U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona participates in an event at Dartmouth College in January. Steven Senne/AP hide caption toggle caption Steven Senne/AP U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona participates in an event at Dartmouth College in January. Steven Senne/AP The Biden administration unveiled a new set of plans on Monday that
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‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ Star Zachary Levi Hit With $6k Active Tax Debt in Oklahoma
It doesn’t look like Zachary Levi can “shazam” his way out of this one! The DC superhero star was hit with a tax debt in Oklahoma of more than $6,000, In Touch can exclusively confirm. Zachary, 43, owes $6,898.00 from April 18, 2023, according to documents exclusively obtained by In
Biden cancels nearly $6 billion in student debt for public service workers
Activists and students protest in front of the Supreme Court during a rally for student debt cancellation in Washington, D.C., in February 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images Activists and students protest in front of the Supreme Court during a rally
Threats, debt and Trump's advances: 'Stormy' doc examines the life of Stormy Daniels
Stormy Daniels from the Peacock documentary Stormy. NBCU hide caption toggle caption NBCU Stormy Daniels from the Peacock documentary Stormy. NBCU The new documentary Stormy begins in 2023 — around the time former President Donald Trump was indicted over hush-money payments made during his 2016 presidential campaign. Stormy Daniels, who
Why a financial regulator is going after health care debt
Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is working toward regulation to remove medical bills from consumer credit reports. Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is working toward regulation to remove medical bills
Debt, missed classes and anxiety: how climate-driven disasters hurt college students
Climate-driven disasters are getting more frequent. They can be particularly destabilizing for college-age people who are in socially and financially formative years. Here, debris piled outside a home after a massive flood in Baton Rouge, La., in 2016. Zhang Chaoqun /Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption
NYC joins a growing wave of local governments erasing residents' medical debt
Cook County board president Toni Preckwinkle (center) announces the county’s debt relief program, along with executives from several local hospitals and Allison Sesso, President & CEO of RIP Medical Debt (far left). Cook County, Ill. hide caption toggle caption Cook County, Ill. Cook County board president Toni Preckwinkle (center) announces
Captive in a chicken coop: The plight of debt bondage workers
India outlawed this form of forced labor: An employer pays a cash sum in exchange for weeks of labor and extracts penalties if terms are not met. But it persists — and appears to be on the rise. (Image credit: Ruchi Kumar for NPR) Source link
As federal debt grows, a bipartisan push for another commission to address it
Left: Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich. Right: Rep. Scott Peters, D-Calif.. The two are co-sponsoring legislation to create a bipartisan, bicameral commission to address the national debt. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images; Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images; Patrick Semansky/AP Left: Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich. Right: Rep. Scott Peters, D-Calif..
Before dying, she made a fund to cancel others' medical debt — nearly $70m worth
Casey McIntyre (right) Andrew Gregory (center) and their daughter, Grace. Evan Gregory/Andrew Gregory hide caption toggle caption Evan Gregory/Andrew Gregory Casey McIntyre (right) Andrew Gregory (center) and their daughter, Grace. Evan Gregory/Andrew Gregory Casey McIntyre wanted her legacy to be clearing medical debt for others. But her husband Andrew Gregory