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WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people with medical debt on their credit reports fell by 8.2 million — or 17.9% — between 2020 and 2022, according to a report Tuesday from the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. White House officials said in a separate draft report that the two-year drop likely stems from their policies. Among the programs they say contributed to less debt was an expansion of the […]

As the ranks of America’s super wealthy grow, the roster of major philanthropists is expanding to include not-so-typical megadonors — among them, a professional clarinetist, a Ph.D. in meat science, and a lawyer who regularly argues before the U.S. Supreme Court. That’s according to a Chronicle of Philanthropy analysis of giving by the country’s 50 biggest donors in 2022. Twenty-six of the 50 are new to the Chronicle’s annual ranking, […]

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts have hired Shane Steichen as their head coach. The move announced Tuesday ends a search that took more than a month, involved more than a dozen candidates and finally gives the Colts some direction in what still appears to be a tumultuous offseason. A news conference was scheduled for later in the day. Each of Indy’s last two full-time hires were offensive coordinators for […]

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts hire Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Shane Steichen as their head coach. Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

These are the donors who gave the most in 2022, according to The Philanthropy 50, an annual ranking compiled by the Chronicle of Philanthropy. A searchable database with more information on the donors and their beneficiaries is available at philanthropy.com. 1. Bill Gates Microsoft co-founder $5.1 billion Biggest gift: $5.1 billion to Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ____ 2. Michael Bloomberg Founder of Bloomberg financial news company $1.7 billion Biggest […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Some think they know the Tory Burch aesthetic because of the ubiquitous iconic gold metal branding on shoes and handbags, but more recently Burch has been focusing on the unexpected. Her fall/winter 2023 presentation at New York Fashion Week on Monday night featured deconstructed looks in rich colors and fabrics that served as a creative surprise. Burch loves a dramatic backdrop and says the space at […]

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The race is on to buy Manchester United and it will take deep pockets to meet an estimated price of $6 billion. No wonder the oil and gas rich state of Qatar is being so heavily linked with a bid and Elon Musk’s name refuses to go away despite the Tesla owner saying he was joking when writing on Twitter last year about his intention to […]

Free agency has come to college basketball with the NCAA’s determination that transfers need not sit out a year before playing. That has given programs with holes to fill access to players to fill those holes, but not all of them work out. Here are six that have, based not only on their production, but the team’s clear benefit: MARK SEARS, 6-1, 185, junior, No. 1 Alabama He averaged 19.6 […]

A few months after South Dakota banned abortion last year, April Matson drove more than nine hours to take a friend to a Colorado clinic to get the procedure. The trip brought back difficult memories of Matson’s own abortion at the same clinic in 2016. The former grocery store worker and parent of two couldn’t afford a hotel and slept in a tent near a horse pasture — bleeding and […]