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How to Treat Seasonal Allergies 05/12/2024 08:00pm • For millions of allergy sufferers, spring and summer mean sneezing, runny noses and itchy eyes. Plumes of pollen from trees, grasses and plants (such as ragweed) get released into the air and trigger seasonal allergies -- also referred to as hay fever and allergic rhinitis -- for nearly 1 in 4 Ameri 5 Great Fixed-Income Funds to Buy Now 05/12/2024 08:00pm • Fixed-income investing can be perplexing, even to seasoned equity investors. Unlike stocks that trade on centralized exchanges, bonds typically trade over the counter. While purchasing U.S. Treasurys might be straightforward through platforms like TreasuryDirect.gov, navigating the corporate bond ma Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Diabetes 05/12/2024 08:00pm • According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 38 million Americans (more than 11% of the population) have diabetes, and new cases are being diagnosed every day. If you've recently been diagnosed with diabetes, here are some suggested questions to ask your doctor to help you take These 3 Fund Families Control 74% of the Market 05/12/2024 08:00pm • The larger American corporations grow and the more the U.S. government and its budget expands, the more conspiracy theories arise that a handful of the most powerful people and influential entities are running the economy and the country as a whole. It's easy to dismiss these concerns as crackpot th 7 High-Return, Low-Risk Investments for Retirees 05/12/2024 08:00pm • American retirees are gingerly making their way through their golden years, treading forward as all sorts of economic minefields surround them. They're showing understandable angst over budget-draining issues like high inflation, soaring consumer prices, fears of Social Security collapsing and a sys Preventing Dementia and Alzheimer's: 8 Habits to Reduce Your Risk 05/12/2024 08:00pm • More than 6 million Americans live with Alzheimer's disease -- and even more are impacted. Alzheimer's, a progressive, degenerative disorder that attacks the brain's nerve cells, is an irreversible condition that takes a toll on patients, caregivers, health care providers and loved ones. It is a lea The 15 Best Baseball Stadium Trips 05/12/2024 08:00pm • Baseball is a classic American pastime. There's nothing like the roar of the crowd after a crack of the bat when a player sends a ball over the outfield fence. Whether you're hoping to visit every ballpark in Major League Baseball, following your home team on the road or just looking to enjoy an aft 7 Top-Performing Equal-Weight ETFs to Buy 05/12/2024 08:00pm • Investors researching index exchange-traded funds (ETFs) will find that most of them are capitalization-weighted, or cap-weighted for short. There are solid reasons why indexes and index fund managers are biased toward cap-weightings, but equal-weight ETFs can be very compelling. Equal-weight ETFs p Catalan separatists lose majority as Spain's pro-union Socialists win regional elections 05/12/2024 07:07pm • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Six years after plunging Spain into its worst political crisis in decades, Catalonia's separatist parties are in danger of losing their hold on power in the northeastern region after the pro-union Socialist Party scored a historic result in Sunday's election. The four pro-i Flash floods in northern Afghanistan sweep away livelihoods, leaving hundreds dead and missing 05/12/2024 06:30pm • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Shopkeeper Nazer Mohammad ran home as soon as he heard about flash floods crashing into the outskirts of a provincial capital in northern Afghanistan. By the time he got there, there was nothing left, including his family of five. "Everything happened just all of a sudden. I came Fairfax Co. proposes smaller raises for teachers because of budget shortfall 05/12/2024 06:21pm • Fairfax County teachers and other school employees may be getting smaller raises next year because of a $102.5 million budget shortfall. At a school board meeting on Thursday, Superintendent Michelle Reid said the county’s board of supervisors didn’t provide as much funding as it historically De Ketelaere's brace boosts Atalanta's Champions League chances with 2-1 win against rival Roma 05/12/2024 06:12pm • MILAN (AP) — Charles De Ketelaere netted twice to help Atalanta boost its chances of returning to the Champions League with a 2-1 win over direct rival Roma on Sunday. De Ketelaere scored the two goals within as many minutes in the first half but Lorenzo Pellegrini set up a tense final quarter of Apple Store employees in Maryland vote to authorize a first strike over working conditions 05/12/2024 06:02pm • TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Workers at the first Apple Store to unionize have now also authorized a first strike against the tech giant’s retail operations. Apple Store workers in Towson, Maryland, voted late Saturday to authorize a strike, according to a statement from the International Association of Sports on TV for Monday, May 13 05/12/2024 03:45pm • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, May 13 COLLEGE BASEBALL 9 p.m. PAC-12N — Stanford at California IIHF HOCKEY (MEN’S) 10 a.m. NHLN — World Championship Group Stage: U.S. vs. Slovakia, Group B, Ostrava, Czech Republic 2 p.m. NHLN — World Championship Grou US special operations leaders are having to do more with less and learning from the war in Ukraine 05/12/2024 01:56pm • FORT LIBERTY, N.C. (AP) — Forced to do more with less and learning from the war in Ukraine, U.S. special operations commanders are juggling how to add more high-tech experts to their teams while still cutting their overall forces by about 5,000 troops over the next five years. The conflicting pres