The Republican Study Committee released a framework for a second budget bill, known as "Reconciliation 2.0," which includes expanded access to the child and dependent care tax credit, or CDCTC. The ...

Many parents reach a point where they realize the “help” they’ve been giving their adult child is no longer helping. Bills get paid, loans co-signed, deadlines extended, and pep talks offered—yet ...

The nationwide murder rate fell dramatically in 2025 — in what’s likely the largest single-year drop ever recorded, according to new crime data. Killings in the US plunged nearly 20% compared to last ...

A New York attorney sued the Internal Revenue Service, hoping to claim her dog as a dependent on her taxes. The lawsuit, filed by Amanda Reynolds, seeks to claim her 8-year-old golden retriever, ...

Amanda Reynolds and her dog, 8-year-old Finnegan, filed the lawsuit in the Eastern District of New York, arguing the dog relies entirely on her for food, shelter, medical care, training and ...

TOKYO, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is set to raise interest rates on Friday to a three-decade high and pledge to keep hiking borrowing costs, closing the year with two rate hikes despite ...

Pets may run many human households, but when tax season comes, they don’t count—no matter how dependent on you they are. A lawsuit filed by Amanda Reynolds seeks to change that. Americans love their ...

DEAR ERIC: My daughter will be 37 in a month but has never been able to completely support herself. She has a degree from a good university but is unable to keep a job for more than a year or so. She ...

DEAR ANNIE: My younger sister, “Clara,” moved to my town last spring after a painful breakup. She was fragile, devastated and desperate for a fresh start. I opened my home and my heart without ...

Dependent variables change based on other inputs in financial models, affecting investment outcomes. Independent variables like earnings affect dependent variables, influencing metrics like P/E ratios ...

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