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Congressional Budget Office raises this year’s federal budget deficit projection by $400 billion 06/18/2024 05:19pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday that it projects this year’s federal budget deficit to be $400 billion higher, a 27% increase compared to its original estimate released in February. The major drivers of the change include: higher costs from the supplemental spendin Celtics have short to-do list as they look to become 1st repeat NBA champion since 2018 06/18/2024 03:42pm • BOSTON (AP) — It took more than a decade, savvy front office and draft moves, and some free agency luck for the Celtics to ultimately build the roster that brought an end to their 16-year championship drought. But with NBA Finals MVP Jaylen Brown already locked up long-term and fellow All-Star Jay Turmoil rocks New Jersey's Democratic political bosses just in time for an election 06/18/2024 03:31pm • TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Being a political boss in New Jersey ain't what it used to be. Monday's indictment on racketeering charges of Democratic power broker George E. Norcross III by state Attorney General Matt Platkin caps a series of blows to influential figures in the state's dominant political Hyundai to start manufacturing IONIQ 5 electric SUVs at new Georgia plant this fall 06/18/2024 09:54am • SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Hyundai Motor Group said Tuesday that it plans to begin manufacturing IONIQ 5 electric SUVs at its sprawling new plant in Georgia this fall. It was the first time the South Korean automaker has identified which model of electric vehicle it will produce at its $7.6 billion EV It's already next season in the NBA, where the offseason is almost nonexistent 06/18/2024 09:15am • In the NBA, it’s already next season. The offseason, technically, might have lasted for only about an hour. The Boston Celtics won the NBA Finals on Monday night, and when the clock rolled over to Tuesday morning, teams — in many cases — could start talking to their own free agents. The on-cou The Olympics are more than fun and games. They're a billion-dollar business with political overtones 06/18/2024 06:00am • The Paris Olympics involve about 10,500 athletes from 200 countries or regions. But the Olympics are more than just fun and games. They are a giant business that generates billions of dollars in income for the International Olympic Committee. They're also a proxy for geopolitical influence seen thro Biofuel groups envision ethanol-powered jets. But fueling the effort has not been easy 06/18/2024 01:02am • MENOKEN, N.D. (AP) — Some day, the passenger jets that soar 35,000 feet (10.6 kilometers) over Dan McLean’s North Dakota farm could be fueled by corn grown on his land and millions of other acres across the Midwest. It’s a vision the U.S. airline industry embraces and agricultural groups see a In Burundi, shortages and power cuts slow a return from international isolation 06/18/2024 12:05am • BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — Burundi seems to be running short of everything but patience. A deadly nationwide political crackdown in the East African nation is now in the past. But the return to international favor, and benefits like development assistance that come with it, has been slow. As always Kansas lawmakers to debate whether wooing the Chiefs with new stadium is worth the cost 06/17/2024 09:23pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators trying to lure the Kansas City Chiefs to their state argue that helping the Super Bowl champions build a new stadium could bring Kansas millions of dollars in income taxes from players and coaches, which are currently going to Missouri. Some economists are du How to Prepare for Dramatically Higher Federal Student Loan Interest Rates 06/17/2024 08:00pm • When federal student loan interest rates increase again in July 2024, undergraduate students taking out direct loans for the 2024-2025 academic year will see some of the highest rates in over a decade. Meanwhile, graduate and professional degree students and parents taking out direct Grad PLUS or Pa Robo Advisor vs. Online Financial Advisor: What's the Difference? 06/17/2024 08:00pm • Robo advisors appeared on the financial advising scene roughly 15 years ago to offer fee-conscious individuals access to well-crafted investment portfolios. In U.S. News' ranking of the best robo advisors for 2024, the methodology relied on some of the factors that matter most to investors, such as 10 Things to Do if Your Identity Is Stolen 06/17/2024 08:00pm • U.S. adults lost more than $23 billion to traditional identity fraud in 2023 and spent an average of 10 hours trying to resolve the problem, according to the 2024 Identity Fraud Study from Javelin Strategy & Research. Those losses represent a 13% increase from the previous year and don't include New Jersey power broker is charged with racketeering in waterfront redevelopment case 06/17/2024 07:46pm • TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic power broker George E. Norcross III was charged Monday with operating a racketeering enterprise, threatening people whose properties he sought to take over, and orchestrating tax incentive legislation to benefit organizations he controlled. Norcross, sea Judge orders railway to pay Washington tribe nearly $400 million for trespassing with oil trains 06/17/2024 07:44pm • SEATTLE (AP) — BNSF Railway must pay nearly $400 million to a Native American tribe in Washington state, a federal judge ordered Monday after finding that the company intentionally trespassed when it repeatedly ran 100-car trains carrying crude oil across the tribe's reservation. U.S. District Jud Vermont Legislature overrides governor, passing overdose prevention, renewable energy, tax measures 06/17/2024 06:15pm • The Democratic-controlled Vermont Legislature on Monday overturned a number of the Republican governor's vetoes, passing measures to prevent drug overdoses, restrict a pesticide that's toxic to bees and to require state utilities to source all renewable energy by 2035. But the Legislature failed to