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Usher sues investors to recover $700,000 he lent to buy property for 'Homage ATL' 11/19/2025 04:43pm • ATLANTA (AP) — The music artist and entertainment executive Usher is suing a group of investors who have been trying to open a new restaurant and lounge in Atlanta. Usher Raymond IV lent $1.7 million to the investor group toward the purchase of property for the planned Homage ATL, his lawyers said Fed minutes: Most officials supported more rate cuts but not necessarily in December 11/19/2025 02:18pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Federal Reserve policymakers expressed support in late October for further interest rate cuts, though not all committed to making the reduction at their next meeting in December, according to minutes released Wednesday. At the same time, many officials said “it wo Gustav Klimt portrait that spared its subject from Nazis breaks modern art record with $236M sale 11/19/2025 12:49am • A Gustav Klimt portrait painting that helped save the life of its Jewish subject during the Holocaust sold Tuesday for $236.4 million, a record for a modern art piece. Klimt's “Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer” sold after a 20-minute bidding war at Sotheby’s in New York, where the flashiest item Soccer superstar Ronaldo joins Saudi crown prince during a White House visit 11/18/2025 08:38pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was at the White House on Tuesday as President Donald Trump hosted a glitzy dinner to honor Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The soccer star was seated near the front of the East Room, not far from where the president and cr How to Get Tiny House Financing 11/18/2025 07:00pm • A tiny home can provide big benefits with a microscopic footprint. Although a tiny home is usually more affordable than more traditionally sized homes, you still need to find a way to pay for it. Here are a few methods to consider. Why Tiny?Officially, a tiny home is one that is smaller than 400 squ Here's Why Future Doctors Should Consider Specialized Medical School Loans 11/18/2025 07:00pm • The average 2025 medical school graduate paid nearly $230,000 for their professional degree, according to data collected by the Education Data Initiative. Few -- if any -- students are able to pay that cost out of pocket. Instead, medical students typically turn to loans to cover the cost of attenda Say When: These Credit Cards Let You Change Your Due Date 11/18/2025 07:00pm • As Americans work to lower their credit card balances, you might be trying to get your ducks in a row when it comes to your finances. If you've realized your life would be so much easier if you could just move your credit card due date, I've got good news for you. What Issuers Let You Change Your Du The Dismantling of the Education Department 11/18/2025 07:00pm • With Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon at the helm, the Trump administration's plans to dismantle the federal agency are underway. The Newest DevelopmentsThe Education Department announced Nov. 18 that certain programs will be moved to other federal agencies. As part of these new partn Energy Department loans $1B to help finance the restart of nuclear reactor on Three Mile Island 11/18/2025 06:46pm • HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy said Tuesday that it will loan $1 billion to help finance the restart of the nuclear power plant on Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island that is under contract to supply power to data centers for tech giant Microsoft. The loan is in line with the pr Federal Reserve releases new guidance for bank oversight in move praised by industry 11/18/2025 06:43pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve's top banking regulator on Tuesday released new guidelines for the agency's supervision of the financial system, earning praise from industry trade groups and criticism from her predecessor. In a set of sweeping changes, the principles call for bank examiners Trump administration takes major step toward dismantling the Education Department 11/18/2025 05:31pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Education Department is handing off some of its biggest grant programs to other federal agencies as the Trump administration accelerates its plan to shut down the department. The changes announced Tuesday represent a major step forward for the administration’s dismantl The Education Department is dismantling. Here's what that means 11/18/2025 05:28pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department is breaking off several of its main offices and giving their responsibilities to other federal agencies, an early look at how President Donald Trump could fulfill his campaign pledge to close the department entirely. Offices that serve the nation's sch Sharp disagreements over economy threaten Federal Reserve interest rate cut 11/18/2025 04:22pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — What was once seen as a near-certain cut in interest rates next month now looks more like a coin flip as Federal Reserve officials sharply disagree over the economy's health and whether stubborn inflation or weak hiring represent a bigger threat. In several speeches in the past Tanzania's leader says election violence could hurt access to international funding 11/18/2025 12:39pm • DODOMA, Tanzania (AP) — Tanzania’s president on Tuesday said her government may lose access to the international funding that largely keeps the nation afloat after the worst election violence in the country's history. "We have to look for funds internally using our God-given resources,” Presid After years of vetoes, Virginia poised to launch adult-use cannabis market 11/18/2025 08:27am • After four years of stalled efforts and repeated vetoes from outgoing Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Virginia lawmakers now see a clear path to finally standing up a legal adult-use cannabis market. During her campaign, Democrat Abigail Spanberger, elected governor two weeks ago, pledged to sign legislatio