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20 Companies That Offer Unlimited Vacation Days 05/09/2024 08:00pm • An unlimited vacation policy sounds like a dream. You can hit the slopes or jet to the beach whenever you like and not feel limited to a fixed amount of time off each year. This unstructured freedom is relatively rare, though. According to a 2023 employee benefits survey by the Society for Human Res California to tap generative AI tools to increase services access, reduce traffic jams 05/09/2024 07:22pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� California could soon deploy generative artificial intelligence tools to help reduce traffic jams, make roads safer and provide tax guidance, among other things, under new agreements announced Thursday as part of Gov. Gavin Newsom���s efforts to harness the power of new t Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signs online data privacy bills 05/09/2024 03:29pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) ��� Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed two measures into law on Thursday that are aimed at better protecting personal data online from Big Tech, including a bill making Maryland the second state to try to create strong limits on information collected on children. The measure, know Judge won't reconvene jury after disputed verdict in New Hampshire youth center abuse case 05/09/2024 12:35pm • CONCORD, N.H. (AP) ��� The judge who oversaw a landmark trial over abuse at New Hampshire���s youth detention center won���t reconvene the jury but says he will consider other options to address the disputed $38 million verdict. David Meehan, who alleged he was repeatedly raped, beaten and held in s Houston mayor says police chief is out amid probe into thousands of dropped cases 05/08/2024 08:00pm • HOUSTON (AP) ��� Houston���s mayor has replaced the city���s police chief, saying Wednesday it was the best thing for a law enforcement agency that���s still under intense scrutiny over why hundreds of thousands of cases were never investigated, including more than 4,000 sexual assault allegations. Should You Buy Solana? 3 Pros, 3 Cons 05/08/2024 08:00pm • Cryptocurrency Solana (SOL) has been a top performer in the past year, rising through the ranks of altcoins to become the fourth most valuable cryptocurrency in the world. Solana is now valued at about $64 billion, and its growing community of investors are excited about how Solana's technology comp How I Budget to Live in the Most Expensive City in the U.S. 05/08/2024 08:00pm • San Diego is famous for its sunny weather, pristine coastline, career opportunities and laid-back lifestyle. Residents agree that "America's Finest City" is one of the best places to live in California, but it's not particularly affordable. San Diego ranked No. 1 as the most expensive city in the na Georgia lawmakers vowed to restrain tax breaks. But the governor's veto saved a data-center break 05/08/2024 03:50pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Georgia lawmakers vowed they were going to rein in tax breaks for businesses this year. Their efforts came to nothing. Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday vetoed a two-year pause in a sales tax exemption the state gives for building and equipping computer data centers, after an intensive lob Nemo, among the favorites at Eurovision, is finding acceptance onstage and off 05/08/2024 02:15pm • LONDON (AP) ��� No matter whether Nemo wins the Eurovision Song Contest this weekend ��� which would make them the first nonbinary contestant to take home the crystal microphone ��� the singer is already a success. Representing Switzerland with a track called ���The Code,��� Nemo says there is now m Dogs entering US must be 6 months old and microchipped to prevent spread of rabies, new rules say 05/08/2024 02:09pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� All dogs coming into the U.S. from other countries must be at least 6 months old and microchipped to help prevent the spread of rabies, according to new government rules published Wednesday. The new rules require vaccination for dogs that have been in countries where rabies is comm Q&A: Maryland Democratic Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks 05/08/2024 04:26am • (Courtesy Angela Alsobrooks for Senate) Angela Alsobrooks is in her second term as Prince George's County executive. She's running for the Democratic nomination for Senate. Read the full story: Trone and Alsobrooks on issues facing Maryland and the Senate�� Listen to the full interview. Th USA Badminton leader's 5-year ban upheld for interfering in reporting of sex-abuse case 05/07/2024 09:25pm • DENVER (AP) ��� An arbitrator upheld the five-year suspension of USA Badminton's CEO for interfering in the reporting of misconduct in a long-running case about a coach accused of sexually abusing a teenager nearly a decade before the episode was reported. The Associated Press obtained a letter sent TikTok sues US to block law that could ban the social media platform 05/07/2024 07:29pm • TikTok and its Chinese parent company filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a new American law that would ban the popular video-sharing app in the U.S. unless it's sold to an approved buyer, saying it unfairly singles out the platform and is an unprecedented attack on free speech. In its lawsuit, Byt Judge asked to question jurors who awarded $38 million in New Hampshire youth center abuse case 05/07/2024 07:06pm • CONCORD, N.H. (AP) ��� Attorneys for a man who prevailed in a landmark lawsuit over abuse at New Hampshire's youth detention center asked a judge Tuesday to reconvene and question jurors, some of whom have expressed dismay that the $38 million award could be slashed by nearly 99%. A jury on Friday a Team Penske suspends senior leadership. What to know about the scandal that has rocked IndyCar 05/07/2024 06:36pm • Roger Penske took a tough stance this week by suspending two senior leaders and two engineers ahead of the Indianapolis 500 as punishment for a cheating scandal that has engulfed his IndyCar team. The issue centers on Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden's illegal use of his car's push-to-pass s