Thursday, April 17, 2025
Note: In general, by law, undocumented immigrants are barred from getting social security benefits, even though many pay into the system through payroll taxes. More on this at MSN, Newsweek, and MarketWatch .
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Suzanne Potter, producer/reporter, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. Allergy season is here and more than 100 million Americans are suffering from itchiness, watery eyes, runny nose, congestion, sneezing, or wheezing. Experts said you should try to minimize contact with the pollens that trigger the reaction. Dr. Gregory Carnevale, chief medical officer for UnitedHealthcare, said the idea […]
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Kathryn Carley, producer/reporter, Keystone State News Connection, a bureau of Public News Service. Across the country, from California to Pennsylvania, a growing number of states are offering residents access to the Internal Revenue Service’s free tax filing system, Direct File. The online tool was created to save people time and money. It allows taxpayers to file directly […]
Sunday, April 13, 2025
The Social Security Administration announces changes to its claim-filing procedure. Starting Monday, April 14, new anti-fraud tools will kick in when someone attempts to file a claim over the phone. The technology will reportedly analyze patterns and anomalies within a person’s account. If irregularities are detected, the person will be asked to continue the claim in person, where proof […]
Friday, April 11, 2025
Suzanne Potter, producer/reporter, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. Dozens of disaster preparedness projects across California will be interrupted or canceled because the Trump administration is shutting down a significant grant program. The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program was created during the first Trump administration. It has distributed millions to local governments and […]
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Someone who bought a SuperLotto Plus ticket in the Southland for last night’s draw is happy they did. That ticket did not win the jackpot, but it has five winning numbers. The only one missing is the Mega. The ticket is worth $31,083! That’s not a bad return on a $1 ticket price. The winning ticket was purchased at […]
Sunday, April 6, 2025
A lot of talk and photo sharing today about the massive turnout for the Hands Off Protests across the nation yesterday. They were joined by anti-Trump demonstrators in European cities as well. Locally in Glendale, protestors showed up at the Social Security Administration building on West Broadway. The locations of the protests were varied, but the messages were very similar. […]
Friday, April 4, 2025
To say it’s a down day on Wall Street is an understatement. The Dow dropped more than 2,200 points today. This comes after President Trump announced a series of far-reaching new tariffs on most of the US trade partners last Wednesday, kicking a trade war into high gear. Today, China retaliated with a 34% tariff on US imports. Also today, California […]
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Suzanne Potter, producer/reporter, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. More than 1,000 protests against President Donald Trump’s policies are scheduled for this Saturday across the country, with 117 planned in California alone. The so-called “Hands Off” protests are sponsored by a coalition of dozens of civil rights, environmental, education, social justice, and labor groups. Hunter Dunn […]