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Is my Social Security check fair?

By Laurence Kotlikoff

You've spent decades paying taxes on your earnings to fund your own Social Security benefit, but when your higher-earning spouse dies, you start receiving spousal benefits that wipe out your own, albeit smaller, retirement benefit. Is that a fair deal?…

All clear given at Fort Lee Army base after report of active shooter

By News Desk

United States Army base Fort Lee is under lockdown after the reported presence of an active shooter on site.

British actor Richard Attenborough dies at 90

By Andrew Mach

British actor and film director Richard Attenborough, best known for roles in films, such as The Great Escape, Miracle on 34th Street and Jurassic Park, died Sunday, his family said. He was 90 years old.

Man who served 24 years released after arson-murder case thrown out

By Carey Reed

After serving 24 years of a life sentence in a maximum-security Pennsylvania prison for a 1990 arson-murder conviction, a New York man was freed on bail.

Sen. Rand Paul calls Hillary Clinton 'a war hawk'

By Associated Press

Calling Hillary Rodham Clinton "a war hawk," Sen. Rand Paul says that if the former secretary of state seeks the presidency, some voters will worry that she will get the U.S. involved in another Mideast war.

6.0 earthquake strikes wine country in Northern California

By Elisabeth Ponsot, Carey Reed

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit Northern California on Sunday, concentrated about nine miles south of the city of Napa.

White House reviewing programs that equip local police with military gear

By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press

The White House is conducting a review of programs that have equipped local police departments with military gear from the Pentagon, urged by President Barack Obama's call for more separation between the nation's armed forces and civilian law enforcement.

Report: More than 1,000 U.S. companies targeted by cyber attacks

By Xander Landen

The Department of Homeland Security says that more than 1,000 U.S. businesses have fallen victim to hacker malware that steals financial and personal information from customers after they swipe their credit cards.

Thousands march in New York City to protest police killings

By Elisabeth Ponsot

In the borough of Staten Island in New York City on Saturday, thousands marched to seek justice in the death of an unarmed black man, Eric Garner, who was killed by police on July 17.

POLL: Do you think employers should use background checks?

By Megan Thompson, Tracy Wholf

Employers and screeners say the checks are an important tool for reducing liability for negligent hiring. But the practice has come under fire from those who say it can lead to discrimination and decreased job opportunities for the 70 million…