is the next state to get access to the … Read more

Biden’s exit highlights age of U.S. politicians

Biden’s exit highlights age of U.S. politicians

President Joe Biden, age 81, ended his 2024 reelection bid as concern for his vitality mounted within the Democratic Party. “There are cognitive issues,” said former Senator Bob Kerry, D-Neb., in a July interview with CNBC. The issue of aging lawmakers in the U.S. extends well beyond the presidency. At the start of the 118th … Read more

Dubai set to welcome more millionaires as UK wealthy move their money

Dubai set to welcome more millionaires as UK wealthy move their money

Aerial view of cityscape and skyscraper at sunset in Dubai Marina. Lu Shaoji | Moment | Getty Images The United Arab Emirates is on track to be the world’s top wealth magnet for the third year running, according to the Henley Private Wealth Migration Report. At the same time, the U.K. – already the source … Read more

Kamala Harris fundraiser features Cooper, Buttigieg, Walz

Kamala Harris fundraiser features Cooper, Buttigieg, Walz

Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to supporters during a campaign rally at West Allis Central High School on July 23, 2024 in West Allis, Wisconsin.  Jim Vondruska | Getty Images More than 90,000 people have signed up for Monday night’s “White Dudes for Harris” Zoom fundraising and organizing rally, which will … Read more

Biden rolls out plan to overhaul the Supreme Court

Biden rolls out plan to overhaul the Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court Justices attend as U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 7, 2024.  Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Joe Biden on Monday unveiled a three-pronged proposal to reform the Supreme Court, a policy area that he said will be a focus … Read more

Kamala Harris blasts Trump agenda in teachers union speech

Kamala Harris blasts Trump agenda in teachers union speech

Vice President Kamala Harris delivers the keynote speech at the American Federation of Teachers’ 88th National Convention in Houston, July 25, 2024. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Vice President Kamala Harris in a fiery speech Thursday blasted the policy agenda of former President Donald Trump as one of “chaos, fear and hate,” after … Read more

Major Tech, Kids Safety Reform Bills Face Senate Vote

Major Tech, Kids Safety Reform Bills Face Senate Vote

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., fields questions about the candidacy of President Joe Biden after the senate luncheons in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The Senate is poised to take a key vote on major legislation to keep kids safe online Thursday- … Read more