Month: October 2026

Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten appeared on CNN this week.

A ‘loophole’ in New York’s rape law may have shut the door on criminal charges in the Cornell case. It’s not the first time

October 1, 2026 12:39 pm CNN Newsource

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN New York (CNN) — Resurfaced allegations of a gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity house have renewed outrage over what experts call a legal “loophole” in New York’s – and other states’ – sexual assault laws that can make it nearly impossible for survivors to seek justice if they voluntarily

New Funding Initiative to support projects across Northwest Missouri

October 1, 2026 12:39 pm Jake Walker

ST. JOSEPH, Mo (KQTV) — The Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri has announced the launch of the Directors Fund Grand Program.

Missouri SNAP program implements new verification requirements Oct. 1

October 1, 2026 12:37 pm TaMya Bracy

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KQTV) — The Missouri Department of Social Services is implementing new verification requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) starting Oct. 1.

Some Affordable Care Act enrollees will receive a $500 refund soon.

Trump is sending $500 refund checks to nearly a million Americans. Here’s who gets them

October 1, 2026 12:31 pm CNN Newsource

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Affordable Care Act $500 refund checks are in the mail to nearly a million Americans, along with a letter from President Donald Trump touting his healthcare accomplishments and casting blame on his predecessor. The Treasury Department began sending the one-time payments on Wednesday to more than 950,000 Obamacare

The Pacific Ocean and Hawaiian Islands are seen from the orbiting International Space Station.

Google is firing the first salvo in a brewing race to deploy AI data centers in orbit

October 1, 2026 12:29 pm CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — As rural communities across the United States wage intensifying battles to keep AI-computing data centers out of their backyards, some tech giants are mulling methods that could sidestep such local resentment — by sending the facilities to space. There are no guarantees the technology will work, nor is it

Pictured is a housing development in Santa Clarita

Mortgage rates just hit 7.28%. But there are ways to get a lower rate

October 1, 2026 12:13 pm CNN Newsource

By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Mortgage rates keep going up. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 7.28% this week, up from 7.03% last week, according to Freddie Mac data released Thursday. Mortgage rates have risen for six straight weeks, and this week brought the biggest one-week jump in nearly four years. Rates are

Mortgage rates recently touched three-year highs

How are higher interest rates and rising prices affecting you?

October 1, 2026 11:41 am CNN Newsource

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — Last month, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years, as it tries to bring inflation under control. But higher rates make borrowing more expensive for consumers and businesses — one reason mortgage rates have climbed to a three-year high in recent

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