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The Supreme Court rules for Biden administration in a social media dispute with conservative states 06/26/2024 09:32pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security. By a 6-3 vote, the justices threw o Why Is the Middle Class Shrinking? 06/26/2024 08:00pm • A little more than half of Americans (51%) are part of the middle class, according to a recent report by the Pew Research Center. But how has this segment changed over time? Between 1971 and 2023, the middle class shrank by 10%, while the upper and lower classes grew by 8% and 3%, respectively. Here How to Get a Personal Loan With No Income Verification 06/26/2024 08:00pm • Some people who need money fast to pay for unexpected expenses or large purchases turn to personal loans. In most cases, lenders will verify your income to ensure that you have enough money to repay a personal loan. That can present a hurdle for some borrowers, such as those who are unemployed, self More than a hundred Haitian migrants arrived in a sailboat off the Florida Keys 06/26/2024 05:34pm • MIAMI (AP) ��� A group of more than a hundred Haitian migrants arrived in a sailboat off the lower Florida Keys on early morning Wednesday, local and federal officials said. The boat arrived about 100 yards (91 meters) away from a condominium in Key West at 4:00 a.m., and shortly after that law enf Haitians hold their breath as newly arrived Kenyan police force prepares to face gangs 06/26/2024 05:03pm • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) ��� Anticipation is mingling with fear across Haiti as the country welcomes the fourth major foreign intervention in its history to fight gang violence choking the Caribbean country. A couple hundred police officers from Kenya met early Wednesday with Prime Minister Garry Former GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger endorses Biden, whose campaign wants to flip anti-Trump Republicans 06/26/2024 03:19pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Former Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger endorsed President Joe Biden on Wednesday, giving the Democrat a prominent new ally in his high-stakes campaign to win over moderate Republicans and independents this fall. Kinzinger, a military pilot who emerged as a fierce critic of former Pr US ambassador calls China's tech support for Russia during Ukraine invasion a 'major mistake' 06/26/2024 02:58pm • SHANGHAI, China (AP) ��� China���s support for Russia���s full-scale invasion of Ukraine through the provision of technology for missiles and other weaponry is a ���major mistake,��� U.S. Ambassador to Beijing Nicholas Burns said Wednesday. In a speech in the Chinese financial hub of Shanghai, Burns Opposition activists arrested in a crackdown in Mali were moved to prisons, families say 06/26/2024 12:46pm • BAMAKO, Mali (AP) ��� Opposition politicians who were arrested in a crackdown in Mali were sent to prisons across the country this week, their families said, in a move rights groups decried as another step back for the country where the ruling junta has suspended all political activities. Mali, a l A signature Biden law aimed to boost renewable energy. It also helped a solar company reap billions 06/26/2024 07:10am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� As he campaigned for the presidency, Joe Biden promised to spend billions of dollars to ���save the world��� from climate change. One of the largest players in the solar industry was ready. Executives, officials and major investors in First Solar, the largest domestic maker of so Judge considering if ex-gang leader held in Tupac Shakur killing gets house arrest on $750K bail 06/25/2024 11:15pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� A Nevada judge said Tuesday she wasn't immediately convinced of the legality of an effort by a hip-hop music figure to underwrite a $750,000 bond to free a former Los Angeles-area gang leader from jail ahead of his murder trial in the 1996 killing of hip-hop music legend Tupac Sha Who is Julian Assange, the polarizing founder of the secret-spilling website WikiLeaks? 06/25/2024 09:54pm • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) ��� He emerged on the information security scene in the 1990s as a ���famous teenage hacker" following what he called an ��� itinerant minstrel childhood��� beginning in Townsville, Australia. But the story of Julian Assange, eccentric founder of secret-spilling website Tennessee election officials asking more than 14,000 voters to prove citizenship 06/25/2024 08:01pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ��� Tennessee's top election office has sent letters to more than 14,000 registered voters asking them to prove their citizenship, a move that alarmed voting rights advocates as possible intimidation. The letters, dated June 13, warned that it is illegal in Tennessee for noncit First-Year Tips for International Students at U.S. Colleges 06/25/2024 08:00pm • Being a first-year international student at a U.S. college or university can be a little scary and at times overwhelming -- there's so much to do and remember. But a little prep can go a long way in setting an international student up for success their freshman year. Misha Bilokur from Ukraine says How to Minimize 4 Financial Management Disasters That Come With Aging 06/25/2024 08:00pm • Many people spend their lives planning and preparing for old age. However, as individuals age, they may encounter some unexpected situations. While not the most enjoyable thought experiment, it's important to consider the risks that come with aging and how they can impact a person's financial situat 6 Top Impact Investing Firms and Funds�� 06/25/2024 08:00pm • Given the political controversy around environmental, social and governance investing, you've probably heard of ESG criteria. But there's another subset of sustainable or values-based investing you might be less familiar with: impact investing. A key difference between the two is that ESG criteria a