And now, 20 thoughts from Week 4, where Colorado conjured quite a 30th-anniversary tribute of Kordell Stewart’s Hail Mary to beat Michigan, while Michigan itself earned the biggest win of the weekend.1. Saturday’s USC-Michigan thriller was a three-hour advertisement for New College Football. Two marquee brands that may have previously only met in a Rose Bowl, playing an intra-conference Big Ten game in September with Playoff implications for both teams’ resumes, as well as those of their opponents. And it came down to the end, with the 18th-ranked Wolverines (3-1) prevailing 27-24 after their defense thwarted the 11th-ranked Trojans’ (2-1) last-minute…
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U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R) (R-LA) departs a press conference with Republican leadership on Capitol Hill on September 18, 2024 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesRepublican House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday announced a new temporary government funding proposal with key amendments from the original bill he put forward earlier this month, going against former President Donald Trump’s wishes and making some concessions to Democrats.The new bill would fund the government through Dec. 20 and does not include any part of the SAVE Act, the Trump-backed election security proposal that would require…
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign event, his first since a man carrying a rifle was arrested Sunday near where Trump was playing golf at his club in Florida, in the Dort Financial Center on September 17, 2024 in Flint, Michigan. Scott Olson | Getty ImagesFormer President Donald Trump said he doesn’t believe he would run for office again in four years if he loses the November election.”No, I think that that will be, that will be it. I don’t see that at all,” Trump told interviewer Sharyl Attkisson on her show “Full Measure” when asked if…
US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris boards Air Force Two at John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria Airport in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, on September 13, 2024. Drew Angerer | AFP | Getty ImagesMore than 700 former national security and military officials endorsed Kamala Harris for president over Donald Trump in the 2024 election in an open letter published Sunday by National Security Leaders for America.”This election is a choice between serious leadership and vengeful impulsiveness,” said the group, which is made up of bipartisan senior leaders who served in the military and other offices and agencies.”We are trained to make sober, rational…
Another week, another round of action-packed matchups across the NFL.This week’s slate offers a bit of everything: A collection of unbeaten teams trying to build on impressive starts, a cast of desperate squads still in search of their first wins, players in search of redemption and more.The Week 3 action kicked off Thursday with a Jets win over the Patriots. Sunday features 13 games before the weekend concludes with a “Monday Night Football” doubleheader: Jacksonville (0-2) visits Buffalo (2-0) at 7:30 p.m. ET, followed by Washington (1-1) at Cincinnati (0-2) at 8:15 p.m. ET.Here are five compelling storylines to follow…
In 2016, when I was 35, and my wife Courtney was 32, we sold our house, a 4 bed, 2 bath 1,600-square-foot Arizona home, moved into a 200-square-foot Airstream RV with our two dogs, and set up our new home in a KOA campground in Tucson. It was the first of many big changes for us. By that point, I had saved about $900,000, enough to give myself some breathing room, and quit a job that I hated in software development. Courtney, a rocket scientist, joined me in throwing off the bonds of a 9-to-5 in 2017, and we hit the road.DON’T…
The most-hyped WNBA regular season since the league’s inception delivered excitement from start to finish, but the real drama is just getting started. After a 2023 season that seemed like one long prelude to the Aces-versus-Liberty finals, the 2024 playoffs promise more chaos and intrigue from the get-go.Here are five burning questions for the 2024 postseason, starting with how this whole format works and a breakdown of each series.How are the playoffs structured?The top eight teams in the league, regardless of conference, qualify for the postseason. The first-round matchups are 1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, 3 vs. 6, and…
The national household median income grew by about 4% between 2022 and 2023, according to the latest Census Bureau Current Population Survey estimates. That may not seem like much, but it’s the first significant annual increase Americans have seen since 2019, the Bureau reports. From 2018 to 2019, the median household income nationally grew about 7%. But then it stayed around the same or dropped slightly — until 2023.At the state level, income changes were even more drastic. South Dakota saw the largest increase both in dollars and percentage growth.The median household income there was $81,740 in 2023, up from $69,850…
College football’s Week 4 didn’t have any truly stunning upsets, but we got to know more about the teams that should be in College Football Playoff contention at the end of the year. Some teams aren’t out of it, while others aren’t as dominant as we expected, and the pool for one spot looks a lot bigger than it did a week ago.Here are five lessons from Week 4 as they relate to the CFP:1. Clemson’s not done yetIt seemed the college football world moved past Clemson after the opening 34-3 loss to Georgia, but reports of the Tigers’ demise…
Steve Smith | Tetra Images | Getty ImagesHandling the estate of a deceased parent can be an emotional process for children already dealing with grief. Those emotions can become more complicated if the estate plan doesn’t unfold as expected — say, if there is an uneven split of assets among children or a previously unknown heir who comes forward to claim a share of the estate.Feelings of pain and betrayal can be avoided by having discussions about your estate plan with your family before death; however, estate planning attorneys say these conversations are rare.About two-thirds of Americans, 68%, say discussing end-of-life…
