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Students who got partial loan relief to see full discharge 03/18/2021 06:49pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of students defrauded by for-profit schools will have their federal loans fully erased, the Biden administration announced Thursday, reversing a Trump administration policy that had given them only partial relief. The change could lead to $1 billion in loans being cance Biden plans to send COVID shots to Mexico, Canada 03/18/2021 04:11pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is planning to send a combined 4 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Mexico and Canada in its first export of shots, the White House said Thursday. Press secretary Jen Psaki said the Biden administration is in the process of finalizing efforts to distri US long-term mortgage rates edge higher; 30-year at 3.09% 03/18/2021 02:35pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. long-term mortgage rates continued to edge higher this week as the benchmark 30-year loan stayed above the 3% mark. Rates remain near historic lows, however. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average rate on the 30-year fixed-rate home loan rose to 3.09% Lingard recalled by England, Alexander-Arnold left out 03/18/2021 01:17pm • Jesse Lingard was recalled to the England squad on Thursday after an absence of nearly two years, a reward for the attacking midfielder's impressive displays on loan at West Ham after leaving Manchester United. Lingard, who was a member of the England team that reached the World Cup semifinals in 20 Hot housing market fuels a rise in homeowners’ equity 03/18/2021 09:18am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The red-hot U.S. housing market is paying off for many homeowners, even those who aren’t looking to sell their home. On average, homes with a mortgage gained $26,300 in equity in the last three months of 2020 versus a year earlier, according to real estate information company COVID tax break could open door to student loan forgiveness 03/18/2021 08:42am • The tax break on college debt cancellations in the COVID-19 relief package signed last week by President Joe Biden has removed a potential roadblock to forgiving student loan debt: taxes . The provision won’t count any debt forgiven from Dec. 31, 2020, to Jan. 1, 2026, as income. Under one of the China accuses outspoken scholar on Xinjiang of fabrication 03/18/2021 08:01am • BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday accused a scholar and outspoken critic of its policies toward Muslim minorities of fabricating charges that have helped bring sanctions against Chinese officials and companies operating in the Xinjiang region. The ruling Communist Party’s deputy head of propagan How Can You Prequalify for a Personal Loan? 03/18/2021 12:00am • Prequalifying for a personal loan allows a lender to evaluate your basic financial information to determine your chances of approval before you apply without hurting your credit. Lenders check credit using soft inquiries, which do not affect credit scores, and provide prequalified borrowers prelimi Trump's taxes in hand, Manhattan DA's probe heats up 03/17/2021 10:06pm • NEW YORK (AP) — With former President Donald Trump’s tax returns finally in hand, a team of New York prosecutors led by a newly hired former mob-buster is sending out fresh subpoenas and meeting face-to-face with key witnesses, scrutinizing Trump's business practices in granular detail. Amid the Reynolds, Odunze receive US call-ups but not Hoppe 03/17/2021 07:54pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Defender Bryan Reynolds received his first call-up to the U.S. national team after the 19-year-old made his debut for Roma last weekend. “He made a big step," U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter said Wednesday. “He's a player that we really think has big potential, obviously making his d Dike scores twice, raises total to 5 goals for Barnsley 03/17/2021 06:53pm • American forward Darryl Dike scored twice to raise his goals total to five in England, leading Barnsley to a 3-1 win at Wycombe Wanderers on Wednesday night in the second-tier League Championship. The 20-year-old, on loan from Orlando in Major League Soccer, put the visitors ahead 2-0 with a short-r Fed expects to keep its key rate near zero through 2023 03/17/2021 05:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve foresees the economy accelerating quickly this year yet still expects to keep its benchmark interest rate pinned near zero through 2023, despite concerns in financial markets about potentially higher inflation. With its brightening outlook, the Fed on Wednesda Will work from home outlast virus? Ford's move suggests yes 03/17/2021 03:13pm • DETROIT (AP) — It’s a question occupying the minds of millions of employees who have worked from home the past year: Will they still be allowed to work remotely — at least some days — once the pandemic has faded? On Wednesday, one of America's corporate titans, Ford Motor Co., supplied its o Corporations become unlikely financiers of racial equity 03/17/2021 12:30pm • In the months since the police killing of George Floyd sparked a racial reckoning in the United States, American corporations have emerged as an unexpected leading source of funding for social justice. Corporate giving to racial equity causes has far outpaced donations from foundations and individua In Pennsylvania, Biden showcases aid to small businesses 03/17/2021 12:20am • CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — President Joe Biden turned up at a minority-owned flooring business in suburban Philadelphia to highlight how his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package can help small businesses and to put a face on those who have struggled throughout the pandemic. The visit Tuesday to Smit