How (and why) to treat your side gigs like businesses
By ROSALIE MURPHY of NerdWallet People who make money on the side usually declare self-employment income. They’re running businesses, even if…
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Sports leagues promise the White House they will provide more opportunities for people to exercise
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a dozen sports leagues and players associations have promised the White House…
Continue ReadingShips from US, Australia and Japan conduct joint drills in South China Sea in defiance of Beijing
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Warships from the U.S., Australia and Japan have held joint drills in the South China…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Feb. 8: Supreme Court, Middle East, Missing Marines, Climate, Royal family
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden has declined the traditional pre-Super Bowl interview for the second year in a row.…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Feb. 8: Supreme Court, Middle East, Missing Marines, Climate, Royal family
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden has declined the traditional pre-Super Bowl interview for the second year in a row. Some…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s new central bank chief assures that work to combat inflation will press on
By AYSE WIETING Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s new central bank chief says the work to tame inflation — namely through…
Continue ReadingStrikes kill 13 in Gaza as Biden describes Israel’s military response as ‘over the top’
By NAJIB JOBAIN, WAFAA SHURAFA and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes killed at least 13 people in Rafah…
Continue ReadingGermany’s Scholz heads to Washington, seeking a clear signal to Putin on aid for Ukraine
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has pushed for further U.S. and European aid for Ukraine as he set off…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft’s Nadella woos Indian developers to the company’s AI tools
By SIBI ARASU and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has urged more than a thousand Indian…
Continue ReadingOyez, oyez, oyez: A listener’s guide to Supreme Court arguments over Trump and the ballot
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court hears arguments Thursday over whether former President Donald Trump can be…
Continue ReadingThe game. The ads. The music. The puppies. Here’s why millions are excited for Super Bowl Sunday
Even if it’s not the game itself, millions of Americans will find something to be excited about when it comes to Super Bowl Sunday — and that’s…
Continue ReadingEuropean monitors says Azerbaijan’s election took place in a restrictive environment
By AIDA SULTANOVA Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe says Azerbaijan’s…
Continue ReadingAnthony Fauci will reflect on his long government career in ‘On Call,’ to be published in June
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci has a memoir coming out in June, a look back at his long career as an…
Continue ReadingCouple accused of abandoning nearly 200 bodies spent cremation money on vehicles, $1,500 dinner
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — An FBI agent has testified that two Colorado funeral home owners accused of abandoning nearly 200…
Continue ReadingJapan automaker Nissan’s profit stumbles on China sales decline
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nissan has reported its profit sank in October-December to about half of what it earned in the…
Continue ReadingRussian election officials reject antiwar politician’s bid to oppose Putin in next month’s vote
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Antiwar politician Boris Nadezhdin was rejected Thursday as a candidate in next…
Continue ReadingBiden chooses longtime aide who runs his Oval Office to be a deputy White House chief of staff
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has chosen a longtime aide and close adviser to be a White House…
Continue ReadingJapan’s SoftBank Group marks a return to profit as it cuts Vision Fund losses
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank Group has returned to profitability after four straight…
Continue ReadingChina names a new stock regulator and reports new developer financing in a bid to soothe markets
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares have risen in China after Beijing ousted its top stock market regulator and announced…
Continue ReadingScientists discover an alarming change in Antarctica’s past that could spell devastating future sea level rise
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Evidence from a 2,000-foot-long ice core reveals that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet shrank suddenly and…
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