Social Security checks vary wildly, but there are a few moves you can make to boost your monthly retirement income.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-much-the-average-social-security-recipient-earns-monthly-2025-how-to-boost-it/
FBI investigating Minneapolis school shooting as domestic terrorism; Memo from think tank “Third Way” suggests words Democrats should avoid using.https://www.cbsnews.com/video/082825-the-takeout/
Trump revokes Kamala Harris' Secret Service Protection; Ohio State begins title defense against Arch Manning & Texas Longhornshttps://www.cbsnews.com/video/062925-the-takeout/
U.S. hiring and layoffs remained steady at 3.3% and 1.1% respectively, painting a picture of labor market that is slowing, but has not stalled.https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/july-brought-steady-hiring-layoff-rates-da99edfc
The data clears the way for the central bank to keep trimming interest rates despite still-hot growth in the economy.https://www.wsj.com/economy/turkey-inflation-inches-down-as-central-bank-mulls-next-steps-256357b6
A private gauge of China’s services sector showed activity grew at the fastest pace in more than a year in August, supported by improved demand at home and abroad.https://www.wsj.com/economy/china-services-pmi-expands-at-fastest-pace-in-over-a-year-e5c7aa56
Australia’s second-quarter economic growth was better than expected but remained sluggish overall as investment weakened.https://www.wsj.com/economy/australian-growth-remained-sluggish-as-investment-softened-6ec280f2
Consumer spending isn’t driving company profits as much as expense reduction and efficiency drives. That could be a problem.https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings-cost-cutting-productivity-e022418a
The state would be the first to scrap requirements that children be vaccinated to attend school, among other rules.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/us/florida-says-it-plans-to-end-all-vaccine-mandates.html
Governors in California, Oregon and Washington said their states would work together on vaccine guidance in a time of turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/us/rfk-jr-vaccines-western-health-alliance.html
The conversations have also involved Curtis Sliwa with the goal of giving Andrew Cuomo a better chance of defeating Zohran Mamdani in November.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/nyregion/trump-adams-sliwa-quit-nyc-mayor.html
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, once called for defunding the police and decriminalizing prostitution. He says he has changed.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/nyregion/zohran-mamdani-policy-shifts.html
Top campaign officials told House Republicans they should rebrand the measure the president dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” in a nod to its unpopularity with voters.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/us/politics/trump-gop-big-beautiful-bill.html
Rides in his hulking bulletproof Aurus with the Indian and North Korean leaders offered the Russian leader an ideal setting for deepening ties.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/world/europe/putin-limo-china-xi-relations-modi-india-trump.html
The parade, attended by the leaders of Russia and North Korea, had a defiant message. President Trump fired back, accusing Xi Jinping of ignoring America’s role in World War II.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/world/asia/xi-putin-kim-parade.html
The effort involves several agencies that typically have little to do with wind power, including the Health and Human Services Department.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/climate/trump-administration-offshore-wind.html
Ahn Hak-sop was captured during the Korean War by the South and imprisoned for more than 40 years. Now 95, he wants to return to the North to die.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/world/asia/communist-stranded-south-korea.html
The defense secretary and President Trump said a small boat was carrying drugs but offered little evidence and few details.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/us/politics/hegseth-venezuela-drug-strike.html
The Trump administration says Venezuela is sending vast amounts of cocaine to the United States. Venezuela’s role in the drug trade is overstated, experts say.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/world/americas/venezuela-drug-boat-trump-us.html
U.S. pressure to crack down on corrupt politicians has squeezed President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico ahead of her meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/world/americas/mexico-rubio-sheinbaum.html