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Francisco Lindor slugs a pair of 2-run homers and Mets end 3-game skid with 8-2 win over Giants 04/24/2024 07:51pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Francisco Lindor hit a pair of two-run homers and the New York Mets avoided a three-game series sweep on Wednesday with an 8-2 win over the San Francisco Giants. Lindor went 4 for 5 with four RBIs and recorded the 16th multi-homer game of his career. “Yesterday it seemed lik Pathward: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot 04/24/2024 05:02pm • SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Pathward Financial, Inc. (CASH) on Wednesday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $65.3 million. The Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based bank said it had earnings of $2.56 per share. The holding company for Meta Bank posted revenue of $255.7 About 1 in 4 US adults 50 and older who aren't yet retired expect to never retire, AARP study finds 04/24/2024 03:34pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — About one-quarter of U.S. adults age 50 and older who are not yet retired say they expect to never retire and 70% are concerned about prices rising faster than their income, an AARP survey finds. About 1 in 4 have no retirement savings, according to research released Wednesday by Airlines will now be required to give automatic cash refunds for canceled and delayed flights 04/24/2024 11:55am • The Biden administration issued final rules Wednesday to require airlines to automatically issue cash refunds for things like delayed flights and to better disclose fees for baggage or canceling a reservation. The Transportation Department said airlines will be required to provide automatic cash ref Logan Webb extends scoreless streak to 19 innings as the Giants send the Mets to 3rd straight loss 04/24/2024 01:06am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Logan Webb pitched eight strong innings and extended his scoreless streak to a career-high 19 as the San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets 5-1 on Tuesday night. Webb (3-1) won his third straight start, striking out four and scattering six hits with a walk. The 27-year-ol Indiana GOP candidates for governor make their pitch to voters at debate in Sen. Braun's absence 04/23/2024 11:02pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Five gubernatorial candidates sought to undermine each other’s records during a final debate Tuesday night ahead of Indiana's May 7 GOP primary, but took few shots at the absent U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, who is considered the front-runner of the crowded field. Braun, who has for Riley Greene homers twice and Mark Canha goes deep to power Tigers past Rays 4-2 04/23/2024 10:10pm • ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Riley Greene went deep twice for his first multi-homer game, Mark Canha added a homer and the Detroit Tigers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 on Tuesday night. The Tigers have won the first two of the three-game set to clinch their fifth unbeaten road series (4-0-1) to start Should You Pay Off Your Car Before Buying a House? 04/23/2024 08:00pm • Buying a home is a significant financial commitment, both for you and the mortgage lender. As a result, the underwriting criteria can be strict. There are many factors that lenders consider, but your credit score and debt-to-income ratio are among the most important. Paying off a car loan can help y Mint Is Shutting Down: Here Are the 5 Best Free Budgeting Apps to Use Instead 04/23/2024 08:00pm • Mint aficionados need not despair because Intuit shuttered the popular free money management app on March 23, 2024. Although users are being routed to the company's other tool, Credit Karma, there are many other personal finance apps that have functions similar to Mint. This may be the perfect time 7 of the Best Charles Schwab Mutual Funds 04/23/2024 08:00pm • Choosing the "best" mutual fund can be subjective and largely depends on an individual investor's goals and risk tolerance. For example, while an equity fund that performed exceptionally over the past decade may appeal to a growth-focused investor, it might not suit someone seeking stable income. To Sweep Accounts: What They Are and How to Open One 04/23/2024 08:00pm • Bank savers are on a roll these days, with many certificates of deposit, money market accounts and high-yield savings accounts offering around 5% returns due to a high-interest-rate environment. The rush for a competitive yield has enveloped the sweep account, which has operated in a quiet, under-th Meal Planning Pro Tips From a Dietitian 04/23/2024 08:00pm • Meal planning is touted as a direct route to eating more healthfully, spending less money and saving some time -- and it certainly can be. But for many us, it's more of an annoying chore than a helpful activity. That's because in addition to being time-consuming, "meal planning" just sounds strict. Auditors say it's hard to tell how Turkey is using EU refugee funds. Some officials aren't helpful 04/23/2024 06:03pm • BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union auditors said on Wednesday that they are unable to establish whether some of the billions of euros the bloc has given to Turkey to help it cope with Syrian refugees is actually having any impact. Under a deal concluded between EU leaders and Turkey in 2016, the bloc Houston-area program to give $500 monthly payments to some residents on hold after Texas lawsuit 04/23/2024 04:07pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered Harris County, which includes Houston, to put on hold a guaranteed income program that would provide $500 monthly cash payments to roughly 2,000 residents. The program has become a target of Republican Texas Attorney General Paxton, w Former MIT researcher who killed Yale graduate student sentenced to 35 years in prison 04/23/2024 03:29pm • NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A former researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was sentenced Tuesday to 35 years in prison for the killing of a Yale University graduate student found shot outside his car on a Connecticut street. Qinxuan Pan, 33, who pleaded guilty to murder in February,