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Actor, singer and activist Harry Belafonte from the documentary film "Sing Your Song," poses for a portrait during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Jan. 21, 2011. Belafonte died Tuesday of congestive heart failure at his New York home. He was 96.
Harry Belafonte, activist and entertainer, dies at 96
Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor and singer and became an activist, humanitarian and conscience of the world, has died. more
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A pedestrian is silhouetted against a high rise at 160 Water Street in Manhattan's financial district, as the building is undergoing a conversion to residential apartments, Tuesday, April 11, 2023, in New York.
Cities reviving downtowns by converting offices to housing
On the 31st floor of what was once a towering office building in downtown Manhattan, construction workers lay down steel bracing for what will soon anchor a host of residential amenities: a catering station, lounge, fire pit and gas grills. more
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China Nash, 8, left, and Star Shields, 7, read together during a daily after-school literacy program in Atlanta on Thursday, April 6. The after-school program is open to students in kindergarten through fifth grade through the Atlanta based Pure Hope Project.
‘Too much to learn’: Schools race to catch up kids’ reading
Michael Crowder stands nervously at the front of his third grade classroom, his mustard-yellow polo shirt buttoned to the top. more
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In this June 15, 2018, file photo, cash is fanned out from a wallet in North Andover, Mass. Having the right amount of financial confidence, or belief in our money-related abilities, can help us make better financial decisions, experts say. Building financial confidence starts with developing a basic working knowledge of budgeting, saving and investing. Finding a supportive community and place where you can ask questions also helps.
NerdWallet: How to bolster your financial confidence
Financial confidence, or the belief in one’s money-related abilities, might not come up as much as financial literacy — especially in April, Financial Literacy Month — but money experts say it’s often the hidden ingredient behind savvy money decisions. more
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Georgene White stands for a portrait with a photo of her mother, Teri Sheridan, in Belvidere, N.J., Thursday, April 20, 2023. At age 93, struggling with the effects of a stroke, heart failure and recurrent cancer, Sheridan was ready to end her life using New Jersey's law that allows medically assisted suicide - but she was bedbound, too sick to travel. So on Nov. 17, 2022, surrounded by three of her children, Sheridan drank a lethal dose of drugs prescribed by a doctor she had never met in person, only online. She died within minutes.
Dying patients protest looming telehealth crackdown
Online prescribing rules for controlled drugs were relaxed three years ago under emergency waivers to ensure critical medications remained available during the COVID-19 pandemic. more
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The entrance to a Bed Bath & Beyond store is seen in Anchorage, Alaska, on Sunday, April 23, 2023. One of the original big box retailers, the company filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday, following years of dismal sales and losses and numerous failed turnaround plans.
Struggling Bed Bath & Beyond files for bankruptcy protection
Bed Bath & Beyond filed for bankruptcy protection. more
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Floodwaters surround homes and vehicles in the community of Pajaro in Monterey County, Calif., March 13, 2023. An overwhelming majority of the U.S. public say they have recently experienced extreme weather, and most of them attribute that to climate change, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
Extreme weather is nearly universal experience: AP-NORC poll
An overwhelming majority of people in the United States say they have recently experienced an extreme weather event, a new poll shows, and most of them attribute that to climate change. more
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Writer Judy Blume, author of "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret," poses for a portrait at Books and Books, her non-profit bookstore on Sunday, March 26, 2023, in Key West, Fla.
Judy Blume, on top of the world (and her Key West bookstore)
At Books & Books, the nonprofit store Judy Blume and her husband have run for the past seven years, you will find her own work in various sections: from general fiction, among the other “B”-named authors, to a shelf dedicated exclusively to her — a name unto herself. more
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This undated photo provided by SpaceX shows the company's Starship rocket at the launch site in Boca Chica, Texas.
SpaceX giant rocket explodes minutes after launch from Texas
SpaceX’s giant new rocket exploded minutes after blasting off on its first test flight Thursday and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. more
The Supreme Court is seen, with a carving of Justice in the foreground, April 19, 2023, in Washington. The Supreme Court is facing a self-imposed Friday night deadline to decide whether women’s access to a widely used abortion pill will stay unchanged until a legal challenge to its Food and Drug Administration approval is resolved.
Supreme Court set to decide on abortion pill access
The Supreme Court is facing a self-imposed Friday night deadline to decide whether women's access to a widely used abortion pill will stay unchanged or be restricted while a legal challenge to its Food and Drug Administration approval goes on. more
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An autistic boy holds the hand of his adoptive father as they prepare to leave for a family outing from their home in Springfield, Mass., on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015. Traditionally, autism was diagnosed only in kids with severe language and social impairments and unusual repetitious behaviors. But the definition gradually expanded, and autism is now shorthand for a group of milder, related conditions, too.
Study: Milder autism far outpacing ‘profound’ diagnoses
As autism diagnoses become increasingly common, health officials have wondered how many U.S. kids have relatively mild symptoms and how many have more serious symptoms. more
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Davida Brook, left, Justin Nelson, center, and Stephen Shackelford, right, attorneys for Dominion Voting Systems, exit the New Castle County Courthouse in Wilmington, Del., after the defamation lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News was settled just as the jury trial was set to begin, Tuesday, April 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Fox, Dominion reach $787M settlement over election claims
Fox News agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems nearly $800 million to avert a trial in the voting machine company’s lawsuit. more
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A selection of Nova Scotia soap by artisan Wyllow Elizabeth. Elizabeth often has visitors to her farmers market booth help her name new varieties; a young girl came up with the winning Lime Squeeze, which became the signature scent for Elizabeth’s bar that comes with a small toy trinket nestled inside, like a little farm animal, or a marble.
Raising the bar: Soap gets a refresh
Wyllow Elizabeth started making bars of soap when she found that her skin was sensitive to many store-bought ones. more
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The federal Equal Credit Opportunity Act prohibits lenders from discriminating against applicants based on age, but that doesn’t mean getting a home loan in retirement will be easy even for those with good credit, little debt and plenty of savings, financial planners say.
NerdWallet: Retiring? If you need a home loan, get one first
Retired engineers Kelly and Derek Barkey assumed they would be approved when they applied for a $50,000 home equity line of credit two years ago to fix up their new house. more
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An ad banner appears in the parking lot of the H&R Block offices on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, in the Atlas District in Washington.
Left your taxes until the last minute? Here are some tips
If you've waited till the last minute to file your taxes, don't panic. The tax deadline is Tuesday, but you still have time to get it done. more
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The sun rises behind the U.S. Supreme Court, Oct. 11, 2022, in Washington. The Supreme Court says New Jersey can withdraw from a commission the state created decades ago with New York to combat the mob's influence at their joint port. The high court ruled unanimously on April 18, 2023, that the Garden State doesn't need New York's consent to withdraw from the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor.
New Jersey wins Supreme Court dispute against New York
The Supreme Court says New Jersey can withdraw from a commission the state created decades ago with New York to combat the mob’s influence at their joint port. more
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Emma, 18, sits for a portrait in Georgia on March 23. The aspiring artist, with attention deficit disorder and occasional depression, says worries about academics and college are a huge source of stress. “Lately in myself and my friends, I realize how exhausted everyone is with the pressures of the world and the social issues and where they’re going to go in the future,” Emma added. ”All of these things pile up and crash down.”
Why are teen girls in crisis? It’s not just social media
Anxiety over academics. Post-lockdown malaise. Social media angst. more
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NY woman driven to wrong address fatally shot by homeowner
A 20-year-old woman on her way to a friend's house in upstate New York was driven to the wrong address and quickly shot to death by the homeowner. more
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A six story glass facade building, center, is believed to be the site of a foreign police outpost for China in New York's Chinatown, Monday, April 17, 2023. Justice Department officials say two men have been arrested on charges that they helped establish a secret police outpost in New York City on behalf of the Chinese government.
Secret Chinese police outpost revealed in NY; 2 men arrested
Two men have been arrested on charges that they helped establish a secret police outpost in New York City on behalf of the Chinese government. more
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A sign is displayed outside the Internal Revenue Service building on May 4, 2021, in Washington. Taxpayers who called the IRS had an average wait time of four minutes this tax season compared to 27 minutes a year earlier, the agency said Monday, April 17, 2023.
Calling the IRS? Hold times are down this tax season
Taxpayers who called the IRS had an average wait time of four minutes this tax season compared to 27 minutes a year earlier, the agency said Monday. more
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