Blog Verité

The new projections in the annual Social Security and Medicare trustees reports indicate that the program will be unable to pay full benefits in 2034. Last year’s estimated exhaustion date was 2035. (Image credit: Bradley C Bower/AP)

(NEW ORLEANS) — Hundreds of thousands of Louisianans sweltered in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida on Tuesday with no electricity, no tap water, precious little gasoline and no clear idea of when things might improve. Long lines that wrapped around

Amsterdam-based startup VanMoof has raised a $128 million Series C funding round. The company designs and sells electric bikes that are quite popular in some markets. It now wants to become the world’s leading e-bike brand by iterating at a

Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) was last seen attempting to enter Afghanistan with a large sum of cash as part of an effort to rescue Americans still in the country single-handedly. According to Mullin’s spokesperson, the Congressman is alive and hasn’t

Ministry publishes full set of regulations for the opening of the new school year amid the COVID surge on September 1

White House thanks interpreter in hiding who helped rescue Biden in 2008 and commits to evacuating Afghan partners  CNN Taliban members escorted Americans to gates at Kabul airport in secret arrangement with US  CNN Biden pins partial blame on Trump during first

Officials acknowledge reopening schools could see a further surge in already record virus numbers, but country determined to keep education system open; 250,000 will miss first day

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House on Tuesday said 98% of Americans who wanted to leave Afghanistan were able to do so, and President Joe Biden affirmed that the United States remained committed to helping the remaining 100 to 200 U.S.

Republicans attacked President Joe Biden over Afghanistan during a press conference on Tuesday, but they’re having a hard time trying to decide what they are most angry at him about. While the administration got everyone out except a select few,

Louisiana man, 71, presumed dead after an alligator attacked him in an area flooded by Ida  NBC News One evacuated and the other chose to stay. 2 south Louisiana residents share the horror of Hurricane Ida.  Yahoo News Photos: Hurricane Ida Hit