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How to Get a Debt Consolidation Loan With Bad Credit 04/20/2023 08:00pm • If you have debts with multiple creditors and struggle to keep track of what you owe, a debt consolidation loan can offer simplicity and peace of mind. This type of loan allows you to combine your debts into a single monthly payment. Before taking this step, make sure you understand the pros and con Business Highlights: GOP deficit plan, China trade 04/20/2023 04:51pm • ___ WH analysis of GOP deficit plan: Job losses, poorer kids WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has gone through House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s plan to trim the deficit and its conclusion is that “the math is simple, but unforgiving.” It estimates a deep 22% cut to non-defense spending that w WH analysis of GOP deficit plan: job losses, poorer kids 04/20/2023 02:59pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says the math in House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's plan to trim the federal deficit is "unforgiving” —- estimating a deep 22% cut to non-defense spending that would leave children poorer, veterans sicker, families hungrier and housing more expensive. “There is Guy Ritchie explores the soldier/interpreter dynamic in war 04/20/2023 11:43am • There is a line in “ Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant ” in which Jake Gyllenhaal’s Army Sgt. John Kinley is having a disagreement with Dar Salim’s Ahmed, the man assigned to be his interpreter in Afghanistan, who has gone beyond straight translation and into the realm of strategy. Kinley tells h Relief options if you’re in debt from your kid’s education 04/20/2023 07:00am • In January, the Department of Education unveiled details of a repayment plan overhaul that could halve monthly payments for many federal student loan borrowers. But one group, the 3.7 million parents who owe parent PLUS loans, won’t benefit. Policymakers have long excluded parent PLUS loans from m Celebrate 25 years of 'The Big Lebowski' with 'The Lebowski Experience' at Pearl Street Warehouse 04/20/2023 04:17am • This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Coen Brothers' cult comedy classic "The Big Lebowski" (1998). Celebrate by jamming with "The Lebowski Experience" at Pearl Street Warehouse in D.C. on Friday at 8 p.m. "We do this concert every year around the 20th of April, which is an importan DeSantis appointees begin reshaping Disney World's district 04/19/2023 09:37pm • LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The new chair of Disney World’s revamped governing body said Wednesday that new supervisors had good intentions about collaborating with the company after they were appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, so it was “shameful” when Disney signed agreements with t Are You Rich? How the Wealthy Are Defined 04/19/2023 08:00pm • Becoming rich isn't easy, especially if you're starting from scratch and not getting an inheritance. It takes a lot of hard work. But as it turns out, it's almost just as hard to define what being rich is. If you're thinking, "Am I rich, or merely really well off?" and you're stressing over that que 7 of the Best High-Dividend ETFs 04/19/2023 08:00pm • Thanks to rising interest rates, fixed-income investors can once again enjoy competitive yields on assets like Treasury bills and certificates of deposit, or CDs. That being said, for equity investors willing to take on more risk, dividend stocks still remain a viable option. An easy way of gaining 10 Best Value Stocks to Buy Now 04/19/2023 08:00pm • While stocks have been trending higher so far in 2023, the path to gains has been anything but smooth. The first half of March brought an historic series of bank failures, including the shocking demise of both SVB Financial Group and Signature Bank. It's been a wake-up call for any investors who wer Chicago Mayor-elect Johnson pledges 'smart' fight on crime 04/19/2023 07:19pm • SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Chicago's mayor-elect on Wednesday attempted to dispel the often-contentious relationship between the nation's third-largest city and the rest of the state, telling a joint session of the General Assembly, “There’s more than enough for everybody in the state of Illinoi Speaker McCarthy unveils $1.5T debt bill, pushes toward vote 04/19/2023 06:18pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy unveiled a sweeping package Wednesday that would raise the nation's debt limit by $1.5 trillion into next year while imposing a long list of Republican priorities, including new spending caps, work requirements for recipients of government aid and oth Biden blasts GOP 'wacko notions' amid debt limit standoff 04/19/2023 06:02pm • ACCOKEEK, Md. (AP) — President Joe Biden lambasted Republicans' emerging trade-off plans to raise the nation's debt limit only in exchange for spending cuts and other policy concessions on Wednesday, declaring that GOP lawmakers are threatening a historic default on U.S. obligations “unless I ag France's Macron heckled by crowd angry over pensions 04/19/2023 01:52pm • PARIS (AP) — In France, when presidents take strolls among the public, they’re described as “taking a crowd bath.” Emmanuel Macron took a very cold one on Wednesday. Braving hecklers who shouted for him to resign, the French leader threw himself into the uphill task of repairing damage done Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 04/19/2023 01:23pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov