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Can You Use a Personal Loan to Pay for College? 08/15/2024 08:00pm • You may be able to use a personal loan to pay for all or some college-related expenses, but it's likely not your best option for tuition. Borrowers can typically use personal loans for any purpose, and some lenders may not ask what the funds will be used for. However, some lenders may refuse to prov FACT FOCUS: Trump blends falsehoods and exaggerations at rambling NJ press conference 08/15/2024 07:49pm • Former President Donald Trump on Thursday gave his second news conference in as many weeks as he adjusts to a newly energized Democratic ticket ahead of next week's Democratic National Convention. At his New Jersey golf club, the Republican nominee blended falsehoods about the economy with misleadin What to know about Tim Walz's 1995 drunken driving arrest and how he responded 08/15/2024 06:38pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Now that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is Vice President Kamala Harris ' running mate, his drunken driving arrest from 1995 in Nebraska — long before he entered politics — is getting renewed scrutiny. Walz was a 31-year-old teacher when he was stopped the night of Sept. 23, 1995, Raffensperger blasts proposed rule requiring hand count of ballots at Georgia polling places 08/15/2024 05:33pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's secretary of state on Thursday came out against election rule changes pending before the State Election Board, specifically rejecting a proposal to count ballots by hand at polling places on election night. At a meeting in July, the board advanced a proposal that would req Florida election officials warn of false rumor about ballot markings days before the state’s primary 08/15/2024 05:24pm • NEW YORK (AP) — An unfounded claim that election workers will invalidate ballots by writing on them is prompting election clerks in Florida to correct the record ahead of next week’s state primary. Clerks in Collier and Escambia counties, home to Naples and Pensacola, are reassuring voters that Alaska State Troopers beat, stunned and used dog in violent arrest of wrong man, charges say 08/15/2024 05:08pm • ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Two Alaska State Troopers who pepper-sprayed, beat, stunned and used a police dog on a man in a case of mistaken identity have been charged with assault, authorities said Thursday. Charging documents said the troopers — canine handler Jason Woodruff and Sgt. Joseph Mille Injured Ferguson officer shows 'small but significant' signs of progress in Missouri 08/15/2024 12:34pm • FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — A Ferguson, Missouri, police officer who was critically injured during a protest on the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown’s death is showing “small but significant signs of progress” from a severe brain injury, according to a post on a GoFundMe page set up to support the Did you know this obscure monument in Alexandria could have ties to the Freemasons? 08/15/2024 08:22am • .in-article-vertical-video {float: right; padding-left: 10px;width:300px !important;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.in-article-vertical-video {float: none; padding-left: 20px;}}.in-article-vertical-video connatix_video_caption {width: 300px !important;}#tnvbNcaMHUrl {margin-bottom: 1 Students who ousted Hasina are helping lead Bangladesh, from the streets to the ministries 08/15/2024 08:15am • DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Within a week of unseating Bangladesh’s longest-serving prime minister, the students who drove out Sheikh Hasina were directing Dhaka’s traffic. Decked out in neon vests, their university IDs slung around their necks, they clutch sticks and umbrellas to wave cars this Wildfires are growing under climate change, and their smoke threatens farmworkers, study says 08/15/2024 05:56am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — As wildfires scorched swaths of land in the wine country of Sonoma County in 2020, sending ash flying and choking the air with smoke, Maria Salinas harvested grapes. Her saliva turned black from inhaling the toxins, until one day she had so much trouble breathing she was rushed Things to do in the DC area: Chuck Brown Day, Bourbon & Beer Festival … and more! 08/15/2024 03:30am • There’s so much to do in the D.C. area in the coming days, and WTOP has you covered with our weekly roundup of area events worth anticipating. Check back every Thursday for a roundup of Things to do in the D.C. area. As “The Godfather of Go-Go,” Chuck Brown's legacy lives on in the nati Court removes Prime Minister Srettha from office in another ruling shaking up Thailand's politics 08/14/2024 09:09pm • BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's Constitutional Court removed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office over an ethical violation Wednesday, further shaking up Thai politics after ordering the dissolution of the main opposition party a week ago. The 5-4 ruling removed Srettha from office immediately ov Wisconsin's Evers urges federal judge not to make changes at youth prison in wake of counselor death 08/14/2024 09:00pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers asked a federal judge Wednesday not to impose any changes at Wisconsin's youth prison after an inmate was accused of killing a counselor during a fight earlier this summer, insisting conditions at the prison have been slowly improving despite the death. Evers, Emails show Delaware lieutenant governor's staff engaged in campaign matters during business hours 08/14/2024 08:31pm • DOVER, Del. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long’s office staff was in regular communication last year with her husband and other people involved in her campaign for Delaware governor and worked during office hours to help facilitate the use of campaign funds, according to emails obtained by The As 'No concrete leads' in search for escaped inmate convicted of murder, North Carolina sheriff says 08/14/2024 08:26pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — More than 24 hours after a prisoner serving a life sentence for murder escaped from a transport van, the local sheriff said Wednesday that they have “no concrete leads” on his whereabouts. Ramone Alston, 30, escaped from the van on Tuesday as it arrived at the UNC Gastroen