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The first 100 days: Maryland candidates for governor lay out early priorities 06/20/2022 09:28am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. As candidates for governor continue to wind their way along the campaign trail in the final weeks before the 2022 primary elections, voter Liz Weston: Is medical debt vanishing from credit reports? 06/20/2022 08:33am • Health care bills are about to become far less threatening to the financial well-being of millions of Americans. The three major credit bureaus are erasing most medical debts from people’s credit reports, and the Biden administration is reducing or eliminating medical debt as a factor in governmen Why using frequent flyer miles is getting harder — and what travelers can do 06/20/2022 06:56am • ▶ Watch Video: Frequent flyers struggle to redeem miles Many travelers are a member of at least one airline frequent flyer program — and lots are members of multiple airline loyalty programs. And the membership numbers keep growing, as well as the accumulate World shares mixed; bitcoin holds steady near $20,000 06/20/2022 05:36am • TOKYO (AP) — European benchmarks were higher Monday after most Asian markets retreated, while the price of bitcoin hovered near $20,000. U.S. futures advanced and oil prices fell back early Monday. The price of the world’s most popular cryptocurrency remained near the psychological benchmark o Turner doesn't play in MLS finale as Revs top Minnesota 2-1 06/19/2022 11:36pm • FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Matt Turner sat the bench for his final game with the New England Revolution before his transfer to Arsenal, a 2-1 victory over Minnesota on Sunday. The 27-year-old, the leading contender to start for the United States in the World Cup, signed with New England in 2016 afte Ways You're Making Your Divorce More Expensive 06/19/2022 08:00pm • Just like weddings, divorces can be costly. Depending on a number of factors, including attorney fees, moving costs and more, you can easily spend $15,000, but you may be able to spend a couple thousand or less. If you're looking to minimize costs, it's important that you and your spouse try to get What is the debt snowball method? 06/19/2022 04:00am • When you're drowning in a pool of accumulating debts, figuring out how to emerge isn't always straightforward. With varying interest rates and payment terms, some people lose faith that they can become debt-free. But numerous strategies can help you stay on track to pay off your balances. Depending Pharrell Williams, Something In The Water cancels 5 students' college debt 06/18/2022 11:49pm • Five National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) panelists, including one Howard University student, were told that Pharrell Williams and Something in the Water would be canceling their student debt. "For all of you on the stage, we're clearing your current student loan deb 2 Mississippi businessmen indicted in pandemic fraud case 06/17/2022 05:57pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two Mississippi businessmen, including one who served on the governor's economic recovery advisory commission, have been indicted on charges connected to the fraudulent receipt of more than $2 million in pandemic relief money, prosecutors said Friday. A federal grand jury in American wing Llanez loaned again by Wolfsburg to St Pölten 06/17/2022 01:51pm • American winger Ulysses Llanez was loaned Friday from Wolfsburg of the German Bundesliga to St. Pölten in Austria's second tier for the second straight season. The 21-year-old from Lynwood, California, scored six goals last season. Llanez has made three appearances for the United States, scoring on Democrats face off in last NY governor debate before primary 06/16/2022 08:40pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who is running for election to the post after assuming it following Andrew Cuomo’s resignation, faced off Thursday in a final debate with two of her fellow Democrats, U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi and New York City’s elected public advocate, Jumaane Willi Fed's aggressive rate hikes raise likelihood of a recession 06/16/2022 05:34pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has pledged to do whatever it takes to curb inflation, now raging at a four-decade high and defying the Fed's efforts so far to tame it. Increasingly, it seems, doing so might require the one painful thing the Fed has sought to avoid: A recessi UN agency: Third of Sudan's population faces hunger crisis 06/16/2022 02:52pm • CAIRO (AP) — A third of Sudan' population is currently facing a food crisis due to the compounded impact of climate shocks, political turmoil and rising global food prices, the U.N. food agency said Thursday. A joint report by the World Food Program and the Food and Agriculture Organization said t Michigan initiatives miss deadline, will look to Legislature 06/16/2022 12:02pm • LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Organizers behind two high-profile proposed laws in Michigan skipped a deadline to potentially appear on November’s ballot and will instead look to get the initiatives approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature. Of the 10 ballot committees attempting to change state Public workers strike in Tunisia, signaling national crisis 06/16/2022 11:25am • TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A nationwide public sector strike in Tunisia is poised to paralyze land and air transportation and other vital activities Thursday with the North African nation already in the midst of a deteriorating economic crisis. Tunisia’s powerful General Labour Union (UGTT) announced