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Even in the age of Google Earth, people still buy globes. Here's why they remain so alluring 04/07/2024 05:57am • LONDON (AP) — Find a globe in your local library or classroom and try this: Close the eyes, spin it and drop a finger randomly on its curved, glossy surface. You’re likely to pinpoint a spot in the water, which covers 71% of the planet. Maybe you’ll alight on a place you’ve never heard of â Beneath the calm, Hong Kong's new security law drives deeper, quieter changes 04/05/2024 10:01pm • HONG KONG (AP) — On the surface, life in Hong Kong after a broad new national security law recently took effect appears unchanged. A 2020 security law drew thousands of protesters to the streets when it was enacted. Now, that’s seen as too risky. This time, no arrests made headlines. There were Stock market today: Wall Street gains ground following surprisingly strong US jobs report 04/05/2024 05:08pm • Stocks ended solidly higher and bond yields rose Friday as Wall Street welcomed a surprisingly strong U.S. jobs report. The S&P 500 rose 1.1%, making up most of the loss from the previous day and moving closer to its record high set last week. The benchmark index still posted its first weekly l Newmont, Shockwave Medical rise; John Bean falls, Friday, 4/4/2024 04/05/2024 04:18pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Friday: Shockwave Medical Inc., up $6.35 to $326.34. Johnson & Johnson is buying the medical device company in a deal worth about $13.1 billion. Norfolk Southern Corp., up $1.52 to $250.03. The railroad gave investo MASTERS '24: A hole-by-hole look at Augusta National 04/05/2024 12:09pm • AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A hole-by-hole look at Augusta National, site of the 88th Masters that starts Thursday. Included are famous shots at each hole, and the 2023 average score and its ranking: No. 1, 445 yards, par 4 (Tea Olive): This slight dogleg right plays uphill and has a deep bunker requiring Apple lays off more than 600 workers in California in its first major round of post-pandemic cuts 04/05/2024 06:45am • Apple is laying off more than 600 workers in California, marking the company's first big wave of post-pandemic job cuts amid a broader wave of tech industry consolidation. The iPhone maker notified 614 workers in multiple offices on March 28 that they were losing their jobs, with the layoffs becomi South Korea election issues: Green onions, striking doctors, an alleged sexist jab at a candidate 04/05/2024 12:13am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Soaring prices for green onions and apples. Striking doctors. A politician's allegedly sexist jab at a female candidate. These are among the issues animating voters in South Korea this year. As South Koreans prepare to vote for a new 300-member parliament next week, many Beloved giraffe of South Dakota zoo euthanized after foot injury 04/04/2024 10:56pm • SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A beloved giraffe at a zoo in South Dakota has died. On Thursday, the Great Plains Zoo and Butterfly House & Aquarium in Sioux Falls announced the death of Chioke, an 18-year-old reticulated giraffe. He died March 28. “Following a severe fracture in his front left fo Fierce earthquake rattles Taiwan, killing 9 and injuring more than 1,000 04/03/2024 08:34pm • HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century rocked Taiwan Wednesday morning, killing nine people, stranding dozens at quarries and a national park, and sending some residents scrambling out the windows of damaged buildings. The quake, which injured more than 1,000, struck Movie Review: In ‘Girls State,’ Missouri teens start a mock government 04/03/2024 02:11pm • What would an all-female government look like in the U.S.? Or even a majority female government? It’s something that remains a fantasy. But for the ambitious high school students in the Girls State program, given the spotlight in a new documentary arriving on Apple TV+ Friday, it’s something the As Roe v. Wade fell, teenage girls formed a mock government in 'Girls State' 04/03/2024 02:08pm • NEW YORK (AP) — In the summer of 2022, days before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, some 500 high school girls gathered in Missouri for a weeklong mock government camp in which they elected their own governor and seated an all-female Supreme Court that would rule on their own bodies. Not Luxury SUV face-off: Edmunds compares the Genesis GV80 and Lexus RX 04/03/2024 07:23am • Genesis, the spinoff luxury automaker from Hyundai, launched its GV80 midsize SUV in 2021. Noting its high-quality interior, supple ride over bumps, and generous complement of standard tech features, Edmunds immediately ranked it as one of the top models in its class. But how does the Genesis stack 7 Best ETFs to Buy Now 04/02/2024 08:00pm • The S&P 500 soared by about 10% in the first quarter of 2024, posting gains in each of the first three months of the year to fuel tremendous investor confidence. But as the old saying goes, it's a market of individual stocks, not one homogenous "stock market" that moves in lockstep. That fact ha The Top Real Estate Companies in Georgia 04/02/2024 08:00pm • Known for its Southern hospitality and warm climate, Georgia is a great place to call home. The average home value in Georgia is $321,821, according to Zillow, with Atlanta's median home price averaging $390,373. That's an increase of 4.1% and 1.2% from a year ago respectively. Low home inventory an College will cost up to $95,000 this fall. Schools say it's OK, financial aid can numb sticker shock 04/02/2024 04:09pm • MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — As more than 2 million graduating high school students from across the United States finalize their decisions on what college to attend this fall, many are facing jaw-dropping costs — in some cases, as much as $95,000. A number of private colleges — some considered elite