In a major change that could affect millions of Americans’ credit scores, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday finalized a rule to remove medical debt from consumer credit reports. The rule would erase an estimated $49 billion in unpaid medical bills from the credit reports of roughly 15 million Americans, the CFPB said. That [
Trump to make remarks at Mar-a-Lago 2 weeks before taking office
President-elect Donald Trump will make remarks at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday, where he also is expected to take reporter questions. Trump, who last held a news conference in mid-December, will be speaking to the press one day after his 2024 election victory was certified by Congress. The Monday ceremony, which marked a return to a peaceful […]
Judge holds Giuliani in contempt for failing to turn over property to 2 Georgia election workers
A federal judge in New York on Monday held Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court for failing to turn over personal property and information to two Georgia election workers he was found to have defamed. Judge Lewis Liman sided with Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, who said Giuliani has “not turned over a single dollar” […]
Jimmy Carter funeral live updates: Congress to gather for ceremony in DC
Former President Jimmy Carter’s remains will be escorted from the Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday for the 39th president’s final trip to the nation’s capital. A U.S. flag flutters at half-staff on U.S Capitol, as a winter storm that brought snow, ice and freezing temperatures to a broad swath
2 found dead in JetBlue landing gear compartment after flight, airline says
Two people were found dead in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue plane after it landed in Fort Lauderdale, Floridathe airline said in a statement on Tuesday. The bodies, which have not yet been publicly identified, were discovered Monday evening during a “routine post-flight maintenance inspection” at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood In