Changes in child tax credit would have outsized impact on rural children
The Daily Yonder takes a closer look at a proposed expansion of the child tax credit that would make families with lower incomes eligible.…
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5 states with the most and least reported cases of identity theft
Money.com takes a closer look at the states that ranked the best and worst states for identity…
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UK 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 Reading An 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 Reading Stock 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 Reading Pakistan 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 Reading Court 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 Reading During 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…
Continue Reading With unsold grain piled high, a Polish farmer faces an uncertain future as war in Ukraine grinds on
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press CYWINY WOJSKIE, Poland (AP) — Polish farmer Piotr Korycki says his business has been badly destabilized by…
Continue Reading The first woman to run for president in years in Senegal is inspiring hope
By BABACAR DIONE and JESSICA DONATI Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s only female presidential candidate may have little chance of…
Continue Reading Mississippi ex-deputy gets 40-year sentence as judge decries brutal attack on 2 Black men
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two former Mississippi deputies wept in court Wednesday as a…
Continue Reading Man put to death for 1993 killing of ex-girlfriend, Georgia’s first execution in years
By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press JACKSON, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man convicted of killing his former girlfriend three decades ago has been put to…
Continue Reading GOP state attorneys push back on Biden’s proposed diversity rules for apprenticeship programs
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican attorneys general in two dozen states are pushing back against a proposed…
Continue Reading AI-aided virtual conversations with WWII vets are latest feature at New Orleans museum
By KEVIN McGILL and STEPHEN SMITH Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Olin Pickens sat in his wheelchair facing a life-sized image of himself on a…
Continue Reading Borse Dubai plans to sell part of stake in the Nasdaq in a deal potentially worth some $1.6 billion
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Dubai sovereign wealth fund that’s the single-largest shareholder in the…
Continue Reading New Zealand will ban disposable e-cigarettes in a bid to prevent minors from taking up the habit
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand said Wednesday it will ban disposable e-cigarettes, or vapes, and raise financial penalties for those…
Continue Reading England is limiting gender transitions for youths. US legislators are watching
By JEFF McMILLAN Associated Press Legislators in at least two U.S. states are citing a recent decision by England’s public health service to…
Continue Reading Biden casts the election as prom night for the voters who ‘brung me to the dance’
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden talks to his supporters, he can make the presidential election sound like…
Continue Reading Things to know about the risk of landslides in the US
By BECKY BOHRER and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press OSO, Wash. (AP) — Landslides occur around the world and have helped shape the Earth as we know…
Continue Reading Republicans make last-ditch request for Biden to testify as impeachment inquiry winds down
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The House impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden is all but winding down,…
Continue Reading Several probes target Brazil’s Bolsonaro, but his COVID decisions are catching up to him first
By ELÉONORE HUGHES and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s term wound down in the…
Continue Reading Historic covered bridges are under threat by truck drivers relying on GPS meant for cars
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press LYNDON, Vt. (AP) — One of Vermont’s historic covered bridges has fallen under threat from modern technology.…
Continue Reading A South Korean chemical tanker capsizes off Japan, killing 8 and leaving 2 missing
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A South Korean tanker has capsized off an island in southwestern Japan. Authorities said the…
Continue Reading Election misinformation is a problem in any language. But some gets more attention than others
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Warnings about deepfakes and disinformation fueled by artificial intelligence. Concerns about…
Continue Reading No explosives found at Seoul stadium in police search following bomb threat against Ohtani
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police said they’ve found no explosives at Seoul’s Gocheok Sky Dome…
Continue Reading Federal Reserve still foresees 3 interest rate cuts this year despite bump in inflation
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials signaled Wednesday that they still expect to cut their key…
Continue Reading Australia gets its most senior Chinese leadership visit since 2017 as relations thaw further
By KEIRAN SMITH Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Australia has received its most senior Chinese leadership visit in nearly seven years with stability…
Continue Reading In Ohio’s GOP congressional primaries, Taylor wins 2nd Congressional District, Rulli wins 6th
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Businessman Dave Taylor has defeated 10 of his fellow Republicans…
Continue Reading Trump suggests he’d support a national ban on abortions around 15 weeks of pregnancy
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that he’d support a national ban on abortions around 15…
Continue Reading Doing business in China is growing tougher, more uncertain, European business group says
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A report by a European business group says that uncertainty and “draconian…
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