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August 26, 2026 - BURLINGTON, MA – Democratic Congressional candidate Jonathan Paz will join immigrant rights organizers and activists today to "Dance for Liberation." Paz and the protestors will hold a salsa dance competition outside the ICE facility in Burlington, as part of the Burlington Witness standouts. Hundreds are expected to attend. After the Burlington Witness speaking program, Paz and salsa instructor Lumyr will lead a beginner-friendly salsa class, inviting protesters and community...
Why are so many Senate battlegrounds running on out-of-state money? Campaign fundraising in the 2026 Senate battlegrounds has become overwhelmingly nationalized, leaving most high-stakes candidates far more reliant on out-of-state donors than the voters they hope to represent. Continuing a decades-long retreat from locally sourced campaign money, an OpenSecrets analysis of 17 candidates across nine key battleground states shows that two-thirds of the $289 million in individual contributions...
More than 1 in 3 Americans went into debt to pay for their latest move Moving can mean a fresh start, but for many Americans, it comes with a financial hangover. A July 2026 survey from Intuit Credit Karma of 1,029 American adults found that more than a third of American adults (35%) who’ve moved in the past five years took on debt to do so. The figure climbs to half of millennials (50%). Key takeaways - More than a third (35%) of Americans took on debt to move in the past 5 years, including h...
Estate planning is becoming a key part of protecting family real estate Property owners who skip estate planning are walking into a financial trap. Tangled titles pile up. Fractional ownership disputes multiply. Forced partition auctions drain equity. Family assets fragment across generations, and there's no easy way back. Without clear documentation—without wills, without trusts, without written agreement on ownership—properties get locked down. Owners can't refinance. They can't access imp...
August 24, 2026 - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A Sumter County man has been sentenced for his role in a multi-state bank fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Phillip W. Williams Jr. U.S. District Judge Anna M. Manasco sentenced Eddarrius Tyjuan Wallace, 37, of York, Alabama, to 60 months in prison and a $25,000 fine. In May, Wallace pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and bank fraud. "This type of fraud is a double problem: it steals money from the federal government and undermines the i...
Meta has reached an agreement with a bipartisan group of 52 U.S. attorneys general to implement new, stricter, and standardized safety measures for teenage users regarding time limits, night modes, and school-hour usage. While highlighting these new protections, Meta is calling on industry peers, specifically TikTok and YouTube, to adopt the same framework to ensure effectiveness across the industry. You can read the official statement on the Meta Newsroom. On the agreement, C.J. Mahoney, Chief...
August 26, 2026 - MONTGOMERY, Ala) – Attorney General Steve Marshall today announced a landmark $117,345,409 settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. In addition to the payment, Meta must implement a sweeping set of safety features designed to protect children on Instagram and Facebook. The agreement resolves claims by 47 States and D.C., Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands that the company designed Instagram with addictive features, knowingly exposed young users to serious...
August 27, 2026 - (Montgomery, Ala.) - Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the murder and first-degree burglary convictions of Tyquise Jamal Jenkins, 27, of Evergreen. Jenkins was convicted in the Covington County Circuit Court April 3, 2025. The evidence at trial showed that in November 2020 the victim, Micah Coon, went to a local convenience store in Andalusia where he got into a fight with Jenkins. Store employees said that Jenkins's...
What happens to your money if your AI trading agent makes a mistake On February 22, an AI trading bot named Lobstar Wilde meant to send a small crypto tip to a stranger on X. It sent its entire holdings instead: about a quarter of a million dollars, by its own account. The bot, built by an OpenAI employee days earlier with $50,000 and instructed to “make no mistakes,” made the error within three days of going live. A screenshot of Lobstar Wilde's tweet about sending a crypto tip to a stranger."...
The great wealth transfer is underway: How to navigate an inheritance An inheritance can feel like a windfall — until the paperwork, emotions and decisions start piling up. This is a time to pause, get organized and use the money to support the life you want. Between now and 2048, about $124 trillion is expected to transfer from baby boomers to younger generations through inheritance — a shift often called the “great wealth transfer.” Most of that money is expected to pass to children and gra...
Group trips are stuck in the chat. Here's why it might pay to finally book one. Group chats are where trips often begin. But the vast majority never make it beyond that chat. Eighty-four percent of American travelers have seen a group trip dwell in chat limbo for months without being booked, according to new data from KAYAK. But there may be a good reason to finally turn “we should” into “we booked.” Vacation rental search data shows the average price for vacation rentals for groups of five or...
Why independent truck owners are feeling the pressure of rising repair costs Independent drivers and fleet owners alike are feeling the squeeze of rising truck repair costs in 2026. Inflation and supply chain disruptions are making both buying a new diesel truck and keeping an old one on the road increasingly more expensive. Without rates rising to match costs, small operators are being left with fewer financial options for keeping their trucks in shape and avoiding downtime. The recent jump in...
Can bed bugs live in your car? In most cases, insects aren’t too unsettling to find roaming your vehicle. Whether it is a trapped fly buzzing through the interior or a sleepy honeybee hitching a ride on a windshield wiper, most automotive insect sightings aren’t a cause for concern. However, catching a bed bug scurrying between the upholstery of your seats doesn’t fall into the same unalarming category. Bed bugs can’t live in a car, right? While most commonly found in dirty homes or contami...
How to sell your car: A comprehensive guide Ready for a new ride? If you've weighed the cost of fixing your car versus upgrading and decided you're looking to sell your car, you could use some help to do everything from figuring out its value to closing the sale. CarMax compiled this step-by-step guide to selling your car yourself to show you how to get the best value and have the smoothest experience. Key Takeaways: - Private sale vs. dealership sale: Private sales may earn more but take time...
The states with the highest (and lowest) stock market participation Washington, D.C., has the highest rate of stock market participation in the U.S., with 29% of tax returns from there reporting dividend or capital gains income in 2022, the year for which the most recent Internal Revenue Service (IRS) data is available, according to a Motley Fool analysis of that data. The District of Columbia’s stock market participation rate is more than double that of Mississippi, which has the lowest in t...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – An Indiana man has been indicted for allegedly travelling to meet a minor for the purpose of engaging in illegal sexual activity, announced U.S. Attorney Phillip W. Williams Jr. A one-count indictment charges Joel Duron Esparza, 21, of Middlebury, Indiana, with interstate travel with intent to engage in a sexual act with a minor. According to the indictment on May 2, 2026, Esparza travelled from Indiana to Marshall County, Alabama. Esparza was arrested by the FBI at his r...
2 college towns worth a rental investor’s attention in 2026 It’s back-to-school season, and if you just wrote a check for your kid’s off-campus rent, you may have had the thought a lot of parents have around move-in weekend: Why am I paying someone else’s mortgage when I could be paying down my own? Housing is already locked in for this school year, so this isn’t about scrambling to buy something in the next few weeks. It’s about starting the process now, so that by the time your student nee...
This Brazilian city created a sovereign wealth fund. Should US cities do the same? Across North America, sovereign wealth funds appear to be the social policy du jour. Sen. Bernie Sanders recently proposed a sovereign wealth fund that would tax shares of AI companies to give an annual cash dividend to Americans, and has introduced legislation to that effect. On the other end of the political spectrum, President Donald Trump signed an executive order in February 2025 directing the Secretary of th...
Here’s exactly how a Fed rate change hits your wallet Whether you’re building an emergency fund, saving for a home, paying down debt, or investing for retirement, Federal Reserve interest rate decisions can affect all of these life moments, though not always in the same way. For example, a higher rate might work in your favor if you’re earning interest on your savings, but it can make borrowing more expensive if you’re applying for a mortgage or a loan. A lower rate works the other way. Borrowi...
The quietest long-range business jets ranked by cabin noise Business jet users have a vested interest in researching the cabin noise of the planes they use, and internal ambient audio levels matter for comfort and productivity purposes alike. Moreover, high-net-worth individuals and executives who fly private regularly need this information to hand, whether they’re opting for outright business jet ownership or considering leasing deals. Long flights with high-frequency, high-volume i...
August 26, 2026 - MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A Montgomery man was sentenced today to 300 months in federal prison for his role in a series of armed robberies targeting businesses throughout Montgomery. On August 26, 2026, a federal judge sentenced 21-year-old Najari Denarka Mitchell of Montgomery to 25 years in federal prison. Mitchell previously pleaded guilty to multiple federal robbery and firearm charges arising from armed robberies committed during the summer of 2025. Following his prison...
MOBILE, AL – Ira Cornell Bodiford, Jr., 39, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Terry F. Moorer to 324 months in prison for an armed robbery of a convenience store. According to court documents, on December 19, 2023, Baldwin County deputies responded to an armed robbery at a convenience store in Magnolia Springs. Witnesses reported that a man wearing a disguise approached the clerk and pointed a semi-automatic handgun equipped with an extended magazine at him, demanding money. L...
BAY MINETTE, Ala. - A Baldwin County woman is facing serious felony charges after allegedly stealing nearly $400,000 in cash from a private residence where she was employed as a house cleaner. The Baldwin County Sheriff's Office revealed that the massive theft unravelled over several months, resulting in a sweeping law enforcement operation and the seizure of a small fortune in high-end goods. The investigation officially began on August 25, 2026, when local authorities received a distressing...
The biggest IPOs ever. And where Anthropic could land The biggest IPOs in history have raised tens of billions of dollars each, and delivered returns ranging from significant gains to sustained losses. Saudi Aramco raised $25.6 billion in its December 2019 initial public offering, setting the record for the largest in history. SpaceX raised $75 billion on June 12, 2026, offering 555.6 million shares at $135 each, nearly three times the record set by Saudi Aramco. Shares closed their first day of...
The market has calmed. Retail investors still don't believe it. When the U.S. and Iran stepped back from the brink in June 2026, the markets calmed almost overnight. Retail investors did not. MarketWise surveyed 1,006 U.S. retail investors to see how they were processing the whiplash, and the mood that came back was less relief than suspicion. Most weren’t buying the rebound, at least not yet. The researchers asked how the ceasefire changed the way investors feel, whether they’d moved any mon...
