By Anne Johnson It’s hard enough when a spouse dies, but having to worry about their debts can be overwhelming. When someone passes away with credit card debt, loans, or other obligations, how much of that is a spouse’s responsibility? Generally, you aren’t responsible for your deceased spouse’s debts, but there are some exceptions. It’s […]
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Here Are the Countries That Have Reached, or Are Considering, Deportation Deals With US
By Savannah Hulsey Pointer President Donald Trump’s illegal immigrant deportation push has officials looking for new places to put illegal immigrants if their home nations won’t accept their citizens back. Section 241(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act requires that Immigration and Customs Enforcement send deportees back to their nation of origin, or the country […]
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Americans Are Expected to Set Travel Record on Memorial Day Weekend
By Jacob Burg Between trips along the nation’s highways and byways or flights high in the sky, Americans are determined to travel in what may be record numbers this year for Memorial Day weekend. Roughly 45.1 million of them are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home between May 22 and May 26 […]
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Mortgage Demand Slumps, Rates Rise to Highest Level Since February
By Andrew Moran Demand for mortgages declined last week as interest rates rose to their highest level since February, new industry data show. The Mortgage Bankers Association announced on May 21 that mortgage applications tumbled by 5.1 percent for the week ending May 16, the sharpest drop in a month. This is down from the […]
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Senate Passes ‘No Tax on Tips Act’ in Unanimous Vote
By Katabella Roberts Lawmakers in the Republican-led Senate on Tuesday passed a proposal to eliminate federal taxes on tips, moving a step closer to fulfilling a campaign promise by President Donald Trump that has drawn support from both sides of the political spectrum. The measure establishes a new tax deduction of up to $25,000 for […]
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DOJ Says It May Drop Boeing Criminal Fraud Case Over 737 Max Crashes
By Bill Pan The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said it may drop its criminal prosecution of Boeing over allegations that the company deceived federal regulators before two 737 Max crashes that killed 346 people. In a May 17 filing, the DOJ said government officials met with families of some crash victims the previous day […]
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Deadly Storms Rip Through Kentucky and Missouri, Leaving at Least 23 Dead, Dozens Injured
By Tom Ozimek and T.J. Muscaro Severe storms that swept across the Midwest and South on Friday killed at least 23 people and injured dozens more, with Kentucky and Missouri among the hardest hit, according to officials. In Kentucky alone, at least 14 fatalities have been confirmed, according to a May 17 statement from Kentucky […]
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Trump Pitches America’s ‘Golden Age’ to Wealthy Gulf Investors
By Emel Akan and Andrew Moran RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—When President Donald Trump arrived in the Saudi capital on May 13, one of his first actions was to address the Gulf’s business elite, promoting the United States as a prime destination for investment amid a new era shaped by his “America First” agenda. Trump made it […]
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Yankees’ Pitching Ace Max Fried Finding Early Success
By Donald Laible With their ace pitcher Max Fried undefeated after eight starts with a 6–0 record, the New York Yankees couldn’t be happier. Fried’s early-season success is a welcome boost to the 2025 season, after the team’s disappointing finish last year. With the Yankees coming up short last October in the World Series against […]
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Markets Rally After US, China Announce 90-day Tariff Reductions
By Andrew Moran U.S. stocks rallied on May 12 after the United States and China agreed to temporary tariff reductions. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average soared by 1,160 points, or 2.8 percent. The index has erased most of 2025’s losses and is down by less than 1 percent. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index is […]
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Ravens Release Justin Tucker, NFL’s All-Time Most Accurate Field Goal Kicker
By Ross Kelly Justin Tucker, the NFL’s all-time leader in field goal conversion percentage and a stalwart with the Baltimore Ravens for 13 years, is now without an NFL home. Baltimore released Tucker on May 5 amid both a decline in efficiency and an ongoing investigation by the league into alleged sexual misconduct. “Sometimes football […]
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Sheriff Scheffler’s Seismic Resurgence: First 2025 Win Secured, PGA Championship Looming
By M. James Ward It took some time but the first win in 2025 for world-ranked number one Scottie Scheffler was a seismic shaker. With all the recent attention quite rightly being placed on Rory McIlroy, the 28-year-old Texan displayed a knockout performance in winning in his backyard neighborhood of Dallas with a commanding eight-stroke […]
