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DIARY: Waiting to leave Sudan, a hotel became a sanctuary 05/04/2023 02:19am • KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — We were a diverse group of more than a dozen people, hunkered down in a small hotel in central Khartoum — a Sudanese family and the Sudanese hotel staff, a few British and French citizens, a Syrian family and a Lebanese man. In better times, the Lisamin Safari Hotel cater Fed raises key rate but hints it may pause amid bank turmoil 05/04/2023 12:43am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve reinforced its fight against high inflation Wednesday by raising its key interest rate by a quarter-point to the highest level in 16 years. But the Fed also signaled that it may now pause its streak of 10 rate hikes, which have made borrowing for consumers and Today in History: May 4, four killed at Kent State 05/04/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Thursday, May 4, the 124th day of 2023. There are 241 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 4, 1970, Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire during an anti-war protest at Kent State University, killing four students and wounding nine others. On this Germany, Italy clamp down on Italian mob with raids, arrests 05/03/2023 09:09pm • BERLIN (AP) — Police across Europe arrested dozens of people, raided homes and seized millions of euros in assets on Wednesday, in a coordinated crackdown on Italy’s ’ndrangheta organized crime syndicate, one of the world’s most powerful, extensive and wealthy drug-trafficking groups. The Salvado de milagro: carriola con bebé sale rodando cerca de avenida transitada 05/03/2023 08:31pm • Un video de vigilancia que deja el corazón en la garganta se compartió ampliamente en redes sociales después de que mostrara como el viento empujaba un cochecito que se dirigía hacia una concurrida carretera de Hesperia. Afortunadamente, un buen samaritano vino al rescate. El hombre que salv� All-Inclusive Resorts in Hawaii: 7 Hotels With Awesome Amenities 05/03/2023 08:00pm • All-inclusive resorts can be a great thing, since you don't have to hand over your credit card every time you sit down for a meal or want to do an activity. If you've got your sights set on Hawaii for your next vacation, you'll need to look beyond traditional all-inclusive resorts and consider prope How the gender pay gap affects women's retirement 05/03/2023 08:00pm • Historically, women have earned less than men on average, and this pattern impacts their retirement funds. The median 401(k) account for women is 65% lower than the balance for men, according to recent research from T. Rowe Price. The study found that women and men tend to have the same access to Types of roads that can have a big impact on home sales 05/03/2023 08:00pm • The rule is "location, location, location" for a reason. A homebuyer's must-have list often includes a certain number of bedrooms, updated appliances and a garage or backyard. But one detail that's sometimes overlooked is just outside the property lines -- and it's a major deal-breaker for man Shattuck wins PGA Professional as 20 club pros head to PGA 05/03/2023 07:43pm • SANTA ANA PUEBLO, N.M. (AP) — Pennsylvania club pro Braden Shattuck capped off his PGA Professional Championship debut by making a 12-foot par putt on the final hole for a 2-under 70 and a one-shot victory that sends him and 19 others to the PGA Championship in two weeks. Shattuck won by one shot 3 Colorado teens charged with murder in rock-throwing death 05/03/2023 06:10pm • DENVER (AP) — Three teens accused of killing a 20-year-old woman while throwing large rocks at passing cars have been charged with murder and other crimes, prosecutors said Wednesday. Nicholas “Mitch” Karol-Chik, Joseph Koenig and Zachary Kwak, all 18, each face identical charges of first-degr How a Fed increase could affect credit card debt, auto loans 05/03/2023 05:16pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate yet again in its drive to cool inflation, a move that will directly affect most Americans. On Wednesday, the central bank boosted its benchmark rate by a quarter-point to 5.1%. Rates on credit cards, mortgages and auto loans, wh Court: Man took leaf blower so brazenly, it wasn't burglary 05/03/2023 04:49pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man acted so brazenly when he stole a $500 leaf blower from a residence that it wasn’t a burglary, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. In their unanimous decision, the justices found that because Donald Bertram did not use “force, stealth, or deception” to Real or not, reported Kremlin drone attack unsettles Russia 05/03/2023 04:08pm • TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — As Russian officials tell it, two Ukrainian drones flew into the very heart of Moscow under the cover of darkness, reaching the Kremlin before they were shot down at the last minute. A cloud of questions hangs over the claim. Why did the Kremlin announcement come about 12 Woods' caddie moves on to Cantlay beginning at Wells Fargo 05/03/2023 04:06pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tiger Woods won’t be at the Wells Fargo Championship, but his caddie will. Or, rather, his former caddie. Joe LaCava, who has been on the bag for Woods since 2011 and helped him win his fifth Masters in 2019, has accepted a full-time caddying role with Patrick Cantlay, the Police: Serbia school shooter had list of students to target 05/03/2023 03:24pm • BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A 13-year-old who opened fire Wednesday at his school in Serbia's capital drew sketches of classrooms and made a list of children he intended to target in a meticulously planned attack, police said. He killed eight fellow students and a guard before calling the police and b