Search

Florida may lose $218M on empty 'Alligator Alcatraz' as judge orders shutdown 08/28/2025 08:35pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) ��� Florida could be on the hook for $218 million the state spent to convert a remote training airport in the Everglades into an immigration detention center dubbed ��� Alligator Alcatraz.��� The center may soon be completely empty as a judge upheld her decision late Wednesday ord Trump administration asks military base near Chicago for support on immigration operations 08/28/2025 08:26pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� The Trump administration asked a military base outside of Chicago for support on immigration operations this week, offering a clue of what an expanded law enforcement crackdown might look like in the nation's third-largest city. The Department of Homeland Security asked Naval Stati Which generation has the most wealth? 08/28/2025 08:00pm • Owning more than you owe is the initial step toward achieving financial security. As your net worth escalates, so does your wealth. On an individual level, you have considerable control over your money, from how much you earn and borrow to the amount you save and invest. However, outside factors With Social Security Benefits at Risk, Should You Find a Job With a Pension? 08/28/2025 08:00pm • There has been talk for decades about the possibility of the Social Security trust funds running out of money. While earlier conversations may have seemed like theoretical discussions about a distant future, the clock is now ticking loudly. The Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, which pays Assisted Living Benefits for Veterans and Their Spouses 08/28/2025 08:00pm • If you or your spouse served in the military, you may be entitled to certain benefits that could make getting older a little less expensive. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs offers several funding programs that can help offset the costs of specific kinds of care later in life. For some people IRA Rules: Contributions, Deductions, Withdrawals 08/28/2025 08:00pm • Individual retirement accounts offer tax advantages to those saving for retirement. Before investing in an IRA, it can be helpful to understand the guidelines, including the annual deposit limit, the type of tax savings you can expect and the conditions for withdrawing funds. As you plan your IRA sa 2 firefighters battling Washington state wildfire arrested by Border Patrol 08/28/2025 07:20pm • SEATTLE (AP) ��� Two firefighters who were part of a 44-person crew fighting a wildland blaze on Washington state���s Olympic Peninsula were taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol agents during a multiagency criminal investigation into the two contractors they worked for, federal authorities said The Latest: RFK Jr. adviser will serve as acting CDC leader after director���s firing, AP source says 08/28/2025 07:14pm • Jim O���Neill, a top deputy to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will serve as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to an administration official who requested anonymity to discuss a personnel change that has not been formally announced. The director of Dabble Promo Code WTOP: Score $10 Bonus for College Football Fantasy Picks 08/28/2025 04:35pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Get a fantasy bonus for college football picks by signing up with the Dabble promo code WTOP. Click here to activate this welcome offer UK, France and Germany initiate 'snapback' sanctions on Iran over status of nuclear program 08/28/2025 04:31pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) ��� France, Germany and the United Kingdom moved Thursday to reimpose United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, further isolating Tehran after its atomic sites were repeatedly bombed during a 12-day war with Israel. The process, termed a ���snapback��� by the dip Messi's emotional farewell: Argentina star to play last home World Cup qualifier 08/28/2025 02:25pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) ��� Lionel Messi has not yet announced when he plans to retire, but he knows that next week's match against Venezuela could be his last one playing at home in a World Cup qualifier with Argentina's national team. ���It���s going to be a very, very special match for me b What to know after the US deports more migrants to Africa 08/28/2025 02:23pm • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) ��� Rwanda has become the third African nation to receive deportees from the United States as the Trump administration expands its program to send migrants to countries they have no ties with. A Rwandan government spokesperson said Thursday that seven deportees arrived i Labor Day 2025: What's open, what's closed around the DC area 08/28/2025 09:55am • Summer is nearly over, folks. Even though some area school districts have only been back in session for a week, all public schools in the D.C. area will be closed for Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 1. Here���s what else you need to know about schools, transportation, trash collection, libraries an Iranian ambassador leaves Australia amid diplomatic rift over antisemitic attacks 08/28/2025 06:26am • SYDNEY (AP) ��� Iran's ambassador to Australia was seen preparing to leave the country on Thursday, days after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ordered him to leave over accusations that Tehran masterminded at least two antisemitic arson attacks in the country. Local television stations Network Seven Online age checks are proliferating, but so are concerns they curtail internet freedom 08/28/2025 06:00am • Online age checks are on the rise in the U.S. and elsewhere, asking people for IDs or face scans to prove they are over 18 or 21 or even 13. To proponents, they're a tool to keep children away from adult websites and other material that might be harmful to them. But opponents see a worrisome trend