CDs vs. money market accounts: What savers should consider this March

Savers should consider multiple factors when comparing a CD against a money market account this month. AlenaPaulus/Getty Images Recent economic news may have savers once again reconsidering their options. After February saw noticeable improvements in both inflation and unemployment, March has seen some changes that could have savers concerned anew. Stock market returns have been … Read more

Trump’s Medicaid work mandates are meant to save money. But first states will have to spend millions

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — To receive Medicaid health coverage, some adults will soon have to show they are working, volunteering or taking classes. But to gather that proof, many states first will have to spend millions of dollars improving their computer systems. Across the nation, states face an immense task and high costs to prepare … Read more

More than a dozen killed when military cargo plane carrying money crashes in Bolivia, local official says

A Bolivian military cargo plane carrying money crashed Friday near Bolivia’s capital, damaging about a dozen vehicles on a highway, scattering bills on the ground and leaving at least 15 people dead, an official said. Pavel Tovar, a local fire chief, did not clarify whether the dead were in the plane or in the cars … Read more

Woman who duped investors, funneled money to Trump fundraiser gets 9 years in prison

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — A New York businesswoman was sentenced Friday to nine years in federal prison over a financial scheme that ripped off more than $30 million from foreign investors and funneled some of the stolen money into U.S. political campaigns, including a fundraiser for President Donald Trump. Sherry Xue Li was also ordered … Read more

New legislation in House would ban taxpayer money from going to Jan. 6 rioters

Amid a wave of lawsuits filed by pardoned Jan. 6 riot defendants against the federal government, some House Democrats are introducing legislation Wednesday to block any further taxpayer money from being awarded to participants in the Capitol siege, after at least one financial settlement. The legislation is sponsored by Rep. Deborah Ross, a North Carolina … Read more