Frank Mooney
Thousands of pensioners across the UK have been underpaid a staggering £804.7 million in state pension benefits, according to the latest update from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Since launching a nationwide review in January 2021, the DWP has identified nearly 131,000 underpayment cases — with some individuals owed as much as £12,000. … Read more
The Trump government told Fox News on Monday that an illegal immigrant from Venezuela who was thought to be the leader of the violent Tren de Aragua gang was caught in Los Angeles County last week. Yonaiker Gallegos, whose real name was Yoniaker Rafel Martinez-Ramos, was already in local jail on misdemeanour charges of having … Read more
In an unusual twist driven by the calendar, some Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries could see up to $2,900 in payments during May 2025. This amount applies to eligible couples receiving the maximum SSI payment of $1,450 each month. But this isn’t a windfall—it’s a scheduling adjustment. Why Two Payments in May? The Social Security … Read more
In Syracuse, New York, at least 11 high school students are wanted for kidnapping five younger lacrosse players. They have 48 hours to turn themselves in or face serious charges of kidnapping. The district attorney says the situation “goes way beyond hazing.” Younger members of Westhill High School’s lacrosse team were hazed or played a … Read more
SAN DIEGO — Since California’s new daylighting law went into effect on January 1, the Parking Enforcement team of the San Diego Police Department has given out 4,200 tickets to cars that were not following the rules. It is against the law for drivers to park their cars on the side of the street that … Read more
IN MIAMI — On Tuesday, a federal judge told lawyers for the state of Florida that an order to stop enforcing a new state immigration law did apply to all of the state’s local law enforcement agencies, even though the state’s attorney general had recently written that it did not. At a meeting in Miami, … Read more
This week, the man on trial for killing a police officer and hurting two others during a wellness check in Bourget, Ont. will have his side of the story questioned about how he thought the scene of the shooting was safe when, in fact, the shooter was still there. Alain Bellefeuille killed OPP Sgt. Eric … Read more
The Social Security Administration (SSA) thinks that Disability Insurance (SSDI) payouts will be made in May 2025 in the same way they have been in the past, based on dates of birth and certain eligibility requirements. The official changes, like the cost of living index (COLA), were released at the end of 2024, but the … Read more
A man from South Mississippi has been charged with two new felonies, including murder, in the death of a Pass Christian woman. He has been arrested before for misdemeanor and felony domestic abuse. Pass Christian Police Chief Daren Freeman says that 37-year-old Brett Huntley Keel is being held in the Harrison County jail on a … Read more
The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that people who get Supplemental Security Income (SSI) will get two payments in May, August, October, and December 2025. This trend of changing dates has been going on since February because delivery dates fall on weekends or holidays. Monday, May 1 is when the first payment for May will … Read more