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Kenyan president Ruto defends cost of private jet for US trip while calling for prudent spending 05/30/2024 02:40pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan President William Ruto said Thursday the cost of hiring a private jet for his state visit to the U.S. last week was $76,000 as opposed to the $1.2 million reported by Kenyan media outlets. Ruto said some friends offered him a cheaper jet after he made inquiries and off Supreme Court gives homeowners another chance in escrow dispute with Bank of America 05/30/2024 12:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday gave homeowners another chance to force Bank of America and other large banks to pay interest on mortgage escrow accounts. The court unanimously threw out an appeals court ruling in favor of Bank of America, which has refused to pay interest on money How to Recover After a Loss in the Stock Market 05/29/2024 08:00pm • The market can be a rollercoaster, and while the S&P 500 is up 10.4% year to date as of May 29, not every sector or individual stock reflects this upward trend. For example, the S&P 500 real estate sector is down 8.5% this year, affected by high interest rates, a sustained downturn in commer Ask a Financial Pro: What Happens to My Retirement Accounts If I Declare Bankruptcy? 05/29/2024 08:00pm • Generally speaking, retirement accounts are afforded a great deal of protection. If you file bankruptcy, creditors cannot go after your retirement savings. This includes individual retirement accounts of all types as well as employer-sponsored plans like 401(k)s.The type of protection each type of a How to Use an HSA to Save for Retirement 05/29/2024 08:00pm • Millions of Americans either have or are eligible for health savings accounts, but many fail to take full advantage of their provisions. Average contributions to these plans fall far short of the amount allowed by the government, and only 20% of those given the option to invest their balance choose 5 of the Best Stocks to Buy Now 05/29/2024 08:00pm • The stock market keeps hitting new record highs. Still, there are some reasons for concern, such as heightened inflation and interest rates, along with the upcoming presidential election. But nothing has seemed to stop the march higher as traders focus on the growth possibilities that artificial int 9 Best Growth Stocks to Buy for 2024 05/29/2024 08:00pm • Economists around the world are expecting U.S. economic growth to slow in coming quarters, and some are still calling for a mild U.S. recession. It may become difficult for investors to find reliable growth stocks to buy if interest rates remain at 23-year highs for an extended period. Nevertheless, California advances measures targeting AI discrimination and deepfakes 05/29/2024 06:39pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As corporations increasingly weave artificial intelligence technologies into the daily lives of Americans, California lawmakers want to build public trust, fight algorithmic discrimination and outlaw deepfakes that involve elections or pornography. The efforts in Californ The Latest | Judge excuses jurors, ending first day of deliberations in Trump's criminal trial 05/29/2024 05:40pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The first day of jury deliberations in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial concluded after the panel sent their first two notes to the judge Wednesday afternoon, just a few hours after beginning deliberations. They requested to rehear jury instructions, as well as rehear testi Trump's hush money case has gone to the jury. What happens now? 05/29/2024 04:59pm • NEW YORK (AP) — After nearly two dozen witnesses, 16 days of testimony and hours of lawyers' closing arguments, it's time for the jurors to have their say in Donald Trump's hush money trial. Jury deliberations began Wednesday in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president. The seven-man, f DC is more popular than ever — if you don’t live here 05/29/2024 04:21pm • These days, you can see buses parked all over the city, whether it’s on streets around the National Mall like Independence Avenue, or a little further away by the Tidal Basin. They’re just everywhere, and it’s a reflection of D.C.’s growing popularity with out-of-town visitors. In fact, l Vermont's Republican governor allows ghost gun bill to become law without his signature 05/29/2024 09:50am • Vermont Gov. Phil Scott, a Republican, has allowed a bill to become law that requires serial numbers on firearms that are privately made with individual parts, kits or 3D printers. Scott allowed the bill, part of an effort to crack down on hard-to-trace ghost guns that are increasingly showing up in What are leaking underground storage tanks and how are they being cleaned up? 05/29/2024 09:40am • For more than a decade, some residents of the tiny Richmond, Rhode Island, neighborhood of Canob Park drank and bathed using tap water that had been tainted by gasoline that leaked from storage tanks buried under service stations a few hundred yards from their homes. They spent years battling oil co DC Council chair unveils budget proposal with property tax increase for certain residents 05/29/2024 05:54am • D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson has made his revisions to Mayor Muriel Bowser's proposed budget, and there are marked differences in how he wants to handle tax increases and the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund, which Bowser controversially proposed slashing. Mendelson's proposal would Rallies and debates used to define campaigns. Now they're about juries and trials 05/29/2024 12:07am • NEW YORK (AP) — Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has been sitting for hours a day in a Manhattan courtroom, where his hush-money trial is nearing its end. On Monday, a trial is set to begin in Wilmington, Delaware, for President Joe Biden's son Hunter, who is accused of lying on a feder