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CORRECTS YEAR TO 2023 - School librarian Jamie Gregory, from South Carolina, displays two books that have been repeatedly challenged in the United States, while seated at the Banned Books from the Big Chair station at the American Library Association's annual conference in Chicago, June 24, 2023. The two books are: "Gender Queer," by Maia Kobabe, and "Out of Darkness," by Ashley Hope Pérez. (AP Photo/Claire Savage)

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Librarians train to defend intellectual freedom and fight book bans at Chicago conference
By CLAIRE SAVAGE - Associated Press/Report for America
Fri,06/23/23-11:11PM , 71 Reads
CHICAGO (AP) — School librarian Jamie Gregory has been called a “pedophile” and “groomer,” bombarded with private messages threatening harm, accused of distributing pornography in schools, and had her personal address posted on social media.

She takes it on the chin.
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Consumer credit cards are posed in North Andover, Mass., March 5, 2012. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is considering a new rule that would slash credit card late fees by 75%, from current highs of up to $41 to as low as $8. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

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Do credit card late fees actually protect consumers?
By JAIME HANSON OF NERDWALLET
Mon,06/26/23-12:06PM , 71 Reads
In a time when inflation is driving up the cost of nearly everything you buy, something else has increased, too: credit card late fees. Thanks to a clause in the 2009 Credit Card Act, credit card issuers can raise late fees, and over time those fees have risen to current maximums of up to $41.
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In this May 14, 2014, file photo, Brad Padgett, owner of Bradley's Jewelers, shows off one of his favorite engagement rings in Jacksonville, N.C. There’s a common misconception that prenuptial agreements are only for protecting the assets of an ultra-wealthy person from their spouse, but they can do much more. (Maria Sestito/The Jacksonville Daily News via AP, File)

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Millennial Money: Do you need a prenup?
By DALIA RAMIREZ OF NERDWALLET
Sun,08/20/23-11:03PM , 71 Reads
Prenuptial or premarital agreements, often called “prenups,” have a reputation for being a tool the ultra-wealthy use to protect their assets. But as marriages have evolved, so have prenups — and they might have more uses than you think.
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Artisan William Luna creates a mask of a loved one for the Mendoza family to adorn a piece of tantawawa, a sweet bread traditional for Day of the Dead celebrations, in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Freddy Barragan)

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A Bolivian artist carves faces of the departed onto Day of the Dead bread
By PAOLA FLORES - Associated Press
Fri,11/01/24-12:10AM , 71 Reads
EL ALTO, Bolivia (AP) — During the Day of the Dead celebrations that take place in late October and early November, Latin Americans honor their departed loved ones by setting up altars adorned with food, flowers and photographs.
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