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10 Helpful House Hunting Apps for 2024 01/10/2024 07:00pm • Luckily for homebuyers, house hunting apps are growing in number and sophistication. As the online real estate marketing industry becomes more competitive, mobile apps are getting better at helping consumers find accurate housing information while offering features to help users narrow down their se Personal Finance Predictions for 2024 01/10/2024 07:00pm • Are you wondering what to expect on the personal finance front in 2024? After a tumultuous two years, the economy is showing signs of stability, but we're not out of the woods yet. Here are six 2024 predictions from financial experts: 1. Interest Rates Will DropIn December, the Federal Open Market C New FAFSA Getting on Your Nerves? Here's Some Advice From an Expert 01/10/2024 07:00pm • The new FAFSA has been a pain point for some families struggling to fill it out as they experience technical glitches and other obstacles. Difficulty completing the FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid, can heighten stress for students deciding to pursue higher education, particularly Fidelity vs. Charles Schwab: Which Is the Right Choice for You? 01/10/2024 07:00pm • Fidelity and Charles Schwab are two of the most established investment firms, and each has millions of clients. Fidelity serves more than 43 million accounts, while Charles Schwab has more than 34 million accounts. Charles Schwab has $8.2 trillion in client assets, while Fidelity has $11.5 trillion Small-town Nebraska voters remove school board member who tried to pull books from libraries 01/10/2024 06:51pm • PLATTSMOUTH, Neb. (AP) — Voters decided to remove a small-town Nebraska school member from office after she tried to have dozens of books pulled from school libraries. More than 1,600 Plattsmouth voters supported recalling Terri Cunningham-Swanson in a mail-in election this week. The Omaha World-H Nebraska lawmaker seeks to block November ballot effort outlawing taxpayer money for private schools 01/10/2024 06:37pm • LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska lawmaker behind a new law that would divert millions in state income tax to scholarships for private school tuition is now seeking to have an effort to repeal the law yanked from the November ballot. Currently, state voters are set to decide next year whether public Alaska Airlines cancels flights on certain Boeing planes through Saturday for mandatory inspections 01/10/2024 06:18pm • Alaska Airlines is canceling through Saturday all flights on Boeing 737 Max 9 planes like the one that suffered an in-flight blowout of a fuselage panel last week as it waits for new instructions from Boeing and federal officials on how to inspect the fleet. The development came as signs indicate Subway train derails in Coney Island, no injuries reported 01/10/2024 06:09pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A train derailed on an elevated New York City subway track Wednesday, causing no injuries but leaving passengers stuck in carriages on the rail line that runs above a Coney Island street until they could be evacuated about an hour later. The incident comes almost a week after a co For IRS, backlogs and identity theft problems remain, but there is 'cautious optimism' watchdog says 01/10/2024 05:23pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS is still too slow in processing amended tax returns, answering taxpayer phone calls and resolving identity theft cases, according to an independent watchdog within the agency. While there is “cautious optimism" for an agency that has excavated itself from tens of milli For consumers shopping for an EV, new rules mean fewer models qualify for a tax credit 01/10/2024 05:03pm • DETROIT (AP) — U.S. consumers looking to get a tax credit on an electric vehicle purchase have fewer models to choose from under new rules that limit the countries where automakers can buy battery parts and minerals — a potential blow to efforts to reduce planet-warming emissions from autos. The Couple found dead in blazing hot South Carolina home where furnace appeared to overheat 01/10/2024 01:24pm • SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — An elderly couple found dead in their South Carolina home where the temperature was about 120 degrees Fahrenheit (49 degrees Celsius) had trouble with their furnace days before their deaths, their family told police. Family members called Spartanburg police Saturday after Japan's nuclear safety agency orders power plant operator to study the impact of Jan. 1 quake 01/10/2024 11:44am • TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s nuclear safety regulators have told the operator of a nuclear power plant in the area hit by a powerful New Year’s Day quake to study its potential impact. The Nuclear Regulation Authority, or NRA, asked for further investigation even though initial assessments showed the For 2024, some simple lifestyle changes can improve your little piece of the planet 01/10/2024 08:32am • NEW YORK (AP) — The fight against climate change requires the mass cooperation of industries, companies, governments and communities, but individuals have a role to play, too. Little things make a difference, and feel good too. At the dawn of 2024, also known as New Year's resolution season, With threats, pressure and financial lures, China seen as aiming to influence Taiwan's elections 01/10/2024 12:56am • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Using military threats, diplomatic pressure, fake news and financial inducements for politicians, China is being accused of deploying a broad strategy to influence voters in Taiwan’s elections to pick candidates who favor unification. China's ultimate goal is to take contro Votes by El Salvador's diaspora surge, likely boosting President Bukele in elections 01/10/2024 12:00am • SAN SALVADOR (AP) — A record-breaking 51,226 Salvadorans living abroad voted in El Salvador's upcoming presidential election in the first three days after the country opened overseas electronic voting for the first time, two electoral officials confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday. The ove