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Where to Get Help With Closing Costs 03/11/2024 08:00pm • Closing cost assistance can take the sting out of coming up with the cash needed to close on your mortgage. There are a variety of programs that provide help with closing costs, but you'll usually need to meet certain requirements to qualify. Don't assume you won't be eligible -- there are programs What Is LTV and Why Does it Matter? 03/11/2024 08:00pm • Loan-to-value ratio compares the size of a loan used to finance an asset with the value of that asset. It's commonly considered when you take out a mortgage to purchase a home. If you get a $400,000 home loan for a $500,000 house, for example, your LTV is 80%. LTV can have a major impact on whether Tax Filing in 2024: How to Choose Your Filing Status 03/11/2024 08:00pm • Deciding how to choose your tax status seems like it should be easy. But it's really not. A couple years ago, the Internal Revenue Service website listed filing the wrong tax status as one of the most common errors that a taxpayer can make. Keep reading to decide which one to choose. What Tax Status Two 18-year-olds are being held on $2M bail in Philadelphia bus stop shooting that injured 8 teens 03/11/2024 07:04pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) ��� Two 18-year-olds were arrested in the shooting of eight Philadelphia high school students at a bus stop last week, and authorities recovered a fully loaded, fully automatic weapon that matches evidence found at the scene, they announced Monday. Two more suspects were still bein Is your car spying on you? 03/11/2024 05:48pm • New York Times reporter Kashmir Hill. (Courtesy Earl Wilson/The New York Times) Is your car spying on you? Apparently, insurance companies are getting information on how you're actually driving in your car, and you probably had no idea it was actually being tracked. The information is being used Report: New Jersey and US were not prepared for COVID-19 and state remains so for the next crisis 03/11/2024 02:25pm • TRENTON, N.J. (AP) ��� New Jersey and the nation were not prepared when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and the state ���remains underprepared for the next emergency,��� according to an independent report examining New Jersey's response to the pandemic that sickened nearly 3 million people statewide and '20 Days in Mariupol' wins best documentary Oscar, a first for AP and PBS' 'Frontline' 03/11/2024 11:56am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Mstyslav Chernov���s ���20 Days in Mariupol,��� a harrowing first-person account of the early days of Russia���s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, won the best documentary Oscar on Sunday night. A joint production of The Associated Press and PBS' ���Frontline,��� the Oscar ��� and no Number of Black major leaguers remains historically low, but improvement may be on the way 03/11/2024 11:49am • For much of Lee Allen Jr.'s childhood, baseball seemed quite far from him. Major League Baseball's Royals played in his hometown Kansas City, Missouri, but Allen ��� who is Black and lived in the inner city ��� didn't come across many baseball opportunities until late in his high school years. In J Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo rides a star-making season to individual awards - and an ACC title 03/11/2024 09:40am • GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) ��� Hannah Hidalgo doesn't hesitate, whether she's got the ball in her hands to attack off a screen or stalking a ballhandler eager to pick her pocket for a steal. It's why Hidalgo is stacking awards in a stellar freshman season, one that has carried No. 14 Notre Dame to its fi First photo of Princess of Wales since her surgery is retracted because image appeared manipulated 03/11/2024 06:49am • LONDON (AP) ��� The first official photo of Kate, the Princess of Wales, since her abdominal surgery nearly two months ago was issued after weeks of speculation about her whereabouts. But The Associated Press and other news agencies retracted it from publication because it appeared to have been mani Behind the Scenes: What you didn't see at the 2024 Oscars 03/11/2024 01:44am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� There is a whole other show that happens offscreen at the Oscars that the home audience doesn't see on television. Here���s what The Associated Press saw that the cameras did not capture. THE OSCARS START AT��� 7ISH? Things got off to a late start, about 6 minutes behind schedul Why the AP retracted the first official photo of the Princess of Wales since her abdominal surgery 03/11/2024 12:40am • LONDON (AP) ��� The first official photo of Kate, the Princess of Wales, since she underwent abdominal surgery nearly two months ago, was pulled from circulation by The Associated Press and several other news organizations because the image appeared to have been manipulated. Kensington Palace had i Christopher Nolan wins his first Oscar for directing 'Oppenheimer' 03/10/2024 11:11pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Christopher Nolan fulfilled his award show frontrunner status, winning his first Oscar on Sunday night for directing ���Oppenheimer��� and then another for best picture. The 53-year-old British visionary has garnered critical acclaim throughout his career, but had never won at t How Does GoodRx Work With Medicare? 03/10/2024 08:00pm • It's no secret that the American health care system is complicated, and getting prescription medications can be particularly bewildering and costly. One option for consumers is GoodRx, a company that aims to make drug pricing more transparent while giving consumers access to discounts on prescriptio What's the Best Treasury ETF? 7 Options for Investors 03/10/2024 08:00pm • While the official site for purchasing U.S. government-issued Treasury bonds is TreasuryDirect, some investors have found its execution to be less than ideal. Complaints in online forums have criticized the platform's archaic design, limited accessibility and clunky user interface, which can deter t