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Using Your Student Credit Card Responsibly -- What to Spend On and What to Avoid 09/03/2025 08:00pm • Getting a credit card as a student can help you build your credit score, earn rewards and establish good money habits -- if you use your card responsibly. This means sticking to your budget and paying off your balance in full each month to avoid interest charges. Spending past your means, on the oth

Donald Trump Stocks: 8 Stocks Owned by the President 09/03/2025 08:00pm • The S&P 500 has had a solid 2025 so far under President Donald Trump. Critics have questioned the potential disruptive impact Trump's tariffs and other policies could have on the economy and Americans' stock portfolios. Trump himself owns a number of individual common stocks and has a history of

9 of the Best Bond ETFs to Buy for 2025 09/03/2025 08:00pm • After months of pressure from President Donald Trump to cut interest rates, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell finally appears to have bent the knee. Speaking in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Aug. 22, Powell acknowledged that while inflation has moderated, risks to employment have also increased. As a

Guide to Buying a House After Graduating College 09/03/2025 08:00pm • One of the next big life milestones after graduating college is buying a house. While mortgage rates have dropped over the past few months, it's uncertain where they will go from here on out. If you're a new grad wading into the housing market for the first time, you may be wondering how to navigate

Protect Your Health and Finances: Do You Need Health Insurance? 09/03/2025 08:00pm • When I ask friends whether they've ever gone without health insurance, I'm often surprised to find that the answer is "yes." "My husband and I made the nail-biting decision to go without health insurance for three weeks when he switched jobs, right after my older daughter was born," one tells me. "I

10 Apps to Use Now to Make Taxes Easier Next Year 09/03/2025 08:00pm • For many people, taxes are something they check off their to-do list in April and then forget about until the following year. However, that approach can lead to frantic weeks of scrambling to gather receipts and calculate expenses. Tax season doesn't have to be a mad dash, though. Instead of waiting

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Josh Allen eager, and a little anxious, for Bills opener against Ravens after hectic offseason 09/03/2025 07:27pm • ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — In his younger days, Josh Allen had a sure-fire method to shake the lingering nerves and adrenaline he'd experience in the early moments of season-opening games. “Yeah, just try to get hit,” the Buffalo Bills starter said, Wednesday. “That used to be part of my d

Trump extends his reach into Congress in ways large and small 09/03/2025 06:51pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The invitation arrived in the final days of the summer recess, President Donald Trump’s political team summoning House Republican staff to an early morning meeting about the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the coming midterm elections. “Attendance will be tracked by Team Trump

4 former Milwaukee hotel workers get probation and time served in dogpile death 09/03/2025 06:33pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge sentenced four former Milwaukee hotel workers accused of killing a man in a suffocating dogpile to a mix of probation and time served Wednesday, sparing them any more time behind bars. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge David Swanson handed down the sentences in D'Vontaye

Daniels' leaping catch still the buzz for No. 5 Miami, even as he tries to turn the page 09/03/2025 04:58pm • CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — CJ Daniels doesn’t know how many texts he got after his one-handed touchdown catch that helped Miami beat Notre Dame this past weekend went viral. Suffice to say, it was a lot. With good reason. The catch — one where Daniels leaped at around the 4-yard line, snared th

DC police to get 13% pay raise 09/03/2025 04:35pm • Mayor Muriel Bowser and Council Chairman Phil Mendelson announced a new collective bargaining agreement with the D.C. Fraternal Order of Police Union. It includes a 13% pay raise for officers, sergeants, lieutenants and above in the D.C. police department. That raise is effective starting Oct. 1.

Noteworthy and influential people who've died this year 09/03/2025 02:17pm • August saw the death of Stella Rimington, the first female head of Britain’s MI5 intelligence agency. Over the course of her time at MI5, Rimington overcame gender barriers and worked in each of the domestic security service's operational branches. She was also the inspiration for for Judi Dench�

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