August Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $967, will go out to recipients in 12 days.  SSI payments are typically distributed at the start of every month to beneficiaries with limited income who are either blind, 65 and older, or have a qualifying disability.  The amount recipients receive varies based on several factors, including […]

Attendance at Spanish-language services at a Catholic diocese near Los Angeles has dropped by more than half as parishioners skip weekly services for fear of being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. Heightened ICE activity in and around Los Angeles has scared many immigrants and even nonimmigrants from going out to attend a […]

Disaster aid from Washington, DC to flood-ravaged Texas may be a long way away as lawmakers look for the Lone Star State to take the lead on the response effort. Capitol Hill has had a packed few weeks as Republicans worked to pass President Donald Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful bill,’ followed shortly after by the passage […]

Only three people are still missing following the catastrophic flooding in central Texas over two weeks ago, a number that was revised down from 160. Earlier this week, the number of people missing from the floods was determined to be at 160 as search-and-rescue efforts continued in the state. On Saturday night, that number dropped […]