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The Latest: Bondi names DEA head ���emergency police commissioner��� amid Trump���s takeover of DC police 08/14/2025 10:05pm • Attorney General Pam Bondi has named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Terry Cole, as Washington���s ���emergency police commissioner,��� saying she is granting him the powers of the police chief amid the federal takeover. The Metropolitan Police Department ���must receive approval fr How to Find an Old 401(k) Account 08/14/2025 08:00pm • It happens to a lot of people: You leave a job with every intention of rolling over your 401(k), but then you get busy with the next thing in your life and that account doesn't seem so important anymore. Forgotten 401(k)s can go unclaimed for years, but they've become a bigger problem since the pand Supermarket gunman who targeted Black people wants charges dropped, says grand jury was too white 08/14/2025 06:05pm • BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) ��� Attorneys for the white supremacist gunman who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket told a judge Thursday that the federal charges against him should be dropped because there weren't enough Black people and other minority groups on the grand jury that indicted him. The price is write: Essay contest could win you 6-bedroom house in Fredericksburg 08/14/2025 05:54pm • A well-written essay and $200��could win you a nearly 6,000-square-foot house in historic downtown Fredericksburg, Virginia. Paula and Robert Welsh said they love their brick Georgian house, but felt they needed a bigger yard for their grandchildren,��it was time to move. The home, which has s Maine clinics fight to restore Medicaid funds after Trump's cuts to abortion providers 08/14/2025 03:45pm • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) ��� A network of clinics that provides health care in Maine asked a judge Thursday to restore its Medicaid funding while it fights a Trump administration effort to keep federal money from going to abortion providers. President Donald Trump's policy and tax bill, known as the ��� U.S. producer prices surge in July as Trump tariffs push costs higher 08/14/2025 03:40pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� U.S. wholesale inflation surged unexpectedly last month, signaling that President Donald Trump���s sweeping taxes on imports are pushing costs up and that higher prices for consumers may be on the way. The Labor Department reported Thursday that its producer price index ��� whic Judge orders RFK Jr.'s health department to stop sharing Medicaid data with deportation officials 08/14/2025 03:27pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A federal judge ordered the nation's health department to stop giving deportation officials access to the personal information ��� including home addresses ��� of all 79 million Medicaid enrollees. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services first handed over the personal d South Carolina celebrates another interstate expansion after influx of money to crumbling system 08/14/2025 11:26am • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ��� The leader of South Carolina 's roads agency has been to so many groundbreaking ceremonies for highway projects that he has the whole routine down. Signs were printed, fancy shovels were readied and, since it's the middle of August, an air-conditioned spot ��� the welcome cen US applications for jobless benefits fell last week and remain in historically healthy range 08/14/2025 09:58am • The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits fell modestly last week, remaining in the historically low range since the U.S. economy emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic. Applications for unemployment benefits for the week ending Aug. 9 fell by 3,000 to 224,000, the Labor Department reported Th UK growth slows in second quarter but comes in higher than expected 08/14/2025 05:50am • LONDON (AP) ��� Britain's economy slowed down during the second quarter of the year in the face of higher taxes on businesses and global tariff uncertainties, but growth came in higher than anticipated, official figures showed Thursday. The Office for National Statistics said output expanded by 0.3% The Latest: Trump warns of ���very severe consequences��� if Putin continues Ukraine war 08/13/2025 10:09pm • U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that there will be ���very severe consequences��� if Russian President Vladimir Putin does not agree to stop his war in Ukraine after their Friday summit in Alaska, though he did not say what those consequences might be. Trump���s comment came after a virtu Leaving a top Trump administration post? The president may have an ambassadorship for you 08/13/2025 09:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Diplomacy may be soft power, but in President Donald Trump's administration, it's also lately a soft landing. National security adviser Mike Waltz was nominated as United Nations ambassador after he mistakenly added a journalist to a Signal chat discussing military plans. Trump t Brazil's Lula announces $5.5 billion in credits for exporters hit by US tariffs 08/13/2025 08:58pm • SAO PAULO (AP) ��� The Brazilian government on Wednesday unveiled a plan to support local companies affected by a 50% tariff imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on several of the country's exports. Dubbed ���Sovereign Brazil," the plan provides for a credit lifeline of 30 billion reais ($5.5 bil Retiring Soon? Here's Why You Shouldn't Pay Off Your Mortgage First 08/13/2025 08:00pm • People are often advised to try to eliminate debt ahead of retirement. The logic is that once you retire, you may be looking at a smaller income. So the fewer expenses you have, the easier it becomes to stretch your monthly retirement paycheck. It's a good idea to try to pay off credit card balances Medicare Part B: Costs and Coverage 08/13/2025 08:00pm • Navigating the world of health insurance can be an overwhelming experience, but understanding what Medicare covers and does not cover is critical for older Americans seeking comprehensive medical coverage. Here's what you need to know about Medicare Part B. Coverage Under Medicare Part BMedicare Par