One way to fix Social Security? "Smash the cap"
Eliminating or lifting the tax cap would help stabilize Social Security, while also being fairer to most Americans, experts say.
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Tornadoes hit Texas and Louisiana as storm from California moves through
Many dramatic scenes were caught on video. The severe weather left hundreds of thousands of customers in the dark in Texas at one point. The storm dumped heavy snow in California.
Video shows snowboarder narrowly escape avalanche in New Hampshire
The avalanche had the potential to "easily bury and kill a person," said one official.
Infant's death tied to contaminated breast pump, CDC says
Federal health officials are warning parents of newborns to sterilize equipment used for both bottle- and breast-feeding.
Tempers flare as East Palestine residents confront railroad officials, EPA
Residents say they're still suffering from illnesses nearly a month after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed.
Meet the "anti-woke" Republican presidential candidate: Vivek Ramaswamy
On "The Takeout" this week, the bio-tech multi-millionaire talks with host Major Garrett about what it's like for a political neophyte to learn how to be a presidential candidate.
2 men killed and planned to eat a bald eagle in Nebraska, officials say
The two men shot the bald eagle with a rifle and were planning to cook and eat the bird, officials said.
Some California regions now free of drought after recent rain and snow
While this is welcome news to residents, the U.S. Drought Monitor warns that the state is not in the clear when it comes to the water supply.
Walgreens says it won't sell abortion pills by mail in 20 states
The decision comes as a federal judge is set to rule on a lawsuit that seeks to restrict access to Mifepristone.
More than 150,000 without power after storm hits Texas
Southern states were being hit by the same storm system that brought heavy snow and rain to California. It hit South with heavy rain and tornadoes.
What to know about the recent close calls on airport runways
The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration have opened investigations on the recent incidents.
Here's when D.C.'s famous cherry blossom trees will reach peak bloom
Officials say peak bloom dates were harder to predict after an unseasonably warm winter.
EPA to require Norfolk Southern to test for dioxins at site of train derailment
Norfolk Southern will also be required to conduct a background study that compares dioxin levels around East Palestine, to dioxin levels in other areas not impacted by the Feb. 3 derailment, the EPA said.
Study shows NFL players with concussion histories have reduced cognitive performance
The study, the largest of its kind, compared former players against men of the same age and found that players who had concussions during their NFL careers scored worse on assessments of episodic memory, attention, processing speed and vocabulary.
Alex Murdaugh found guilty of murders of wife and son
Disgraced former attorney Alex Murdaugh was convicted on all counts in the shooting deaths of his wife and son in South Carolina.
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