The sex-trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell began Monday with New York federal prosecutors and her defense team offering opposing portraits of the British socialite and sparring over her role in financier Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged sex abuse of underage girls. In…
JJFarquitectos | iStock | Getty Images The coronavirus pandemic brought unprecedented hardship to renters, at one point leaving as many as 40 million people at risk of losing their homes. That the situation got so bad, so quickly for tenants…
Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images As Democrats’ Build Back Better plan advances to the Senate, one key proposal — paid family leave — may be at risk of getting dropped from the $1.75 trillion package. But there is room for…
US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, speaks about the Build Back Better Act during her weekly press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on November 18, 2021. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images The roughly $2…
Visitors at the Christmas market in Dortmund, western Germany on November 22, 2021. Some of Germany’s federal states have canceled their Christmas markets due to the Covid crisis. Ina Fassbender | AFP | Getty Images Germany’s health minister has issued…
Clients grappling with a layoff or jumping into retirement may have some tax-planning opportunities as the year winds down, top advisors say. By the third quarter of 2020, 28.6 million baby boomers reported being out of the workforce, out of…
Labor activists hold a rally in support of a national $15 minimum wage on May 19, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images Federal contractors will be guaranteed an hourly minimum wage of at…
Pennsylvania Republican congressional candidate Sean Parnell speaks ahead of a campaign rally with President Donald Trump Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020 in Moon Township, Pa. Keith Srakocic | AP Sean Parnell, the Republican who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump…
PeopleImages | E+ | Getty Images A majority of Americans have dipped into their retirement accounts before their golden years, a survey from Bankrate found. Fully 51% of those with the accounts said they have taken an early withdrawal, including…
blackCAT | E+ | Getty Images Adjust withholdings Those worried about owing money may still change how much their employer holds back from their last few paychecks. Filers may use the IRS Tax Withholding Estimator and provide their company with…
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Covid-19 response and the vaccination program at the White House on August 23, 2021 in Washington, DC. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images The largest group of doctors in the U.S.…
Protests against fresh Covid-19 restrictions have rocked Europe over the weekend, with demonstrations breaking out in places such as Brussels, Vienna, Rome and Amsterdam. There were protests in Vienna on Sunday after Austria entered its fourth national lockdown due to…
Audiologist examining a patient’s ear. Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images Some significant changes to Medicare could be on their way. With the House passage of the $1.7 trillion Build Back Better Act on Friday, provisions that would improve Medicare…
Elisabeth Moreno, France’s minister delegate for gender equality, diversity and equal opportunities delivers a speech with victims of domestic violence and relatives testifying, at the Interior Ministry at Place Beauvau in Paris, on September 6, 2021. Thomas Samson | AFP…
Peter Cade | Getty Images As the holidays approach, philanthropic investors may be eyeing year-end gifts to their favorite charity. However, there are several options to consider with varying tax benefits, according to top advisors. Nearly 90% of wealthy families…
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives on Friday passed the largest expansion of the social safety net in decades, a $1.75 trillion bill that funds universal pre-K, Medicare expansion, renewable energy credits, affordable housing, a year of expanded Child Tax…
Families, parents and caregivers call on Congress to include paid family and medical leave in the Build Back Better legislative package during an all-day Nov. 2, 2021 vigil in Washington, D.C. Paul Morigi | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images…
After months of starts and stops, the House passed President Joe Biden’s $1.7 trillion social safety net and climate bill on Friday. The process will not get any easier for Democrats as the bill heads to the Senate. Senate Majority…
