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Your tax refund could be smaller than last year. Here's why 04/18/2023 09:56am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Expecting a tax refund? It could be smaller than last year. And with inflation still high, that money won't go as far as it did a year ago. The more than 100 million taxpayers who have had their returns processed as of April 7 got refunds that were an average of 9.3% less than las EU lawmakers adopt deals on emissions trading, carbon tax 04/18/2023 07:54am • BRUSSELS (AP) ��� European Union lawmakers on Tuesday adopted key pieces of a package designed to achieve the EU���s climate goals of cutting emissions of the gases that cause global warming by 55% over this decade. European Parliament members approved deals to reform the 27-nation bloc's emissions OmniRide wants fare hikes, more local subsidy in budget 04/18/2023 06:12am • This article was written by WTOP���s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for��InsideNoVa.com���s free email subscription today. OmniRide is hoping that higher fares and a larger local subsidy from its constituent localities will help make up for dwindling pandemic George Stevens Jr. pens autobiography on founding American Film Institute, Kennedy Center Honors 04/18/2023 04:24am • Hear our full conversation on my podcast ���Beyond the Fame.��� George Stevens Jr. helped his Oscar-winning father create some of Hollywood's greatest movies before moving to Washington to influence presidents, invent the American Film Institute and create the Kennedy Center Honors. Now, a Top Kremlin critic convicted of treason, gets 25 years 04/17/2023 11:39pm • A Russian court on Monday convicted top opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr. of treason for publicly denouncing Moscow���s war in Ukraine and sentenced him to 25 years in prison as part of the Kremlin���s relentless crackdown on critics of the invasion. The political activist and journalist, wh LA mayor wants $1.3B for homeless crisis, hotels for housing 04/17/2023 11:20pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Democratic Mayor Karen Bass, who was elected in November after promising to take on the city���s out-of-control homeless crisis, announced Monday she would recommend spending what she called a record $1.3 billion next year to get unhoused people into shelter and treatment progra Speaker McCarthy vows to pass debt bill ��� but can he do it? 04/17/2023 10:33pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� House Speaker Kevin McCarthy pledged Monday to pass legislation to raise the nation's debt ceiling ��� but only on condition of capping future federal spending increases at 1% ��� as he lashed out at President Joe Biden for refusing to engage in budget-cutting negotiations to pre Investing Definitions Everyone Should Know, A to Z 04/17/2023 08:00pm • April is National Financial Literacy Month, and as a certified financial planner I've seen the positive impact that financial planning has on individuals, families and our communities. It's not too much of an overstatement to say that financial education and planning can literally transform lives. F Considering Catholic School? Here's What to Know 04/17/2023 08:00pm • With a variety of K-12 school options for parents to sort through, choosing the right learning environment for your child can be difficult. If private school is a consideration, then Catholic school may have crossed your mind. "One of the main reasons my parents have continued to put me in a Cathol Gallego raises more money than Sinema in Arizona Senate race 04/17/2023 05:54pm • PHOENIX (AP) ��� Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema reported raising just over $2.1 million in her first full fundraising quarter since leaving the Democratic Party, a smaller haul than the $3.7 million raised by Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego, who is hoping to win her seat in 2024. Sinema, who has not said Macron says he hears France's anger, but defends pension law 04/17/2023 05:20pm • PARIS (AP) ��� French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that he heard people���s anger over raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, but insisted that it was needed to keep the pension system afloat as the population ages. In many cities, opponents to the pension law took to the streets to bang Business Highlights: IRS call times, McCarthy on debt bill 04/17/2023 04:47pm • ___ Calling the IRS? Hold times are way down this tax season WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The IRS says it has answered 2 million more calls this tax filing season than a year ago, with the average phone wait time now at four minutes. That���s down considerably from 27 minutes for the 2022 tax season. The fed Calling the IRS? Hold times are way down this tax season 04/17/2023 03:21pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Taxpayers who called the IRS had an average wait time of four minutes this tax season compared to 27 minutes a year earlier, the agency said Monday. Ahead of the tax filing deadline on Tuesday, the IRS is promoting its improved customer service and giving credit to a big boost in See the EVs eligible for tax credits - and why most aren't 04/17/2023 12:48pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� Ten electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles will be eligible for a $7,500 U.S. tax credit, while another seven could get $3,750 under new federal rules that go into effect on Tuesday. But under the Treasury Department rules and other provisions of last year's Inflation Reduction Act, mo Maryland sports betting sets records, but it may slow 04/17/2023 12:33pm • March Madness was good for Maryland���s coffers. Revenue and state taxes from sports betting in Maryland were both up nearly 90% in March compared to February, breaking records for both. March sports betting revenue, or the taxable win, was $35.4 million, up 89.9% from February, according to B