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For college students arrested protesting the war in Gaza, the fallout was only beginning 08/02/2024 11:42am • AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Since her arrest at a protest at the University of Massachusetts, Annie McGrew has been pivoting between two sets of hearings: one for the misdemeanor charges she faces in court, and another for violations of the college's conduct code. It has kept the graduate student from Algeria courts disenchanted youth as 78-year-old president vies for second term 08/02/2024 08:09am • ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — A few years after taking to the streets with hundreds of thousands of other Algerians, Kaci Taher says he now feels so disengaged that he won't even vote in the country's presidential elections next month. The 28-year-old from Kabylia is precisely the kind of voter that Pre Financial Planning for LGBTQ+ Families 08/01/2024 08:00pm • Being part of the LGBTQ+ community comes with social, political and financial challenges. From finding affordable housing to paying for health care, queer individuals and families often struggle more than their cisgender, straight counterparts. When you factor in the costs of having children and oth How the Family Opportunity Mortgage Can Help You Buy a Home for Your Elderly Parents 08/01/2024 08:00pm • If your elderly parents want to move into a new home but can't obtain financing on their own, you might be able to help through a loan commonly known as the Family Opportunity Mortgage. The Family Opportunity Mortgage makes it easier for children to purchase or refinance a home for their parents. He How the Federal Reserve Impacts Personal Loans 08/01/2024 08:00pm • The Federal Reserve doesn't directly set personal loan rates. But its monetary policies are designed to have a widespread effect on the U.S. economy. When the central bank makes a policy move, it creates a chain reaction that trickles down to personal loan interest rates. Borrowers with an existing Chipmaker Intel to cut 15,000 jobs as tries to revive its business and compete with rivals 08/01/2024 07:58pm • Chipmaker Intel says it is cutting 15% of its huge workforce — about 15,000 jobs — as it tries to turn its business around to compete with more successful rivals like Nvidia and AMD. In a memo to staff, Intel Corp. CEO Pat Gelsinger said Thursday the company plans to save $10 billion in 2025. � West Virginia Republican Gov. Jim Justice in fight to keep historic hotel amid U.S. Senate campaign 08/01/2024 05:25pm • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, is in a fight to keep his iconic Greenbrier hotel. A legal notice announcing a public auction for the luxury resort near White Sulphur Springs due to unpaid debts was publicized in the West Virginia D Alabama woman pleads guilty to defrauding pandemic relief fund out of $2 million 08/01/2024 02:39pm • MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama woman has pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud and money laundering charges for fraudulently claiming nearly $2 million in pandemic relief funds. Tametria Conner Dantzler, 39, entered the plea Wednesday. She could get up to 20 years in prison when she's sentenced Average rate on a 30-year mortgage falls to 6.73%, lowest level since early February 08/01/2024 01:06pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average rate on a 30-year mortgage fell this week to its lowest level since early February, easing borrowing costs for prospective homebuyers facing record-high home prices. The rate fell to 6.73% from 6.78% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, th The European Union's world-first artificial intelligence rules are officially taking effect 08/01/2024 12:33pm • LONDON (AP) — The European Union's world-first artificial intelligence law formally took effect on Thursday, marking the latest milestone in the bloc's efforts to regulate the technology. Officials say the Artificial Intelligence Act will protect the “fundamental rights” of citizens in the 27 India offers $300 million loan to build up Vietnam's maritime security, saying it is a key partner 08/01/2024 06:03am • NEW DELHI (AP) — India on Thursday offered a $300 million loan to build up Vietnam’s maritime security, as the two sides said they want to double their trade and investment within five years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi told visiting Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh that India consider What to Know About Buying a Log Cabin 07/31/2024 08:00pm • Depending on your point of view, living in a log cabin may seem positively dreamy -- or like a nightmare. If it's the latter, you're probably imagining a cabin without electricity on the frontier. If you're a fan of the idea, you're probably well acquainted with modern day log cabins the kind that h Black and other minority farmers are getting $2 billion from USDA after years of discrimination 07/31/2024 07:08pm • COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Biden administration has doled out more than $2 billion in direct payments for Black and other minority farmers discriminated against by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the president announced Wednesday. More than 23,000 farmers were approved for payments ranging from Fed Chair Powell says September interest rate cut could be 'on the table' as inflation cools 07/31/2024 05:58pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday set the stage for the central bank's first rate cut in four years, citing greater progress toward lower inflation as well as a cooler job market that no longer threatens to overheat the economy. Still, the Fed kept its key interes Chase to Ban Payments to Third-Party BNPL Services 07/30/2024 08:00pm • Buy now, pay later services have rapidly grown in popularity, with 9% of consumers using them as of fall 2023. Some consumers may use credit cards to pay for popular BNPL plans such as Klarna, Afterpay and Affirm. However, Chase recently announced on cardholder statements that effective Oct. 10, 202