Border

An ICE Officer Fires in Marble Hill, and Two Stories Emerge

A federal immigration officer shot and wounded a man during a targeted arrest at the Bronx-Manhattan line Thursday afternoon. DHS says the target was a convicted criminal with gang ties; Mayor Zohran Mamdani says agents fired on a car with a 5-year-old inside.

By Jimmy Brown··3 min read

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Crime

Three Minutes of Bodycam From Room 11 Finally Reach the Public

Roughly three minutes of Newport News police body-camera video from the January 2023 Richneck Elementary shooting has been unsealed, showing the 6-year-old who shot his teacher cursing at officers moments after the gun was found on the classroom floor.

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Politics

DeSantis Signs the Order Before the Storm Gets a Name

Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 25 Panhandle and Big Bend counties while the system was still Tropical Depression Nine. By Wednesday morning it was Tropical Storm Isaias, with forecasters expecting it to strengthen as it nears the Gulf Coast.

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Social Security

If your Social Security check is under $1,014 a month, you may be owed a second check on the 1st

Supplemental Security Income, SSI, is a separate federal payment for people 65 and older with very little income and savings, and you can get it on top of Social Security. In 2026 the maximum is $994 a month, and Social Security ignores the first $20 of your check, so anyone whose only income is a Social Security benefit under about $1,014 may be owed something, plus a state supplement in many states. The savings limit is strict, $2,000, but your home and one car do not count. And in most states

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Social Security

Three Medicare Savings Programs can pay your $202.90 Part B premium, and one of them pays your copays too

If your monthly income is under about $1,816 single or $2,455 for a couple, a Medicare Savings Program run by your state may pay your $202.90 Part B premium, worth more than $2,400 a year, and the lowest tier also pays Medicare's deductibles and copays. Joining one also enrolls you in Extra Help, which caps covered prescriptions at $12.65 each. About a dozen states and D.C. no longer count your savings at all, and several set higher income limits than the federal ones. Here are the 2026 numbers,

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World

A Wingtip, a Tail, and Two Jets Out of Service at LAX

A Delta A350 bound for Tokyo clipped the tail of an Air Canada 777 under tow at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday morning. Nobody was hurt, both jets were pulled from service, and the FAA says it is investigating.

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Politics

One Line in Nebraska Sets California Off

President Trump's line about Los Angeles and San Diego at a Nebraska rally drew cheers from the crowd and condemnation from California's governor and two big-city mayors. The White House says the clip leaves out what he actually meant.

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