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What to Do If You Inherit a House With a Mortgage 05/21/2024 08:00pm • Losing a loved one is never easy, and receiving an inheritance can be a bright spot in a difficult situation. For many people, a home is the most valuable asset they have to pass on to their loved ones after they die. But what happens if you inherit a house with a mortgage? Inheriting a house with a States Requiring FAFSA for High School Seniors 05/21/2024 08:00pm • Memorable moments of a student's high school graduation often include walking across a stage to accept a diploma and celebrating with family at a graduation party. In a growing number of states, however, students must first fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, before gett Adult children of Idaho man charged with killing their mom and two others testify in his defense 05/21/2024 06:46pm • BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The adult children of an Idaho man accused of killing their mother and his girlfriend's two young kids testified in his defense this week, saying their mother's health was declining before she died. The testimony from Chad Daybell 's children on Monday marked the start of his South Carolina governor signs into law ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors 05/21/2024 06:08pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Tuesday signed into law a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors. When the ink dried, South Carolina became the 25th state to restrict or ban such care for minors. The governor announced the signing on social media and said h Catholic diocesan hermit approved by Kentucky bishop comes out as transgender 05/21/2024 02:47pm • (RNS) — Diocesan hermits by nature don’t get much attention. A small subset of religious persons, hermits mostly spend their lives engaged in quiet prayer. Brother Christian Matson, a Catholic diocesan hermit in Kentucky, has spent years doing just that. His monk’s habit might catch his neighb London judge rejects Prince Harry's bid to add allegations against Rupert Murdoch in tabloid lawsuit 05/21/2024 12:58pm • LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry can't expand his privacy lawsuit against The Sun tabloid's publisher to add allegations that Rupert Murdoch and some other executives were part of an effort to conceal and destroy evidence of unlawful information gathering, a London judge ruled Tuesday. The decision by Two-thirds of Maryland teachers are still white, data shows 05/21/2024 11:07am • Maryland’s teacher workforce still remains majority white, according to data recently released by the state Department of Education, but advocates are hopeful that new laws could help turn that around. According to figures slated to be discussed by the state Board of Education on Tuesday, about Supreme Court declines case on Montgomery Co. Public Schools gender identity policy 05/21/2024 04:15am • The U.S. Supreme Court will not be taking up a legal challenge to the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) system's policy on gender identity first drafted in the 2020-2021 school year. A group of Montgomery County parents and their attorneys argued that the school system's adoption of what it More companies offer on-site child care. Parents love the convenience, but is it a long-term fix? 05/21/2024 01:03am • LAS VEGAS (AP) — They operate in places like an airport, a resort, and a distribution center, tucked away from the public eye but close enough for easy access. They often emit laughter — and the sound of tumbling blocks, bouncing balls, and meandering tricycles. They’re child care centers bas Family of Black teen wrongly executed in 1931 seeks damages after 2022 exoneration 05/20/2024 09:32pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The family of the youngest person ever executed in the state of Pennsylvania — a Black 16-year-old sent to the electric chair in 1931 and exonerated by the governor in 2022 — is suing the county that prosecuted him. Alexander McClay Williams was convicted of murder in the O Loudoun Co. drops plan for 16 delayed school-start days 05/20/2024 09:00pm • The Loudoun County public school system in Northern Virginia has decided not to move ahead with a controversial plan to delay start times for more than a dozen school days. School officials were considering adding 16 delayed start days to the calendar for the 2024-25 school year as part of a plan Has Tap-to-Pay Made Spending Too Easy? 05/20/2024 08:00pm • It's becoming commonplace to have apps on our phones and watches that allow us to tap at retailers to pay for goods and services. Some consumers even leave their credit cards or cash at home and rely on these tap-to-pay platforms. But, does all this convenience come with risks? Whether it's paying f Fertility After Cancer 05/20/2024 08:00pm • When Marcia Donziger, 54, was first diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer, she was waking up from surgery 27 years ago. "At the time, I was newly married, ready to start a family," she says. But she began experiencing bloating, a squeezing pain around her waist, painful urination and other symptoms Magnificent 7 Stocks: What Are They and How They Dominate the Market 05/20/2024 08:00pm • CNBC personality Jim Cramer is credited with coming up with the popular FANG acronym to describe megacap tech growth stocks Facebook, Amazon, Netflix Inc. (ticker: NFLX) and Google back in 2013. Cramer expanded FANG to FAANG in 2017 when he added Apple to the mix. However, while all the original FAA How Your Hometown Could Affect Your College Prospects 05/20/2024 08:00pm • Where an applicant lives and attends high school has long been one of many factors that college admissions officers consider. Colleges want to build a diverse student body, and geographical information can give context about an applicant's academic curriculum and the cultural diversity they can brin