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Had enough? S&P plunge could deepen if recession takes hold 10/13/2022 06:10am • NEW YORK (AP) — If the economy really is headed for a recession, the stock market may have still more to drop. The S&P 500 came into this week having already plunged roughly 24% from its record high earlier this year. But history shows the average U.S. recession since 1947 has brought an ev Questions to Ask Your High School Counselor When Applying to College 10/12/2022 08:00pm • Senior year of high school can feel like a dizzying array of applications, deadlines, exams and tours. While some prospective college students can seek advice about the application process from siblings, relatives or friends who have gone through it, many will turn to their school counselors for ans UN: 75% of 6 million Venezuelan migrants go unfed, unhoused 10/12/2022 07:11pm • PANAMA CITY (AP) — The United Nations said Wednesday that almost three-quarters of the 6 million Venezuelan migrants currently in Latin America do not have adequate food, shelter, employment or medical care. The U.N.’s International Organization for Migration said in a report that 4.37 million Brugge draws with Atlético, advances in Champions League 10/12/2022 06:53pm • MADRID (AP) — No matter how, goalkeeper Simon Mignolet was going to make sure Club Brugge got the point it needed to advance to the last 16 of the Champions League for the first time in three decades. Mignolet made save after save, including one with his face in the final minutes at the Metropolit Rough times ahead: Hurricane Ian batters SW Florida economy 10/12/2022 04:08pm • FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Ian has come and gone but it still could deliver prolonged blows to the local economy, walloping small businesses heavily dependent on tourists and seasonal residents. Scenes of destruction in southwestern Florida will keep many winter tourists an Federal judge weighs effort to halt student loan forgiveness 10/12/2022 03:45pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge in St. Louis is weighing the fate of the Biden administration's plan to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans following a court hearing on Wednesday. It's unclear when U.S. District Judge Henry Autrey will rule on the lawsuit filed by six Repu What spiking US veterinary prices reveal about inflation 10/12/2022 03:08pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Most pets hate visiting the vet. Now it's becoming a lot more unpleasant for their owners, too. America's worst bout of inflation in four decades has swollen the cost of your dog or cat's visit to the animal doctor. Prices for vet services have jumped 10% in the past year, govern Fed voiced determination at last meeting to curb inflation 10/12/2022 02:40pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials at their last meeting stressed their commitment to taming “unacceptably high’’ inflation before announcing that they were raising their benchmark interest rate by a substantial three-quarters of a point for a third straight time and signaling more Connecticut GOP candidate acknowledges work in Saudi Arabia 10/12/2022 02:28pm • HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — For months, Bob Stefanowski, the Republican candidate for governor in Connecticut, declined to reveal the clients of his lucrative business consulting firm, saying he had a duty to customers to keep certain things confidential. Democrats wielded the lack of transparency like Belarus army would likely have little impact in Ukraine war 10/12/2022 12:18pm • TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko this week has reignited fears that his army could join Russian forces in Moscow's war against Ukraine, but the authoritarian leader appears reluctant to lend his troops to the effort, despite perceived pressure from Moscow. Russia Chesapeake Bay leaders resolute even as cleanup targets become more elusive 10/12/2022 09:25am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. As a 2025 federal deadline for states to meet ambitious goals for cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay draws closer, it is starting to dawn on sta What Is Financial Abuse? 10/11/2022 08:00pm • October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. People tend to associate domestic violence with physical abuse, but financial abuse can also be devastating. One study from the Center for Financial Security showed that 99% of domestic violence survivors had also experienced financial abuse in the relat Why Seniors Are Getting a Large Social Security COLA in 2023 10/11/2022 08:00pm • Each October, the Social Security Administration announces the cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security benefits for the following year. The COLA is tied to the rate of inflation. With 40-year highs in price increases, the 2023 Social Security COLA aims to help retirees continue to pay for high How to Invest in Marijuana 10/11/2022 08:00pm • Cannabis stocks jumped in early October, after President Joe Biden took the United States closer to federal marijuana legalization. But these stocks have since lost ground as Biden's pronouncement does little in the short term to change the industry. Biden said he would pardon people convicted of th Editorial Roundup: United States 10/11/2022 05:02pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Oct. 11 The Washington Post on childcare in the United States Many sectors are reeling from massive labor shortages — but few affect families more intimately than what is happening with child care. With lengthy waiting lists and soar