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Trump's new $1,776 ���Warrior Dividend��� to troops is coming from Pentagon funding, not tariffs 12/18/2025 04:57pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The ���Warrior Dividend��� that President Donald Trump announced during his televised address to the nation Wednesday is not a Christmas bonus made possible by tariff revenues, as the president suggested. Instead, the $1,776 payments to troops are coming from a congressionally-ap Plastic bag ban coming to Montgomery County 12/18/2025 04:47pm • In January, a ban on plastic bags goes into effect in most of Montgomery County, Maryland. Only a handful of municipalities have not passed similar bans yet. ���Starting Jan. 1, plastic carryout bags will be prohibited,��� Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich said while speaking at a Rockville Spanberger makes affordability centerpiece of 2026 agenda as legislative session nears 12/18/2025 04:39pm • Less than a month before she takes the oath of office, Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger on Thursday rolled out a comprehensive legislative blueprint she said will lower costs for Virginia families ��� from prescription drugs to utility bills to housing ��� in a session she framed as a turning point for Trump signs executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug 12/18/2025 04:24pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug and open new avenues for medical research, a major shift in federal drug policy that inches closer to what many states have done. The switch would move marijuana awa Cloud lifts over cannabis companies' future amid push to reclassify the drug 12/18/2025 04:22pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Cannabis companies like Tilray Brands and Canopy Growth could soon face a more mellow path ahead following President Donald Trump's move to help reclassify the drug's status. The companies had a mostly muted reaction to Trump's executive order, though the sector has been gaining gr US says price increases eased last month but data may be distorted and Americans aren't feeling it 12/18/2025 11:59am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� At a time when Americans are frustrated and angry over the high cost of living, the government released a report Thursday showing that inflation had cooled unexpectedly in November. But economists quickly warned that that last month's numbers were suspect because they���d been de European Central Bank leaves rates unchanged with economy showing signs of modest growth 12/18/2025 11:39am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) ��� The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged Thursday for the fourth meeting in a row as the economy in the 20 countries that use the euro increasingly looks strong enough to get by without the stimulus of lower borrowing costs for businesses and consumers. Ban Rural schools hit by Trump's grant cuts have few options for making up for the lost money 12/18/2025 09:11am • SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) ��� When the funding for Shannon Johnson's job as a school mental health counselor came to an abrupt end, two years into a five-year grant, she thought about the work left to be done. Johnson taught elementary and middle-school students in rural Kentucky how to navigate conflic Why I have a financial planner 12/18/2025 06:00am • It might surprise people that my husband and I pay a financial planner, given that I spend a lot of time on financial, tax, and investment planning at work. However, hiring a planner has delivered a return that can���t be quantified: peace of mind. Here are some key reasons we pay for financial adv Trump gives a partisan prime-time address insisting the economy is stronger than many voters feel 12/17/2025 10:57pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump delivered a politically charged speech Wednesday carried live in prime time on network television, seeking to pin the blame for economic challenges on Democrats while announcing he is sending a $1,776 bonus check to U.S. troops for Christmas. The remarks Bears mull move to Indiana with effort to secure public funding for stadium in Illinois stalled 12/17/2025 10:17pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� The Chicago Bears say they're mulling a move to Northwest Indiana with their efforts to secure public funding they say they need to build an enclosed stadium in Illinois stalled. Team president Kevin Warren insisted Wednesday in an open letter to fans that the team still prefers to The Latest: Trump addresses the American public in a live speech from the White House 12/17/2025 09:53pm • President Donald Trump delivered a speech live from the White House on Wednesday night where he discussed his achievements and touched on some of his agenda for next year and beyond. The president���s predecessor, whom Trump continues to lambaste regularly, figured prominently at the start of his ad 4 Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies 12/17/2025 07:19pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Four centrist Republicans broke with Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday and signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vote on extending for three years an enhanced pandemic-era subsidy that lowers health insurance costs for millions of Americans. The stunning m Protect Your Money From Zelle Scams 12/17/2025 07:00pm • Zelle is an electronic person-to-person payment service offered by many U.S. banks as an alternative to nonbank P2P services, like PayPal or Venmo. Zelle is convenient if you have a bank checking or savings account. Those benefits, combined with Zelle's near-instant and irreversible transactions, ma Billionaire Ray Dalio joins push to fund Trump Accounts, pledging $75 million to Connecticut kids 12/17/2025 04:48pm • The U.S. Treasury asked major philanthropic donors to contribute to new investment accounts for children Wednesday as part of what Secretary Scott Bessent called a ���50 State Challenge��� to raise funds for the Trump Accounts program. ���The president is calling on our nation���s business leaders