At the end of 1974, the average monthly Social Security benefit for retired workers was $188, or just over $2,256 annually. As of November 2024, benefits for retired workers have grown substantially.

Grazulis believes Worcester was probably an F5, although it is officially ranked as an F4 by SPC. In the early 1970s, Grazulis collected early tornado footage to create the world’s first ...

It was a bookend three years in the making. On Jan. 19, 1974, Notre Dame men's basketball did something no one did in three years — beat UCLA and coach John Wooden, 71-70. The stunner halted the ...

A Jan. 9 Threads post (direct link, archive link) shows what appears to be two tornadoes moving through a burning rural landscape. “Did you know that Cali gets fire tornadoes?!” the post reads.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A researcher describes the destructive power of the fires in Los Angeles, particularly the formation of fire ...

I am now living on a farm in the mountains between Los Gatos and Santa Cruz. I wish to go to India for the Kumba Mela, which starts in April. I will be leaving sometime in March, not really ...

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Fire Tornadoes Pose a Threat in California. A Fire Lab Shows How They Work As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but ...

A handwritten 1974 letter from the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs about his plans to visit the Kumbh Mela has recently been auctioned for Rs 4.32 crore. The letter, which was sold by Bonhams, is ...

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has confirmed an EF0 tornado near the Vina community in Franklin County (Alabama); following a storm survey performed by the Franklin County EMA.