Target will soon stop accepting personal checks as a form of payment at checkout. In a statement to NBC News, the retail giant said it was committed to creating an easy and convenient checkout experience — but that due to ‘extremely low volumes,’ it would no longer take personal checks starting July 15. It said it […]Read More
Record summer air travel demand isn’t translating to record U.S. airline profits. Carriers will have to answer for that disconnect when they report quarterly results this month. Some airlines have forecast record demand, and in some cases, revenue. On Sunday, the Transportation Security Administration screened more than 3 million people, a one-day record. But higher labor and other […]Read More
Former president Donald Trump’s campaign is aiming to announce his running mate by July 15, the first day of the Republican National Convention, according to people familiar with the situation, and internal discussions have largely centered on two finalists as he nears a decision. Trump has not communicated his choice, the people familiar with the […]Read More
NEW ORLEANS —With all eyes on Kamala D. Harris amid turmoil in the Democratic Party, the vice president focused squarely on the stakes of the election in remarks Saturday at one of the largest annual gatherings of Black women. During a roughly 25-minute-long conversation, Harris was not asked by the moderator about the debate over […]Read More
President Biden’s top aides awoke after debate night with a plan to contain the damage: A raucous North Carolina crowd, a message of resilience, a demonstration of vibrancy. For the first time, Biden would admit what the world had watched for years. “I don’t walk as easy as I used to. I don’t speak as […]Read More
NEW ORLEANS — April Sheris plans to vote for Joe Biden in November. Her two college-age daughters, Camari Knox and Amiaya Bridgewater, both voting in their first presidential election, will be, too, as will her mother, Diamond Ryan. The three generations of Black women vigorously oppose Donald Trump’s bid for a second term in the […]Read More
PHILADELPHIA — President Biden on Sunday basked in warm applause of a Black congregation in Philadelphia, drawing support from a sanctuary of Black worshipers at a time of tumult and peril for his reelection efforts. Biden attended a service at Mt. Airy Church of God in Christ in Philadelphia, in a swing state that will […]Read More
President Biden shuffled onto the debate stage. He whispered, mumbled and repeatedly trailed off. When he wasn’t speaking, he stood slightly stooped, his mouth at times agape and his eyes flickering between apparentconfusion and recognition. When his halting 90-minute debate debut was over, his wife took him by the hand, escorting him gingerly offstage. Biden’s […]Read More
Americans will be splashing around this summer in the backyard pools they’ve already got, but not splashing out as much on new ones. Swimming pool installations were part of the home improvement frenzy that swept the country during the pandemic as Americans were stuck at home. But recent signs show demand is slowing as households […]Read More
This is part of NBC News’ Checkbook Chronicles, a series of profiles highlighting the financial realities of everyday Americans. Stefanie Longenecker would love to take advantage of rising wages, a strong job market and the master’s degree she’s still paying off. But she has been sidelined from the workforce by a child care system that […]Read More