Keeping up with America

FEMA chief says federal government has the 'right amount of personnel' aiding in Hawaii: Deanne Criswell laid out resources the agency is providing for recovery from what has become the deadliest wildfire in modern U.S. history.

As first Republican presidential primary debate approaches on Aug. 23, some candidates are still scrambling to meet the criteria.

Michael Oher, the retired NFL offensive lineman whose life story was the subject of hit 2009 movie "The Blind Side," petitioned a Tennessee court Monday alleging that the family who took him in never legally adopted him and only did so to profit at his expense.

Three former members of Northwestern University’s baseball coaching staff filed a lawsuit against the school on Monday, saying they lost their jobs for trying to report bullying and derogatory abuse by the team’s head coach, who has since been fired.

Hunter Biden lawyers say collapsed plea deal on gun charge remains valid: Response to federal prosecutors’ move to render plea deal moot comes days after appointment of David Weiss to special counsel.

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The Australian woman who cooked a beef Wellington using mushrooms which killed three relatives and left one critical has told police it was an accident.

Two Ukrainian missiles have targeted a bridge linking Russia to the annexed Crimean peninsula, Moscow says.

Lets Talk Business and Tech

Four reasons why the consumer is so confusing — and what that may mean for retail earnings

The New York Times prohibits using its content to train AI models

Top 10 Ways RPA Boosts Business

Richer, Wiser, Happier

Personal Loan: Borrowing money from online apps? Don’t ignore these red signals

I'm a Personal Finance Writer: These Are My Favorite Ways To Spend $100 | Jordan Rosenfeld, Go Banking Rates. The ways people like to spend their money beyond their bills varies as widely as people do. And, $100 also varies in what it can purchase — GOBankingRates recently did a study showing that the same $100 goes a lot further in states like Mississippi and Kentucky than it does in Hawaii or California.

Sports and Showbiz Shenanigans

Cardinals Could Pursue Korean Star Who's Reportedly Entering MLB Free Agency | Cowboys holdout Zack Martin agrees to reworked deal

Zachary Levi, star of 'Shazam 2,' slams the 'garbage' coming out of Hollywood | Netflix testing video game streaming

Where to Find Tickets to Kylie Minogue’s Sold-Out Las Vegas Residency Online | Magoo, former Timbaland collaborator, dies at 50

 Life Hacks to Hack Your Life

4 Note-Taking Tips That Can Change Your Life

Woman’s DIY to-go ketchup container is blowing minds on TikTok: ‘I needed this life hack’

Maui Wildfires Have Devastated the Hawaiian Island—Here are 5 Organizations That Are Helping

78 DIY Christmas Decoration Ideas for Your Home