Social media is an overwhelming part of our lives these days, but the Pew Research Center provided an in-depth look at just how much we rely on these platforms. In a 2025 report that looks at social ...

The 2.8% Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2026 will push up the maximum full retirement benefit, as millions of monthly checks increase starting in January. Additionally, workers who are ...

After a wave of corporate engagement in social justice in the U.S., followed by a recent backlash, some companies are retreating from their public commitments. At the same time, research demonstrates ...

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As the government shutdown nears the two-week mark, several federal agencies, including the Social Security Administration (SSA), remain impacted by furloughs and cannot operate as usual. Thousands of ...

Luka Sabbat is now a designer, and yes, he just dropped the sophomore collection for the year-old brand Marking Distance. The spring 2026 lineup featured slogan T-shirts, studded leather jackets, ...

Denmark will move to ban social media for children under 15, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Tuesday, saying the online platforms are “stealing our children’s childhood.” Speaking at the opening ...

Academy Award winner Aaron Sorkin’s follow-up to “The Social Network,” now officially titled “The Social Reckoning,” will hit theaters on Oct. 9, 2026, Sony Pictures announced Friday. Oscar winner ...

Aaron Sorkin directs the Sony film that stars Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White and Jeremy Strong. By Ryan Gajewski Senior Entertainment Reporter Sorkin directs The Social Reckoning from his own ...

Back in March, Facebook introduced a new feature that wasn’t exactly new. The Friends tab—described by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg as “a throwback to OG Facebook”—is a way for the app’s users to see only ...

Social Security celebrated its 90th anniversary Thursday, marking a major milestone for the program that supplies monthly benefit checks to almost 70 million senior citizens, disabled people and ...

One of the not-funny ironies of the 21st century has been that everything we thought was social media is actually just mass media, except it’s terrible and broken. Luckily, journalists and creators ...