Congress eliminated the program in 2006 that allowed married couples to merge their student debt into a joint loan for a lower interest rate.
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Amy Cooper, white woman who called 911 on Black bird-watcher, loses lawsuit over termination
U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams on Wednesday determined Amy Cooper’s claims against investment firm Franklin Templeton as unsubstantial.
Alaskan officials rush to provide aid in flooded, remote villages. Here’s what we know.
About 21,000 residents living in small communities along the western Alaska coast were impacted by the storm over the weekend.
Homes knocked off foundations, roads damaged after powerful western Alaska storm
Widespread flooding in western Alaska has caused infrastructural damage and left residents without power over the weekend, officials said.
1 person injured after package explodes at Northeastern University; FBI assisting with investigation
“The staff member sustained minor injuries and is being treated,” a spokesperson for Northeastern University, told USA TODAY in a statement.
Coast Guard: 1 dead, 9 missing after floatplane crash in Washington state’s Puget Sound near Seattle
Nine adults and one child were aboard the plane that crashed into Mutiny Bay, about 40 miles northwest of Seattle, according to the Coast Guard.
Weekend severe weather causes ‘rare’ rainfall in Georgia, deadly flash flood in Indiana
A woman died in Southern Indiana after a flash flood. Meanwhile two Georgia counties were under a state of emergency amid heavy rain.
‘Beloved’ California fire lookout among 4 killed in McKinney Fire, Forest Service says
Kathy Shoopman was identified Monday as one of the four people killed in the McKinney Fire — California’s largest wildfire of 2022.
Throw axes, make friends: Fans of growing sport say its a ‘great equalizer’
Ax throwing as a business and sport has grown over the years with commercial locations and chains opening up in Canada, the United States and Europe.
California authorities arrest 2 suspects after deadly series of 7-Eleven shootings
Two suspects were arrested Friday following a deadly string of robberies at 7-Eleven convenience stores across Southern California.