Laken Riley, 22, was a nursing student at Augusta University’s College of Nursing’s Athens campus. She grew up in Woodstock, Georgia, and graduated from River Ridge High School in 2020, where she excelled in cross country and track. After her untimely death, Cherokee County school Superintendent Brian Hightower described Laken as “a shining light” and … Read more
The Social Security Fairness Act, designed to expand benefits for millions of beneficiaries by repealing certain provisions that curtail their monthly checks, was passed by the House last week as efforts intensify to get it passed by the Senate before the December 31 deadline. “Workers should be able to count on the retirement benefits they’ve … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump’s proposal to cut taxes on Social Security benefits could provide tax relief to millions of Americans, with significant savings for high-income earners. However, experts warn that the plan may have long-term consequences, potentially rendering the Social Security program insolvent within just six years. According to data from the Social Security Administration (SSA), … Read more
SINGAPORE: A full-time national serviceman took his father to court in an attempt to get the latter to pay S$1,000 (US$747) a month while he is serving NS, in order to fund his future university course fees. The Family Court rejected his application, noting that the father appeared “visibly and genuinely sad” that his son … Read more
Image: Irfan Khan (Getty Images) Impersonating a cop is a big no no. One man in Florida found this out the hard way after he flashed the fake police lights in his unmarked Dodge Charger at an intersection in order to run a light. Jonathan Bennett And His Late 1980’s Honda Accord | My First … Read more
Photo: Anna Moneymaker (Getty Images) When Elon Musk started up his very normal swing state voter encouragement petition referral program and lottery, pretty much everyone with a head on their shoulders immediately said that it was extremely illegal for myriad reasons. Most folks said it ran afoul of laws preventing people from using cash to … Read more
A dramatic inheritance dispute involving an £800,000 ($970,000) estate has reached London’s High Court after Carry Keats, a 92-year-old pensioner from Nomansland, Wiltshire, tore up her will on her deathbed, leaving her relatives to fight over her fortune. The family feud has pitted five of Keats’ cousins against her younger sister, Josephine Oakley, over the … Read more
Image: Brandon Bell (Getty Images) A Toyota dealership in Mississippi may find out the hard way that customer safety is important even if they’re not in a car. A court of appeals cleared the way last month for a man’s negligence suit against J. Allen Toyota in Gulfport, Mississippi to move forward. The suit stems … Read more
Senator proposes new bill to curb financial elder abuse. Alice Lin 80-year-old Alice Lin was tricked into wiring her life savings of $720,000 to an online scammer in August 2022. The grave situation made the Southern California widow contemplate suicide. However, Lin, who also takes care of her disabled son, decided to fight back for … Read more
A South African farmer, Christoffel Stoman, is facing attempted murder charges after allegedly running over a six-year-old boy, Khwezi Jantijies, with his vehicle for allegedly stealing an orange. The boy, who was walking with his mother, Magdalene Jantijies, suffered two broken legs in the shocking incident. Stoman, 70, reportedly showed no remorse for the attack, … Read more
