Student Loan Borrowers Face Higher Payments as SAVE Deadlines Arrive
WASHINGTON (AURN News) — The SAVE student loan repayment plan ended this year after a federal court order following legal challenges from Republican-led states. Since July 1, roughly 7 million affected borrowers have been receiving notices giving them 90 days to choose a new repayment plan. Borrowers must choose a new plan within that 90-day […]
Calypso Legend Mighty Sparrow Dies at 91
(AURN News) — Mighty Sparrow, the Trinidadian singer, songwriter and guitarist known as the “king of calypso,” died Sunday at a hospital in Queens, The New York Times reported. He was 91. Born Slinger Francisco in Grenada in 1935, Sparrow moved to Trinidad with his family as a toddler in 1937 and began his career […]
Trump Meets With Tech Leaders as Americans Voice AI Concerns
WASHINGTON (AURN News) — President Donald Trump is meeting with some of the technology industry’s biggest names Tuesday for a closed-door discussion on artificial intelligence, as public concern grows over the technology’s risks and regulation. Earlier this month, Trump called fears that AI could threaten humanity a “hoax.” Most Americans don’t share that view. A […]
Trump Moves to Cancel $810 Million for Immigrant, Minority Business and Housing Programs
WASHINGTON (AURN News) — President Donald Trump’s administration is moving to cancel $810 million in funding already approved by Congress, targeting programs that serve refugees, migrant students, minority-owned businesses and people seeking housing counseling. The largest share, $567 million, comes from the Refugee and Entrant Assistance account, which supports services for refugees, asylees and other […]
Pioneering BET Personality Angela Stribling Dies at 58
(AURN News) — Pioneering BET personality and radio host Angela Stribling has died at 58, PEOPLE reported. Journalist Ed Gordon, who worked with Stribling during their years at BET, announced her death in a Facebook post on Sept. 27, remembering her as a friend and “sweet soul.” Stribling died at home on Sept. 26 after […]
White House’s Taxpayer-Funded Trump Ads Draw Bipartisan Criticism
WASHINGTON (AURN News) — The Trump administration is airing a series of taxpayer-funded television ads featuring President Donald Trump, drawing criticism over whether public money is being used for political messaging. “With you at my side, we will demolish the deep state. We will expel the warmongers from our government,” Trump says in the latest […]
Supreme Court Allows Expanded Voter Citizenship Checks Ahead of Midterms
WASHINGTON (AURN News) — With just weeks until the midterms, the Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump’s administration, for now, to use an expanded federal database to check voters’ citizenship. In a 6-3 order, the court lifted a lower court restriction on the expanded federal SAVE system. States and local governments can now use […]
Democrats Build 9-Point Lead in NBC News Congressional Polling Average
WASHINGTON (AURN News) — With just under six weeks until Election Day, NBC News’ polling average shows Democrats widening their advantage over Republicans in the race for Congress. The average released Friday gives Democrats their biggest lead yet on the generic congressional ballot, 52% to 43% among likely voters — a 9-point advantage. When President […]
12 Years Ago, ‘How to Get Away With Murder’ Premiered on ABC
(AURN News) — Twelve years ago today, “How to Get Away with Murder” premiered on ABC, introducing viewers to Viola Davis as the brilliant, complicated defense attorney and law professor Annalise Keating. Created by Peter Nowalk and produced under Shonda Rhimes’ Shondaland banner, the series became one of ABC’s biggest dramas of the 2010s. It […]
Byron Donalds Removes Prominent Trump References as Florida Governor Race Tightens
(AURN News) — U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., who said “Daddy’s back” about President Donald Trump’s return to office in January 2025, has now removed several prominent references to Trump from his campaign website. Gone are the “Trump Endorsed” banner, photos with the president and “Enact the Trump Agenda” from his list of priorities. Trump’s […]