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Do I Need a Gift Letter for My Mortgage? 01/28/2024 07:00pm • Making a down payment on a home purchase can be a significant investment. If you're lucky enough to have someone willing to contribute funds toward your down payment, there are just a few legal boxes you'll need to check. One of these is providing your lender with a gift letter. Here's a look at wha Is It Cheaper to Live in Connecticut and Commute to New York City? 01/28/2024 07:00pm • Living in New York City, especially in Manhattan and in some parts of Brooklyn, is expensive. In fact, it is often ranked as the most expensive real estate in the country -- and the world. People who live in New York City frequently wonder how much money they would save if they lived outside the cit 5 Ways Parents Can Do College Financial Planning 01/28/2024 07:00pm • It's never too early to start college financial planning. The college search and application process may wait until later in high school, but saving money for college should start much earlier -- even when children are infants, experts say. "That might not be a ton of money early on, but doing a lit 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 10 Best Tech Stocks to Buy for 2024 01/28/2024 07:00pm • Technology stocks led the stock market to new all-time highs in the past year. In fact, the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (ticker: XLK) has more than doubled the S&P 500's total return in the past 12 months. For more than a decade, brief periods of tech sector underperformance have consisten Sound Financial Strategies for Single Adults 01/28/2024 07:00pm • Over the last 70 or so years, a growing number of Americans have been living unmarried. In 2023, 51% of Americans 15 and older weren't married, compared to 35% in 1950, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. While single life has many advantages, like more freedom and a simpler budget, it can also bri Regional group says Venezuela's move against opposition candidate ends possibility of free election 01/28/2024 05:11pm • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) ��� Condemnation of the Venezuelan government for its decision to block the presidential candidacy of an opposition leader strengthened Sunday when the Organization of American States declared the move eliminates any possibility of a free election this year. The regional body 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 House GOP releases impeachment articles in bid to oust Homeland Security's Mayorkas over the border 01/28/2024 02:29pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� House Republicans on Sunday released two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as they vowed to swiftly push forward with election-year efforts to oust him over what they call his failure to manage the U.S.-Mexico border. The rare step aga Most Americans feel they pay too much in taxes, AP-NORC poll finds 01/28/2024 10:04am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A majority of taxpayers feel they pay too much in taxes, with many saying that they receive a poor value in return, according to a new poll from the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Two-thirds Coalition of progressive advocates, lawmakers seek Maryland tax changes 01/27/2024 10:27pm • A coalition of more than two dozen groups and progressive lawmakers are hoping to leverage looming state fiscal challenges to pass long-desired tax reforms. Advocates describe the as-yet-to-be-introduced omnibus bill as covering roughly a half-dozen policies that have been proposed in separate bi US condemns ban on Venezuelan opposition leader's candidacy and puts sanctions relief under review 01/27/2024 06:13pm • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) ��� The U.S. government and nearly 30 conservative world leaders on Saturday condemned the decision of Venezuela���s highest court to block the presidential candidacy of opposition leader Mar��a Corina Machado. The Biden administration, however, remained noncommittal about re French farmers vow to continue protesting despite the government's offer of concessions 01/27/2024 12:44pm • PARIS (AP) ��� Angry French farmers Saturday threatened to converge on Paris in the coming days as traffic barricades were only partially lifted on the country's major roads. The developments came a day after the government announced a series of measures the farmers said do not fully address their d A COVID-era program is awash in fraud. Congress aims to wind it down and expand the child tax credit 01/27/2024 12:40pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� When IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel met privately with senators recently, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee asked for his assessment of a startling report: A whistleblower estimated that 95% of claims now being made by businesses for a COVID-era tax break were fraudulen He survived the Holocaust; her father was a Nazi soldier. They fell in love. 01/27/2024 07:00am • In the weeks before Valentine's Day, CBS News will feature three stories about love that has not only survived but thrived despite daunting challenges. We call this series Love, Against All Odds.On Saturday, Jan. 27, Werner and Martha Salinger celebrate their 69th wedding anniversary — a