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How to Have a Cheaper Summer Vacation With Credit Card Rewards 06/12/2024 08:00pm • With summer underway, now is the time to unplug. But with airline and hotel prices ever rising, it can be hard to vacation on a budget. That's where credit card rewards come in. Using points and/or miles to lower the overall cost of your vacation is the driving force behind travel cards' popularity. How Much Money Do You Need to Retire at Age 40? 06/12/2024 08:00pm • For many Americans who have a tough time saving, retiring at age 40 can seem like a pipe dream. But as the old saying goes, if there's a will, there's a way. To save enough money for a comfortable retirement by early middle age, you'll clear some high hurdles and adopt a spendthrift mindset. "Yes, r South Carolina man pleads guilty in federal court to fatally shooting Virginia police officer 06/12/2024 07:46pm • ABINGDON, Va. (AP) — A South Carolina man pleaded guilty to federal charges Wednesday in the shooting death of a police officer in southwest Virginia in 2021. Michael Donivan White, 36, of Cross, South Carolina, had already pleaded guilty to first-degree murder charges in state court. The federa New Jersey's top federal prosecutor testifies for government in Sen. Bob Menendez prosecution 06/12/2024 07:40pm • NEW YORK (AP) — New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor testified Wednesday at Sen. Bob Menendez 's bribery trial that the Democrat sought to discuss the prosecution of a New Jersey real estate developer with him before recommending him to the post after Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election. Thefts of charging cables pose yet another obstacle to appeal of electric vehicles 06/12/2024 07:28pm • DETROIT (AP) — Just before 2 a.m. on a chilly April night in Seattle, a Chevrolet Silverado pickup stopped at an electric vehicle charging station on the edge of a shopping center parking lot. Two men, one with a light strapped to his head, got out. A security camera recorded them pulling out bol Wyndham Clark trying to regain his form as he begins his U.S. Open title defense at Pinehurst No. 2 06/12/2024 06:45pm • PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Wyndham Clark walked off the second tee during his practice round at the U.S. Open on Wednesday, the sun just beginning to rise over Pinehurst No. 2, and slowly went down the rope line signing flag after flag for eager kids. Most called him “Mr. Clark.” A couple simply c 3 deputies shot while responding to northern Illinois home, suspect also wounded, official says 06/12/2024 06:27pm • DIXON, Ill. (AP) — Three sheriff’s deputies were shot Wednesday while responding to a northern Illinois home, and the suspect was also wounded, authorities said. Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle said the deputies were responding to a report that someone inside the home in the Lost Lake commun Jersey Shore cops, pols want to hold parents responsible for kids' rowdy actions after melees 06/12/2024 04:40pm • ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Parents should be held civilly or criminally responsible for the actions of their children that create disturbances or damage in public places, a group of New Jersey police chiefs and Republican lawmakers said Wednesday during a forum held after a second consecutive year Impaired driver who fatally struck 2 Nevada state troopers gets maximum prison sentence 06/12/2024 04:00pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man who was driving while impaired when he fatally struck two state troopers last year on Nevada's busiest freeway has been sentenced to prison. Jemarcus Williams received the maximum sentence Tuesday of 16 to 40 years for two counts of DUI resulting in death, the Las Vegas Revi US inflation cooled in May in a sign that price pressures may be easing 06/12/2024 03:56pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation in the United States eased in May for a second straight month, a hopeful sign that an acceleration of prices that occurred early this year may have passed. The trend, if it holds, could move the Federal Reserve closer to cutting its benchmark interest rate from its 23-y DC police cracking down on illegal mopeds 06/12/2024 03:40pm • There are more and more mopeds weaving their way in and out of traffic on D.C. streets, prompting authorities to get tough on those who operate them unsafely. Mopeds are seen as a faster and cheaper way to make deliveries, but they aren't always operated in the safest manner. The crackdown beg Europe wants affordable electric vehicles from China. But not at the cost of its own auto industry 06/12/2024 12:42pm • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Union moved Wednesday to hike tariffs, or import taxes, on electric vehicles made in China. EVs are the latest flash point in a broader trade dispute over Chinese government subsidies and the Asian nation's burgeoning exports of green technology to the 27-nat Dutch court convicts 3 men of murder in fatal shooting of investigative reporter in 2021 06/12/2024 11:49am • AMSTERDAM (AP) — A Dutch court on Wednesday convicted three men of murder for their roles in the 2021 shooting of investigative reporter Peter R. de Vries, a brazen attack in downtown Amsterdam that sent a shockwave through the Netherlands. His assassination appeared to be linked to a string of ga Edmunds: Best hybrid sedans for under $35,000 06/12/2024 11:23am • More than ever, buying a hybrid vehicle makes a lot of sense. The latest models are just as powerful — in some cases, more powerful — as related gas-only models and have such small price premiums that it’s easy to start saving money while reducing your vehicle-based carbon emissions. But what GM board approves another $6 billion share repurchase as the automaker gains momentum 06/12/2024 09:13am • WASHINGTON (AP) — General Motors has approved another $6 billion share repurchase as the Detroit automaker adds to its 2024 momentum. The Tuesday announcement follows a $10 billion share buyback authorization in November of last year. Shares in the Detroit automaker rose 1.4% to $48.21 Tuesday. GM