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JPMorgan Chase buys robo-adviser Nutmeg ahead of UK banking launch

The biggest US bank is ramping up its plans to expand in the United Kingdom. JPMorgan Chase announced Thursday that it's buying Nutmeg, the UK digital wealth manager, for an undisclosed amount. It said the new acquisition will "complement" the …

Top builder says the housing boom isn't over just yet

Intense bidding wars and supply shortages for lumber and other building materials threaten to finally derail the housing market. But one top homebuilder says the good times — for builders, anyway — aren't over just yet.

Here's what the Supreme Court's Affordable Care Act ruling means for you

The Affordable Care Act remains the law of the land. The Supreme Court's dismissal Thursday of the latest Republican-led challenge to the landmark health reform law, widely known as Obamacare, leaves in place the existing system.

Boy faces multiple reconstructive surgeries after dog attack

A mid-Michigan boy is now continuing his recovery at home after days in the hospital following an attack from a dog.

Former Army nurse in WWII turns 100

A mid-Michigan family is celebrating a milestone birthday 100 years young.

Euro 2020: Denmark and Belgium pause match as minute's applause held for Christian Eriksen

Belgian and Danish players halted their Euro 2020 match on Thursday to observe a minute's applause in an emotional mark of respect for Denmark's Christian Eriksen.

Biden to sign bill making Juneteenth a national holiday as many federal workers to have Friday off

President Joe Biden is expected to sign a bill on Thursday establishing June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day, a US federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.

Bank of America is encouraging vaccinated employees to return to the office after Labor Day

Bank of America is encouraging its vaccinated employees to return to the office after Labor Day in September, the company's CEO Brian Moynihan said in a Bloomberg Television interview Thursday.

Someone is breaking the wings of pelicans in California

Dozens of brown pelicans have been attacked and injured in California, with whoever is responsible snapping some of the birds' wings.

Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia's charismatic first president, is dead at 97

Former Zambian President and independence leader Kenneth Kaunda has died at the age of 97.

Teacher under fire after 11-hour meeting for alleged use of racial slurs in class

The Harrisonville School District’s Board of Education adjourned early Tuesday morning after an 11-hour hearing.

Biden and Putin issue joint statement following historic Geneva summit

US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a joint statement following their historic summit on Wednesday.

Biden cancels $500 million in student debt for victims of for-profit school fraud

The Department of Education is canceling $500 million in student loan debt for 18,000 former ITT Tech students defrauded by the now defunct for-profit college, another step the Biden administration is taking to address a backlog of more than 100,000 …

Peace group plans soccer field build in Georgia with refugee children

HWPL, a peace NGO registered with the United Nations, will partner with F.R.E.E. (Friends of Refugees providing Education and Empowerment), a nonprofit organization serving the Refugee Community of Clarkston, to build a soccer field.

The Fed expects to raise rates sooner than you'd think

The Federal Reserve expects to raise interest rates in 2023, according to new economic projections the central bank published Wednesday.