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Month: May 2023

Exclusive: Nearly 610,000 public sector workers got student loan forgiveness after Biden loosened the rules

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Nearly 610,000 student loan borrowers have received debt relief from the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program since October 2021, when the Biden administration temporarily expanded eligibility. The program promises to wipe away remaining federal student loan debt after an eligible government or nonprofit worker makes 10 years of monthly payments. Another

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Indian Canyon Drive reopened Monday morning

Update: North Indian Canyon Drive  between Sunrise Parkway and Palm Springs Station Road has been reopened due to improved visibility. The road was previously shut down to all traffic earlier Monday morning due to low visibility from blowing sand. The closure extended through the Whitewater Wash between the city and Interstate 10 from Sunrise Parkway to Palm

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King Charles III will be the new face of Canada’s $20 bill, coins

By Melissa Lopez-Martinez/CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story     Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Canada’s $20 banknote and coins will be getting a new look featuring King Charles III, the federal government announced amid celebrations marking the King’s coronation. Following the historic coronation on Saturday, the Bank of Canada said its next design

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Canadian official reflects on the King’s coronation and whether Charles could apologize for colonialism

By Alexandra Mae Jones/CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story     Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Canada’s Governor General Mary Simon says it’s “difficult to say” whether King Charles III could apologize for the Crown’s legacy of colonialism , but stressed that she’s more interested in seeing concrete action. “These apologies are very complex,”

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Reparations task force votes to approve recommendations for the payments of reparations to Black Californians

By Kevin Flower, Michelle Watson and Nicole Chavez, CNN A panel in California created to consider reparations for Black residents voted over the weekend to approve recommendations for the payments of reparations to Black Californians for injustices and discrimination stemming from slavery. Saturday’s meeting in Oakland was the 15th public meeting of the Task Force

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