By CECILIA CLARK of NerdWallet Parent student loan debt has skyrocketed to over $103 billion with more than 3.6 million borrowers. And for many parents and grandparents, that debt is hampering financial health and retirement prospects. It’s understandable for parents to want to give the best to their children, but taking on debt may be
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By CECILIA CLARK of NerdWallet Parent student loan debt has skyrocketed to over $103 billion with more than 3.6 million borrowers. And for many parents and grandparents, that debt is hampering financial health and retirement prospects. It’s understandable for parents to want to give the best to their children, but taking on debt may be
Continue Reading By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS, SAMY MAGDY and JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — An air base hosting Turkish drones in the breakaway northern third of Cyprus is ratcheting up unease among neighboring countries. Cyprus and Egypt see the air station as an added instrument of instability in the east Mediterranean region. The Cypriot government
Continue Reading By EMMANUEL MARTINEZ and LAUREN KIRCHNER/The Markup The Markup An investigation by The Markup has found that lenders in 2019 were more likely to deny home loans to people of color than to white people with similar financial characteristics. Holding 17 different factors steady in a complex statistical analysis of more than 2 million conventional
Continue Reading By EMMANUEL MARTINEZ and LAUREN KIRCHNER/The Markup The Markup An investigation by The Markup has found that lenders in 2019 were more likely to deny home loans to people of color than to white people with similar financial characteristics. Holding 17 different factors steady in a complex statistical analysis of more than 2 million conventional
Continue Reading By EMMANUEL MARTINEZ and LAUREN KIRCHNER/The Markup The Markup An investigation by The Markup has found that lenders in 2019 were more likely to deny home loans to people of color than to white people with similar financial characteristics. Holding 17 different factors steady in a complex statistical analysis of more than 2 million conventional
Continue Reading By EMMANUEL MARTINEZ and LAUREN KIRCHNER/The Markup The Markup An investigation by The Markup has found that lenders in 2019 were more likely to deny home loans to people of color than to white people with similar financial characteristics. Holding 17 different factors steady in a complex statistical analysis of more than 2 million conventional
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Students at Fulton Public Schools are heading back to the classroom Wednesday with some COVID-19 precautions in place. Fulton Public Schools return planDownload Masks According to the districts plan, masks are not required, but highly encouraged for students and staff when social distancing is not possible. However, masks are required on buses
Continue Reading By ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s state news agency says an oil spill caused by leakage from a power plant inside one of Syria’s oil refineries is spreading along the coast of the Mediterranean country. SANA reported Wednesday that the oil spill reached the coastal town of Jableh, about 20 kilometers
Continue Reading By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland and Belgium ended their evacuations from Afghanistan, but other European nations vowed to press on for as long as possible. The decisions came as the clock ticked down on the dramatic airlift of people fleeing Taliban rule ahead of a full American withdrawal. President Joe
Continue Reading By JAKE BLEIBERG and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press MONROE, La. (AP) — Graphic body camera video kept secret for more than two years shows a Louisiana State trooper pummeling a Black motorist 18 times with a flashlight — an attack the trooper defended as “pain compliance.” The Associated Press obtained footage of the May 2019
Continue Reading By RYAN ZUMMALLEN Edmunds To make room for new models, automakers bid adieu to older cars and SUVs each year. The models making their last appearance in 2022 are the Toyota Land Cruiser, the Volvo V60, the Mazda 6, the Volkswagen Golf, and lastly, the Acura NSX. While there are reasons behind each vehicle’s discontinuation,
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Stocks are still scorching hot. The Nasdaq just broke 15,000 for the first time ever, the S&P hit a new record and the Dow is hovering near historic numbers. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Stocks are still scorching hot. The Nasdaq just broke 15,000 for the first time ever, the S&P hit a new record and the Dow is hovering near historic numbers. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Stocks are still scorching hot. The Nasdaq just broke 15,000 for the first time ever, the S&P hit a new record and the Dow is hovering near historic numbers. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Stocks are still scorching hot. The Nasdaq just broke 15,000 for the first time ever, the S&P hit a new record and the Dow is hovering near historic numbers. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Stocks are still scorching hot. The Nasdaq just broke 15,000 for the first time ever, the S&P hit a new record and the Dow is hovering near historic numbers. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things
Continue Reading By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Herschel Walker says he “can’t sit on the sidelines anymore” as he joins Georgia’s Republican Senate race. He was a football star at the University of Georgia and has former President Donald Trump as his cheerleader. But Walker is untested as a politician and it remains to
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — An insurance industry group says that devastating floods in western Germany last month likely caused insured damage to the tune of about 7 billion euros ($8.2 billion). That’s significantly higher than its previous estimate. More than 180 people died in Germany and hundreds more were injured in the July 14-15 floods, which
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — An insurance industry group says that devastating floods in western Germany last month likely caused insured damage to the tune of about 7 billion euros ($8.2 billion). That’s significantly higher than its previous estimate. More than 180 people died in Germany and hundreds more were injured in the July 14-15 floods, which
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