How much should retirees worry about inflation?
Listen to article • 0:00 minInflation can be scary for retirees. True, Social Security provides inflation increases in line with the Consumer Price Index, or CPI. But any portfolio income,…
Sandra Bullock speaks for first time on late partner’s ALS battle
Sandra Bullock is speaking out for the first time on the death of her partner Bryan Randall, who died in 2023 after a battle with ALS. For half of the…
WHYY’s ‘Fresh Air’ host Terry Gross is at the center of catfish-style scams targeting stars and media personalities
Listen to article • 0:00 minComedy writer Bruce Vilanch was enamored. He’d received an email from WHYY’s Terry Gross, herself, asking to be interviewed on NPR’s Fresh Air. “It was…
A 19th century Philadelphia lamp maker took the world’s first selfie and turned the city into a hub of portrait photography
Listen to article • 0:00 minFrench inventor Louis Jacques Daguerre introduced the daguerreotype — the world’s first photograph — in Paris in August, 1839. By September, he produced a pamphlet…
Hayden Panettiere’s family wanted to ‘rid’ her of boyfriend before death
Hayden Panettiere’s estranged mom said their family wanted the 36-year-old actor’s on-and-off boyfriend out of her life before she was found dead in his company on Sunday. “This person in…
When did human tragedy become social media content?
Listen to article • 0:00 minWithin minutes, photos begin appearing online. Someone posts a video from the shoulder of the road. Someone else starts speculating about what happened in the…
An ‘influencer’ degree? Colleges bet on content creator major as critics question its value
By KAITLYN HUAMANI, AP Technology Writer Ask a teen what they want to be when they grow up, and there’s a fair chance being an influencer is on their list.…
Rob and Michele Reiner’s son Nick pleads not guilty after indictment in their stabbing deaths
A grand jury indictment was unsealed Wednesday against actor-director Rob Reiner’s youngest son, who is charged with murder in connection with the deaths of the famed filmmaker and his photographer…
Mayor Mamdani, in ditching housing plan at Elizabeth Street Garden, blames Adams aide Randy Mastro
Mayor Mamdani laid the blame Wednesday on former Adams Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro for his administration’s decision to reverse course on a highly controversial plan to shut down lower Manhattan’s…
Philadelphia is hosting a ‘National Treasure’ weekend
Historic Philadelphia institutions better ramp up security around their copies of the Declaration of Independence because a National Treasure weekend is coming to Philly. The three-day event, from Aug. 20…