Chika Nwankpa. Philadelphia Police Department A US college professor has been charged with stealing $185,000 in government grant money, and spending it on strip clubs, dining out, and iTunes. Chikaodinaka Nwankpa, who taught electrical engineering at Drexel University, was charged with theft by unlawful taking and theft by deception, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office said. […]
Republican Sen. Richard Shelby defended an argument from President Trump’s legal team that soliciting foreign interference in an election is not an impeachable offense, saying, “things happen.” When asked if Trump’s months-long campaign to pressure Ukraine into investigating his political rival was improper, the Alabama senator told George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “This Week,” “Well, I […]
Moments after Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam approached the podium at the state capitol building on Wednesday to announce that he was issuing a temporary state of emergency ahead of a gun rights rally on Monday in Richmond, the angry comments started pouring in. Though Northam had cited “threats of violence” from militias and other extremist […]
Dear Moneyist, I have been legally divorced for more than a year, but have yet to finalize the property settlement on our primary residence. My ex-husband continues to reside on our property and earns money through Airbnb by renting out rooms. Also see: ‘My husband’s kids hate me and refused to come to our wedding, […]
TULSA, Okla. — Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will announce on Sunday his presidential campaign’s plan aimed at bolstering economic opportunity for black Americans, promising to triple their income over the next decade, but stopping short of promising reparations. The announcement comes as the billionaire continues to face questions about the controversial “stop-and-frisk” police […]
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Americans’ credit scores continue to improve. But credit scores don’t tell the whole story of how consumers are faring financially. A new report from Experian EXPN, +1.15% found that the average FICO Score in the U.S. reached an all-time high in 2019 of 703, up from 701 a year earlier and 14 points higher than […]
Some industries appear more conducive to women leaders than others. Companies in the apparel industry boasted the highest rate of CEO replacements who are women (53.8%, or seven out of 13) last year, while companies in the government and nonprofit sector had the highest number of women CEO replacements (114 out of 263, or 43.3%). […]
During tax filing season, which will start any day now, it’s not unusual to learn that you botched a previously filed return. Been there, done that. Say you just figured out that you missed some tax-saving deductions and credits on your 2018 Form 1040, which you filed only a little while ago. You discover the […]
Trump REUTERS/Tom Brenner Trump reportedly picked his impeachment defense team based partly on their ability to defend him on television. CNN reports that Trump has told those close to him that he wants a “high profile” legal team that will perform well in televised appearances. Trump on Friday announced a legal team including long-time TV […]