Will closing credit card accounts boost your credit scores?
I recently had someone tell me they were going to close a few of their credit card accounts because they didn’t use the cards anymore, and this would improve their credit scores. This is a common misconception.
FDA authorizes Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in US
Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Americans will likely have one more COVID-19 vaccine to choose from after the Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine Wednes…
COVID hospitalizations forecast to increase amid concerns over new omicron subvariants
VioletaStoimenova/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — For the first time since May, COVID-19-related hospital admissions are forecasted to increase again in the U.S., as highly infectious omicron subvariants continue to spread, according to updated forecasting m…
Khloé Kardashian expecting baby via surrogate
Disney General Entertainment/Jennifer PotheiserKhloé Kardashian is expecting a second child via a surrogate, her representative confirmed Wednesday.
“We can confirm True will have a sibling who was conceived in November,” the representative said. “Kh…
A timeline of Elon Musk’s tumultuous Twitter acquisition attempt
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) — The richest person in the world said he wanted to own one of the most popular social media platforms — until he said he didn’t.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday moved to terminate his $44 billion deal …
Fifth shark attack in two weeks off Long Island leaves man injured
John Peabody/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The fifth shark attack in two weeks off Long Island was reported Wednesday evening.
A 49-year-old man from Arizona was bitten by a shark shortly after 6 p.m. at Seaview Beach, Suffolk police said.
The man “was s…
TikTok to launch rating system that will filter ‘mature’ posts
5./15 WEST/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Popular social media platform TikTok on Wednesday announced plans for a rating system aimed at protecting young users from inappropriate content.
The move comes after sharp criticism from lawmakers and advocates in…
Former NBA player Delonte West talks about his battle with bipolar disorder and starting fresh
Michael Mulvey for The Washington Post via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Washington metropolitan region is home to a number of basketball greats, including NBA star Kevin Durant and the late NCAA legend Len Bias.
Among them is Delonte West, a former c…
Three more Americans detained in Venezuela since early this year, State Department confirms
James Leynse/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — While the Biden administration ramped up outreach to Venezuela in the early months of this year, the Maduro regime imprisoned three Americans who are still behind bars, according to the State Department.
“We ca…
Man charged in rape of Ohio 10-year-old who police say later traveled across state lines for abortion
Franklin County Jail(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — An Ohio man has been accused of raping and impregnating a 10-year-old girl who police said then sought an out-of-state abortion days after Roe v. Wade was overturned and more restrictive abortion laws went into e…