Tag: Government programs
Could Trump really return DOGE savings to taxpayers?
WASHINGTON -- An idea first proposed on social media has bubbled up to the White House and received President Donald Trump's enthusiastic endorsement:...
Average US rate on a 30-year mortgage slips to 8-week low
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased for the fifth week in a row to its lowest level since...
Indigenous resistance stalls Colombia's potential renewable energy boom in La Guajira
CABO DE LA VELA, Colombia -- Giant wind turbines tower over a cemetery sacred to Zoyla Velasquez and her Indigenous Wayuu community, native...
UK inflation spikes to a 10-month high, likely to worry the Bank of England
LONDON -- Inflation in the U.K. rose to a 10-month high in January, official figures showed Wednesday, an increase that will likely diminish...
Millions of dead people aren't getting Social Security checks, despite claims
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration is falsely claiming that tens of millions of dead people over 100 years old are receiving Social Security...
CVS Health steers through rising insurance costs in a strong fourth quarter
CVS Health steered through rising costs in its insurance division to handily beat profit expectations on Wall Street.The drugstore chain and pharmacy benefits...