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A New York City medical school goes tuition-free thanks to a $1 billion gift 02/26/2024 06:52pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City medical school will be tuition-free for all students from now on thanks to a $1 billion donation from a former professor, the widow of a Wall Street investor. Ruth Gottesman announced the gift and its purpose to students and faculty at Albert Einstein College of Med The world is becoming less safe by the day, warns the UN secretary general 02/26/2024 05:53pm • GENEVA (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says combatants in places such as Congo, Gaza, Myanmar, Ukraine and Sudan are turning a “blind eye” to international law as he made a plea for greater respect for human rights and peace around the world. Speaking as the U.N.’s top human r Aspiring homebuyers feel weighed down by low incomes and high costs 02/26/2024 05:26pm • If you or a loved one are looking to buy a house for the first time, you might think now is a bad time for that down payment. You’re not alone — more than half of aspiring homebuyers say they can’t afford it right now, according to a new survey from Bankrate. For those pessimistic potential Editorial Roundup: United States 02/26/2024 04:55pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Feb. 22 The Washington Post on the Biden impeachment inquiry Until this month, House Republicans referred to information provided by a “highly credible” FBI informant as the core of their case to impeach President Biden. This week, Everton earns reprieve as points deduction for breaching EPL's financial rules reduced from 10 to 6 02/26/2024 10:19am • Everton has regained four points in its latest bid to avoid relegation from the Premier League. The northwest club's record 10-point deduction for breaching the league's financial rules has been reduced to six following an appeal, the competition said Monday. The change in the sanction lifted Everto Michigan primary: What to watch as 2024 campaign shifts to the first big swing state 02/26/2024 05:00am • Michigan's presidential primary on Tuesday will offer a serious test of President Joe Biden's ability to navigate dissent within the Democratic Party over his response to Israel's war with Hamas. The leading Republican in the White House race, former President Donald Trump, is looking for another pr Best Debit Card Rewards Programs 02/25/2024 07:00pm • Cash back credit cards often get the spotlight, but plenty of people prefer to stick with their debit card. According to an annual tracker by S&P Global Market Intelligence, debit now surpasses credit as consumers' preferred payment card, with 56.2% of consumers preferring debit as their primary How to Pick Stocks: 5 Things All Beginner Investors Should Know 02/25/2024 07:00pm • Picking stocks is an intimidating process. There are 11 different stock market sectors, 69 distinct industries, more than 8,000 securities and more than 4,000 listed companies across the major U.S. exchanges. How on earth can anyone -- let alone a beginner -- go about intelligently choosing specific How to Shop for a Lower Mortgage Rate 02/25/2024 07:00pm • Borrowing a mortgage to buy or refinance a home can seem like a daunting process, especially when mortgage rates are much higher than they were just a few years ago. But with a little comparison shopping, it's possible to get a much lower mortgage rate than what you're offered initially. Mortgage ra 3 Black women aim for historic Senate wins in 2024: 'My intention is to make a difference' 02/25/2024 05:19pm • Julia Cherner/ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- More than 2,000 people have served in the U.S. Senate since it was established in 1789. But just 12 have been Black -- and only three have been Black women, none of whom have ever served together.That could soon change. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Prince George Consumers are increasingly pushing back against price increases — and winning 02/25/2024 12:06pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation has changed the way many Americans shop. Now, those changes in consumer habits are helping bring down inflation. Fed up with prices that remain about 19%, on average, above where they were before the pandemic, consumers are fighting back. In grocery stores, they're shi Tax-free status of movie, music and games traded online is on table as WTO nations meet in Abu Dhabi 02/25/2024 01:12am • GENEVA (AP) — Since late last century and the early days of the web, providers of digital media like Netflix and Spotify have had a free pass when it comes to international taxes on films, video games and music that are shipped across borders through the internet. But now, a global consensus on th An RNC member is trying to stop the party from paying Donald Trump's legal bills 02/24/2024 03:59pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — At least one member of the Republican National Committee is working to slow Donald Trump's attempted takeover of the organization by pushing to keep the committee neutral until Trump is officially the presidential nominee and avoid picking up his legal bills. Two draft resol $454 million judgment against Trump is finalized, starting clock on appeal in civil fraud case 02/23/2024 05:19pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The staggering civil fraud judgment against Donald Trump was finalized in New York on Friday, making official a verdict that leaves the former president on the hook for more than $454 million in fines and interest. The procedural step by the New York county clerk starts the clock NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 02/23/2024 04:51pm • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. ___ Executive Order 9066 authorized Japanese detention during World War