The Trump administration is taking a tougher stance on Americans with student loan debt, and borrowers are feeling it from both sides. On the one hand, the US Department of Education has curbed income-based reimbursements (1). In August alone, 327,955 applications were denied, according to a December 15 court filing (2). For borrowers who counted … Read more
Customer taking coffee containers from a barista – maxbelchenko/Shutterstock We’re going to let you in on a little secret here: Americans? They like coffee very much. Okay, you can probably hear the sarcasm here, but what might surprise you is how much people in the United States enjoy this drink. Two out of three American … Read more
Whenever consumers need to perform a simple auto maintenance task, such as replacing windshield wiper blades or an air filter, they just need to run to their local Napa Auto Parts, Auto Zone or O’Reilly Auto Parts store, purchase the product, and install it. On some occasions, I have found that one store may not … Read more
The Trump administration has said it is freezing child care funding for all states until it provides more administrative and verification data about the programs, in a move fueled by a series of fraud schemes at day care centers in Minnesota run by Somali residents. All 50 states will be affected by the overhaul, but … Read more
As the deadline the Lebanese government has set for disarming Hezbollah in the country’s south approaches, the group insists it will not give up its weapons. The Lebanese cabinet tasked the military in August with formulating a plan to disarm Hezbollah by the end of 2025, in line with a plan presented by the United … Read more
Only the government could spend 20 years creating a national ID that nobody wanted and apparently doesn’t even work as a national ID. But that’s what the federal government has accomplished with REAL ID, which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) now considers insecure, even though getting one requires providing proof of citizenship or legal … Read more
The families of two construction workers killed in the collapse of an unfinished private airplane hangar at the Boise airport nearly two years ago have settled a wrongful-death lawsuit against two Idaho companies involved in the project. Terms of the settlements are confidential, attorneys for the families and the project’s general contractor separately told the … Read more
Donald Trump’s public persona is loud, forceful and relentlessly self-assured. But behind closed doors, former aides, advisers and staffers — many of whom were loyal until they weren’t — painted a much less flattering picture. Through interviews, books, testimonials and off-the-record accounts, a model emerges that is less about ideology and more about temperament, drive … Read more
2025 will end with a bang for investors with S&P 500 nearing all-time highs as AI-driven bull market set to close third year. The new year is also a time when investors think about reorganizing and rebalancing their portfolios. Growth investors, for example, might want to consider rotating into stocks that could bounce back higher … Read more
TOKYO (AP) — Japan is continuing efforts to significantly boost its military capabilities to counter growing threats from China by doubling its annual arms spending. The goal comes as Tokyo’s main ally, the United States, pushes for more military assistance in Asia and an ultra-conservative military hawk takes over Japan. Japan says it is still … Read more