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O.J. Simpson, legendary football player and actor brought down by his murder trial, dies at 76 04/11/2024 08:22pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson, the football star and Hollywood actor acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend in a trial that mesmerized the public and exposed divisions on race and policing in America, has died. He was 76. The family announced on Simpson's official X accou House Speaker Mike Johnson negotiating with White House to advance Ukraine aid 04/11/2024 08:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is negotiating with the White House as he prepares for the treacherous task of advancing wartime funding for Ukraine and Israel through the House, a top House Republican said Thursday. House Republican Leader Steve Scalise told reporters that Johnson ha House Speaker Mike Johnson negotiating with White House to advance Ukraine aid 04/11/2024 08:05pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is negotiating with the White House as he prepares for the treacherous task of advancing wartime funding for Ukraine and Israel through the House, a top House Republican said Thursday. House Republican Leader Steve Scalise told reporters that Johnson ha Grand Slam quest: Rory McIlroy staying positive, in contention at Masters after first-round 71 04/11/2024 08:05pm • AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Sometimes you need to catch a break or two to win a major. Rory McIlroy got one on Thursday when his tee shot hit a tree on the ninth hole at Augusta National and kicked out into the middle of fairway, giving him a workable second shot. McIlroy saved par and used that momentum Georgetown canal boat tours face uncertain future after NPS ends partnership 04/11/2024 08:00pm • There are lingering questions about the future of Georgetown’s C&O canal boat tours, after the National Park Service announced it’s ending its philanthropic agreement with the nonprofit Georgetown Heritage. Last month, NPS said the agreement is being terminated effective April 29. However 9 red flags that could trigger an audit 04/11/2024 08:00pm • An audit occurs when the IRS chooses to review a taxpayer's accounts and financial information to ensure they reported all required income and followed all tax laws. According to a 2023 report from Syracuse University's Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, the IRS audited 3.8 out of every 7 Stocks Jeff Bezos Is Buying 04/11/2024 08:00pm • In 2021, Jeff Bezos stepped down as Amazon.com Inc.'s (ticker: AMZN) CEO nearly 30 years after helping get the company off the ground. But for a powerful guy like Bezos, it's hard to just kick back and relax. Case in point, around the time he stepped down he took a trip into space via his rocket and 10 Best Value Stocks to Buy Now 04/11/2024 08:00pm • The stock market is looking increasingly expensive. The major U.S. equity indexes have rallied far faster than corporate earnings have grown over the past year. As a result, the price-to-earnings multiples have gone up for many of America's largest companies. That could end up being a mistake. With Guide to Retirement Planning for the Self-Employed 04/11/2024 08:00pm • Saving for retirement can be hard enough, but self-employed workers don't have the benefit of an employer-sponsored 401(k) that automates savings. If you're self-employed, you'll have to take your own action to ensure you have enough money for a comfortable retirement.Self-employed individuals shoul Surprise: There another tax deadline on April 15 04/11/2024 08:00pm • If you have income from self-employment, gig economy work, investments or retirement plan withdrawals, you need to know about another tax deadline on April 15, 2024: the due date for first quarter estimated tax payments. If you work and don't have income taxes automatically withheld from your pay Understanding Your Creatinine Levels 04/11/2024 08:00pm • Understanding your creatinine levels is important for monitoring kidney function. When you go for your yearly check-up, you'll likely have a routine blood test for creatinine. In some cases, your doctor may order a urine creatinine clearance test. High blood creatinine levels can indicate that your What You Should Know About Co-Owning a House 04/11/2024 08:00pm • Home prices have increased at a staggering rate since the pandemic, leaving many wondering whether they can afford to own a home on their own. Between December 2019 and December 2023, national home prices increased 46.3%, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index. As a result, Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter charged with stealing $16M from baseball star in sports betting case 04/11/2024 07:42pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities charged the former longtime interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani on Thursday with federal bank fraud, alleging that he stole more than $16 million from the Japanese sensation to cover gambling bets and debts. Interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, a co Uber and Lyft delay their plans to leave Minneapolis after officials push back driver pay plan 04/11/2024 07:02pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft said they will delay their planned exit from Minneapolis after city officials decided Wednesday to push back the start of a driver pay raise by two months. The Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously to implement the ordinance on July Woman who stabbed classmate to please 'Slender Man' won't be released from psychiatric hospital 04/11/2024 06:59pm • A Wisconsin woman who at age 12 said she stabbed a sixth-grade classmate nearly to death to please the online horror character Slender Man remains a risk to the public and won't be released yet from a psychiatric hospital, a judge said Thursday. Judge Michael Bohren ruled against Morgan Geyser, now