Is inflation cooling off? It depends where you live

Western states facing inflation rate of 9.6% even as price increases show hint of slowdown.

16 charged in LA County EBT fraud scheme

Sixteen people were charged with defrauding Californians out of hundreds of thousands of dollars of EBT benefits by allegedly getting their account info, then putting that info on fake EBT cards.

Most unaffordable cities
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Nine out of 10 on the national list are located in California.

Stretch your dollar: Heat wave relief

As the heat wave continues, here are some ways to stretch your dollar while keeping you and your family cool.

OPEC, allies cutting world oil supplies as prices fall

The move signals their unhappiness with crude oil prices that have dropped because of recession fears.

This is how much money you need for a funeral in the US

The average cost of a funeral went up 6.6% over the past five years, with the cost of cremations increasing 11.3% over that same time.

Snag $3 movie tickets for National Cinema Day
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A handful of theaters in Southern California are selling $3 movie tickets for National Cinema Day Sept. 3.

These 5 states could tax student loan forgiveness

Student loan borrowers in Mississippi will have to pay taxes on loan forgiveness, and four other states could follow suit.

Stretch your dollar: Labor Day sales to avoid

Here's a rundown of items you're better off skipping if you're doing some Labor Day shopping.

Stretch your dollar: Labor Day sales to avoid
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Some items on sale during the Labor Day sale just aren't worth it - here's the ones that should be skipped.

Student loan forgiveness limited for many by US drug war's legacy

A generation of Black and Hispanic Americans was disproportionately shut out of one of the keys to Biden's plan, the Pell Grant program, as part of the “war on drugs.”