WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration’s annual cost-of-living adjustment will go up by 2.8% in 2026, translating to an average increase of more than $56 for retirees every month, agency officials said Friday. The benefits increase for nearly 71 million Social Security ...
By Mark Wilmoth In his book, Follow Me, David Platt points out that while churchgoers are often invited to “make Jesus the Lord and Savior of their life,” that isn’t Scriptural language. No one can “make Jesus Lord.” Jesus is Lord and humanity can only acknowledge that truth. ...
TIMBUKTU, Mali (AP) — In an open field at the edge of the ancient city of Timbuktu, Mali, young models walk the runway clad in colorful traditional attires during a “caravan for peace” fashion event that organizers hope will lift the spirits of a city scarred by jihadi ...
PARIS (AP) — A vividly hued Picasso portrait of longtime muse and partner Dora Maar that had remained out of view for more than eight decades sold at auction Friday for 27 million euros (about $31.3 million). Painted in July 1943, “Bust of a Woman with a Flowered Hat (Dora Maar)” ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Author Jodi Picoult has the dubious honor of being banned in two mediums this fall — her books and now a musical based on her novel “Between the Lines.” “I’m pretty sure I’m the first author who has now had censorship occur in two different types of media,” ...
VIENNA – The Belpre Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated its member businesses and heard about the possibilities offered by artificial intelligence during its 87th annual dinner Thursday at Grand Pointe Conference Center in Vienna. The theme of the evening, tying in with the 40th anniversary ...