banking and credit regulation

At first glance, a “buy now, pay later” plan’s promise of no interest or upfront fees can seem more appealing than a credit card’s terms. Dividing a transaction into, say, a pay-in-four installment plan sounds…

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM - Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Planned Parenthood's political arm announced a $5 million investment Thursday in North Carolina's battleground races as…

By SEUNG MIN KIM - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Six Republican-led states are suing the Biden administration in an effort to halt its plan to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of…

NEW DELHI — India is asking its nationals to leave Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv by Wednesday…

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Israel’s president says his country is helping to push for a diplomatic solution to the…

TOKYO — Japan’s prime minister says his country will accept refugees from Ukraine, as Russia invades its…

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico legislators approved about $500 million in tax rebates and a broad suite of…

And it revamps oversight of police misconduct investigations under a new nine-member board appointed by the governor that law enforcement officers, a judge, a civil rights attorney and public and private-sector criminal defense…

Senate lawmakers endorsed a tax relief package Thursday on a 39-0 vote that would offer a personal income tax rebate of $250 for individuals or $500 for joint filers, at a cost of more than $300 million.Democratic state Rep. Christine…

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska school leaders asked state lawmakers on Tuesday to create a student-loan…