In the fourth quarter of 2023, Americans held $1.13 trillion on their credit cards, and aggregate household debt balances increased by $212 billion.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
American Airlines is raising bag fees and changing how customers earn frequent-flyer points
American Airlines is raising bag fees and pushing customers to buy tickets directly from the airline if they want to earn frequent-flyer points.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Polish farmers block Ukraine’s border as they intensify protests against non-EU imports
The farmers spilled Ukrainian grain in Medyka, a Polish border town, sparking the sharp criticism of the Ukrainian ambassador to Poland.
Posted inNation & World
YouTube mom Ruby Franke apologizes at sentencing in child abuse case
A judge has sentenced the parenting-advice blogger to possibly decades in prison after she admitted to physically and emotionally abusing her children.
Posted inElections, Nation & World, Politics
Nikki Haley hasn’t yet won a Republican contest. But she’s vowing to keep fighting Donald Trump
Nikki Haley’s allies are bracing for a big loss in her home state’s primary election in South Carolina this week.
Posted inNation & World
Biden wants people to know most of the money he’s seeking for Ukraine would be spent in the U.S.
As President Biden pushes House Republicans to pass needed aid for Ukraine, he wants voters to understand that nearly two-thirds would actually be going to U.S. factories, like a munitions plant set to open this summer in a gleaming new industrial park in suburban Dallas.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Child hospitalized after 4 fall through ice on northern Vermont lake
Two adults and another child, who fell through while riding on a side-by-side recreational vehicle, appeared to be in a state of exhaustion with hypothermia.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Supreme Court to hear challenge to EPA’s cross-state pollution rule
The federal environmental agency estimated that its good neighbor plan would have significant health benefits, including preventing up to 1,300 premature deaths in 2026, with benefits outweighing the compliance costs.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News
George H.W. Bush’s speedboat fetches $435,000 at benefit auction
It can go up to 75 mph and was used in the waters off Kennebunkport, Maine, where the late president’s family has a summer retreat.
Posted inNation & World, News
Two adults are charged with murder in the shooting at Super Bowl parade
The new charges come after 2 juveniles were detained last week on gun-related and resisting arrest charges in Kansas City. Authorities said more charges are possible.