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Kaiser Permanente worker contract expires, employees could begin strike

Business

Auto worker strike expands against Ford, General Motors

Two North Texas automobile plants have already been added to a growing list of plants where strikes are underway.
National

Political science professor speaks on U.S. bill that averted government shutdown

Professor Kimi King with the University of North Texas joined WFAA Daybreak explain the stopgap bill that postponed the potential government shutdown.
Money

Student loan payments resuming after pause during pandemic

Millions of Americans must start repaying their federal student loans again in October, with monthly payments averaging hundreds of dollars.
National

Medicare drug price negotiations are allowed, judge rules

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed a lawsuit in July saying the negotiations by Medicare were unconstitutional.
Nation World

No jackpot winner but 7 new millionaires as Powerball prize hits $1 billion

The last time someone hit the Powerball jackpot was back in July, when one very lucky lottery player won $1.08 billion.
Nation World

Borrowers are reassessing their budgets as student loan payments resume after pandemic pause

Millions of Americans must start repaying their federal student loans again in October, with monthly payments averaging hundreds of dollars.
Nation World

After taxes, here's how much a Powerball winner would actually take home

If you win the Powerball and take the lump sum payment, right away, nearly a quarter of it is withheld for federal taxes. And you're not off the hook yet.
Money

How to prepare and budget for gift-giving season

Derrick Kinney joins WFAA to help you stay on budget and develop a gift-giving strategy.
Nation World

Iconic toy brand that went bankrupt planning new brick-and-mortar stores

The expansion is a return to form for the once ubiquitous brand, which has fallen out of favor in recent years after a 2017 bankruptcy shuttered most stores.
Nation World

After years of payments, 804,000 borrowers are having their student loans forgiven

Student loan payments are due again for most borrowers soon, but some people who have been paying for years are having their loans forgiven.
Politics

McCarthy's last-ditched effort to avoid government shutdown collapses as Republicans defect

The bill’s complete failure a day before Saturday’s deadline to fund the government leaves few options to prevent a shutdown.