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Survey: Over 42% of College Students Have Credit Card Debt 08/29/2023 08:00pm • In a mid-August survey from U.S. News & World Report of undergraduate students, over four in 10 say they currently have credit card debt. Having a student credit card in college can be an excellent way to build credit, but only if you use cards responsibly. Survey findings-- Nearly 53% of respon US consumer confidence wanes with prices still high and signs of a cooling job market 08/29/2023 05:36pm • Americans are feeling less confident financially as summer comes to a close and high prices and interest rates weigh on their willingness to spend. There were also signs Tuesday of cooling in what has been a very resilient U.S. jobs market. The Conference Board, a business research group, said its Business Highlights: Biden touts efforts to lower medical costs; US consumer confidence wanes 08/29/2023 05:35pm • ___ 10 drugs targeted for Medicare price negotiations as Biden pitches cost reductions WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is touting his administration’s efforts to lower medical costs. Officials on Tuesday announced the first 10 drugs that would be targeted for Medicare price negotiations. T Chan Kim leaves his success on the Japan Golf Tour. Now he has a PGA Tour card 08/29/2023 04:18pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Chan Kim was making a comfortable living on the Japan Golf Tour, winning eight times over five seasons at tournaments like the Japan Open and the Dunlop Phoenix. He was sixth on the Order of Merit last year, making just short of $600,000. But when the Official World Golf Ranking rev Oklahoma bank and the Justice Department propose settlement of redlining allegations around Tulsa 08/29/2023 01:38pm • The U.S. Department of Justice and a northeastern Oklahoma bank have announced a proposed agreement to settle claims that the bank discriminated in lending to Black and Hispanic people in the Tulsa area. Collinsville-based American Bank of Oklahoma used the illegal practice known as redlining in ma Best Buy and the reluctant shopper. Sales fall as Americans pull back on spending 08/29/2023 10:30am • NEW YORK (AP) — Sales and profits at Best Buy slid in the second quarter as the nation's largest consumer electronics chain continues to wrestle with a pullback in spending after Americans splurged during the pandemic. The decline in sales was smaller than what Wall Street had anticipated, however When it comes to the Hollywood strikes, it's not just the entertainment industry that's being hurt 08/29/2023 09:53am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The company had struggled for years, tossed around by pandemic-induced production shutdowns that began in March 2020. Last year, though, business for Valentino’s Costume Group had finally picked back up. Hoping to capitalize on that good fortune, the shop moved in January to a Millennial Money: How to manage caregiving costs for parents while raising kids 08/29/2023 09:29am • Nearly a quarter of millennials are caregivers for an adult, according to a 2020 AARP survey. And a 2020 report from insurance marketplace GoHealth found that 1 in 3 millennials are supporting their parents financially, and more than a quarter help manage their parents’ health care. This means tha Royce Lewis hits his 2nd slam in 2 days; Twins top the Guardians 10-6 for 7-game lead 08/29/2023 12:00am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The clutch swings keep coming from Royce Lewis and the Minnesota Twins. Lewis hit his second grand slam in two games, giving the Twins a second-inning jolt in a 10-6 victory Monday night over the Cleveland Guardians that stretched their AL Central lead to a season-high seven gam Rookie Grayson Rodriguez's 6 1-hit innings help the Orioles handle the White Sox 9-0 08/28/2023 10:57pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — Grayson Rodriguez allowed one hit over six innings, and the AL-best Baltimore Orioles clinched their second consecutive winning season with a 9-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Monday night. Anthony Santander hit his 25th homer for Baltimore (82-49), which has won eight This is how much it costs teachers to get school supplies 08/28/2023 08:00pm • Somehow, we live in a time when it's considered normal for teachers to routinely buy school supplies for their students. If you're a teacher, how much are you likely to spend on school supplies in 2023? It's hard to say, but it would be wise to budget at least several hundred dollars. Accordin Michigan man linked to extremist group gets year in prison for gun crimes 08/28/2023 05:10pm • DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit-area man linked to an anti-government group and arrested just before the 2022 election was sentenced to a year in prison Monday for gun-related crimes. Timothy Teagan had attended various rallies with an AR-style rifle while dressed in a Hawaiian shirt, clothing favored by 2 Alexandria shootings within 15 minutes under police investigation 08/28/2023 05:00pm • It's not the first time a group of people on dirt bikes and ATVs has descended on the streets of the D.C. region; but last Saturday night, one of two shootings that happened within minutes of each other in Northern Virginia was linked to a large group of people seen operating them. "If you live i Google to invest another $1.7 billion into Ohio data centers 08/28/2023 04:44pm • NEW ALBANY, Ohio (AP) — Google will invest an additional $1.7 billion to support three data center campuses in central Ohio, the company announced Monday. The tech giant now operates a center in New Albany and announced in May that it would build additional centers in Columbus and Lancaster to hel American Airlines fined $4.1 million for dozens of long tarmac delays that trapped passengers 08/28/2023 02:45pm • DALLAS (AP) — The federal government is fining American Airlines $4.1 million for dozens of instances in which passengers were kept on board planes without a chance to exit during long ground delays. The U.S. Department of Transportation said Monday it is the largest such fine against an airline s