The maximum Social Security benefit in 2026 is $5,251 monthly but the average retiree receives just $2,071. Reaching maximum benefits requires meeting or exceeding the annual wage cap for 35 years and ...

If you expected your check to increase by 2.8% due to the cost-of-living adjustment, you're likely to be disappointed. Medicare premiums are withdrawn from the Social Security checks of most retirees, ...

OK, here’s something wild that you might not know. Your Wi-Fi router isn’t sitting there twiddling its antennas while connecting your phone to Netflix. It’s actively scanning everything around it, ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A lesson tonight about scammers pretending to be security for a company or a bank. Who better to teach us than two victims who each lost thousands of dollars? They agreed to help ...

After the 2022 shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, police officers were widely condemned for failing to act in time to prevent those deaths.

Michigan beneficiaries with end-of-the-month birthdays are scheduled to receive their Social Security money on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. This round of payments will be the last before the cost-of-living ...

For years, I made the mistake of paying full price on Amazon—until I discovered promo codes and major discounts. In this video, I walk you through the deals I'm currently scoring, from compression ...

A $1,950 Social Security check covers a good share of monthly needs for many retirees. It can help with housing, groceries, and medical costs, and it often anchors a stable retirement plan. In 2026, ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A man convicted of shooting and killing a security guard at the Sapp Brothers Truck Stop in Salt Lake City nearly 20 years ago had his first parole hearing on Tuesday. As during his ...

Four of the nation's top retail stores failed to promptly pull contaminated infant formula tied to a dangerous botulism outbreak from their shelves, federal health officials said in warning letters ...

LastPass fined $1.6 million over insufficient security measures. Updated December 14 with details of how to check if any of your passwords have been compromised following news of 630 million stolen ...

President Trump was eligible for the maximum Social Security payout in the first year of his first term. He’s eligible for the maximum benefit since the real estate billionaire has paid more in taxes ...