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Tax Refunds, 401(k)s and New W-4s
As a proponent of financial literacy education, I have a mission: Find ways for people of all financial means to achieve retirement security. When I see 401(k) plans with generous matches, I wonder about the motivation of nonparticipants. When the reason is a tight budget, I ask, "Do you get a tax refund?"
Think about ... (full story)
Apple's 50-year odyssey has redefined technology, pop culture and comeback stories
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — A scrawny hippie and a nerdy engineer who became prank-playing friends vowed to change the world when they founded a Silicon Valley startup on April Fools' Day 50 years ago and then — no joke — pulled it off.
The improbable odyssey began April 1, 1976, when a then-shaggy Steve Jobs and ... (full story)
Systems that let drivers take their hands off the wheel don't improve safety, NTSB head says
The systems that allow drivers to take their hands off the wheel are convenient but don't improve safety because people are often too reliant on them and end up paying more attention to their cellphones and infotainment screens than to the road, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board said last week.
At March 31&rsq ... (full story)
Local
Columbus can appeal trial court’s preliminary injunction of gun laws
Columbus can appeal a trial court’s 2023 order temporarily blocking two gun-related local laws from taking effect, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today, finding the city had a right to seek immediate enforcement of its newly enacted laws.
In a 5-2 opinion, the Supreme Court found that a trial court’s preliminary inj ... (full story)
State
Diabetes advocates cross their fingers as a bipartisan bill revives efforts to lower insulin costs
NEW YORK (AP) — Two-year-old Bain Brandon has Type 1 diabetes and needs insulin to live. But even with health insurance, the price tag isn’t cheap.
A one-month supply of insulin vials and a three-month supply of backup pens for the Mississippi toddler cost his parents $194 last week, according to his mom, 29-year-old ... (full story)
Record low Colorado mountain snow won't bode well for water in the drought-stricken US West
WALDEN, Colo. (AP) — Hydrologist Maureen Gutsch trudged through the mud and slush to confirm a grim picture: Colorado just had its worst snowpack since statewide recordkeeping began in 1941.
Even more troubling, mountain snow accumulations peaked a month early and contained just half the average moisture.
As a warm win ... (full story)
How a seabird native to Hawaii has adapted to life in Honolulu's concrete jungle
HONOLULU (AP) — Kaʻiulani Murphy is quick to spot white terns flapping their wings when she's guiding Polynesian voyaging canoes across the Pacific.
The birds hunt for food at sea and lay eggs on land. So traditional navigators like her, who look to the stars, waves and other elements in nature to pilot across the oce ... (full story)