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Social media platforms, especially image- and video-based platforms like TikTok, are playing a substantial role in harming youth mental health.
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Student loan borrowers remain in limbo on how much they owe while the U.S. Supreme Court reviews a number of legal actions taken to block the relief.
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The world of horseracing in the United States will be under stricter rules now that President Joe Biden signed legislation to end race-day doping of Thoroughbreds, and other forms of abuse.
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A federal judge ruled Friday that six Republican-led states lack standing to file suit to block President Biden’s plan to cancel up to $20,000 in student debt.
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Politics is sure making for some strange bedfellows in Augusta County, which is blowing up over controversial comments made by the Commonwealth’s attorney at a recent Board of Supervisors meeting.
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The long-running legal and PR battle between the owners of Nexus Services Inc. and Augusta County Sheriff Donald Smith will one day relatively soon have its day in court.
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A group of U.S. lawmakers including Tim Kaine (D-VA) and 35 advocacy groups have asked the U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to extend the limited Public Service Loan Forgiveness waiver deadline until July 1, 2023.
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Unprecedented floods in South Asia and China have forced mass evacuations and left millions miserable.
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House Democratic Leader Eileen Filler-Corn is calling on Gov. Glenn Youngkin to issue an executive order declaring a state of emergency due to Russia’s continued, unprovoked war against Ukraine.
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Navient steered struggling student loan borrowers into costly long-term forbearances instead of counseling them about the benefits of more affordable income-driven repayment plans.
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