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Michigan county can keep $21,810 windfall after woman's claim lands a day late 09/13/2024 06:26pm • DETROIT (AP) — A woman has lost a legal tangle involving the calendar, mailboxes and a foreclosed house, leaving a Michigan county with a $21,810 windfall. The state Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court and ruled in favor of Iron County in a lawsuit over cash remaining from the sale of a proper Whitehead becomes 1st CHL player to verbally commit to playing NCAA hockey 09/13/2024 05:41pm • Braxton Whitehead said Friday he has verbally committed to Arizona State, making him the first member of a Canadian Hockey League team to attempt to play the sport at the Division I U.S. college level since a lawsuit was filed challenging the NCAA's longstanding ban on players it deems to be profess Conservancy, landlord headed to mediation amid ongoing rent dispute for historic ocean liner 09/13/2024 03:58pm • The conservancy that oversees a storied but aging ocean liner and its landlord are headed to mediation as they attempt to resolve a years-old rent dispute that could force the historic ship out of its berth on the Delaware River in Philadelphia. A federal judge had ruled in June that the conservancy Election 2024 Latest: Harris concentrates on Pennsylvania while Trump stumps in the West 09/13/2024 03:57pm • Former President Donald Trump will hit the campaign trail in Western states on Friday as his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris fixes her attention on the battleground state of Pennsylvania in the East. Trump held what was billed as a news conference at his Los Angeles-area golf club in the morn DC region has a wealthier and more educated population — but also more food insecure 09/13/2024 02:55pm • Unemployment is low and other economic indicators all suggest that the state of the economy in the D.C. region is strong. But a new report out hints at growing problems in an increasingly unaffordable region. The 2024 Hunger Report from the Capital Area Food Bank shows that food insecurity increa Measure to repeal Nebraska’s private school funding law should appear on the ballot, court rules 09/13/2024 01:52pm • A ballot measure seeking to repeal a new conservative-backed law that provides taxpayer money for private school tuition should appear on the state's November ballot, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday. The court found that the ballot measure does not illegally target a government appropriation, w Bill would ban sports betting ads during games and forbid bets on college athletes 09/13/2024 01:05pm • ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The federal government would ban in-game advertising and bets on college athletes under a sports betting regulation bill proposed by two northeastern legislators. Rep. Paul Tonko of New York and Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut introduced the bill Thursday. It's de Considering a mortgage refi? Lower rates are just one factor when refinancing a home loan 09/13/2024 12:18pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mortgage rates haven’t been this attractive in more than a year, good news for homeowners eager to refinance. Many homeowners have already jumped at the opportunity to lower their monthly payment, spurring a surge in mortgage refinancing applications. And that was before the Pravin Gordhan, a South African government minister who was activist against apartheid, dies at 75 09/13/2024 01:33am • JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Pravin Gordhan, who was a South African government minister for many years after beginning his political career opposing apartheid, died Friday. He was 75 and had cancer. Gordhan, a long-time member of the African National Congress party, retired from active politics after the Sri Lanka's opposition leader says the rich will pay more if he wins the presidential election 09/13/2024 12:40am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s opposition leader said Thursday that if he wins the country's presidential race, he will renegotiate the International Monetary Fund economic reforms package to ensure rich residents pay more taxes and poor ones see their conditions improve. Sajith Premadasa In swing states, Harris touts Republican endorsements while Trump leans into incendiary rhetoric 09/13/2024 12:16am • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump launched campaign blitzes Thursday with dramatically different approaches to attracting swing-state voters who will decide the presidential contest. In North Carolina, Democratic nominee Harris used rallies in C The candidates to be Japan's next leader include a former premier's son and a defense expert 09/12/2024 11:34pm • TOKYO (AP) — Japan will have a new leader after outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s governing Liberal Democratic Party holds a vote on Sept. 27 to choose his replacement. They hope to shake off scandals that have dogged his government and regain public support. A record nine candidates, incl Pakistan says it has met all of the IMF's conditions to secure a new $7 billion loan 09/12/2024 10:46pm • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Thursday that his country has met all the conditions set by the International Monetary Fund to qualify for a new $7 billion loan to help prop up its economy. During a Cabinet meeting, Sharif praised his finance team and other advisers Cost of Living: How to Calculate How Much You Need 09/12/2024 08:00pm • Everyone from consumers to economists to politicians is talking about the cost of living. But what does "cost of living" really mean, and can understanding it help you budget better? Let's take a deeper look. What Does the Cost of Living Mean?The cost of living is the amount of money households need How to Invest When Interest Rates Are Cut 09/12/2024 08:00pm • On Sept. 12, the European Central Bank announced that, for the second time in three months, it was cutting its key interest rate. While the move was not altogether unexpected -- economic growth in the eurozone has been increasingly sluggish and inflation has been slowing -- it did reinforce the beli