Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida has revised his much-maligned proposal to sunset all federal programs in five years, after absorbing weeks of criticism from Democrats and even his own party, by adding an exemption for Medicare and Social Security. Source: CNN
Household debt hit record $16.9 trillion last quarter, as consumers loaded up their credit cards
Americans continued to add to their debt at the end of last year — and grew their credit card balances at record rates, according to data released Thursday by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Source: CNN
Child 'frontover' deaths are on rise as trucks get bigger
Curbed Senior Writer Alissa Walker tells “Nightcap’s” Jon Sarlin why bigger and heavier EV trucks should be a concern for pedestrian safety. For more, watch the full Nightcap episode here. Source: CNN
Journalist says he had a creepy encounter with new tech that left him unable to sleep
New York Times technology columnist Kevin Roose has early access to new features in Microsoft’s search engine Bing that incorporates artificial intelligence. Roose says the new chatbot tried to get him to leave his wife. Source: CNN
Republicans and Democrats are squaring off over the debt limit and paying America's bills. What their decision could cost you, in plain dollars and cents.
If it feels like we’re dedicating a lot of recent What Matters editions to the national debt, we are. Source: CNN
The world's biggest food company says prices will rise further
Nestlé, the world’s largest food group, says the price of staple items will rise further this year, adding to a string of warnings from consumer giants of more pain to come for stretched households. Source: CNN
Hear what's in grand jury report released by Georgia judge
CNN’s Sara Murray breaks down what parts of the Fulton County grand jury report show after it was released by the court. Source: CNN