When financial anxiety spikes, the impulse to aggressively pay off a car loan or mortgage seems like a bulletproof step toward financial freedom, but credit repair expert and influencer Micah Smith warns that suddenly paying off those loans can actually backfire and drag down your credit score. Instead, turning around a credit score — sometimes taking a profile from the 400s into the 700s in just one month — comes down to precise timing, strategic balance targets and leveraging forgotten rules hidden inside consumer credit law.”It really takes a deep understanding of how credit works, but 400s to 700s is…

Broadway in Bryant Park, the city’s free lunchtime theater series, returns this summer, now celebrating its 26th anniversary. The series will take place every Thursday through August 13, bringing Broadway’s biggest hits to the heart of Midtown Manhattan. Performances are scheduled from 12:30 -1:30 p.m. ET on the Bryant Park stage with festivities on the fountain plaza beginning at 11 a.m. ET. Hosted by 106.7 LITE FM’s on-air personalities, this year’s lineup features an electrifying mix of Tony Award-winning musicals and fan favorites. This week’s lineup will feature: Pre-show feature and AMDA preshow (Brennyn Lark), with the casts of MJ…

Professional sports teams and leagues have gotten in bed with sports gambling websites, and now, perhaps the most famous sports team in the entire world has gone another step. The New York Yankees and Polymarket announced Thursday a deal in which the site has become the team’s official prediction market partner for the rest of the season.”We are excited to begin a relationship with Polymarket — Major League Baseball’s prediction market partner,” Yankees SVP of partnerships Michael Tusiani said in a release. “Through signage and fan experience opportunities, we look forward to elevating Polymarket’s brand awareness both at Yankee Stadium…

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Ashley Graham knows how to make a one-piece swimsuit feel anything but basic. While vacationing in Sardinia, Italy, the model shared a series of Instagram photos wearing a sleek black swimsuit with a striking gold hardware detail at the bust, proving that a timeless silhouette can still make a major statement. Luckily, you don’t need a luxury vacation itinerary (or a celebrity-level budget) to channel Graham’s look. We found a nearly identical swimsuit on Amazon for just $29. From the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Washington grandfather said a stranger lingering near a dead-end road where almost nobody goes immediately caught his attention – moments before smoke began rising from the same stretch of railroad tracks and a devastating wildfire erupted.Paul Child was driving his grandson to pick up a friend Saturday when he noticed a bald man standing near the railroad tracks along West Euclid Road and staring into the tree line.”I really didn’t think anything of it at that point,” Child told Fox News Digital.SPENCER PRATT REACTS TO SPOKANE DEVASTATION WITH BLUNT WILDFIRE WARNING…

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s taxpayer-funded grocery store proposal is reigniting debate over whether government-run businesses can compete over the long term without relying on public subsidies. Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy joined FOX Business’ Stuart Varney on “Varney & Co.” to weigh in on Mamdani’s proposal, which has sparked debate over whether taxpayer-funded grocery stores could reduce food costs for consumers while remaining financially sustainable. Portnoy said he was initially confused by reports about how shoppers would access the stores, noting that earlier discussions appeared to suggest some type of membership card would be required.”This is crazy to…

Italy placed all of its major cities under the highest heat alert Thursday as a blistering heat wave gripped Europe. The heat has set a national temperature record in Austria, fueled wildfires in France and disrupted energy and transport systems across the continent. Temperatures have climbed to above 104 degrees Fahrenheit in several countries, prompting health warnings for millions of people.Italy’s health ministry placed all 27 cities it monitors under its national heat surveillance system on red alert Thursday — the first time this year the entire network has been under the highest warning level simultaneously. The alerts stretch from Trieste…

Brittany Cartwright revealed how she discovered that her estranged husband Jax Taylor is dating her former publicist Lori Krebs. “[Lori] sent me a text message, morning of [the release of photos of her and Jax vacationing in Mexico], two hours before the TMZ photos came out and let me know that things had changed and that she knows I will feel betrayed,” Brittany, 37, told a visibly stunned Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen on Wednesday, August 5. “[Lori said] she loves me and [Brittany and Jax’s son, Cruz] and she’s never told Jax anything. Come…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump’s decade in national politics has been continuously haunted by gunshots, armed stalkers and thwarted plots.Two years after surviving a sniper’s bullet in Butler, Pennsylvania, the president continues to navigate an unprecedented series of assassination attempts.From his early campaign trail to the most recent security breach at Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, the president has been threatened by a steady stream of danger through his second term.TWO YEARS AFTER BUTLER, THREATS AGAINST TRUMP KEEP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT IN SHARP FOCUS Las Vegas, Nevada — June 18, 2016Michael Steven…

Researchers are gearing up to resume their search for Amelia Earhart’s lost plane in the Pacific Ocean after setbacks delayed the search. Purdue University officials said in a recent statement that researchers will travel to Nikumaroro Island in the Pacific to investigate the Taraia Object, a satellite-imaged anomaly believed by some to be Earhart’s lost Lockheed Electra. The expedition, called the Taraia Object Expedition, will depart on Oct. 7. “The expedition seeks to help complete the historic journey that ended with her disappearance 89 years ago,” officials said.  If researchers confirm the Taraia Object is Earhart’s airplane, they hope to conduct a full-scale archaeological excavation next…

A federal judge in South Carolina threw out Alex Murdaugh’s civil lawsuit against a former clerk whose jury interference led to his double murder conviction being overturned earlier this year. Murdaugh sued former Colleton County clerk Becky Hill, alleging she violated his right to a fair trial over the deaths of his wife and 22-year-old son.U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel said the lawsuit — which sought $600,000 to pay for his legal fees from the trial — suffered a “fatal flaw” because Murdaugh would have had to pay for his lawyers regardless of /post/alex-murdaugh-murder-conviction-overturned-south-carolina-supreme-court/19093584/Hill’s misconduct. “Defendant had no role in the initiation of criminal charges against…

Carson Daly addressed his future on The Voice amid the announcement that Keke Palmer will host an upcoming celebrity spinoff of the show. “Many today have asked if I’m leaving [The Voice]. Nope,” Daly, 53, clarified via Instagram on Tuesday, August 5. “We’re gonna try out these 2 formats this fall/spring & see how it goes! Hopefully this post clears up any confusion. “ NBC revealed on Tuesday that Daly will produce and Palmer, 32, will host The Voice: Celebrity, set to air on the Peacock Network in spring 2027. This twist on the Voice format features Joe Jonas joining…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Canadian woman accused of attacking a teenager over his “Trump” and “ICE” pants has been ordered to be deported back to the Great White North.An immigration judge in Texas ordered Kaitlyn Tracey deported to Canada on Tuesday, after she allegedly approached a group of teens on New Jersey’s Point Pleasant boardwalk over Fourth of July weekend and struck one of the girls, the Department of Homeland Security said.A spokesperson for DHS previously told Fox News Digital that Tracey entered the U.S. on an April 2024 visa and stayed past the Sept.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Retired Army Gen. Jack Keane questioned whether Pakistan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia can be trusted to help shape negotiations with Iran, accusing the regional partners of steering President Donald Trump away from military pressure while leaving the United States and Israel to bear the risks of confronting Tehran.Keane, a Fox News senior strategic analyst and former Army vice chief of staff, said during a Monday appearance on Fox News’ “America’s Newsroom” that Pakistan and Qatar were “compromised” as mediators because, in his view, they favor Iran over the United States.”It is well…

Stamie Giallourakis was on her deathbed in early 2021 when she made herself a promise. At the time, she was over 200 pounds and hospitalized with severe COVID-19.  “I swore that if I survived — and I’m not being dramatic — I would try to once and for all be as healthy as I could be,” Giallourakis, now 60, told The Post. She followed through. After her hospital discharge, Giallourakis overhauled her diet and exercise habits and, within a year, was prescribed a GLP-1. She’s since lost over 100 pounds. “I’ll look in the mirror and I can’t quite believe…