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6 Tips for Aging Alone 10/29/2025 08:00pm • Whether it's a widow or widower remaining on their own, a childless and single older adult who relishes independence or a rural resident embracing solitude, the term "solo ager" is used to describe an individual who lives without a partner or other relatives. These adults are also particularly commo What's New on the 2026-2027 FAFSA 10/29/2025 08:00pm • After several cycles of delayed releases and technical issues, many financial aid experts say they think families will have a smoother experience filling out the 2026-2027 FAFSA, which is now open. "Students and parents alike are reporting that completing the FAFSA this year is faster and easier tha Bank Chatbots are 'Fast but Stupid' -- That Could Soon Change 10/29/2025 08:00pm • If you've used your bank's chatbot feature, you've probably entered into the conversation with mixed expectations. When at its best, the chatbot quickly answers your question or performs a task, saving you the time and effort of a phone call or branch visit. At worst, it's your most annoying acquain What to Expect During the Mortgage Underwriting Process 10/29/2025 08:00pm • Mortgage underwriters are the fact-checkers of the home loan approval process, ensuring that the financial picture you portrayed in your application and the documentation you provided are accurate. The loan underwriting process not only assesses your creditworthiness and ability to repay a mortgage, The Latest: Hurricane Melissa impacting southeastern Bahamas after dozens killed across Caribbean 10/29/2025 07:48pm • SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) ��� Melissa began affecting the southeastern Bahamas on Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Authorities in the Bahamas were evacuating dozens of people from the archipelago���s southeast corner ahead of Melissa���s arrival as a Category 1 stor Growing injury list adding to pain in dismal season for the Tennessee Titans 10/29/2025 06:37pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ��� Injuries are adding up and adding to the insult of a dismal season for the Tennessee Titans. The toll is most noticeable on defense, which doesn't bode well for hosting the Los Angeles Chargers (5-3) and quarterback Justin Herbert on Sunday. Two starters from the season o What to know about Hurricane Melissa as death toll rises 10/29/2025 06:36pm • The death toll was growing Wednesday as Hurricane Melissa made its way across Cuba and headed for the Bahamas, a day after making landfall in Jamaica as one of the region's strongest storms on record. Officials in Haiti said at least 25 people were killed as waters rose in heavy rain. Eight deaths w Starbucks halts 2-year sales slide, but costly improvements hurt its profits 10/29/2025 06:28pm • Starbucks halted a long sales slide in its fiscal fourth quarter as pumpkin drinks and improved service brought customers back to its stores. The Seattle coffee giant said Wednesday that its global same-store sales, or sales at locations open at least a year, rose 1% over last year in the July-Septe Colts RT Braden Smith continues to find coping techniques for his mental health struggles 10/29/2025 06:15pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ��� Indianapolis Colts right tackle Braden Smith felt the dark thoughts creeping back into his mind before last weekend's game. This time, though, he won the battle. After missing Indy's final five games last season because of severe obsessive-compulsive disorder that led him to co Jets agree to trade cornerback Michael Carter II to Eagles for wide receiver John Metchie III 10/29/2025 05:54pm • The New York Jets agreed to trade cornerback Michael Carter II to the Philadelphia Eagles on Wednesday for wide receiver John Metchie III. Both teams announced the trade, pending physicals, in which the Jets will also receive a sixth-round pick in the 2027 NFL draft and will send a seventh-round sel Federal Reserve cuts key rate yet Powell says future reductions are not locked in 10/29/2025 05:53pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday for a second time this year as it seeks to shore up economic growth and hiring, even as inflation stays elevated. But Fed Chair Jerome Powell also cautioned that further rate cuts weren���t guaranteed, citing the government Louisiana and Virginia take steps toward redistricting in a growing battle for US House power 10/29/2025 05:52pm • Republican lawmakers in Louisiana and Democrats in Virginia pressed ahead Wednesday with plans that could allow mid-decade redistricting as part of a growing national battle for partisan advantage in next year's congressional elections. Louisiana lawmakers passed legislation pushing back the state' Anxiety over global warming is leading some young Americans to say they don't want children 10/29/2025 05:20pm • Amanda Porretto isn't sure she'll ever have children. At 27, she is the average age of new mothers in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She's feeling the pressure as an only child. Her father wants to be a grandfather and her mother, before she died, alw Judges rule some Florida gun laws are unconstitutional. Here's what to know 10/29/2025 05:07pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) ��� A pair of court rulings declaring some of Florida's gun restrictions unconstitutional are creating some confusion in the notoriously firearm-friendly state ��� and fueling activists' calls for Republican legislators to take action to update state statutes so they abide by 'Free Solo' climber Alex Honnold takes on projects from environmental podcast to scaling skyscraper 10/29/2025 04:59pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Alex Honnold knows a thing about passion and challenges. Since his legendary ropeless ascent up Yosemite���s El Capitan in ��� Free Solo,��� the professional rock climber has taken on a host of projects around environmental conservation and battling climate change. On Tuesday, R