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AARP: New Social Security report should be ‘wake-up call’

9 June 2026 at 21:47
After the Trump administration on Tuesday released its annual report on Social Security and its projected future, officials from AARP urged action to protect the program. The annual report from the board of trustees of Social Security and Medicare stated that Social Security’s Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund will be able to pay…

AARP: New Social Security report should be ‘wake-up call’

9 June 2026 at 21:47
After the Trump administration on Tuesday released its annual report on Social Security and its projected future, officials from AARP urged action to protect the program. The annual report from the board of trustees of Social Security and Medicare stated that Social Security’s Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund will be able to pay…

WATCH LIVE: SSA chief testifies before House subcommittee on embattled agency's performance

Frank Bisignano is expected to face pointed questions from lawmakers at a hearing on his agency's customer service performance, its ability to pay Americans their benefits, protect their privacy, and other questions about the inner workings of the SSA.

The White House blocked a study on alcohol consumption. This is what it said

9 June 2026 at 20:14
In 2022, the Biden administration set in motion a study on the effects of drinking, with extensive international participation by researchers from the U.S., Canada and the U.K. After years of research, the study authors were informed by the Trump administration last year that it did not plan to publish the results, with some blaming…

The White House blocked a study on alcohol consumption. This is what it said

9 June 2026 at 20:14
In 2022, the Biden administration set in motion a study on the effects of drinking, with extensive international participation by researchers from the U.S., Canada and the U.K. After years of research, the study authors were informed by the Trump administration last year that it did not plan to publish the results, with some blaming…

Social Security Benefits Could Be Cut in 6 Years Unless Congress Acts

The trust fund for the program, which supports roughly 68 million Americans, is on schedule to be depleted in the next six years. Benefits could be cut on average by 22 percent.

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To avoid a benefit reduction, lawmakers would need to raise taxes or reduce checks.

Hard-right groups have expanded their influence across US government, report finds

9 June 2026 at 19:39

Southern Poverty Law Center releases report as US government pursues federal fraud charges against group

A new report from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) finds hard-right groups have increasingly expanded their influence across the US government, which is pursuing a federal fraud case into the civil rights organization.

Tuesday’s report – which identified 1,263 hate and anti-government groups in operation throughout 2025 – comes less than two months after it was indicted by the government it says the hard right has infiltrated.

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© Photograph: Bonnie Cash/UPI/Shutterstock

© Photograph: Bonnie Cash/UPI/Shutterstock

Meet the NASA Astronauts in the Artemis III 4-Person Crew

NASA’s next mission in its effort to return humans to the moon will be led by an all-male crew. Three of them have extensive experience in space, while the other was a backup on Artemis II.

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The crew of Artemis III, from left: Commander Randy Bresnik; pilot Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency; mission specialist Frank Rubio; and mission specialist Andre Douglas.

Charlamagne Tha God: Trump ‘sucked the joy’ out of New York City with NBA Finals appearance

9 June 2026 at 18:53
Charlamagne Tha God on Tuesday said President Trump “sucked the joy” out of New York City by attending Game 3 of the NBA finals.  “One of the greatest things about this whole playoff run, this Finals run, is watching the joy that Knicks fans have. I’ve never seen anything like it in New York City…

Charlamagne Tha God: Trump ‘sucked the joy’ out of New York City with NBA Finals appearance

9 June 2026 at 18:53
Charlamagne Tha God on Tuesday said President Trump “sucked the joy” out of New York City by attending Game 3 of the NBA finals.  “One of the greatest things about this whole playoff run, this Finals run, is watching the joy that Knicks fans have. I’ve never seen anything like it in New York City…

FDA approves first new sunscreen ingredient in more than 20 years

9 June 2026 at 18:50
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday added bemotrizinol to the list of permitted sunscreen active ingredients, the first such addition since the late 1990s. Bemotrizinol provides protection against ultraviolet A and B rays and has low levels of absorption through the skin into the body, according to an FDA release. The FDA considers…

FDA approves first new sunscreen ingredient in more than 20 years

9 June 2026 at 18:50
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday added bemotrizinol to the list of permitted sunscreen active ingredients, the first such addition since the late 1990s. Bemotrizinol provides protection against ultraviolet A and B rays and has low levels of absorption through the skin into the body, according to an FDA release. The FDA considers…

Can NASA Really Land Astronauts on the Moon by 2028?

9 June 2026 at 20:35
Experts have been hopeful, but say the agency’s lunar aspirations are largely at the whims of two billionaires, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.

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An artist’s concept released by Blue Origin of its large, crew-carrying Mark 2 moon lander. Neither Blue Origin nor SpaceX, contracted by NASA, have completed development of a lunar lander.

Trump vows response against Iran after downing of US helicopter 

9 June 2026 at 18:20
President Trump on Tuesday blamed Iran for shooting down an American Apache helicopter overnight and said a response was necessary.  “I have just been informed by our Great Military that last night the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump posted on his social…

Trump vows response against Iran after downing of US helicopter 

9 June 2026 at 18:20
President Trump on Tuesday blamed Iran for shooting down an American Apache helicopter overnight and said a response was necessary.  “I have just been informed by our Great Military that last night the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump posted on his social…

Helicopter crew rescued by unmanned Navy vessel near Strait of Hormuz

9 June 2026 at 17:45
An unmanned U.S. Navy surface vessel rescued the U.S. Army AH-64 Apache crew late Monday that went down near the Strait of Hormuz.  The two crew members, who were in the waters close to the coast of Oman, were located and picked up by a Saronic Corsair, which is part of the Navy’s artificial intelligence and drone…

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