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‘A waste of money’: This Atlanta woman wracked up $311K in debt for 3 degrees — and she’s now stuck in a ‘deep, deep hole.’ Here’s what Dave Ramsey says is holding her back Going to college used to give you a leg up. But many college grads these days are finding they’re leaving school

Former President Donald Trump delivered an alarming message to U.S. allies during a Saturday rally where he outlined a scenario in which he would “encourage” Russia to “do whatever the hell they want” to other NATO members. Speaking to a crowd in Conway, South Carolina, Trump told a story that cast himself as a tough-talking

PORT ORCHARD, Wash. — A Mexican super cartel brought its deadly drugs and violence to the tranquil and remote waterfront community of Port Orchard, a 90-minute ferry ride west of Seattle. Here, the Kitsap Peninsula, billed as “the natural side of Puget Sound.” attracts hikers, bikers, golfers and boaters — and members of a top

WASHINGTON ― Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Thursday tried to smear one of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees by repeatedly calling her a Marxist, an accusation rooted in nothing other than this nominee being a Democrat. But his effort backfired spectacularly when the Louisiana Republican was reminded that he, too, used to be a Democrat.

CNN’s fact check reporter Daniel Dale on Thursday thoroughly debunked one of Donald Trump’s latest wild claims, slamming it as “completely bonkers nonsense” and “insane.” Trump earlier in the day falsely claimed to reporters that the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection and storming of the U.S. Capitol was caused by then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). “That

Claim: U.S. President Joe Biden once said he didn’t want his kids to grow up in a “racial jungle” in regard to desegregation. Rating: Rating: Correct Attribution For years, claims have spread that U.S. President Joe Biden expressed fear in 1977 that desegregation — if not done in an “orderly” way — could result in

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) delivered a stinging assessment of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) after House Republicans failed this week with their baseless bid to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. “Let’s just call a spade a spade here,” Ocasio-Cortez told MSNBC’s “All In” host Chris Hayes on Wednesday. “Republicans are dealing with not their

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale plans to run for U.S. Senate, upending a race in which many national GOP officials already coalesced around a different candidate as they seek to unseat three-term Democrat U.S. Sen. Jon Tester. Rosendale’s intentions were disclosed Wednesday by two people close to the congressman. They

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas narrowly avoided impeachment Tuesday, as the vote to oust him failed by a vote of 216-214. It had been 215-215, but a Utah congressman switched his vote from “yes” to “no” in the last moments before voting closed. Rep. Blake Moore, who was recently elected as vice chair

A PAC controlled by Donald Trump paid millions of dollars to a law firm representing Ivanka Trump. Firms representing Ivanka in the NY Attorney General’s lawsuit over the Trump Org’s finances got $2.3 million last year. Another law firm repping Trump family members got more than $5 million. A political fundraising group controlled by Donald

New details regarding the real-life story of “The Blind Side” was not on my 2023 Bingo card, but the conservatorship of former NFL player Michael Oher inspired a uniquely Knoxville question: “Are there really bodies buried under Neyland Stadium?” Perhaps you remember tutor Miss Sue (played by Kathy Bates) suggesting as much in her attempt

Welcome, welcome. February is finally here, and the memes are already very, very silly. This month is short, and we’ve got no time to waste, so let’s get right into ’em: 1. Twitter: @hashjenni 2. Twitter: @baytato 3. almost just said “keep it moving diva” to a pigeon — derek 2 on the beach (@reindeereks)

Donald Trump says he’s still making people cry. The former president resurrected one of his most persistent claims during an interview that aired over the weekend: the one about people reduced to tears when they see him. “I have steel people, that every time they see me, they start to cry,” he told Fox News

Sen. J.D. Vance’s interview on ABC’s Sen. J.D. Vance’s interview on ABC’s “This Week” gets cut short after he made a comment implying he believes Trump can defy the Supreme Court. During an appearance on ABC’s “This Week” with Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) Sunday, George Stephanopoulos abruptly ended the interview after Vance implied that Donald Trump

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Newspaper heiress Patricia “Patty” Hearst was kidnapped at gunpoint 50 years ago Sunday by the Symbionese Liberation Army, a little-known armed revolutionary group. The 19-year-old college student’s infamous abduction in Berkeley, California, led to Hearst joining forces with her captors for a 1974 bank robbery that earned her a prison sentence.