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Trump's Board of Peace poses latest in a series of US challenges to the United Nations 01/21/2026 07:15pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) ��� President Donald Trump���s ambition for the ���Board of Peace��� to play a role in global conflicts beyond Gaza appears to be the latest U.S. attempt to sidestep the U.N. Security Council, raising new questions about the relevance of the 80-year-old world body and uncertainty How to Pick Stocks: 5 Things All Beginner Investors Should Know 01/21/2026 07:00pm • Picking stocks can feel intimidating. There are 11 stock market sectors, 69 distinct industries and thousands of publicly traded companies across the major U.S. exchanges. For a beginner, it can be hard to know how to choose stocks that are positioned to perform well. The first thing to understand i 10 Best Growth Stocks to Buy for 2026 01/21/2026 07:00pm • Economists around the world are expecting muted U.S. economic growth in coming quarters, and some indicators suggest a mild recession is a possibility. It may become difficult for investors to find reliable growth stocks to buy if tariffs, inflation and policy uncertainty have a negative impact on c Do I Have to Sign Up for Medicare If I Live Overseas? 01/21/2026 07:00pm • Many Americans choose to retire overseas -- for the warmer weather, the lower cost of living or the new cultural experience. If that describes you, you might be wondering how living overseas affects your Medicare coverage, especially if you intend to move back to the United States at some point. In This Is How the Federal Student Loan Repayment Plans Are Changing 01/21/2026 07:00pm • It would be hard to blame student loan borrowers for stumbling into 2026 like dazed freshmen on their first day on campus. A dizzying parade of changes has upended the federal student loan landscape over the past half-decade, beginning with the pandemic and perhaps reaching peak perplexity last year Medicare Agents and Brokers: How They Help and How to Find a Good One 01/21/2026 07:00pm • A Medicare broker and agent can sift through myriad health insurance plans to help you find the best one for your needs. Read on to learn more about what Medicare brokers and agents do, if you should use one and when to be cautious about scams and fraud. What Is a Medicare Broker and How Do They Hel How Credit Card Refunds Work 01/21/2026 07:00pm • When you get a refund on a credit card purchase, you usually see the refund in your account within a few days. However, you'll likely lose any rewards you earned on the purchase. It's good to understand the timelines, how rewards are affected and what happens with sign-up bonuses when you get a cred Trump's Davos Speech Offers Few Details on Housing Affordability Policy 01/21/2026 07:00pm • On Wednesday, President Donald Trump spoke for about 70 minutes at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. His comments before global and business leaders were wide-ranging, touching on immigration policy, the war in Ukraine and his belief that the U.S. should be given Federal prosecutors in Georgia announce guilty plea in Ponzi scheme that bilked investors of $380M 01/21/2026 06:50pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� A financial adviser in Georgia pleaded guilty Wednesday to wire fraud in a Ponzi scheme that bilked more than 2,000 people out of $380 million, federal authorities announced. Prosecutors accused Todd Burkhalter, the founder and CEO of Drive Planning LLC, of marketing several fraudul Defense attempts to have case thrown out in Banfield double murder trial 01/21/2026 06:50pm • On the first day of the defense's arguments in Fairfax County Circuit Court on Wednesday, the attorneys of Brendan Banfield started by attempting to have the entire case thrown out, arguing the prosecution knowingly presented false testimony against his client. Banfield is charged with aggravate DC man indicted in Bladensburg birthday party hit-and-run that killed 1, injured 8 kids 01/21/2026 06:44pm • A D.C. man was indicted Wednesday on 36 charges related to an October incident in which a vehicle plowed into a child's birthday party, killing a woman and injuring more than a dozen people. Sunday Joseph, 66, is accused of reversing his vehicle into the front yard of a home in Bladensburg, Maryl Liverpool, Newcastle and Chelsea make Champions League charge, Bayern advances and Barcelona wins 01/21/2026 06:43pm • MANCHESTER, England (AP) ��� Premier League teams are powering ahead in the Champions League with five of England's top flight clubs in position to advance to the round of 16. Arsenal tops the standings and has already secured its place in the next round, while wins for Liverpool, Newcastle and Chel Chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky died of abnormal heartbeat from accidental overdose, report says 01/21/2026 06:37pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ��� Daniel Naroditsky, an influential American chess grandmaster who was found dead at his North Carolina home in October at age 29, had multiple drugs in his system at the time and was killed by an abnormal heartbeat caused by an accidental overdose, according to a toxicology rep Lewandowski scores for the 15th consecutive season in the Champions League 01/21/2026 06:33pm • PRAGUE (AP) ��� Robert Lewandowski's second-half strike for Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday made it 15 consecutive seasons in which he's scored in Europe's elite club competition. The 37-year-old Poland international sealed Barcelona���s 4-2 win at Slavia Prague with a 71st-minute goa Republicans and some Democrats back contempt for the Clintons in House Epstein probe 01/21/2026 06:25pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A House committee advanced resolutions Wednesday to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress over the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, opening the prospect of the House using one of its most powerful punishments agains