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It’s almost time to resume student loan payments. What happens if you don't? 06/30/2023 06:52pm • NEW YORK (AP) — After three years, the pandemic-era freeze on federal student loan payments will end this fall and more than 40 million Americans will have to start making payments again under the terms of a debt ceiling deal approved by Congress. Student loan interest will start accruing on Septe The Supreme Court rejects Biden's plan to wipe away $400 billion in student loan debt 06/30/2023 06:51pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided Supreme Court on Friday effectively killed President Joe Biden’s $400 billion plan to cancel or reduce federal student loan debts for millions of Americans. But he declared, “This fight is not over." The 6-3 decision, with conservative justices in the majori In student loan and affirmative action rulings, advocates fear losses for racial equality 06/30/2023 06:45pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — As a Black student who was raised by a single mother, Makia Green believes she benefited from a program that gave preference to students of color from economically disadvantaged backgrounds when she was admitted over a decade ago to the University of Rochester. As a borrower who Student loan payments start again soon. Supreme Court’s ruling means higher bills for many 06/30/2023 06:24pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — In a good month, Celina Chanthanouvong has about $200 left after rent, groceries and car insurance. That doesn’t factor in her student loans, which have been on hold since the start of the pandemic and are estimated to cost $300 a month. The pause in repayment has been a lifeli Supreme Court ruling brings bitterness for borrowers counting on student loan forgiveness 06/30/2023 06:07pm • Whitney Jean Alim, a 27-year-old educator in Chicago, dreamed of buying a house sooner with the room in her budget from President Joe Biden's student loan cancellation plan. It would have cut in half the $40,000 she owes on loans taken out for college and a master's degree. On Friday, the U.S. Supre Stock market today: Another rally sends Wall Street nearly 16% higher for the first half of the year 06/30/2023 05:36pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street blazed to another rally Friday to close a winning week, month and first half of the year after reports suggested pressure on inflation may be easing. The S&P 500 climbed 1.2% to reach its highest level since April 2022. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 285 poin Barcelona reaches deal with defender Samuel Umtiti to end contract 2 years early 06/30/2023 04:39pm • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona has reached a deal with defender Samuel Umtiti to end his contract two years in advance, the club said Friday. The French defender was was under contract with Barcelona through the end of the 2025-26 season. He played on a loan at Italian club Lecce this past camp 'Disappointed but not particularly surprised': DC area reacts to Supreme Court's student loan ruling 06/30/2023 03:56pm • D.C. residents, balancing their education expenses with the city's high cost of living, said Friday they have been bracing for the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to strike down President Joe Biden's $400 billion plan to cancel or reduce federal student loan debts for millions of Americans. While n Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 06/30/2023 01:23pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Medical credit cards may lead patients to overpay for their health care, Democrats warn 06/30/2023 10:51am • NEW YORK (AP) — A group of Democratic senators is asking the nation's consumer finance watchdog to take action against medical credit cards such as CareCredit, saying use of these cards can result in patients paying much more for their medical care than they should. Medical credit cards have hi Supreme Court strikes down Biden's plan to wipe away $400 billion in student loan debt 06/30/2023 10:35am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court strikes down Biden's plan to wipe away $400 billion in student loan debt. Supreme Court rejects 1st of two challenges to Biden student loan forgiveness plan; second decision expected imminently 06/30/2023 10:35am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court rejects 1st of two challenges to Biden student loan forgiveness plan; second decision expected imminently. Leipzig signs Fábio Carvalho on a season-long loan from Liverpool 06/30/2023 08:43am • LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Leipzig signed Fábio Carvalho from Liverpool on a season-long loan Friday after the promising midfielder lacked game time in the Premier League. Carvalho signed for Liverpool last year after scoring 10 goals for Fulham on the way to promotion from the second division. Carv Europe inflation slips to 5.5% — but that won't stop central bank rate hikes 06/30/2023 06:04am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Inflation in Europe slid again in June but fell too slowly to offer much relief to shoppers grumbling over price tags or to stop more interest rate hikes that will raise the cost of borrowing across the economy. The annual rate of 5.5% was down from 6.1% in May in the 20 California reparations report urges action on housing discrimination and overpolicing 06/29/2023 08:09pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — It was a report two years in the making — one that details how California, a state that never officially sanctioned slavery, can confront decades of policies that have kept Black residents from living in the neighborhoods they choose, being treated fairly at doctor's vi