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3 Lessons to Teach Mom and Dad About Paying for College 09/09/2014 12:00am • Students cranking out term papers on typewriters. Making new friends without friending them first on Facebook. Ordering pizza on the library pay phone. Sound familiar? Mom and Dad have probably given you the spiel on how college has changed since they were students. But when it comes to how famili 10 Hot College Majors: Then and Now 09/09/2014 12:00am • 30 Years of College MajorsWhen U.S. News & World Report released the inaugural college rankings in 1983, many of today's most popular majors were already in demand -- while others barely existed.Since then, the content of some of these degree programs has changed, but their core missions are the How to Do a Balance Transfer 09/09/2014 12:00am • It's no secret Americans struggle with their finances. The average news reader can barely make it through a week without reading some story proclaiming millennials will have to retire more than a decade later than their parents, or that a third of adults have no retirement savings or the average Am Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy dies at 93 09/08/2014 11:32pm • BERNARD McGHEE Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) -- Chick-fil-A founder and billionaire S. Truett Cathy rose from poverty, building a privately held restaurant chain that famously closes every Sunday but drew unwanted attention for the Cathy family's opposition to gay marriage.Cathy died early Monday at Judge refuses to dismiss newspaper lawsuit 09/08/2014 08:48pm • MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A lawsuit challenging a joint-operating agreement between Salt Lake City's two daily newspapers will proceed after a federal judge on Monday refused to dismiss the case.U.S. District Judge Clark Waddoups said the Deseret News and The Salt Lak US consumer borrowing jumps by most in 3 years 09/08/2014 08:00pm • CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. consumers stepped up their borrowing in July, led by rising auto loans and higher credit card balances.The Federal Reserve said Monday that overall consumer borrowing jumped $26 billion in July to $3.24 trillion. The 9.7 percent incr Ex-New Orleans mayor reports to federal prison 09/08/2014 06:39pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin reported to a federal prison in Texarkana, Texas, on Monday to begin serving a 10-year sentence.Nagin arrived at the facility shortly before noon. New Orleans television stations showed images of Nagin hugging family members in a parking lot bef To buy, or not to buy? When buying is cheaper than renting 09/08/2014 05:30pm • WASHINGTON -- Ask any D.C.-area resident how much it costs to live in the nation's capital, and you will most likely hear, "It isn't cheap." The average rent for "class A" apartments in the city -- the 14,500-plus units with luxury amenities -- is $2,648, and the average rent for "class B" apa Dubai lays out plans for Legoland, other parks 09/08/2014 11:40am • ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- A property development company controlled by Dubai's ruler is outlining plans for the first phase of an entertainment and resort complex in the city that promises the Middle East's first Legoland theme park.The project is part of a br Dubai pushes ahead on world's biggest airport plan 09/08/2014 11:25am • ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Dubai's ruler has endorsed a $32 billion expansion plan for the city's second airport that aims to make it the world's biggest, the emirate's airport operator said Monday in the latest sign that the Middle East's brash commercial hub Japan says economy contracted 7.1 percent in 2Q 09/08/2014 09:42am • ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's economy shrank more sharply in the second quarter than first estimated and the latest indicators suggest only a modest bounce back since then.The world's third-largest economy contracted at an annualized rate of 7.1 percent in the April-June For Europe's vast unemployed, hopes remain dim 09/08/2014 06:50am • PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- For the struggling Spanish shopkeeper or the Portuguese restaurant owner, the European Central Bank's latest economic stimulus plans won't likely provide much relief anytime soon.If ever.Confronting a stalled economy and painful unemployment across Contractors may be required to use apprentices in Montgomery Co. 09/08/2014 01:51am • WASHINGTON -- Montgomery County officials are considering legislation that would require contractors or subcontractors who are doing business with the county to either use apprentices on the job or contribute to programs that do. Programs, such as the Montgomery College Building and Construction 4 tips for winning the retail credit card game 09/08/2014 12:00am • Everyone loves a deal. Whether we're searching online for a coupon to save $1 on a box of cereal, getting a loyalty card punched to creep closer to that free 6-inch sub or calling a credit card issuer to get a late payment waived, we're constantly looking for ways to keep some extra money in our 6 Questions You Should Ask Before Paying Any Medical Bill 09/08/2014 12:00am • Because they're usually unexpected, medical bills can force otherwise financially savvy consumers into collections and cause long-term credit woes. In the worst-case scenario, medical debt can cause bankruptcy. In fact, medical debt is the leading cause of bankruptcy, and as such, can be a source of