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Spent Too Much on the Holidays? Here's How to Manage a Debt Hangover 01/15/2025 07:00pm • Are you experiencing the dreaded holiday spending hangover? The holidays bring a wide range of costs and expectations which can lead to overspending. If you're feeling the post-holiday pinch in your wallet, here's a closer look at the recent holiday spending trends -- and six ways to recover from ov Trump's pick for budget director won't say whether he would release Ukraine aid 01/15/2025 03:41pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for White House budget director, declined Wednesday to fully commit to doling out congressionally approved funds, specifically U.S. military aid to Ukraine. Vought faced questions at his confirmation hearing over his tenure The Latest: Rubio, Bondi, Ratcliffe and Duffy appear for Senate confirmation hearings 01/15/2025 03:09pm • Senate hearings are scheduled this week for several of Trump’s cabinet picks including Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state and Pam Bondi for attorney general. Many nominees have met with senators individually. Now, they’ll go before the committees overseeing the agencies Trump wants them to Biden administration cancels loans for 260,000 former Ashford University students 01/15/2025 02:06pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 260,000 former students of the now-defunct for-profit Ashford University are getting their student loans erased as the Biden administration presses ahead with debt forgiveness in its final days. Ashford was once one of the nation’s largest for-profit college companies Pakistan's premier welcomes World Bank's 10-year funding plan of $20 billion 01/15/2025 09:11am • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's prime minister on Wednesday welcomed the first-of-its-kind agreement with the World Bank under which Islamabad will get $20 billion in funding in 10 years to invest in renewable energy, education, and social sectors. In a post on the X platform, Shehbaz Sharif said the The leader of Sri Lanka navigates the China-India rivalry on a visit to Beijing 01/15/2025 07:45am • BEIJING (AP) — Sri Lanka and China signed a series of cooperation agreements on Wednesday following talks between their leaders, one month after Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake made India his first overseas trip since winning election last September. The support of the two regional p Rising borrowing costs batter UK government and threaten to derail its left-leaning program 01/15/2025 07:15am • LONDON (AP) — Britain’s new government, which is already facing anger over higher taxes, unpopular spending decisions and political scandals just six months after taking office, is now being battered by rising borrowing costs that threaten to derail its left-leaning program. The yield on the U.K How mega-polluters take advantage of billions in green loans 01/15/2025 05:34am • Shell got one. So did the pipeline company Enbridge. And last summer, energy giant Drax got its biggest one to date, worth more than half a billion dollars. These weren’t just any loans to massive corporations. They were made by some of the world’s largest banks at discounted rates, in exchange Are You in Line for a $1,400 Stimulus Check? Here's What to Do With the Money 01/14/2025 07:00pm • If you thought the days of COVID-19-era stimulus payments were long over, you may be in for a pleasant financial surprise. In December 2024, the IRS announced that the agency would be distributing approximately $2.4 billion in funds to taxpayers who should have received stimulus checks a couple of y Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage Before You Retire? 01/14/2025 07:00pm • Once a homeowner's working years are over, existing mortgage debt can eat into retirement income. There are, however, instances when having a mortgage in retirement can benefit homeowners, provided they make the right financial moves. Here's a closer look at how a mortgage could impact your financ Stock market today: Wall Street mostly rises after encouraging inflation data despite Lilly's drag 01/14/2025 05:43pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks rose Tuesday following an encouraging update on inflation, though drops for Eli Lilly and other influential stocks kept indexes in check. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% as three out of every four stocks in the index climbed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 221 po New Jersey to stockpile abortion pills ahead of Trump's return to office 01/14/2025 05:10pm • TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is going to build up a supply of medication used in abortions, Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy announced Tuesday during his state of the state address as he both pledged to work with President-elect Donald Trump and warned that the state is ready to push back against th The Latest: Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing adjourns following Senate questioning 01/14/2025 02:36pm • Confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s cabinet picks begin this week, starting with Trump’s choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth. The hearing was held Tuesday with senators questioning whether the former combat veteran and TV news show host is fit to lead the U.S. military. Here's the la How Biden's domestic policy record stacks up against public perception 01/14/2025 02:07pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ends his term with a gulf between his policy record and his public reputation. The Democrat spent so much of his time addressing long-term priorities that many voters felt he did not adequately deal with more immediate problems like high inflation that peaked France’s new prime minister says he'll renegotiate a contested plan to raise the retirement age 01/14/2025 12:20pm • PARIS (AP) — France’s new prime minister François Bayrou announced Tuesday the renegotiation of a contested plan raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, in a crucial move to seek more stability for his minority government. In his first address to lawmakers at the National Assembly, Bayrou sai