Oct 13 Social Security benefits to rise by 2 percent in 2018 By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Millions of Social Security recipients and other retirees will get a 2 percent increase in benefits next year. It’s the largest increase since 2012 but comes to only $25 a month for the average beneficiary. The Social Security… Continue reading
Oct 13 Twitter chat: How senior citizens can address student debt By Corinne Segal People aged 60 and older are the fastest growing segment of the student debt market. We'll talk about why, and how they can handle student loans. Continue reading
Oct 13 2017 is on track to be a record-setting year for massive natural disasters in the U.S. By Laura Santhanam So far, 2017 has produced 15 major U.S. natural disasters and shows no sign of slowing down. Here's a look at these disasters by the numbers. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 3:56 California wildfire death toll rises as search teams return to the ruins By PBS News Hour Some 8,000 firefighters spent a fourth day fighting the flames fanning across Northern California’s wine country. While the wildfires keep burning, some communities and first responders may have caught a break when the winds failed to meet their forecasted gusts. Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 9:49 White House is committed to long-term Puerto Rico recovery despite Trump tweets, says Gov. Rosselló By PBS News Hour Puerto Rico’s painfully slow recovery from Hurricane Maria has alarmed the island’s residents and become the subject of a political fight. President Trump tweeted that federal aid in Puerto Rico cannot continue “forever,” drawing criticism from San Juan’s mayor. P.J. Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 4:08 News Wrap: House approves $36 billion for U.S. disaster relief By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the House passed a $36 billion relief bill for areas hit by hurricanes and wildfires. More than half of the funding will go to FEMA, including up to $5 billion to aid Puerto Rico. Also,… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 9:13 How Trump’s executive order affects health care plans By Travis Daub Congress may have failed to repeal and replace Obamacare, but an executive order signed by President Trump on Thursday could trigger big changes in the health care law. William Brangham talks to Avik Roy of the Foundation for Research on… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 6:58 Ta-Nehisi Coates on the unfair expectation that one black president could undo inequality By PBS News Hour In “We Were Eight Years in Power,” Ta-Nehisi Coates calls President Trump the “first white president” for the ways Trump has made the racial identity of former President Obama so central to his politics. Coates joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 4:05 The vital things that make life spectacular By PBS News Hour In the 100th episode of Brief but Spectacular, 92-year-old Richard Goldbloom offers his take on the things that have made his life spectacular, and what it’s like to begin losing your memories. Continue watching
Oct 12 8 million kids could lose health insurance if the CHIP program isn’t renewed. Here’s what that looks like in one state By Laura Santhanam With the Senate in recess this week and the House of Representatives out the next, time to find a fix for CHIP is running out. Continue reading