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As President Biden weighs whether to cancel student loans for a broad swath of borrowers, critics say it wouldn’t provide financial relief to the Americans who need it the most while also potentially hurting the economy.  Americans with school debt generally have higher income because a college degree tends to lead …

I’ve been a crime reporter since college and have covered dozens of gruesome, bizarre, stranger-than-fiction cases over the years. But nothing has captured my attention like the cases swirling around Catherine Shelton. I met Catherine Shelton back in 2000 when she and her husband were the prime suspects in a …

The COVID-19 pandemic has created more opportunities for remote, self-directed and freelance work than ever. Today, around 10 million Americans say they’re working for themselves in some capacity. The opportunity to work from anywhere is indeed enticing to many, and it begs an interesting question: If you could work from …

A political action group is asking for an ethics investigation of North Carolina Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn, citing his pattern of bringing weapons into banned spaces and a possible inappropriate financial relationship with a staffer. It’s the latest conflict to erupt for the freshman lawmaker, once a rising star in …

In his early years, Clive Davis was never drawn to music. He began his career as a lawyer.   “I was plucked out of a law firm to become chief lawyer for Columbia Records three years out of law school. I did that for five years,” Davis told “CBS Mornings” …

Industry data show that Americans are spending more on food than before the pandemic. And in a sign of the times, that is driving up food prices amid the sharpest bout of inflation in the U.S in 40 years. “Customer demand continues to outpace our ability to supply products,” Tyson Foods …

This year is on pace to see more legislation targeting transgender youth than any prior year, according to the Human Rights Campaign.  One area of contention stems from the increasing prevalence of gender identity instruction in schools and the recent rise of so-called “parental rights” measures that would stop any …

Amazon doesn’t have a “silver bullet” to curtail the repetitive stress, strains and other injuries that plague its frontline workers, but the company is striving to improve safety, CEO Andy Jassy said on Thursday. Jassy’s pledge came in his first letter to shareholders since succeeding Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as …

The spread of a bird flu in the U.S. that is deadly to poultry raises the grisly question of how farms manage to quickly kill and dispose of millions of chickens and turkeys. It’s a chore that farms across the country are increasingly facing as the number of poultry killed …

The average interest rate for a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. has risen to 4.67%, up sharply from 4.42% a week ago, Freddie Mac said Thursday. The cost of home loans has surged over the last year, especially after the Federal Reserve announced earlier month that it was raising its short-term …