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Guide to Every Part of a Check 12/03/2025 07:00pm • Sure, you may have written a check to pay your monthly rent or give a $50 gift to your niece. But do you understand what each part of a check means and its purpose? While paper checks are not as popular as a payment method as they used to be, it's still important to know what's on the front and back What to Know About College Winter and Summer Terms 12/03/2025 07:00pm • While you could spend the long winter and summer terms vacationing or catching up on sleep, you may want to consider using that downtime to earn college credit. "Summer and winter are shortened terms that offer students flexible options to get ahead or catch up on their coursework," says Jacob Wiers Bessent says Federal Reserve Board could 'veto' future regional presidents 12/03/2025 05:56pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday he would push a new requirement that the Federal Reserve's regional bank presidents live in their districts for at least three years before taking office, a move that could give the White House more power over the independent agency Snowed-in seniors need you: DC Mayor's Office launches call for 'Snow Team Heroes' 12/03/2025 05:47pm • Want to help a snowed-in D.C. resident this winter? You can sign up to be a “Snow Team Hero” to shovel snow from walkways and driveways after a storm for neighbors who can't. The Mayor’s Office on Volunteerism and Partnerships, or ServeDC, is inviting residents to be a part of the “Snow T FACT FOCUS: Trump says tariffs can eventually replace federal income taxes. Experts disagree 12/03/2025 05:42pm • President Donald Trump has long praised tariffs as key to increasing wealth in the United States, idealizing Gilded Age policies that preceded the implementation of a modern federal income tax. Among the potential benefits, Trump claims, is the ability to replace revenue from federal income taxes wi NTSB describes final moments of flight that killed missionary father and daughter in Florida crash 12/03/2025 04:56pm • One of the last things air traffic controllers heard as a small plane carrying a Christian missionary father and his daughter descended rapidly over Florida last month was heavy breathing and grunting before the plane crashed. The National Transportation Safety Board described the plane's fatal Nov. Wall Street pulls near its all-time high 12/03/2025 04:47pm • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose near their record levels on Wednesday as mixed data on the economy kept alive hopes that a cut to interest rates is coming soon. The S&P 500 gained 0.3% and pulled within 0.6% of its all-time high set in late October. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed An American imprisoned in Russia has his sentence extended on charges of beating his guards 12/03/2025 01:12pm • MOSCOW (AP) — An American imprisoned in Russia after being convicted of beating a police officer had his sentence extended Wednesday when he was found guilty of assaulting prison guards, news reports said. Robert Gilman, who was identified in Russian media as a former U.S. Marine, was initially ha Hong Kong high-rise fire death toll rises to 159 as authorities arrest 6 over failed fire alarms 12/03/2025 01:10pm • HONG KONG (AP) — The death toll of Hong Kong’s high-rise apartment blaze rose to 159 on Wednesday, as authorities arrested six people on suspicion of deactivating some fire alarms during maintenance work at the housing complex. The youngest person who died in the fire was a 1-year-old, police sa AP’s top albums of 2025: Bad Bunny, Rosalía, Hayley Williams, Dijon, Addison Rae and more 12/03/2025 12:01pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press has selected its 10 best albums of the year, presented in no particular order and with a legend describing who might particularly enjoy them, in the vein of our revamped music reviews. Like our picks and want more? Enjoy bonus recommendations accompanying each Delayed care to 2 Black pregnant women highlights maternal health disparities 12/03/2025 09:05am • Two pregnant Black women nearly 1,000 miles apart were ready to do what many do every day: welcome new bundles of joy, and just before the start of the holiday season. Instead, the health of both women and their babies was put at risk after hospital staff did not immediately provide the needed care. German bakers bring Christmas specialty to life with rich tradition and sweetness 12/03/2025 06:08am • DRESDEN, Germany (AP) — When pastry chef Tino Gierig is asked what the famous Dresden stollen tastes like, his eyes sparkle and his voice rises to an enthusiastic sing-song as as he describes the rich delicacy filled with raisins and other dried fruits. “Stollen tastes like Christmas, like fa Colombia expels members of ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect Lev Tahor 12/03/2025 04:51am • BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia said Monday it sent 26 members of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect Lev Tahor to the United States after determining that the rights of some of the children in the group were at risk. Authorities detained the group of 17 children and nine adults on Nov. 22 following a Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 38 points as defending champion Thunder hold off Warriors 124-112 12/03/2025 01:38am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points and made a key 3-pointer with 3:34 left, Jalen Williams added 22 points and six assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder held off the determined Golden State Warriors 124-112 on Tuesday night. Chet Holmgren hit a go-ahead 3 from the top w Chanel's new showman stages an ode to NYC with star-packed runway show on a real subway platform 12/02/2025 11:50pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Chanel’s new showman, Matthieu Blazy, took his designs on the road Tuesday — or rather, underground, with a buzzy New York runway show staged on an actual subway platform. The designer, just weeks after his splashy Paris debut for Chanel in October, took over a decommissioned p