Andersen Ross Photography Inc | Digitalvision | Getty Images A battle over in-state tuition for undocumented students has been heating up nationwide. At least 22 states and the District of Columbia allow students — including those in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, who are known as “Dreamers” — to pay in-state tuition at public…
A customer pumps gas into their vehicle on Oct. 24, 2025 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2027 could climb higher as new government data shows a jump in inflation and gasoline prices, according to one new estimate. The cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, could be 3.2% in…
House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) speaks to reporters in front of the House Oversight Committee at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on March 18, 2026. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images Victims of Jeffrey Epstein will get the chance to speak about the late sex offender’s crimes at hearings of the House…
The sticker ‘U.S. Army’ seen on a soldier uniform from the 1st Infantry Division, during a military training at Nowa Deba training ground, in Nowa Deba, Poland, on April 12 2023. Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images The Selective Service System plans to automatically register eligible American men between ages 18 and 26 for…
Michelle Suter has worn mostly big and baggy clothing for years. The 63-year-old retiree who lives in a suburb of St. Louis gave away her favorite sundresses and other form-fitting outfits, thinking she’d never be those smaller sizes again. Now, after losing about 28 pounds while taking GLP-1 drug Wegovy, she said she has started…
Gen Z girl looking at smartphone screen feeling upset scrolling on social media. Mementojpeg | Moment | Getty Images Governments around the world are making efforts to crack down on teen social media use amid mounting evidence of potential harms, but critics argue blanket bans are an ineffective quick fix. Australia became the first country…
The badge of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shot a man in California on Tuesday, after he allegedly “weaponized his vehicle” and tried to run over an officer, the Department of Homeland Security said. The agents were conducting a targeted vehicle…
The headquarters of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in Silver Spring, Maryland, Nov. 4, 2009. Jason Reed | Reuters The Food and Drug Administration in recent weeks said it would decline to clarify laws that ban the foreign importation of prescription medicines, despite growing evidence of the overseas schemes. A class of businesses called…
Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Mehmet Oz speaks during an event sponsored by the Action for Progress Coalition, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 2, 2026. Al Drago | Reuters The Trump administration on Monday finalized a 2027 payment rate increase to privately run Medicare plans that…
Chuck Savage | The Image Bank | Getty Images Read more CNBC personal finance coverage “For young people early in their career, unemployment can be particularly harsh,” said Michele Evermore, a senior fellow at the National Academy of Social Insurance, a nonprofit that focuses on the country’s safety net. “They have had less time to pull…
