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If You Want to Retire in 2024, Here's What You Need to Prep Now 02/08/2024 07:00pm • Retirement is a significant milestone and marks the transition from work to a freed-up schedule. If you plan to retire in 2024, a good starting point could be to lay out a road map. This typically includes thinking about where your income will come from, now that you won't receive a salary. As you p Attorneys for West Virginia governor's family want to block planned land auction to repay loans 02/08/2024 05:14pm • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Attorneys for the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice are seeking to block a Virginia bank from plans to auction off land at the governor's posh resort to recover more than $300 million on defaulted business loans. A complaint seeking an injunction was filed Wednesday AI-generated voices in robocalls can deceive voters. The FCC just made them illegal 02/08/2024 01:42pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday outlawed robocalls that contain voices generated by artificial intelligence, a decision that sends a clear message that exploiting the technology to scam people and mislead voters won’t be tolerated. The unanimous ruling targets r How (and why) to treat your side gigs like businesses 02/08/2024 10:09am • Whether you want your side gigs to replace your day job or simply provide some extra cash, treating them like businesses can keep your finances better organized and help you work smarter. “You can’t improve anything that you don’t track,” says Tiffany Grant, an accredited financial counselor LGBTQ community rallies to save Southeast DC bar from closing 02/08/2024 07:34am • Just around the corner from the Eastern Market Metro station is a bar with a large rainbow flag hanging outside. For many, it's the only place they can feel safe and seen. Now, it's under threat of closing. For the married co-founders of As You Are, Rach "Coach" Pike and Jo McDaniel, seeing other A timeline of key events leading up to Pakistan's parliamentary election 02/07/2024 10:38pm • ISLAMABAD (AP) — A list of some key events over the last few years leading up to Pakistan's parliamentary election on Thursday: July 25, 2018 — Pakistanis vote for a new government in an election marred by violence and allegations of fraud. July 26, 2018 — Former cricket star Imran Khan wins What Is a Financial Coach? How to Become One 02/07/2024 07:00pm • Mastery over finances gives people more choices. A good financial cushion can make retirement feel more realistic and allow you to go on a vacation every year. Unfortunately, financial stability isn't the reality for most consumers. A survey from LendingClub and PYMNTS titled "Reality Check: Paychec How to Claim Your Student Loan Payments on Your 2023 Taxes 02/07/2024 07:00pm • After a three-year pandemic pause, federal student loan payments resumed for more than 28 million borrowers in October 2023, derailing budgets and increasing monthly expenses for many. But there is a silver lining: the tax deduction. If you've paid interest on your student loans, you may be able to Gov. Lamont gives upbeat assessment of Connecticut as pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt opening day 02/07/2024 05:28pm • HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Wednesday gave an upbeat assessment of the state and its finances, countering calls from some of his fellow Democrats to raise taxes on the wealthy and spend more money on urgent needs including higher education and social services, as well as CBO projects a $188 billion decrease in this year's federal budget deficit, but debt would then grow 02/07/2024 03:02pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday that it expects the federal budget deficit to drop by $188 billion this fiscal year to $1.5 trillion, a short-lived dip as the annual shortfall is likely to rise over the next nine years. Two major factors are behind the decline in t China replaces its top securities regulator, moving to reassure investors and end a market slump 02/07/2024 10:15am • BEIJING (AP) — China replaced the head of its market watchdog Wednesday in an apparent attempt to restore confidence in financial markets following a prolonged downturn. Official media said Wu Qing, a former chairman of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, would replace Yi Huiman as chairman and Communis Germany sells shares in postal company for $2.3 billion to help finance railway improvements 02/07/2024 09:45am • BERLIN (AP) — Germany's state-owned development bank has sold shares in the company that owns the national postal service for about 2.17 billion euros ($2.3 billion), reducing the government's stake and raising money to help finance improvements to the country's rail network. The KfW bank, which h China, US hold economic talks as trade issues heat up on the campaign trail 02/07/2024 04:09am • BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese and U.S. officials have met in Beijing for talks on tough issues dividing the two largest economies, as trade and tariffs increasingly draw attention in the runup to the U.S. presidential election. China’s Ministry of Finance said Beijing raised objections to higher tarif Firefighters keep battling each other in Prince George’s County 02/06/2024 11:40pm • For years, tensions have existed between the volunteer firefighters in Prince George’s County and the career firefighters paid by the Maryland county to provide fire and emergency medical system services. It has led to fist fights at fire scenes, arrests, lawsuits and other forms of complaints. RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel has discussed stepping down, AP sources say. But no decision has been made 02/06/2024 10:17pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel has discussed the possibility of stepping down during a private meeting with former President Donald Trump, with both agreeing to delay a decision until after South Carolina's primary later this month, according to two people famil