(Akiit.com) At least 2.2 million delinquent student loan borrowers have seen their credit scores drop by 100 points or more since loan servicers resumed reporting to credit bureaus in the first quarter of this year. The end of pandemic relief measures will further reduce affordable credit options for federal student ...

(Akiit.com) When the State Department issued its annual country reports on human rights last month, the report on the People’s Republic of China, which covers calendar year 2024, started with this statement: “Genocide and crimes against humanity occurred during the year in China against predominantly Muslim Uyghurs and members of ...

(Akiit.com) The first of September was a bright morning on the National Mall. We went to pay respects to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. On the top floor, we were greeted by Chuck Berry’s sleek red convertible. Nearby, Odetta sang “Oh, Freedom” at the March on ...

(Akiit.com) Over the years, our government has expanded dramatically, all with the objective of improving our lives. Yet, with all of this, confidence that Americans express in our country and its major institutions has plummeted. Of 18 of the nation’s major institutions, per a recent Gallup survey, there are only ...

(Akiit.com) “You know,” the late William F. Buckley Jr. once mused, “I’ve spent my life separating the right from the kooks.” The conservative commentator was famously pugilistic, an ideological brawler, in fact, unrelentingly caustic, if eruditely so, about what he regarded as the deeply misguided policy prescriptions of liberal Democrats. ...

(Akiit.com) Some parents abuse their kids. Child welfare workers are supposed to stop that to protect the kids. But bad things often happen while they watch. “Children have a right to safety,” says Tim Keller. “If home is a danger, we as a society have to step in and protect ...

(Akiit.com) You probably don’t think much about emergency buttons or alarms unless you’ve seen them in a hospital or maybe in your grandparents’ house. But what if something as small as a little device could be the reason someone’s still alive today? It sounds dramatic, but it’s actually true. Emergency ...

(Akiit.com) There was a time when dentures were the go-to solution for missing teeth. If you had lost several or all of your natural teeth, you’d be looking at a set of removable dentures, like it or not. But things have changed. A growing number of adults are no longer ...

(Akiit.com) Imagine your body trying to send you warning signals, not with alarms or sirens, but with small changes you might not even notice at first. These little things—like an odd pain, strange vision, or sudden tiredness—can actually mean a lot. The body doesn’t randomly act up. When something feels ...

(Akiit.com) For years, I have been saying “It is through our struggles that we gain our victories”, but I am beginning to wonder where the struggles end for women. The same is true for Black women, but I am on women in general today! A short time back, people pretended ...