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Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates are pushed back in a 'measure of good news' 05/06/2024 05:31pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security have been pushed back as an improving economy has contributed to changed projected depletion dates, according to the annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report Monday. Still, officials warn that policy changes are neede PRA Group: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 05/06/2024 04:23pm • NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — PRA Group Inc. (PRAA) on Monday reported first-quarter earnings of $3.5 million. On a per-share basis, the Norfolk, Virginia-based company said it had net income of 9 cents. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analy Kim Godwin out as ABC News president after 3 years as first Black woman as network news chief 05/05/2024 11:53pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Kim Godwin is out after three tumultuous years as ABC News president, a move presaged earlier this year when network parent Walt Disney Co. installed one of its executives, Debra O'Connell, to oversee the news division. Godwin, the first Black woman to lead a network news division, Last-minute candidate José Raúl Mulino wins Panama's presidential election 05/05/2024 10:51pm • PANAMA CITY (AP) — José Raúl Mulino, the stand-in for former President Ricardo Martinelli in Panama's presidential election, was set to become the new leader of the Central American nation as authorities unofficially called the race Sunday night after his three nearest rivals conceded. The 64-y How Race Affects Your Credit Score 05/05/2024 08:00pm • When looking at the numbers, you can't ignore the racial disparity in credit scores. Rates of subprime credit scores in majority-Black, Hispanic and Native American communities are at least 1.5 times higher than in majority-white communities, according to a 2022 report from the Urban Institute, a no 7 Best Monthly Dividend Stocks to Buy Now 05/05/2024 08:00pm • Dividend distributions -- usually made in cash but occasionally paid out in shares -- are payments made by public companies to stockholders. There are many good reasons savvy investors own dividend-paying stocks. Dividends are a direct and tangible way for investors to benefit from the earnings a co Heated campaign for Maryland's US Senate seat has some worried about healing party divisions 05/04/2024 10:12pm • A heated Democratic primary contest in Maryland for U.S. Senate is raising concerns about the potential for a fractured party heading into the general elections in November. U.S. Rep. David Trone (D-6th) and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) are locked in a pitch battle atop Tennis legend Boris Becker discharged from bankruptcy court in England 05/03/2024 06:15pm • LONDON (AP) — German tennis legend Boris Becker was discharged from bankruptcy court in London after a judge found Wednesday he had done “all that he reasonably could do” to repay creditors tens of millions of pounds. Becker fell far short of repaying his creditors nearly 50 million pounds ($6 'No guarantee of a lawyer': Pro bono lawyers in DC provide legal help in times of need 05/03/2024 04:48pm • There are many situations in which a person needs a lawyer — even if they can't afford one. And while criminal defendants are guaranteed representation by a public defender, that's not the case in civil court. "There is no guarantee of a lawyer" in civil court, said Jodi Feldman, pro bono ma Biden administration says 100,000 new migrants are expected to enroll in 'Obamacare' next year 05/03/2024 01:43pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Roughly 100,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children are expected to enroll in the Affordable Care Act's health insurance next year under a directive the Biden administration released Friday. The move took longer than promised to finalize and fell short of Democra As China's Xi Jinping visits Europe, Ukraine, trade and investment are likely to top the agenda 05/03/2024 12:02am • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Ukraine, trade and investment are expected to dominate Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s first trip to Europe in five years, as the Asian giant rebuilds its foreign relations after a prolonged absence during the Covid-19 pandemic. Xi will start the tour in Paris on Monday, meeti Comcast blacks out 15 regional sports networks in contract dispute with distributor 05/02/2024 09:18pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Comcast has blacked out 15 regional sports networks offered by Bally Sports, escalating a contract dispute with their distributor. The cutoff affects games played by a dozen Major League Baseball teams based in nine states. Diamond Sports Group, which distributes the networks Global Citizen NOW urges investment in Sub-Saharan Africa and youth outreach 05/02/2024 08:10pm • NEW YORK (AP) — This week's Global Citizen NOW conference featured appeals for long-term investments in the African continent's fast-growing youth population and increased outreach to young changemakers worldwide, as the international advocacy organization seeks to drive resources toward antipover Should You Tap Home Equity to Pay Your Bills? 05/02/2024 08:00pm • Carrying debt is rarely a good idea even in the best of times, but it can be especially damaging when interest rates are rising. Higher rates mean increased costs for borrowers. If you have piled up expensive credit card debt or other obligations, your monthly payment might continue to swell as inte Asian American Literature Festival that was canceled by the Smithsonian in 2023 to be revived 05/02/2024 04:53pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A festival celebrating Asian American literary works that was suddenly canceled last year by the Smithsonian Institution is getting resurrected, organizers announced Thursday. The Asian American Literature Festival is making a return, the Asian American Literature Festival Collecti