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Holiday budget planning should include more than gifts you’re planning on giving

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:04:19 GMT

A holiday spending plan is always a good idea, but as inflation pushes the cost of everything up and higher interest rates squeeze households, a budget is more important than ever.Anne Arbour of the Credit Counselling Society says in a perfect world you would have started planning your holiday budgeting months ago, but it’s never too late.In making a plan, Arbour says to begin by asking yourself how you want to feel in January and February when those bills come in.“Do you want to have wonderful memories of time spent with family and friends and joy and laughter and some great food? Or do you want to feel stressed and exhausted and, quite frankly, financially stressed?” says Arbour, the society’s director of strategic partnerships and education.“It’s not a great way to start the new year with a large credit card bill that you can’t pay off in full.”Arbour says when making a list of who you’re looking to buy a gift for and how much you want to...

WATCH: Students lift car after it hits, pins mother and 2 kids

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:04:19 GMT

LAYTON, Utah (KTVX/KUCW) – Newly released surveillance video shows dozens of students and bystanders rushing to help a Utah mother and her two young children after they were struck and pinned under a car on Tuesday afternoon. Just before 4 p.m. in the parking lot of the Layton Christian Academy. Bridgette Ponson, who works at the school, was walking with her 2-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter when a driver hit them, pinning them under the car. Several students and bystanders immediately rushed to lift the car and free the family. Dominique Childress, an Air Force senior airman and bystander who helped, said Ponson, who used herself as a shield under the car, was the real hero. "You hear it all the time: supermom, super abilities, and in that moment, that's what it was," Childress told Nexstar's KTVX. "It was incredible to see her get off of her child as fast as she could so that he would be OK, and he is better because of that."The Layton City Po...

The 5 highest-earning bachelor's degrees in the US: new Census data

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:04:19 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — Throughout the U.S., the median household income is around $75,000, according to newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau's 5-year survey. Your income can, of course, vary due to several factors, like where you live, your gender, and the field you're in. Your highest level of educational attainment can also be impactful. Among American workers who have only a high school diploma or equivalent, the median income is less than $37,000, according to data the Census released Thursday, which was based on their widespread community survey. Those who have a bachelor's degree, however, report a median income of just under $65,000. Some fields will, on average, pay you much more than that. Where has your money been? Here’s how to find out Nationally, it's those with a degree in engineering that have the highest reported median income: Americans between the ages of 25 and 64 with a degree in that field earn about $111,600, Census data shows. (This data is based only on th...

Trump arrives in New York court as defense case nears end in fraud trial

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:04:19 GMT

Former President Trump is back in the New York courtroom where his civil fraud trial is underway as the defense nears the end of its case. The former president was last in court a month ago, when he took the witness stand himself to defend his business practices and lambast those involved in the case as politically motivated “Trump haters.”The New York attorney general’s office accused Trump, his business and several executives — including Trump’s adult sons — of falsely adjusting the value of the business’s assets to receive lower taxes and better insurance coverage in a lawsuit filed last year. On Thursday, he voluntarily returned to the Manhattan state Supreme Court as a spectator. New York University accounting professor Eli Bartov, the defense’s last expert witness, is expected to testify Thursday and Friday. Trump is set to take the stand once more on Monday as the defense’s final overall witness. Before heading to court Thursday morning, the former president ca...

How nations are losing a global race to tackle AI’s harms

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:04:19 GMT

BRUSSELS — When European Union leaders introduced a 125-page draft law to regulate artificial intelligence in April 2021, they hailed it as a global model for handling the technology.EU lawmakers had gotten input from thousands of experts for three years about AI, when the topic was not even on the table in other countries. The result was a “landmark” policy that was “future-proof,” declared Margrethe Vestager, the head of digital policy for the 27-nation bloc.Then came ChatGPT.The eerily humanlike chatbot, which went viral last year by generating its own answers to prompts, blindsided EU policymakers. The type of AI that powered ChatGPT was not mentioned in the draft law and was not a major focus of discussions about the policy. Lawmakers and their aides peppered one another with calls and texts to address the gap, as tech executives warned that overly aggressive regulations could put Europe at an economic disadvantage.Even now, EU lawmakers are arguing over what to do, putting the...

Grand opening for Hudson theater after name change, renovations

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:04:19 GMT

HUDSON, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Spotlight Theater of Hudson, formerly known as Spotlight Cinemas Hudson/Movieplex 8, is holding a grand opening from December 8 to December 10. Under new ownership, the movie theater went through a name change and renovations. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The grand opening includes deals, giveaways, special screenings, and a red carpet. Santa will be making an appearance from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday. There will be a hot chocolate bar as well as the normal concessions.New releases at Spotlight Theater include "Napoleon," "Wish," "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes," "Trolls Band Together," "The Boy and the Heron," and "Godzilla Minus One." In addition to the current movie lineup, the theater will be showing a holiday movie lineup that includes "Dr. Seuss' The Grinch," "Arthur Christmas," "Elf," and "White Christmas." Burger joint opening in former McDonald’s space in Empire Stat...

Colonie man arrested in connection to 2022 shooting

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:04:19 GMT

COLONIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Colonie man was arrested on Tuesday in connection to a February 2022 shooting that happened in Lansingburgh. Terrance Miles, 38, faces several charges. Saint Rose students protest college closure, demand answers On February 6, 2022, Troy Police responded to a shooting on 124th Street in Lansingburgh for reports of a shooting. The next month, an arrest warrant was issued for Miles following an extensive investigation. On Tuesday, Troy Police executed a search warrant in connection to the shooting on Bauer Drive in Colonie. Miles was arrested following the execution of the warrant. Hudson man arrested on stolen gun, drug charges Charges:First-degree reckless endangermentSecond-degree criminal possession of a weaponMiles was processed at Troy Central Station and was arraigned in Troy City Court. He was remanded to Rensselaer County Jail. This investigation was in conjunction with Colonie Police and the US Marshals Service. Anyone with information on this...

St. Louis County to oversee control burn at Queeny Park

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:04:19 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY – The St. Louis County Park’s Forestry Division will conduct a controlled burn at Queeny Park today at 11 a.m.The controlled burn is scheduled at 550 Weidman Road on December 12, and Jason Pratte, the St. Louis County Parks Forestry Manager, will be at the location and available to answer questions.There will be a fire briefing at 11 a.m. to go over plans for the controlled burn and safety precautions, with the burn to follow.A controlled burn not only helps promote native grasses and flowers and controls invasive species, but it also contributes to nutrient cycling by returning nutrients to the soil in the form of ash. This can stimulate new growth and improve the overall health of the ecosystem.Controlled burns also help prepare the ground for the regeneration of certain tree species, improve the overall health and age structure of the forest, and reduce the risk of wildfires spreading uncontrollably.

Recent arrest made in fatal October Maplewood shooting

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:04:19 GMT

MAPLEWOOD, Mo. -- An arrest has been made in the case of a fatal shooting in Maplewood in October 2023. The victim was Terron Vales, 32; he was taken to the hospital but later died of his injuries. Maplewood Police recently arrested Justin Vance, 18, of St. Louis, on murder charges. Alderman proposes open-carry trigger law in St. Louis Vance was arrested with the assistance of United States Marshals on December 5. He is currently in custody at the St. Louis County Justice Center and is held on a $1,000,000 bond.In a Fox 2 report in October, Corporal Dustin Hoskins, a spokesman for the Maplewood Police Department, stated that the shooting took place just after 5:40 p.m. in the 2200 block of Yale Avenue. Officers arrived and found Vales in an apartment building courtyard, suffering from a gunshot wound.

Man who wandered from St. Louis VA hospital found safe

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:04:19 GMT

ST. LOUIS – An endangered silver advisory has been canceled for a veteran who wandered from the VA St. Louis Healthcare System facility.He left the facility when his caregiver momentarily stepped away. He was last seen walking northbound on Spring Avenue. Alderman proposes open-carry trigger law in St. Louis He has since been found safely.