How to avoid credit card late fees after a court threw out a proposed cap
NEW YORK (AP) — A Texas judge earlier this month threw out a federal rule that would have capped credit card late fees at $8. The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau finalized the rule last year as part of the Biden administration’s efforts to do away with what it called junk fees. It was paused by […]
How to file for an extension, and other Tax Day advice
NEW YORK (AP) — If you’ve waited till the last minute to file your taxes, don’t panic. You still have time to get it done. And if you’re worried that you still might not be able to finish in time, you can file for an extension, which will give you until Oct. 16 to file […]
Will the tariffs lead to a recession? Here’s how to know if we’re in one
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s sharp tariff hikes last week have sent the stock market into a tailspin, raised alarm bells among Wall Street executives, and heightened many economists’ worries that the U.S. could tip into recession. The tariffs, set to take effect Wednesday, include a 10% blanket duty on nearly all countries and […]
Nations puzzle over how to respond to US trade war as global markets gyrate
BRUSSELS (AP) — America’s trading partners wrestled with responses to U.S. President Donald Trump’s blast of tariff hikes and some planned to send negotiators to Washington, while the head of the European Union’s executive commission offered mutual reduction of tariffs – while warning that retaliation was an option too. “We stand ready to negotiate with […]
China is ending its annual Congress with questions open over how to revive its slowing economy
BEIJING (AP) — China wrapped up its biggest political event of the year on Tuesday leaving one question unanswered: How far will it go to try to revive economic growth in 2025? A recurring theme throughout the weeklong meeting of the nearly 3,000-member National People’s Congress was the need to boost investment and consumer spending. […]
One Tech Tip: How to block your phone from tracking your location
LONDON (AP) — Smartphones are useful tools for everyday life, but they’re privy to nearly everything about you, including all the places you’ve been — if you let them. When you use a map app to find the new restaurant your friend recommended, or your phone’s browser to check the price of something you saw […]
One Tech Tip: How to delete Facebook, Instagram and Threads if you don’t like Meta’s changes
LONDON (AP) — Should I stay or should I go — from Meta’s social media platforms? That’s what some Facebook, Instagram and Threads users are wondering after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement this month that the company is relaxing rules on harmful content such as hate speech and abandoning its fact checking program and replacing […]
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VIDEO: Spicing things up! Big Al teaches Brett Luna how to make hot slaw
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — State lawmakers are in the process of trying to make hot slaw one of Tennessee’s official state foods, but you, like several of us, may be wondering, what is hot slaw? Brett Luna took a trip to Big Al’s Restaurant to show us how to make the spicy southern dish and […]