The I.R.S. says that if the loan is used for home improvements, you can still claim the deduction. But if you’re paying off credit card debt, you can’t.
Two Egyptian women have started chipping the wall of impunity that Egyptian men — even human rights activists — hide behind when they abuse women.
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The Austin interim police chief warned residents not to touch any unexpected or suspicious packages. “Call 911,” he said.
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The company said Harvey Schwartz would retire, clearing the way for David Solomon, his fellow president and co-chief operating officer, to take the top job.
An investigation found that the celebrated conductor had engaged in “sexually abusive and harassing conduct” both before and during his time at the Met.
A former member of Hitler’s Waffen SS, he was among the last Germans to face war-crime charges arising from the Holocaust.
Democrats on Monday begged President Trump to press the extradition of 13 Russians indicted on a charge of interfering in the 2016 election after Putin blamed “Jews.”
An adult film star who says she had an affair with President Trump will return $130,000 she got from Mr. Trump’s personal lawyer if doing so means she can speak freely, her lawyer said in a letter.
The crash revived calls for helicopter tours to be restricted over Manhattan and raised questions about the safety of amateurs being allowed on so-called photo flights.
On Sunday Fox aired “O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession,” a special built around a “hypothetical” explanation of the murders of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman.
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Counterterrorism investigators are looking into anonymous letters that said points would be awarded for acts like pulling off a woman’s scarf and bombing a mosque.
The quick, quiet rise of Martin Selmayr, a German lawyer, to become secretary general of the European Commission has raised eyebrows — and hackles.