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Teachers and police can't afford homes in Prince William County. Local leaders are hoping to fix that 04/12/2024 05:52am • Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chair Deshundra Jefferson has ordered staff to study the feasibility of a program to help county employees afford homes in Prince William so they can live closer to work. Jefferson said the move is primarily aimed at law enforcement, teachers and fire re Fast-rising Stuttgart to keep Bayern goalkeeper Alexander Nübel on loan for two more years 04/12/2024 05:15am • STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Fast-rising Stuttgart is set to keep goalkeeper Alexander Nübel for its likely return to the Champions League next season after extending his loan move from Bayern Munich for another two seasons. Nübel is already on loan at Stuttgart and has been crucial to the team's s Biden administration announces another round of loan cancellation under new repayment plan 04/12/2024 05:07am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is canceling student loans for another 206,000 borrowers as part of a new repayment plan that offers a faster route to forgiveness. The Education Department announced the latest round of cancellations Friday in an update on the progress of its SAVE Plan. Retired chair of Chinese state-owned Everbright Group indicted on bribery charges 04/12/2024 04:04am • BEIJING (AP) — A former chairman of the China Everbright Group and ex-central bank executive has been indicted on suspicion of embezzlement and bribery, part of a wider wave of prosecutions of senior officials accused of financial crimes. Tang Shuangning, who also had held senior posts at the Peo Vietnam sentences real estate tycoon Truong My Lan to death in its largest-ever fraud case 04/12/2024 12:29am • HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Real estate tycoon Truong My Lan was sentenced Thursday to death by a court in Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam in the country's largest financial fraud case ever, state media Vietnam Net said. The 67-year-old chair of the real estate company Van Thinh Phat was formally c House Speaker Mike Johnson is negotiating with White House to advance Ukraine aid 04/11/2024 09:22pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is negotiating with the White House as he prepares for the treacherous task of advancing wartime funding for Ukraine and Israel through the House, a top House Republican said Thursday. House Republican Leader Steve Scalise told reporters that Johnson ha House Speaker Mike Johnson negotiating with White House to advance Ukraine aid 04/11/2024 08:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is negotiating with the White House as he prepares for the treacherous task of advancing wartime funding for Ukraine and Israel through the House, a top House Republican said Thursday. House Republican Leader Steve Scalise told reporters that Johnson ha House Speaker Mike Johnson negotiating with White House to advance Ukraine aid 04/11/2024 08:05pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is negotiating with the White House as he prepares for the treacherous task of advancing wartime funding for Ukraine and Israel through the House, a top House Republican said Thursday. House Republican Leader Steve Scalise told reporters that Johnson ha What You Should Know About Co-Owning a House 04/11/2024 08:00pm • Home prices have increased at a staggering rate since the pandemic, leaving many wondering whether they can afford to own a home on their own. Between December 2019 and December 2023, national home prices increased 46.3%, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index. As a result, How to Improve Your Credit After Financial Trauma 04/11/2024 08:00pm • There are many ways that cause people to fall into financial hardship, such as an unexpected medical bill, a sudden job loss or a case of fraud. However, money problems can be caused by something more complex, such as financial trauma. Different from everyday short-term financial stressors, financia Man once known as Alabama's longest-serving sheriff granted parole from prison sentence 04/11/2024 05:27pm • MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Mike Blakely, the man once known as Alabama's longest-serving sheriff, was granted parole on Thursday and soon will be released from prison, following his 2021 conviction on felony charges of theft and abuse of power. The Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles deliberated f Average long-term US mortgage rate edges closer to 7%, rising to highest level since early March 04/11/2024 04:31pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose to its highest level in five weeks, a setback for prospective homebuyers during what's traditionally the busiest time of the year for home sales. The average rate on a 30-year mortgage rose to 6.88% from 6.82% last week, mortgage buy Homebuyers’ quandary: to wait or not to wait for lower mortgage rates 04/11/2024 12:30pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shop for a home now or hold out for the possibility of lower mortgage rates? That question is confronting many home shoppers this spring homebuying season. Lower rates give home shoppers more financial breathing room, so holding out for a more attractive rate can make a big diff Cambodia's relocation of people from UNESCO site raises concerns 04/11/2024 02:29am • RUN TA EK, Cambodia (AP) — It's been more than a year since Yem Srey Pin moved with her family from the village where she was born on Cambodia's Angkor UNESCO World Heritage site to Run Ta Ek, a dusty new settlement about 25 kilometers (15 miles) away. A tattered Cambodian flag flaps gently in th These 12 States Can Now File Taxes Directly With the IRS 04/10/2024 08:00pm • Completing and sending required income tax paperwork to the IRS can be a complicated and sometimes costly process. To get it done, you may use tax software companies such as TaxAct or Turbo Tax, hire a tax preparer at a company like H&R Block, or work with a CPA. But now some U.S. residents can