The Chronicle of Philanthropy

A Bipartisan Plan to Raise the Foundation Payout Rate

Private foundations are making a lot of money. The assets of U.S. philanthropies currently stand at nearly $1.7 trillion — up 15 percent from 2023. Despite a substantial dip during the pandemic, grant ...
The Motley Fool

Here's Precisely How Much Social Security's 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Is Projected to Raise Benefits

The most anticipated announcement of the year for Social Security's more than 70 million recipients will occur on Oct. 15. Independent estimates suggest this will be the fifth consecutive year with an ...
The Motley Fool

How Much Social Security's 2026 COLA Is Forecast to Raise Benefits for Retirees Ages 62 to 80

The Social Security Administration will announce the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) on October 15, provided the government shutdown has ended. Social Security's Board of Trustees and The Senior ...
WBUR

New book explores how to raise kids in a high-tech world

The cover of "10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World" and author Jean Twenge. (Courtesy of Atria Books and Pam Davis) For parents raising their kids in the age of phones, social media and the ...
DualShockers

Borderlands 4: How to Get the Hellwalker Legendary Shotgun

Christian has three years of experience writing in the gaming industry, including guides and reviews, for publications such as Dualshockers, Attack of the Fanboy, and PC Invasion. He has been an avid ...
Los Angeles Times

How bad is California’s housing shortage? It depends on who’s doing the counting

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Imagine you’ve finally taken your car to the mechanic to investigate that ...
The New York Times

‘How About a Vegetarian Supper Dish That Has Protein, Carbs and Isn’t Beans and Rice or Beans on Pasta?’

Welcome (back) to Recipe Matchmaker, where I match hyper-specific reader requests with right-on recipes. By Tanya Sichynsky Kay Chun’s squash and chickpea stew with lemongrass.Credit...Bobbi Lin for ...
The Patriot Ledger

Will group get the signatures to put Quincy mayor's 79% raise on ballot? Deadline nears

A citizens group in Quincy, Massachusetts, is working to get a question on the November ballot to reverse a mayoral pay raise. Mayor Thomas Koch's 79% raise, from $159,000 to $285,000, was approved by ...
TechCrunch

How Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni used Gen Z methods to raise $8M for Phia

There’s a new buzzy fashion startup in town. Meet Phia, the shopping app founded by Bill Gates’ daughter Phoebe Gates and her Stanford roommate-slash-co-founder, Sophia Kianni. Phia searches the web ...
The Patriot Ledger

Mayor's raise won't be on November election ballot, city says. Advocates vow to fight on

A petition to put Quincy Mayor Tom Koch's 79% pay raise on the November ballot fell short of the required signatures. Organizers submitted over 7,100 signatures, but the city clerk certified only ...
Education Week

This State Is the First to Offer Universal Child Care. Here’s How It Works

As a growing number of states establish universal pre-kindergarten programs for 4-year-olds, New Mexico is taking it one step further and offering universal child care—the first in the nation to do so ...
CNN

This gun store prides itself on stopping guns from ending up in the wrong hands. Then a customer was named as a mass shooter

Five federal agents entered the gun store on the busy highway in central Minnesota that Chris Mercadante manages and gave him a serial number. Unfamiliar, he flicked through the book that keeps a ...