Edmunds: Best used spring break adventure vehicles for less than $30K
By DAN FRIO Edmunds Looking for a car to inspire adventure on the open road for spring break and beyond? Edmunds has gathered a few picks that can…
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Surviving costs, other drama for a multigenerational family trip
By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet When discussing a multigenerational family trip, have a plan to avoid arguments around topics like when to travel,…
Continue ReadingVietnamese President Vo Van Thuong resigns amid anti-corruption campaign
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The Communist Party says Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong has resigned after a little…
Continue ReadingFrench regulators fine Google $272 million in dispute with news publishers
PARIS (AP) — France’s competition watchdog has hit Google with another big fine tied to a long-running dispute over payments to French publishers…
Continue ReadingIRS chief zeroes in on wealthy tax cheats in AP interview
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel says in a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press the…
Continue ReadingA wooden boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslim refugees capsizes off Indonesia’s coast
By YAYAN ZAMZAMI and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — A wooden boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslims capsized off…
Continue ReadingBiden touts Arizona as America’s ‘future’ as government invests $8.5 billion in chipmaker Intel
By SEUNG MIN KIM and JOSH BOAK Associated Press CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday celebrated an agreement to provide Intel…
Continue ReadingDid UK hospital staff try to snoop on Kate’s medical records? A privacy watchdog is investigating
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British privacy watchdog said Wednesday it was investigating a report that staff at a private…
Continue ReadingThe EU’s new import deal would support Ukraine while protecting the bloc’s farmers
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers have agreed to renew Ukraine’s import rates, which have been in…
Continue ReadingMega Millions jackpot reaches $977 million after no one wins Tuesday’s drawing
By The Associated Press The Mega Millions jackpot has reached $977 million for Friday night’s drawing after no tickets matched all six numbers…
Continue ReadingNo bidders in court-ordered auction of house where Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi was detained for years
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — No bidders appeared at a court-ordered auction of the family home of Myanmar’s imprisoned former…
Continue ReadingAfghanistan’s school year starts without more than 1 million girls barred from education by Taliban
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The school year in Afghanistan has started but without girls whom the Taliban barred from…
Continue ReadingA bus crashes into a tunnel wall in northern China, killing 14 people
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say the death toll has risen to 14 in the crash of a bus into a tunnel wall on an expressway in northern China.…
Continue ReadingBruce Springsteen returns to the stage in Phoenix after health issues postponed his 2023 world tour
By ROSS D. FRANKLIN Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band returned to the stage Tuesday evening at the Footprint…
Continue ReadingUK inflation falls by more than expected in February, triggering talk of lower interest rates
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Price rises in the U.K. eased more than anticipated in February, raising expectations that the Bank of…
Continue ReadingAn explosion in a coal mine in southwest Pakistan kills 12 miners while 8 are rescued
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say twelve miners have been killed in a explosion inside a coal mine in southwest Pakistan. Authorities rescued…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares rise after Wall Street rallies to records
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian benchmarks were mostly higher on Thursday after U.S. stocks rallied to records following the…
Continue ReadingPakistan and IMF reach preliminary deal to release $1.1 billion from bailout fund, IMF says
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund have reached a preliminary agreement for the release…
Continue ReadingCourt action on Texas’ migrant arrest law leads to confusion at the US-Mexico border
By VALERIE GONZALEZ and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A dizzying volley of courtroom maneuvers over a Texas law that…
Continue ReadingDuring the Israel-Hamas war, Jews will soon celebrate Purim — one of their most joyous holidays
By DAVID CRARY Associated Press Purim is widely depicted as the most thoroughly joyful of Jewish holidays — highlighted by celebrations that…
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