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After Trump's DOGE action, 300 million people's Social Security data is at risk, whistleblower says 08/26/2025 06:08pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� More than 300 million Americans' Social Security data was put at risk after Department of Government Efficiency officials uploaded sensitive information to a cloud account not subject to oversight, according to a whistleblower disclosure submitted to the special counsel's office The Latest: Fed governor to sue Trump, saying he can't legally fire her 08/26/2025 05:49pm • Financial markets worldwide have been rattled by President Donald Trump's announcement that he's firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, an unprecedented move and sharp escalation in his effort to exert greater control over what has long been considered an institution independent from day-to-day Trump saying 600,000 Chinese students could come to the US draws MAGA backlash 08/26/2025 04:23pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump seemingly caught his loyal conservative base off-guard and sparked backlash by saying he would allow 600,000 Chinese students into American universities. That would be a departure for the Trump administration after it added new vetting for student visas, mo Trump's order on flag burning could return the question to the Supreme Court 08/26/2025 04:21pm • The late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said that if it were up to him, he would jail ���every sandal-wearing, scruffy-bearded weirdo who burns the American flag,��� But the Constitution, the conservative hero noted in 2015, protects flag-burning as a form of free speech. And importantly: ���I 4 key decisions for early retirement 08/26/2025 01:37pm • I was chatting with a friend the other day about his retirement ��� possibly an early one. At age 60, he has worked hard and invested well ��� and he���s burned out. He���s received wonderful guidance from his financial advisor, with whom he���d discussed the viability of his investment portfolio. B Trump family crypto empire expands with Crypto.com partnership 08/26/2025 12:16pm • President Donald Trump���s personal crypto ventures are expanding again, this time with plans for a digital asset treasury company that holds an alternative cryptocurrency. Trump Media and Technology Group, which operates the Truth Social media platform, announced Tuesday that it was partnering with NCAA partners with Venmo to assist athletes who face harassment on the payment app 08/26/2025 11:46am • Venmo announced a partnership Tuesday with the NCAA to support athletes who face harassment on the payment app, which has embraced its popularity on college campuses with school spirit-branded debit cards and an option for athletes to receive money from their school directly in the PayPal app. The p Australia accuses Iran of organizing antisemitic attacks and expels ambassador 08/26/2025 11:13am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has accused Iran of organizing two antisemitic attacks in Australia and said the country was cutting off diplomatic relations with Tehran in response on Tuesday. The Australian Security Intelligence Organization, or ASIO, concl Startup women���s leagues on the rise, fueled by popularity of women's sports. But will they last? 08/26/2025 09:59am • When Justine Siegal and Keith Stein envisioned the United States' first professional women's baseball league in 70 years, they wanted to do it right. So they examined the blueprints of successful women's leagues and studied the pitfalls that caused promising ventures to fail. Their research helped s Everything You Need to Know About the Medicare Trust Fund 08/25/2025 08:00pm • If you depend on Medicare, you may be aware of the Medicare Trust Fund -- and may understand that it's the reason your health coverage exists. If you're the inquisitive type, you may wonder where the money comes from, and if it's your nature to worry, you may fret over whether the funding could disa Great Senior Discounts for 2025 08/25/2025 08:00pm • Taking advantage of senior citizen discounts can reduce your retirement costs and free up funds for other activities. Many businesses and services offer savings for individuals 50 and older. These discounts may be available between certain hours or days of the week, or there may be set prices for ol Bolivia's right-wing ex-president Jorge Quiroga says he'll 'change everything' if elected 08/25/2025 05:54pm • LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) ��� Jorge ���Tuto��� Quiroga was once seen as a sideshow in Bolivia���s presidential races, his pleas for free markets and small government falling on deaf ears in a country dominated by budget-busting populism. Now, after three failed presidential bids, the collapse of Bolivia� Feds fight to keep 'Alligator Alcatraz' open amid legal battle as 3rd challenge is filed 08/25/2025 05:41pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) ��� The federal government over the weekend asked a judge in Miami to put on hold her ruling ordering the winding down of an immigration detention center built by the state of Florida in the Everglades wilderness and nicknamed ���Alligator Alcatraz,��� pending an appeal of her dec Man with same name as Babe Ruth charged with using old baseball players' names for settlement fraud 08/25/2025 04:46pm • GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ��� A Tennessee man with the same name as New York Yankees legend Babe Ruth is facing charges alleging that he used the names of hundreds of dead or retired pro baseball players to make phony claims for payouts in class action settlements. George Herman Ruth is charged with 9 8 Top Nancy Pelosi Stocks to Buy 08/24/2025 08:00pm • Former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said back in 2022 that the Senate would soon vote on a bill banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks. Roughly three years later, Pelosi is no longer House speaker, and congressional representatives are still allowed to buy and sell individual