President Biden's newest student debt relief plan, new Aretha Franklin will found, and more of the week's top news
From what to know about President Biden's latest student debt relief plan, to disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar getting stabbed in prison, here are the top national stories from the past week.
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The Biden administration announced Friday that 804,000 borrowers will have their student debt wiped away, totaling $39 billion worth of debt, in the coming weeks due to fixes that more accurately count qualified monthly payments under existing income-driven repayment plans.
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It’s a critical turn in a dispute that has turned the music superstar’s sons against each other.
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Her release comes days after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he would not fight a state appeals court ruling that Van Houten should be granted parole.
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This summer, millions of Americans with student loans will be able to apply for a new repayment plan that offers some of the most lenient terms ever. Here's what to know about the SAVE Plan.
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Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was convicted of sexually abusing female gymnasts, was stabbed multiple times during an altercation with another incarcerated person at a federal prison in Florida.
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson plans to step down this week from leading the Chicago civil rights organization Rainbow PUSH Coalition he founded in 1971. Jackson, 81 has remained active in civil rights in recent years despite health setbacks and a Parkinson’s diagnosis.
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The trio of “Succession,” “The White Lotus” and “The Last of Us” combined for a whopping 74 nods. See the rest of the nominees here.
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Authorities say Lisa Marie Presley died from complications from bariatric surgery she had several years ago. The details were revealed in an autopsy report released by coroner's officials on Thursday.
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A prisoner suspected of stabbing Larry Nassar at a federal penitentiary in Florida said the disgraced former sports doctor provoked the attack by making a lewd comment while they were watching a Wimbledon tennis match.
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U.S. officials have approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, a major change that will broaden access for women and teenagers.
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After two years of painfully high prices, inflation in the United States has reached its lowest point in more than two years — 3% in June compared with 12 months earlier.
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Northern Lights, also known as aurora borealis, are most often seen in Alaska, Canada and Scandinavia, but an 11-year solar cycle that's expected to peak in 2024 is making the lights visible in places farther to the south.
