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Apple has changed how you dismiss iPhone alarms in the latest iOS 26.1 beta, and your morning muscle memory might need tweaking as a result. The Clock app now requires a slide gesture to stop an alarm ...

PARKERSBURG — The American Red Cross Central Appalachia Region wants to remind everyone of the dangers of home fires, which claim seven lives every day in the U.S., during Fire Prevention Week, ...

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Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, risk management, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) ...

Social Security recipients will see several changes in 2026, including a cost-of-living adjustment and the elimination of paper checks. The full retirement age will increase in 2026, affecting those ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. government's cyber defense agency has issued urgent guidance to other federal agencies over hackers exploiting a previously unknown vulnerability in Cisco ...

Changes are soon coming to how the Social Security Administration issues payments. According to the agency, paper checks will no longer be issued for benefit payments starting Sept. 30. Stream NBC 5 ...

The Social Security Administration could change the job and age criteria that helps determine disability eligibility — meaning that 750,000 disabled Americans could be unable to get such benefits. The ...

As the deadline to end the use of paper checks for Social Security payments looms, Long Island seniors and others who receive federal government benefits must be prepared to make the switch to ...

The Social Security Administration is preparing the most sweeping changes to disability benefits in its history, and the fallout could disqualify as many as 750,000 Americans from benefits, according ...