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Inflation dictates the annual benefit adjustment, known as the COLA, for retired Americans. This year’s boost, which will be announced on Thursday, is expected to be big.

Mr. Johnson, one of the Senate’s most vulnerable Republicans, faced Mr. Barnes, the lieutenant governor, in the first of two scheduled debates.

At least part of the crossing, the sole bridge linking the Crimean Peninsula with the Russian mainland, collapsed into the sea.

The race has tightened so much that its outcome could be a factor in which party will control the Senate. The debate ended just after 9 p.m. Eastern time. Catch up on what happened with analysis and updates from our reporters.

The New York Philharmonic’s home at Lincoln Center was gutted and rebuilt to try to fix its poor acoustics. Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York praised officials for getting it done “in the middle of a pandemic.”

The police discovered 22 locations that they suspect were used as torture chambers in areas recently reclaimed from Russian control, a Ukrainian official said.

The debate was the first and likely only one to take place in this closely watched Senate contest.

There were 343 candidates this year, including 251 people and 92 organizations.

The attack in Nong Bua Lamphu Province, one of the country’s poorest, was the worst mass shooting by a sole perpetrator in Thailand’s history.

A slowdown of the labor market appears to be taking hold, relieving some pressure on inflation. But hiring remains resilient and the Federal Reserve is likely to continue raising rates aggressively.