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Early education gets a $10 million boost in Montgomery County 09/25/2025 05:53am • As their classroom was packed with standing adults, students at the Academy Child Development Center at Stone Mill Elementary School in North Potomac, Maryland, sat quietly at tables barely noticing the press conference that was taking place around them. While parents would have been incredibly h Are Private Student Loans Worth It? How to Decide 09/24/2025 08:00pm • Paying for college can seem like an insurmountable feat for students and their families amid the rising cost of a university education -- especially for those who can't afford to pay out-of-pocket after maxing out federal student loans, grants and scholarships. When federal aid comes up short, priva US stocks slip again as Wall Street’s rally loses steam 09/24/2025 04:55pm • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes drifted lower on Wednesday as a seemingly relentless rally on Wall Street takes at least a pause. The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% for a second straight, modest loss. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 171 points, or 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.4%. A De-Dollarization: What Would Happen if the Dollar Lost Reserve Currency Status? 09/23/2025 08:00pm • One of the more intriguing financial trends that has gained popularity in recent years is the de-dollarization movement. De-dollarization is an effort by a growing number of countries to reduce the role of the U.S. dollar in international trade. Countries like Russia, India, China, Brazil and Malays What Is APR? Understanding Credit Card Interest Rates 09/23/2025 08:00pm • All credit cards come with more than a few moving parts. Among them is an annual percentage rate, or APR -- the cost of borrowing money using the card. However, the tricky thing with credit cards is that they can have multiple APRs, each of which applies to a different transaction type. What Is APR How to Complete the CSS Profile 09/23/2025 08:00pm • The CSS Profile, administered and maintained by the College Board, the same group that develops the SAT, opens the door to nonfederal scholarships and other kinds of institutional aid that can make a big difference when it's time to pay for college. The schools that require the application are mostl Missouri woman gets more than 4 years in prison for trying to sell off Elvis Presley's Graceland 09/23/2025 05:18pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Missouri woman who tried to use a fake company and forged documents to sell off Elvis Presley's Graceland for millions of dollars in a brazen and unrealistic foreclosure sale of the home-turned-museum was sentenced Tuesday to more than four years in federal prison. U.S. Di Powell signals Federal Reserve to move slowly on interest rate cuts 09/23/2025 02:37pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday signaled a cautious approach to future interest rate cuts, in sharp contrast with other Fed officials this week who have called for a more urgent approach. In remarks in Providence, Rhode Island, Powell noted that there are risks to Indonesia's clean energy future is at the center of a supply struggle between the US and China 09/23/2025 12:41am • The race to replace coal in Indonesia, the world’s largest coal exporter, has become a contest between the U.S. and China. At stake is not only Indonesia’s climate future, but also which superpower sets the terms for the next generation of energy in the developing world. Like much of the develop Ex-Juventus boss Agnelli granted plea bargain that could clear way for soccer return 09/22/2025 03:05pm • ROME (AP) — A plea bargain deal for former Juventus president Andrea Agnelli with a 20-month suspended sentence in a false accounting trial was granted by a judge Monday — possibly setting up Agnelli’s return to soccer after his sports ban expires next month. The trial, which began after prose Trump's Federal Reserve appointee seeks steeper rate cuts 09/22/2025 01:55pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's appointee to the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors said Monday that the central bank's key interest rate should be much lower than its current 4.1% level, staking out a position far different than his colleagues. Stephen Miran, who is also a top econo Maryland’s federal job losses climb to 15,100, the most in the nation 09/22/2025 07:24am • Maryland lost another 2,500 federal jobs in August, the second month in a row that the state has led the nation in federal job losses, according to numbers released Friday by the Maryland Department of Labor. The August numbers brought the total number of federal jobs lost in the state to 15,100 What Can Student Loans Be Used For? 09/21/2025 08:00pm • When you take out a student loan, your lender sends funds directly to your school. After your school deducts what's needed to pay for expenses such as tuition and room and board, it will disburse any remaining money to you for education-related expenses. But these expenses aren't just books and clas Fati stars in Monaco's win after PSG game at Marseille moved to Monday over weather risk 09/21/2025 02:14pm • PARIS (AP) — Former teenage prodigy Ansu Fati scored less than one minute into his Ligue 1 debut and added another goal as Monaco beat Metz 5-2 on Sunday to move up to second place. Fati came on at the start of the second half and netted with his first touch when he poked in a cross from the right Car prices are in check. But get ready for sticker shock on repair bills 09/21/2025 08:13am • (CNN) — Despite billions in tariff costs for imported autos and parts, new car prices have stayed relatively flat. But the news isn’t as good for car owners taking their vehicles to the repair shop. The price of car repairs jumped 5% just from July to August, according to the latest Consumer