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By JAE BRATTON of NerdWallet The Supreme Court struck down the Biden administration’s plan to forgive up to $20,000 of student loan debt per borrower, yet loan forgiveness is still possible for those pursuing Public Service Loan Forgiveness or income-driven repayment forgiveness. A one-time account adjustment that began in July 2023 is still ongoing and
Continue ReadingBy FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Delays marked voting in Zimbabwe on Wednesday as President Emmerson Mnangagwa seeks a second and final term in a country with a history of violent and disputed elections. This is the second general election since the ouster of longtime ruler Robert Mugabe in a coup in
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By Issy Ronald, Nadine Schmidt and Claudia Otto, CNN (CNN) — A mountain guide found the body of a man believed to have died more than 20 years ago on a glacier in Austria, police announced on Tuesday. The guide discovered the body on Friday on East Tyrol’s Schlatenkees glacier at an altitude of approximately
Continue ReadingBy GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Cabinet has approved a plan to ease legal changes of name and gender for transgender, intersex and nonbinary people. The justice minister said Wednesday that the legislation aims to make life easier for “a small group for which it has great significance” and addresses possible concerns.
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Police say a teenager armed with a knife has wounded an eight-year-old boy at a school in eastern Germany and then set himself alight. Police say the incident happened in Bischofswerda, east of the city of Dresden, on Wednesday morning. The boy was taken to a hospital by helicopter with injuries to
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, CNN Media, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Newly tested DNA evidence from the 1997 killing of a 70-year-old Pennsylvania woman indicates she was sexually assaulted and fatally beaten by an unknown man – and not by the three men who have spent over two decades behind bars for her murder, a forensics expert testified
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Un conductor de moto acuática detenido por Corea del Sur por supuestamente ingresar ilegalmente al país es un destacado disidente chino que viajó cientos de kilómetros a través del mar para escapar de China, dicen activistas. El hombre, de unos 30 años, fue detenido el 16 de agosto cerca de
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) shared in a news release their latest package of terms proposed to the Writers Guild of America (WGA) as part of strike negotiations. The proposed package from AMPTP includes an increase in wages, which the studios say is the highest
Continue ReadingBUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Sha’Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles each kicked off their quest for a second medal at the world championships. They easily won their heats in the 200-meter preliminaries. Richardson finished in 22.16 seconds and Lyles in 20.05 in a pair of no-drama returns to the track after they gave the United States
Continue ReadingBy PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The importance of a good night’s rest is not lost on American sprinter Gabby Thomas. She recently wrote a paper on the epidemiology of sleep for her master’s degree at the University of Texas. The 26-year-old who also majored in neuroscience at Harvard says she
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Las fuertes inundaciones justo al sur de la entrada al Parque Nacional del Gran Cañón provocaron llamados para refugiarse en el popular destino turístico de Arizona este martes mientras los equipos de rescate en aguas rápidas acudían al área. Alrededor de 20 a 76 mm de lluvia azotaron el área
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Gen. Sergei Surovikin, a former commander of Russia’s forces in Ukraine who was linked to the leader of an armed rebellion, has been dismissed from his job as chief of the air force, according to Russian state media. The report Wednesday came after weeks of uncertainty about his fate following the
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Angry protesters have raided the local offices of the ruling Baath party in a southern Syrian province. The raid comes as protests intensify against the government during a severe economic and financial crisis that has battered the war-torn country. Opposition activists said Wednesday that protesters also partially
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Dotson and Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Hawaii-born Laulauga Tausaga-Collins took gold in the women’s discus at the 2023 World Athletic Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Tuesday. American Tausaga-Collins won the competition with a huge throw of 69.49 meters, beating her previous personal best by nearly four meters and winning the United States’
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — U.S. regulators on Wednesday announced a settlement with the company that runs Dollar Tree and Family Dollar aimed at improving worker safety at thousands of the bargain stores across the country. Labor Department officials cited hazards at the stores including blocked exits, unsafe storage of materials, and improper access to fire
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian prosecutors have dropped a potential criminal case against American actor Amber Heard over allegations that she lied to a court about how her Yorkshire terriers came to be smuggled into Australia eight years ago. Heard and her then-husband Johnny Depp became embroiled in a high-profile
Continue ReadingBy ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Water-dropping planes from several European countries have joined hundreds of firefighters battling wildfires raging for days across Greece that have left 20 people dead, while major blazes are also burning in Spain’s Tenerife and in northwestern Turkey near the Greek border. Greece’s largest active forest fire
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Police say a teenage boy armed with a knife has wounded an eight-year-old girl at a school in eastern Germany. Police say the incident happened in Bischofswerda, east of the city of Dresden, on Wednesday morning. The girl was taken to a hospital by helicopter with injuries to the head and neck.
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds Every year, a number of new vehicles are discontinued, generally due to poor sales. However, this year there are other factors at play. The automotive industry’s drive toward electrification is another reason why cars are getting the ax. Automakers typically don’t announce discontinuations, so if you are in the market for
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — There’s a brand new spotless superstar on the scene at a Tennessee zoo. She doesn’t have a name yet, but she’s already made a big splash among her herd – she’s a giraffe without patches. The 6-foot wonder was born sans spots on July 31 at Bright’s Zoo, a
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