You can earn up to 5.35% APY with today’s top high-yield savings accounts from My Banking Direct, Synchrony Bank and more. Savings rates are likely at their peak, so now’s the time to open a HYSA and maximize your interest earnings. Experts expect the Fed to cut rates...

Best Savings Rates Today: Don’t Settle for Less When These Accounts Still Earn APYs up to 5.35%, Aug. 14, 2024

You may be planning to receive Social Security benefits when you reach your retirement age or become eligible, but you may not know that you can lose some of all of your benefits for a variety of reasons -- some of which could be out of your control. Benefits through...

Four Ways You Can Lose Your Social Security Benefits

Supplements Security Income recipients have already received their payment for the month of August, but there's another one on the way before the month is up. The payment timetables can be affected by what day of the week a typical payment date falls on, and that's what's happening this time. We'll explain. Also, if you didn't know, you might be getting a boost to the amount of money in your checks later this year.

Two SSI Payments Are Coming Your Way in August. Here's Why

The US Sun

AMERICANS have the opportunity to claim a one-time payment from a billion-dollar class action settlement. Visa and Mastercard agreed pay $5.6 billion after consumers paid excessive fees to accept their payment cards. The lawsuit alleged that Visa and Mastercard violated the antitrust laws. Antitrust laws also referred to as competition laws, are statutes developed by […]

Americans to receive one-time payment from $5.6 billion Visa Mastercard settlement – and the deadline has been extended

Businesses with very relaxed or nonexistent internal controls over cash transactions are at a high risk of skimming fraud. The best way to detect and prevent cash skimming is to implement a robust internal control system with a strong emphasis on proper and adequate transaction documentation. In this article, we’ll...

What Is Cash Skimming? Examples, Detection & Prevention

Polk County, FL

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Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

THOUSANDS of drivers are likely eligible for repayment after a company reached a $10 million settlement agreement with the Federal Trade Commission, of FTC. CarShield, a company that offered car owners service contracts and promised lower prices on maintenance fees, agreed to the payment. The company didn’t admit wrongdoing in the settlement. The FTC filed […]

Drivers to get direct payment from $10m settlement if they used monthly service – company ‘used celebs to trick people’

For a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, the average rate you’ll pay is 6.57% today, up 0.02% over the last week. The average rate for a 15-year fixed mortgage is 5.99%, which is a decrease of -0.01% from the same time last week. For a look at mortgage rate movement, see the chart below.

Good News for Mortgage Rates as Inflation Falls Below 3%. Today’s Mortgage Rates, Aug. 14, 2024

It's been more than a full week since the first round of Social Security Disability Insurance payments went out, but the next round will be hitting bank accounts this week. SSDI is paid on the same day as Social Security payments, and if you're not sure when you're supposed to get yours, we'll detail the full payment schedule for the month of August below. If you still haven't received your July SSDI check, here's what you can do.

Social Security Disability Insurance August 2024: Here's When You'll Get Your Check

Swiss investment firm SUSI Partners has announced an agreement to fund the development of a battery energy storage portfolio in central-southern Chile through its SUSI Energy Transition Fund (SETF). SETF has a diversified portfolio across the energy transition themes of clean energy generation, energy efficiency, battery energy storage, customer energy...

SUSI Partners to fund Chile’s battery energy storage projects

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A local Walmart employee was recently arrested on a misdemeanor charge after allegedly stealing over $60 worth of merchandise from the store. Additionally, she faced a felony charge after officers discovered suspected methamphetamine in her locker during the arrest.

Douglas Walmart Employee Arrested for Methamphetamine Possession and Shoplifting

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

For as long as I've been writing about internet, I've been advising readers to purchase their own modem and router. It's one of the easiest ways to save money on internet -- a small up-front cost that usually pays for itself within a year. My dirty secret? I've been renting my router from Xfinity the whole time.

I Spent $873 Renting Equipment From My Internet Provider. Don't Make the Same Mistake

Vacuuming is a necessary task for maintaining a healthy and comfortable living space. Vacuuming -- next to doing the dishes -- might be the chore done most often and, luckily, it may also be one of the most instantly gratifying. It can be highly satisfying to see the progress made as you roll around a powerful machine picking up the dust, pet hair and other debris on your floors.

Ditch the Back-and-Forth Motion. Here's the Right Way to Vacuum

If you’ve been watching the recent news roller coaster, you may be worried about your job. The latest report from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showed employers pulling back substantially on hiring in July, adding about 35% fewer jobs than projected. The unemployment rate ticked also upward to 4.3%, a level we haven’t seen since October 2021. And while the unemployment rate is still considered low by historical standards, there is plenty of concern about where the economy is headed next.

What to Do If You Think You Might Lose Your Job

You and your credit card issuer aren’t in a permanent relationship. In fact, you could call it quits at any time, for any reason. Credit cards are always competing with one another to entice cardholders to apply for them. But that doesn’t mean you should pull the trigger and cancel your cards at a whim. Here’s what to consider first.

4 Things to Do Before You Cancel Your Credit Card

On Aug. 5, a federal judge ruled that Google illegally maintained a monopoly in search, violating the antitrust laws. While Google remains the biggest name in search, it's not the only player in the game. There are several other search engines to try that have advantages over Google, like more...

Tired of Google? Try These 5 Other Search Engines Instead

Franklin County, OH

The Independent

An Ohio police officer who shot and killed a pregnant woman who was driving a car toward him has been indicted and charged with murder by a Franklin County grand jury. Connor Grubb, 29, has been charged in the August 24, 2023, murder of Ta'Kiya Young, 21, who was six-months pregnant when she and her unborn child were killed. The officer faces four counts of murder, four counts of felonious assault, and two counts of involuntary manslaughter stemming from last year’s shooting.The attorney representing Young's family, Sean Walton, said in a statement that the indictment was a step toward police...

Police officer charged with murder over shooting of pregnant Black woman at supermarket

Georgia State

Atlanta, GA

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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Solar Scam Crackdown: Federal Agencies Join Forces to Protect Homeowners

Adding solar panels to your home is a big commitment, and it's a new experience for many buyers. Now, a \"small number\" of solar-panel companies that...

Adding solar panels to your home is a big commitment, and it's a new experience for many buyers. Now, a "small number" of solar-panel companies that...

Solar Scam Crackdown: Federal Agencies Join Forces to Protect Homeowners

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