Leopatrizi | E+ | Getty Images As part of President Joe Biden’s historic student loan forgiveness plan, up to 8 million people could get automatic debt relief, according to the White House. Across the board, most people with federal student debt will be eligible for some forgiveness: up to $10,000 if …

A man charges his car at a Tesla super charging station in Arlington, Virginia on August 13, 2021. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. Transportation Department on Tuesday said it approved electric vehicle charging station plans for all 50 states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico covering roughly …

Hometown Deli, Paulsboro, N.J. Mike Calia | CNBC Federal authorities sought to detain one of the men charged in an alleged multiyear fraud scheme involving a neighborhood deli in a small New Jersey town, according to court records. The man – Peter Coker, Sr., 80 – was arrested Monday in …

Loaded container ships at Felixstowe. whitemay | iStock Unreleased | Getty Images The dockworkers at Felixstowe, the largest port in the UK, have started an eight-day strike in protest over their wages and inflation, overlapping with an ongoing strike at Port of Liverpool. Together, the two port strikes threaten imports …

Americans have two options for a new omicron-specific Covid booster shot: Pfizer or Moderna. Which one should you get? The short answer: It mostly depends on what you’re eligible for. Pfizer’s booster is cleared for anyone 12 and older, while Moderna’s booster is for people 18 and older. To get …

Chipotle is testing out an autonomous kitchen assistant, Chippy, which offers a robotic solution for making chips in restaurants. Courtesy: Chipotle Chipotle Mexican Grill is moving one step closer to having a robot make its tortilla chips. The burrito chain said Tuesday that it will test “Chippy,” an autonomous kitchen …

Tesla Model 3 electric vehicles at a Hertz neighborhood location. Hertz Hertz is teaming up with oil giant BP to build a new network of electric vehicle charging stations throughout the United States. The rental car giant — which in the last year has announced deals to purchase a total …

View of pipe systems and shut-off devices at the gas receiving station of the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipeline. Stefan Sauer | picture alliance | Getty Images Investigations are taking place into unexplained leaks affecting both the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, which bring natural gas from Russia …

Onur Dogman | Lightrocket | Getty Images Facebook parent company Meta said it took down two unconnected networks of accounts based in China and Russia for seeking to influence political narratives in the U.S. and Europe. The platform regularly searches for and removes accounts it believes to have violated its …

In the U.S., rent is becoming increasingly unaffordable, especially for those who prefer not to live with roommates. In New York City, for instance, the average cost of a 1-bedroom rental has increased 46.7% year over year. And New York isn’t even the state where renters need to earn the …