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What's New on the 2024-2025 FAFSA 01/30/2024 07:00pm • Families should expect considerable changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as the FAFSA, which was released in a soft launch format in December 2023. Filing the FAFSA is required for students who wish to be considered for federal financial aid. Colleges and states use the for 10 Reasons to Save for Retirement in a Roth IRA 01/30/2024 07:00pm • Roth individual retirement accounts allow you to pay income tax on your retirement savings upfront. This means you can take out funds later without worrying about the tax bill, provided you meet the requirements. Roth IRA owners are often allowed to take tax-free distributions in retirement and can Georgia's Fulton County is hacked, but prosecutor's office says Trump election case is unaffected 01/30/2024 05:00pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Officials said court and other systems in Georgia's most populous county were hacked over the weekend, interrupting routine operations, but the district attorney's office said the racketeering case against former President Donald Trump is unaffected. Fulton County, which includes mo Washington state to develop guidelines for agencies using generative AI 01/30/2024 04:31pm • SEATTLE (AP) ��� The governor of Washington on Tuesday called for the state to develop best practices on how agencies should use generative artificial intelligence as it continues to incorporate the technology into government operations. ���It���s our duty to the public to be thorough and thoughtful Zimbabwe opposition figure gets suspended sentence after nearly 2 years in pretrial detention 01/30/2024 12:54pm • HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) ��� A Zimbabwe opposition figure who spent nearly two years in pretrial detention is set be freed after a magistrate sentenced him to a suspended prison sentence on Tuesday for inciting violence. Job Sikhala, an outspoken official with the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Indiana legislation would add extra verification steps to prove voters are eligible 01/30/2024 11:43am • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ��� Republican lawmakers in Indiana want first-time voters to prove they live in the state and additional verification of all voters' addresses, prompting accusations from voting advocates that the proposal approved by the House could make it even tougher for some people to vote. I China sees two 'bowls of poison' in Biden and Trump and ponders who is the lesser of two evils 01/30/2024 12:10am • BEIJING (AP) ��� As the U.S. presidential campaign moves closer to a Donald Trump-Joe Biden rematch, China is watching uneasily. First, there are concerns about the campaign itself, where candidates are likely to talk tough on China. That could threaten the fragile improvements in U.S.-China relatio Ukraine's strikes on targets inside Russia hurt Putin's efforts to show the war isn't hitting home 01/30/2024 12:03am • The wail of air raid sirens is commonplace in Belgorod, a Russian border city whose residents are on edge following a Ukrainian missile attack on a New Year's holiday weekend that left dozens of people dead and injured. A spectacular explosion rocked a huge fuel export terminal on the Baltic Sea Nikki Haley's dilemma in South Carolina: winning over voters who like her, but love Trump 01/29/2024 09:48pm • CONWAY, S.C. (AP) ��� For South Carolina's conservatives, deciding whether Nikki Haley ���s record warrants a promotion to the Oval Office seems less about her experience and abilities and more about the man standing in her way: Donald Trump. ���Ms. Haley did some fine things as governor ��� but Don Document spells out allegations against 12 UN employees Israel says participated in Hamas attack 01/29/2024 05:38pm • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) ��� An Israeli document obtained Monday spelled out allegations against a dozen U.N. employees the country says took part in Hamas' Oct. 7 assault ��� claiming seven stormed into Israeli territory, including one who participated in a kidnapping and another who helped to steal a Police investigate the son of former Brazilian President Bolsonaro for alleged spying on opponents 01/29/2024 04:35pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ��� Brazil's federal police on Monday searched the home and office of Carlos Bolsonaro, the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro and a Rio de Janeiro city councilman, two days after the Supreme Court granted the warrants. Police said in a statement that they conducted nine sear Tax season is under way. Here are some tips to navigate it. 01/29/2024 01:06pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Tax season began Monday and for many people filing U.S. tax returns ��� especially those doing it for their first time ��� it can be a daunting task that���s often left to the last minute. But if you want to avoid the stress of the looming deadline, start getting organized as soon 9 Ways to Improve Your Finances in 2024 01/28/2024 07:00pm • Is improving your financial health on your list of new year's resolutions? Financial security is a goal for many, but achieving it takes planning and work. If you want to end your 2024 in better financial health than you started it, setting goals now can help you get there. These short- and long-ter Retire at 50: 11 Key Questions to Ask 01/28/2024 07:00pm • With the right structure around your retirement, you can achieve your goals and live your ideal retirement successfully. A movement called FIRE -- Financial Independence, Retire Early - gained popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic. FIRE redefines wealth as a means to align with your values. The pr French farmers aim to put Paris 'under siege' in tractor protest. Activists hurl soup at 'Mona Lisa' 01/28/2024 05:06pm • PARIS (AP) ��� France's interior ministry on Sunday ordered a large deployment of security forces around Paris as angry farmers threatened to head toward the capital, hours after climate activists hurled soup at the glass protecting the ���Mona Lisa��� painting at the Louvre Museum. French farmers a