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HELOC users will need to carefully weigh multiple financial considerations in today’s unique economic climate. Getty Images Whether you’re considering borrowing equity from your home via a home equity line of credit (HELOC) or have already done so and are making repayments, recent months have brought positive news. Not only did HELOC interest rates fall … Read more

Airbus is investigating corrosion issues on some of its A220 passenger jets. The issue has been found on what the manufacturer calls a “limited population” of A220s, including some operated by U.S. airlines. The manufacturer and two airlines said the issue does not constitute an immediate safety issue. “Regular maintenance checks are scheduled to ensure … Read more

London — The Monday collision between a cargo ship and an oil tanker in the North Sea “has a high risk of being an environmental disaster in really important protected areas,” Naomi Tilley, Oil and Gas Campaign Lead at Oceana U.K., an environmental group focused on oceans, told CBS News on Tuesday. The U.K. Coastguard … Read more

Watch for these warning signs if you want to avoid major issues with your credit card debt. Getty Images Credit card debt is impacting millions of Americans in 2025. Life happens fast, though, and there are times in which you may have no choice but to use credit cards to get by. An untimely layoff, … Read more

Discussion Questions 1. Amy Griffin spent much of her adult life determined to move forward, never letting herself stop to look back. What do you think eventually motivated her to want to revisit her past and then to tell her story? Talk about the courage it takes to confront one’s past—and to share it with … Read more

Southwest Airlines boasts that its passengers’ “bags fly free” — but not for long.  Starting May 28 — just in time for the busy summer travel season — only Southwest’s most elite Rapid Rewards A-List Preferred members and passengers who book their top-tier Business Select fares will receive two free checked bags. Frequent flyer A-List … Read more

Despite finding “improprieties” were committed by a prosecutor, the Connecticut Supreme Court on Monday upheld the murder conviction of a man found guilty of killing his wife in a case that drew wide attention because the victim’s Fitbit exercise tracker contradicted his statements to police. The justices ruled in a 6-0 decision that Richard Dabate … Read more

Manila, Philippines — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested at Manila’s international airport Tuesday on order of the International Criminal Court in connection with a case of crime against humanity filed against him, the Philippine government said. Duterte was arrested after arriving from Hong Kong and police took him into custody on orders of … Read more

There are a few simple steps you should take after receiving an audit letter from the IRS. Getty Images/iStockphoto Getting an audit letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can cause concern for even the most organized taxpayer. If you’ve received one of these letters after filing your taxes, you might wonder what you did … Read more

Brian D. Taylor is a professor of urban planning and public policy at the University of California, Los Angeles, Eric Morris is a professor of city and regional planning at Clemson University and Sam Speroni is a PhD Student in urban planning at the University of California, Los Angeles. In his February 2025 cover story for The Atlantic, journalist Derek Thompson dubbed our … Read more