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Elections are not wasted on the young in EU. Some nations allow 16-year-olds to decide in June polls 05/30/2024 10:38pm • BRUSSELS (AP) — Youth leader RareÈ™ Voicu remembers like it was yesterday when he went to the polls five years ago for the European Union elections in his Romanian hometown of Brăila. The problem was that he was 16 years old at the time and not eligible to cast a ballot. Once his family went int Caitlin Clark scores 20 points, but Jewell Loyd gets 22 to lead Storm over Fever 103-88 05/30/2024 10:26pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark scored 20 points and had nine assists while playing nearly the entire game, but the Indiana Fever continued to struggle on Thursday night in a 103-88 loss to the Seattle Storm. Jewell Loyd had 22 points and Skylar Diggins-Smith added 18 points and nine assists as Oh, Nelly! Korda makes a 10 on one hole and posts an 80 in U.S. Women's Open 05/30/2024 10:07pm • LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Nelly Korda was not even three holes into the U.S. Women's Open when she dropped to a crouch and bowed her head in disbelief after her third straight shot — all of them from inside 70 feet away — tumbled into a stream. She walked off the par-3 12th hole at Lancaster Count In South Africa, first-time voters want their choice to count and keep their dreams alive 05/30/2024 08:36pm • NKANDLA, South Africa (AP) — Months ahead of South Africa’s election, 20-year-old Amahle Ncane and her friends decided to turn peer pressure on its head and made their own special pact: Unlike their parents' lost dreams after the high hopes of the first democratic elections in 1994, they are goi Trump could still vote for himself after New York conviction if he's not in prison on Election Day 05/30/2024 08:31pm • DENVER (AP) — Donald Trump may be convicted of a felony and reside in Florida, a state notorious for restricting the voting rights of people with felony convictions. But he can still vote as long as he stays out of prison in New York state. That’s because Florida defers to other states’ disenf Chytil back in lineup for Rangers in Game 5, Panthers make no changes 05/30/2024 08:30pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Forward Filip Chytil returned to New York's lineup for Game 5 of the Rangers' Eastern Conference final against the Florida Panthers on Thursday night, replacing Blake Wheeler. Chytil, who missed most of the season with what is believed to have been a concussion, played in the first A violent, polarized Mexico goes to the polls to choose between 2 women presidential candidates 05/30/2024 08:27pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico goes into Sunday’s election deeply divided: friends and relatives no longer talk politics for fear of worsening unbridgeable divides, while drug cartels have split the country into a patchwork quilt of warring fiefdoms. The atmosphere is literally heating up, amid a wav 'I am so honored': Fairfax Co. Fire and Rescue appoints its first Black female battalion chief 05/30/2024 08:20pm • A firefighter has made history at the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue with her recent appointment as battalion chief. “I am so honored to be the first Black female battalion chief," said Battalion Chief Felicia Barnes. Barnes, a Fairfax County native and Mount Vernon High School graduate, sai Donald Trump is convicted of a felony. Here's how that affects the 2024 presidential race 05/30/2024 08:03pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Having been convicted of 34 felonies, Donald Trump cannot own a gun, hold public office or even vote in many states. But in 158 days, voters across America will decide whether he will return to the White House to serve another four years as the nation's president. Trump's convicti 19 Part-Time Retirement Jobs That Pay Well 05/30/2024 08:00pm • Taking on a part-time retirement job doesn't have to mean low pay and uninteresting work. Many older workers perform important and essential jobs while maintaining a flexible schedule. With proper qualifications, you could shift to a well-paying part-time role. Here are some part-time jobs for retir What Can Small Town America Offer Homebuyers? 05/30/2024 08:00pm • Do you dream of buying a home in one of those little towns from the Hallmark movies? Trading the chaos of urban living for something calmer, timeless and, most importantly, less expensive? If you do, you're not alone. According to U.S. Department of Agriculture data, the population of small-town Ame Why Are Younger People Getting Cancer? 05/30/2024 08:00pm • At age 20, while studying sports management and marketing in college, Sean Kukoleck's life was disrupted by cancer. He suffered his first-ever seizure, leading to the discovery of a large mass on the back of his brain. The oncologists at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center ran a number of 7 of the Best Ways to Invest $5,000 05/30/2024 08:00pm • When you keep a significant amount of cash in a checking account, you might think it's safe, but in reality, your money could be slowly losing value. This isn't about the risk of theft or volatility; it's about the silent thief known as inflation. Essentially, even though the dollar amount in your a 7 Best Oil and Gas Stocks to Buy in 2024 05/30/2024 08:00pm • Two of the top six stocks by percentage weight in Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (ticker: BRK.A, BRK.B) holding company are in the oil and gas industry. Berkshire had 5.9% of its investment portfolio in Chevron Corp. (CVX) and 4.9% in Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY), according to a regula Harris addresses US Air Force Academy graduates near 80th D-Day anniversary 05/30/2024 07:43pm • COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris spoke Thursday to a sea of white-capped graduates of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado, looking back at U.S. airpower during D-Day and then forward to this generation's edge on technological innovation, such as artificial intelligenc