The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned of a massive increase in losses from social media scams since 2020, exceeding $2.1 billion in 2025. According to reports to the FTC's Consumer Sentinel ...

According to the Social Security Administration (SSA), the Social Security program will pay out around $1.6 trillion in benefits to roughly 72 million beneficiaries this year. The bulk of these ...

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The Western Intergovernmental Child Support Engagement Council (WICSEC) is a non-profit group consisting of public and private child support enforcement agencies, as well as individual professionals ...

The Indian government should take a leaf out of the Mahakumbh playbook, ensuring adequate budget allocation for the establishment of waste treatment and waste-to-energy generation facilities in all ...

San Francisco parent advocates are furious over what they call an “unvetted and illegal” ethnic studies course that was ...

Social Security has just turned 90, and it's a vital program, lifting some 22 million people above the poverty line, per the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. An eye-opening 56% of respondents ...

PBS Kids Across America,' a block of programming tied to the 250th anniversary of America, aims to celebrate the country's ...

The decline of civic education hit bottom about a decade ago and is at last on the rebound. This fact brings me hope.

Scientists reveal the real benefits and hidden risks of medical cannabis A major review finds medical cannabis widely overestimated and potentially risky, with real benefits limited to only a few ...

A landmark law forced major social media platforms to block minors under 16 from December 10, 2025. Companies that fail to comply could face penalties of up to A$49.5 million ($35.3 million). Austria ...