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Recession 2026: What to Watch and How to Prepare 01/29/2026 07:00pm • The U.S. economy managed to navigate a volatile 2025 without collapsing, but the cumulative effects of ongoing trade tensions and persistent inflation keep concerns about a 2026 recession on some investors' minds. The Federal Open Market Committee decided to hold interest rates steady at its January Visa Announces Future Option to Use Credit Card Rewards to Fund Trump Accounts 01/29/2026 07:00pm • Trump Accounts are tax-deferred investment accounts for children designed to jump-start financial security, according to members of the Trump administration at a Jan. 28 summit. Any child born between 2025 and 2028 can be gifted $1,000 in seed money from the federal government. Several corporations, Everything You Need to Know About Affirm 01/29/2026 07:00pm • Affirm is a lender that allows you to buy now and pay later, whether you're shopping in-store or online. After qualifying for one of these short-term loans, you choose a payment schedule and then pay at affirm.com or in the Affirm app. Borrowers know upfront how much they will pay for each installme Therapy Red Flags: 8 Reasons to Leave Your Therapist 01/29/2026 07:00pm • If you've ever left therapy and wondered "is it just me, or should I find a new therapist?" you may want to be aware of these red flags. Some of the signs you should leave your therapist are clear. For instance, it would be inappropriate to have a romantic relationship with your therapist, and it wo How to Stop Online Health Care Scams: 9 Critical Ways to Protect Older Adults 01/29/2026 07:00pm • Older adults lost $2.4 billion in scams in 2024, four times higher than the $600 million lost in 2020, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Online scams, or cyber scams, are one common way that fraudsters will try and get money from seniors. This can include lottery, tech support or romance sc Jury finds Wisconsin man guilty of forging threat against Trump to get witness deported 01/29/2026 06:57pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) ��� A jury found a Wisconsin man guilty Thursday of forging threats against President Donald trump in an attempt to get the victim in a robbery case against him deported. Online court records show the Milwaukee County jury found 52-year-old Demetric Scott guilty of felony identity Trump threatens Canada with 50% tariff on aircraft sold in US, expanding trade war 01/29/2026 06:51pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Trump threatens Canada with 50% tariff on aircraft sold in US, expanding trade war. Group of Prince George���s Co. residents file suit against county council over at-large seat appointment 01/29/2026 06:44pm • A group of residents in Prince George���s County, Maryland, has filed a lawsuit against the county council and member Wala Blegay hoping to overturn her December appointment to an at-large seat. According to county code, any vacancy that occurs during the last year of a term will be filled by som Young players shine as USWNT opens 2026, but vets due back as World Cup qualification looms 01/29/2026 06:33pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� In a year when much of the focus will be on the U.S. men���s team and this summer���s World Cup, the women's team is gearing up for its turn in 2027. The United States wrapped up its January training camp with victories over Paraguay and Chile as the team prepares for qualifying NASCAR adjusts Clash schedule at Bowman Gray Stadium due to winter storm 01/29/2026 06:21pm • WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) ��� NASCAR has adjusted the schedule for this weekend's exhibition race at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem in anticipation of more ice and snow blanketing the Winston-Salem area of North Carolina. The Clash was supposed to be a two-day event beginning Saturday with the Democrats and White House reach a deal to avert government shutdown and temporarily fund Homeland Security 01/29/2026 06:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Democrats and White House reach a deal to avert government shutdown and temporarily fund Homeland Security. Credit Acceptance: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 01/29/2026 06:16pm • SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) ��� SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) ��� Credit Acceptance Corp. (CACC) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit of $122 million. The Southfield, Michigan-based company said it had net income of $10.99 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $11.35 per share. The a Husband in au pair affair testifies on killings of wife, another man: ���I did not want to shoot him.��� 01/29/2026 06:14pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ��� In the cold formality of a northern Virginia courtroom, Brendan Banfield testified on Thursday that prosecutors got it wrong: He did not fatally stab his wife in 2023, but instead shot the man who did. The former IRS law enforcement officer-turned-defendant in an aggravated Things to do in the DC area: 'Paranormal Activity,' go-kart championship ��� and more! 01/29/2026 06:10pm • Find one of the scariest theatrical productions of the year at D.C.'s Shakespeare Theatre Company. Running through Feb. 7, the "Paranormal Activity" film franchise is headed to the stage with a thrilling adaptation that is sure to scare. The approximately two-hour play is an original story set in Sen. Susan Collins announces end to ICE large-scale operations in Maine after talks with Noem 01/29/2026 06:10pm • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) ��� Federal immigration officials have ceased their ���enhanced operations��� in Maine, the site of an enforcement surge and hundreds of arrests since last week, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said Thursday. Collins, a Republican, announced the development after saying she had spoken d