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What to know about the launch of the new, simplified FAFSA

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:55 GMT

A new, simplified application for federal financial aid has been released, with the goal of making the process easier. The new Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as FAFSA, became available over the weekend.USA Today Money and Personal Finance Reporter Medora Lee joined WTOP Anchor Anne Kramer on Monday to talk about the launch of the new form and the reason behind the change.Source

Japanese TV reports a plane has caught fire on the runway of Tokyo’s Haneda airport

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:55 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese TV reports a plane has caught fire on the runway of Tokyo’s Haneda airport.Source

Hermoso testifies in sexual assault case after kiss at Women’s World Cup final

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:55 GMT

MADRID (AP) — The Spanish player kissed on the lips by the soccer president at the Women’s World Cup final appeared in court on Tuesday to testify in the sexual assault case against the former official.Jenni Hermoso was at the Madrid court to give her version of the kiss by Luis Rubiales following Spain’s victory over England in the final in Sydney in August.The incident sparked outrage across the soccer world and ignited one of the worst crises in the history of the sport in Spain. It also led to a boycott of the national team by the World Cup-winning players, and to the eventual resignation of Rubiales despite his denial of wrongdoing and his allegation that the kiss was consensual.Hermoso was expected to reiterate in court her allegations that the kiss was unwanted and Rubiales and his staff tried to pressure her and her family to downplay the incident that tarnished Spain’s first Women’s World Cup title.The testimony was expected behind close doors. Spanish media said Herm...

Live updates | Fighting in central and south Gaza after Israel says it’s pulling troops out

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:55 GMT

Israel’s army said several thousand troops would be taken out of Gaza in the coming weeks, though it has not said publicly whether the withdrawal reflects a new phase of the war. But the move is in line with the plans that Israeli leaders have outlined for a low-intensity campaign, expected to last for much of the year, that focuses on remaining Hamas strongholds. Still, fierce fighting was ongoing Tuesday in central and southern Gaza. Most of Gaza’s 2.3 million people have fled to the southern portion of the cramped enclave, with more than 85% of the population driven from their homes.About 1,200 people were killed after Hamas raided southern Israel on Oct. 7, with around 240 people taken hostage. More than 21,900 Palestinians, two-thirds of them women and children, have been killed since the start of the war, according to the Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza, which doesn’t differentiate between civilians and combatants among the dead. Currently: — Israel’s Supreme Court ove...

Jordin Sparks, Seth Meyers, Audra McDonald headline January entertainment in DC

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:55 GMT

Is your New Year’s resolution to get out and about town a little more often?A new year also brings a new month of fun events around the D.C. area. We’re helping you mark your calendar with our January Entertainment Guide:January Entertainment GuideJan. 2-6: “The Snow Maiden” at Synetic TheaterJan. 2-7: “Ragtime” at Signature TheatreJan. 2-7: “The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe” at Adventure TheatreJan. 2-14: “As You Like It” at Shakespeare TheatreJan. 2-14: “Swept Away” at Arena StageJan. 2-14: “Fat Ham” at Studio TheatreJan. 2-21: “Frozen” at The Kennedy CenterJan. 4-14: “How to Be a Korean Woman” at Theater JJan. 5: The Warped Tour Band at The FillmoreJan. 5-6: Ricky Skaggs at The BirchmereJan. 5-6: Aaron Lewis at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town RacesJan. 7: Golden Globes on CBSJan. 7: Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood at Capital One HallJan. 10: Tool at CFG Bank ArenaJ...

Powerful earthquakes leave at least 48 dead, destroy buildings along Japan’s western coast

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:55 GMT

A building falls on the ground following an earthquake in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. A series of major earthquakes started a fire and collapsed buildings on the west coast of Japan’s main island, Honshu. (Kyodo News via AP) A building falls on the ground following an earthquake in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. A series of major earthquakes started a fire and collapsed buildings on the west coast of Japan’s main island, Honshu. (Kyodo News via AP) WAJIMA, Japan (AP) — A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan have left at least 48 people dead and damaged thousands of buildings, vehicles and boats. Officials warned that more quakes could lie ah...

UK minister James Cleverly sorry for ‘joke’ about date rape

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:55 GMT

LONDON — U.K. Home Secretary James Cleverly apologized for making a joke about drugging his wife with the date rape drug rohypnol. Speaking on Sky News in his first round of interviews since the row, the home secretary said he “regrets” the remark, adding: “It was a joke that I made and of course, I regret it. I apologized immediately and that apology is heartfelt.”The Mirror first reported in December that the top interior minister — whose department had just launched an anti-spiking drive — told guests at a Downing Street reception that “a little bit of Rohypnol” in his wife’s drink “every night” was “not really illegal if it’s only a little bit.”Joking about his wife of 24 years, Cleverly said the key to a long marriage was ensuring your spouse was “someone who is always mildly sedated so she can never realize there are better men out there.”Cleverly told Sky’s Kay Burley Monday that he “shouldn’t have said it” and that the joke...

Japan Airlines jet bursts into flames after landing at Tokyo Haneda airport, all passengers evacuated: NHK

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:55 GMT

(CNN) — A Japan Airlines plane burst into flames after landing at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday, national broadcaster NHK reported, adding that all all those on board were safely evacuated.Footage showed the passenger jet moving and then igniting with a large fireball. The plane was then seen at a standstill with people using emergency slides to flee the inferno as firefighters tried to battle the growing flames.According to NHK, there were approximately 400 pasengers and crew on board the plane.CNN is reaching out to officials to confirm more details.Japan Airlines flight 516 took off from New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, according to NHK.Japan Airlines says the plane collided with what appears to be a Japan Coast Guard aircraft upon landing, according to NHK.According to the flight tracking site, FlightAware, the flight was an Airbus A350-900.

Crews battling 3-alarm fire in Cambridge

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:55 GMT

Firefighters were dispatched to a 3-alarm blaze in Cambridge Tuesday morning.Officers responded to a 4-story brick building on Chester Street before 5 a.m. with heavy fire reported.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Boston City Council starts new year with pay hike to $115,000

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:55 GMT

The Boston City Council is kicking off the new year with an $11,500 raise, a bump that will increase each council member’s salary from $103,500 to $115,000.The raises were approved by the City Council in November of last year, but only became effective on Jan. 1, per state ethics laws, which dictate that all pay hikes have to go into effect after the next election for a given position.While that caveat excluded the five councilors who have since left the body, three by choice and two who failed to win re-election, it also granted a more than 11% raise to the five newly elected council members, four of whom have yet to do much beyond being sworn in and selecting the body’s new president on Monday.The 13 councilors’ pay, per last fall’s vote, will continue to rise in 2025 and 2026, when their salaries increase to $120,000 and $125,000 in those respective years.The City Council opted to vote for a tiered increase structure after the body’s initial vote to hike its pay to $125,000 start...