Retailers Report Modest Gains For April

A new study explores the implications of allowing students to access Pell grants behind bars

A forthcoming paper from Federal Reserve economists finds that rising student debt accounts for 20% of the drop in homeownership among young adults

By this estimate, the late index-fund legend may have saved ordinary Americans more money than any man in history.

The Latest on this week's Kenya hotel attack (all times local): 7:15 p.m. Kenyan officials say they have arrested six people suspected of involvement in Tuesday's extremist attack in Nairobi, bringing the total number of detainees to 12. Muthui Mwongera, the police chief in Kitui east of Nairobi, said Saturday that one of four people arrested in the area is a Somali with a British passport. Police say they have also arrested the wife and father of Mahir Khalid Riziki, who was identified as the suicide bomber in the attack by Islamic militants.

Thousands of yellow vest protesters rallied Saturday in several French cities for a 10th consecutive weekend, despite a national debate launched this week by President Emmanuel Macron aimed at assuaging their anger. In Paris, protesters started their march at the Invalides monument in Paris, home to Napoleon's tomb, to remember the 10 people killed in protest-related traffic accidents and the hundreds injured since the movement for economic justice kicked off Nov.

U. S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday there has been progress toward a trade deal with China, but denied that he was considering lifting tariffs on Chinese imports.