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Hunter Biden's years of personal grief and public missteps are focus of House impeachment probe 02/27/2024 06:08pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� As his father stood in the Rose Garden at the White House in the fall of 2015 and announced he would not run for president, Hunter Biden was facing his own crossroads. It was a deeply emotional and traumatic time for Joe Biden and his close-knit family, still reeling from the dea Coal company owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is found in contempt 02/27/2024 12:53pm • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) ��� A coal company owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has been found in contempt by a federal judge for not following an order to pay an insurance company to maintain collateral for financial obligations. U.S. District Judge Elizabeth Dillon found Southern Coal Corp. in c A triumphant return for Italian conductor Noseda as US orchestra receives rare La Scala ovation 02/27/2024 11:26am • MILAN (AP) ��� Conductor Gianandrea Noseda made a triumphant return to Teatro alla Scala in an informal role as cultural ambassador, leading the U.S. National Symphony Orchestra that he has made more ���luminous��� with his personal loan of centuries-old Italian-made instruments. Noseda���s energeti Are You Too Young to Buy a House? 02/26/2024 07:00pm • If you're purchasing a home in your 20s, you are something of a unicorn. The typical age of a first-time homebuyer is 35, according to 2023 data from the National Association of Realtors. If you're well under that, you're ahead of the curve. Many reasons for waiting, according to NAR, are due to lim How to Get Down Payment Assistance for a Mortgage 02/26/2024 07:00pm • Purchasing a home is exciting, but for many first-time and young buyers, one obstacle stands in the way: the down payment. Among millennials who want to buy a house, 71% said they can't afford to, according to a 2023 report by the rental website Apartment List. The good news is that homebuyers can g What Are Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? 02/26/2024 07:00pm • Whether you're a first-time homebuyer or someone looking to ditch their current dwelling for a new one, you've probably heard of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Fannie and Freddie are government-sponsored enterprises that play an important role in the mortgage market. There are many similarities between How Long Does It Take to Pay Off $6,000 in Credit Card Debt? 02/26/2024 07:00pm • The average American has about $6,000 in credit card debt, which can be a challenging amount to manage. If you're just making minimum payments, expect to stay in credit card debt for many years -- about 25 years on $6,000, by our calculations. But you can trim down the time it takes to pay off credi 10 Best Growth Stocks to Buy Now 02/26/2024 07:00pm • Economists around the world are expecting U.S. economic growth to slow in coming quarters, and some are still calling for a mild U.S. recession. It may become difficult for investors to find reliable growth stocks to buy if interest rates remain at 22-year highs for an extended period. Nevertheless, Educational Tax Credits and Deductions You Can Claim for Tax Year 2023 02/26/2024 07:00pm • College is expensive, but there are several valuable tax breaks that can help ease the pain. You may be able to cut your tax bill by up to $2,500 if you're paying college tuition, and you may even be eligible for tax credits that can help cover the cost of continuing education classes to improve you At trial's start, prosecutor says Brooklyn preacher lied to get rich, a claim his lawyer disputes 02/26/2024 06:29pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A prosecutor told a jury at the start of a fraud trial Monday that a Brooklyn preacher exaggerated his ties to New York City Mayor Eric Adams and let greed overtake him as he looted a parishioner���s retirement savings and tried to extort a businessman to fuel his lavish lifestyle. 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, Donald Trump appeals $454 million judgment in New York civil fraud case 02/26/2024 03:39pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Donald Trump has appealed his $454 million New York civil fraud judgment, challenging a judge���s finding that he lied about his wealth as he grew the real estate empire that launched him to stardom and the presidency. The former president���s lawyers filed notices of appeal Monday A Guide to Tax Deductions for the Self-Employed 02/25/2024 07:00pm • Are you self-employed and wondering how to maximize your tax deductions for tax year 2023? Here's a look at 15 of the best tax write-offs you don't want to miss: 1. Qualified business income.2. Mileage or vehicle expenses.3. Retirement savings.4. Insurance premiums.5. Office supplies.6. Home office Inverted Yield Curve: Is it Still a Recession Indicator? 02/25/2024 07:00pm • When the 2-year Treasury yield eclipsed the 10-year Treasury yield on July 5, 2022, it caught many investors' attention. The event -- commonly dubbed a yield curve inversion -- was largely viewed as a signal the U.S. economy would likely slip into recession in the near future. An inverted yield curv