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PSG signs Portugal forward Goncalo Ramos on a season-long loan from Benfica 08/07/2023 05:04pm • Paris Saint-Germain signed forward Goncalo Ramos from Portuguese club Benfica on a season-long loan on Monday with an option to buy him at the end of the campaign. The 22-year-old Ramos scored 27 goals in 47 games for Benfica, where he won the Portuguese league title last season, and 41 in 106 match 'Borrowers have options': What financial experts say you can do to prepare for the return of student loan payments 08/07/2023 04:01pm • After a three and 1/2 year pause, student loan payments will resume in October — which is sooner than you might think. "Interest rates will start to kick back in even earlier than that in September," said Brian Walsh, student loan expert and leader of the financial planning branch at Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer's return from injury still unclear after new operation 08/07/2023 09:00am • MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has undergone an operation to remove metal implants from the leg he broke while skiing last season. Bayern said on Monday the operation the day before was planned as part of Neuer's treatment. “The FC Bayern captain immediately resumed his reha Trucking giant Yellow Corp. declares bankruptcy after years of financial struggles 08/07/2023 08:24am • NEW YORK (AP) — Trucking company Yellow Corp. has declared bankruptcy after years of financial struggles and growing debt, marking a significant shift for the U.S. transportation industry and shippers nationwide. The Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which was filed Sunday, comes just three years after Yello Conservative groups sue to block Biden plan canceling $39 billion in student loans 08/06/2023 05:13pm • Two conservative groups are asking a federal court to block the Biden administration's plan to cancel $39 billion in student loans for more than 800,000 borrowers. In a lawsuit filed Friday in Michigan, the groups argue that the administration overstepped its power when it announced the forgiveness Veterans see historic expansion of benefits for toxic exposure as new law nears anniversary 08/06/2023 11:06am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Nicole Leger always thought of the burn pits at military bases in Afghanistan as more like campfires than health hazards. Ordered to dispose of sensitive documents, she would toss the paperwork into the flames while catching up with fellow soldiers, moments of quiet bonding that Prince William’s Black-owned businesses push for greater inclusion at roundtable with Rep. Spanberger 08/05/2023 07:57pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Black business owners who met with Democratic U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger and Prince William County officials on Friday made clear the Vermont’s flood-wracked capital city ponders a rebuild with one eye on climate change 08/05/2023 08:26am • MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A beloved bookstore in Vermont's small capital city moved across the street to a new spot farther from the Winooski River after an ice jam sent river water into the store in 1992. A nearby office supply and gift store did the same in 2011 because it liked a different space t Friday's Transactions 08/04/2023 11:34pm • BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League BOSTON RED SOX — Recalled INF Luis Urias from Worcester (IL). Designated INF Christian Arroyo for assignment. CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Acquired minor league RHPs Aldrin Batista and Maximo Martinez from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for internationa Stock market today: Wall Street falls again to close out its first losing week in four 08/04/2023 05:21pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell Friday to close out a rare losing week for Wall Street following mixed reports on the U.S. job market and two of the market's most influential stocks. The S&P 500 sank 23.86, or 0.5%, to 4,478.03. It was the fourth straight drop for Wall Street's main measure of hea Fewer Americans got jobs in July than expected. But a steady market suggests US may avoid recession 08/04/2023 11:55am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The job market has cooled over the summer. But it’s still strong enough to defy predictions that higher interest rates would tip the United States into recession. U.S. employers added 187,000 jobs last month, fewer than expected. But the unemployment rate dipped to 3.5% in a s Justice Kagan supports ethics code but says Supreme Court divided on how to proceed 08/03/2023 07:18pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Justice Elena Kagan publicly declared her support for an ethics code for the U.S. Supreme Court but said there was no consensus among the justices on how to proceed, suggesting the high court is grappling with public concerns over its ethics practices. “It’s not a secret Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's securities fraud trial to wait until end of impeachment trial 08/03/2023 01:20pm • HOUSTON (AP) — Embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's years-delayed trial on securities fraud charges will have to wait until his separate impeachment trial is concluded, lawyers and the judge in the case said Thursday. During the brief court hearing in Houston that was attended by Paxton, Mortgage rates tick higher: 30-year, fixed home loan is at 6.90%; 15-year at 6.25% 08/03/2023 12:06pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose again this week, bad news for Americans seeking to upgrade or buy their first home. The average rate on the 30-year home mortgage rate ticked up to 6.90% this week from 6.81% a week ago. A year ago, the benchmark home loan rate stood Hasbro selling eOne television and movie business to Lionsgate in $500M deal 08/03/2023 11:05am • Hasbro is selling its eOne television and movie business to Lionsgate in an approximately $500 million deal, after having paid $4 billion for the company four years ago. Hasbro said Thursday that the agreement with Lionsgate includes $375 million in cash and the assumption of production financing lo