Bitcoin’s Identity Crisis: Can It Truly Become a Digital Store of Value?
As we move deeper into 2025, many people are wondering: “Why does it feel like everything’s getting more expensive — even though wages are supposed to be recovering?” The truth is, while the economy is showing pockets of strength, rising costs and shifting monetary...
How Students Can Earn a Degree With Minimal or No Debt
As tuition continues climbing faster than inflation, many students are rethinking the traditional path to a four-year degree. Rising costs are forcing families to look for creative, strategic ways to limit borrowing — and fortunately, there are more options than ever...
What to Do With Your Retirement Plan After Losing a Job
Job loss brings uncertainty, but one financial decision often gets pushed aside: what to do with the retirement money left behind in your former employer’s plan. That account may be one of your largest assets, and handling it wisely can protect your long-term...
Why More Borrowers Could Soon See Smaller Student Loan Payments
With living costs rising faster than many households can adjust, policymakers are searching for ways to lighten financial strain — and student borrowers may soon see relief. A series of updates to repayment rules could broaden who qualifies for lower monthly payments,...
Understanding the Proposed Child Savings Incentive: What Parents Should Know
As we move deeper into 2025, many people are wondering: “Why does it feel like everything’s getting more expensive — even though wages are supposed to be recovering?” The truth is, while the economy is showing pockets of strength, rising costs and shifting monetary...
Why Americans Are Feeling the Pinch — And What You Can Do About It
2025 isn’t a return to “pre-pandemic normal.” Instead, we’re in a transition: a time where rising costs, economic uncertainty, and shifting global conditions demand both vigilance and adaptability.
- Fired an hour after being sworn in, former Seattle U.S. attorney sues Trump administrationby Eric Tucker, The Associated Press on July 22, 2026 at 5:15 pm
The lawsuit says Roger Rogoff’s firing was unconstitutional and asks a court to void it and temporarily restore him as U.S. attorney.
- Northrop Grumman launches private robot mission to strap jetpacks on aging satellitesby Marcia Dunn on July 22, 2026 at 5:11 pm
A two-armed space robot launched to attach life-extending jetpacks to aging satellites, helping keep spacecraft operating longer.
- Tiny Texas town sues to block Trump’s border wall that it says threatens the Rio Grande’s flood leveesby The Associated Press, Rebecca Santana on July 22, 2026 at 5:06 pm
The town of Presidio argues that the administration's $46 billion wall could compromise Rio Grande levees and skirts the Rivers and Harbors Act.
- Trump approves Saudi nuclear deal that could allow uranium enrichment as U.S. wages war to end Tehran’s programby The Associated Press, Aamer Madhani, Michelle L. Price, Jon Gambrell on July 22, 2026 at 5:01 pm
The 30-year agreement would let the kingdom enrich its own uranium—a capability nonproliferation experts warn could open a path to weapons.
- FBI Director Kash Patel meets Cambodian prime minister to crackdown on cybercrime and romance scamsby Sopheng Cheang, The Associated Press on July 22, 2026 at 4:57 pm
The FBI chief's visit comes as the U.N. estimates online scams cost Asia-Pacific victims up to $114 billion in 2025.
- Nearly 1,000 people dead from Ebola outbreak in Congo amid health worker strikeby The Associated Press, Prosper Heri Ngorora, Constant Same Bagalwa on July 22, 2026 at 4:53 pm
Healthcare workers in Congo have faced local resistance, unpaid labor, and physical assault during the declared fastest Ebola outbreak in history.
- ‘The man who dies rich dies disgraced’: The last time America had such wealth inequality, Andrew Carnegie knew he had to give it all awayby Nick Lichtenberg on July 22, 2026 at 4:50 pm
Peter Thiel has called the Giving Pledge an "Epstein-adjacent fake boomer club," but even that Gates and Buffett initiative fails Carnegie's test.
- The millennial generation has split, new Fed research shows: Those over 35 are edging toward boomer-style wealth, while everyone else falls behindby Nick Lichtenberg on July 22, 2026 at 4:39 pm
A new Fed measure shows just 22% of adults under 35 actually own their home—not the 37% that the headline number suggests.
- Google’s founders are snapping up Miami mansions, as billionaires flee California’s proposed tax—and the company is buying office space to accommodateby Emma Burleigh on July 22, 2026 at 3:22 pm
Larry Page and Sergey Brin now own around $225 million in Miami real estate, and other billionaires are bringing their companies to the coastal region.
- Sam Altman and Jony Ive formed a dream team to reinvent hardware. Now it’s at the center of a battle for OpenAI’s futureby Emily Forlini, Sebastian Herrera on July 22, 2026 at 7:01 am
Betting that a new breed of tech gadgets will give it an edge over its AI rivals, the ChatGPT maker tapped Apple’s former design guru last year. A legal fight with Apple is just one of the challenges now facing OpenAI in its hardware quest.





