The Social Security cost-of-living increase will go up by 2.8% in 2026, which translates 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 recipients will go into effect beginning in January.

It may seem hard to believe, but the Chicago Bears are arguably the hottest team in the NFL going into Week 8. The Bears (4-2) are winners of four straight and look to capture their first five-game winning streak since the middle of the 2018 season when they travel east to take on the Baltimore Ravens (1-5).

Better-than-expected inflation data Friday morning sparked an end-of-week rally in stocks, sending the Dow, S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite soaring to fresh record highs.

Americans are worried about the cost of basic needs including healthcare, food, housing and energy, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found, suggesting those concerns could be critical in next year’s midterm elections that will determine control of the U.

Chicago's rushing game could continue to be a pleasant surprise with both Swift and Monangai working as a dynamic duo, with Bieniemy's coaching leading the way. The Bears can only hope that the offense comes together as a whole and they can use their running game success to help lead to better complementary football.

Alt5 Sigma suspended Peter Tassiopoulos just two months after the company announced a $1.5 billion deal involving the Trump-backed World Liberty Financial.

The ongoing government shutdown continues to disrupt flights at times and put pressure on air traffic controllers who are working without pay. Flights were delayed Thursday at New York's LaGuardia Airport,

Yet there are reasons to be cautious about where inflation may be headed beyond the next handful of months. According to Steven Blitz, managing director and chief U.S. economist at GlobalData TS Lombard,

The Social Security cost-of-living increase will go up by 2.8% in 2026, which translates to an average increase of more than $56 for retirees every month.

Tropical Storm Melissa was nearly stationary in the central Caribbean on Friday, with forecasters warning it could soon strengthen and swipe Jamaica as a powerful hurricane while unleashing catastrophic flooding and landslides in southern Haiti.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) said in a statement Friday that he is endorsing Zohran Mamdani, four months after the 34-year-old democratic socialist clinched the Democratic nomination for New York mayor.