The Biden administration on Wednesday announced a long-awaited plan to cancel up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt for millions of Americans and up to 20,000 for low-income borrowers. The total cost of forgiving that debt could mount to $519 billion, according to an updated analysis from the Penn …

Thundering gas-powered muscle cars have been a fixture in American culture for decades, but as federal regulators seek to pump the brakes on carbon emissions, automakers will be replacing combustion-engine vehicles with super-fast models that run on rechargeable batteries. Stellantis’ Dodge brand has unveiled the Charger Daytona SRT — a …

A jury on Tuesday convicted a man charged with raping and killing a woman 36 years ago on Minnesota’s Iron Range in a case that was revived by genealogy database analysts. Michael Allan Carbo Jr., 54, of Chisholm, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder while committing criminal sexual …

The Inflation Reduction Act is aimed at tackling a host of problems, from climate change to catching tax cheats, but there’s one issue it may not solve: reducing inflation.  That’s the conclusion of the Penn Wharton Budget Model, a group of economists and data scientists at University of Pennsylvania who …

Conservatives looking for like-minded partners can swipe right for matches on a new dating app called The Right Stuff, set to launch in September.  The matchmaking app, “created for conservatives to connect in authentic, meaningful ways,” according to its website, is free to use but accessible by invitation only.  “So …

A Fort Worth father has been arrested for allegedly leaving his five children in a parked car with the engine running, but without air conditioning on Sunday, CBS Dallas reports.  Officers said they found Jose Leal, 29, at 8 p.m. in the yard of a home and the five children, …

Prices for gas, food and rent are soaring. The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates to the highest level since 2018. The U.S. economy has shrunk for two straight quarters. Economists are divided over whether a recession is coming. What’s clear is that economic uncertainty isn’t going away anytime soon. …

The pause on federal student loan payments is set to expire at the end of this month, but despite the looming deadline, millions of Americans do not have guidance as to whether those payments will actually resume for the first time in more than two years.  Federal student loan payments …

Des Moines, Iowa — Is $810 million worth $2? That’s a good question, given it costs $2 to buy a Mega Millions lottery ticket that could pay off with an estimated $810 million prize – the nation’s fourth-largest jackpot – after the game’s drawing Tuesday night. Isn’t it an obvious question? …

A month after some members of Congress urged Google to limit the appearance of anti-abortion pregnancy centers in certain abortion-related search results, 17 Republican attorneys general are warning the company that doing so could invite investigations and possible legal action. “Suppressing pro-life and pro-mother voices at the urging of government …