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Boeing's 1st astronaut flight now set for June after a review of small leak on new capsule 05/24/2024 03:40pm • CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing is now aiming for its first astronaut launch at the beginning of June, after spending the past few weeks struggling with more problems on the space capsule. Officials for the company and NASA said Friday that intensive reviews indicate the Starliner capsule can s Scott Dixon and Helio Castroneves lead final Carb Day practice for the Indianapolis 500 05/24/2024 02:06pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Scott Dixon and Helio Castroneves turned the fastest laps on Carb Day during final practice for the Indianapolis 500 on Friday, while pole sitter Scott McLaughlin and Team Penske teammates Josef Newgarden and Will Power had stress-free days. Dixon and Castroneves, who have five As the election nears, Biden pushes a slew of rules on the environment and other priorities 05/24/2024 12:24pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — As he tries to secure his legacy, President Joe Biden has unleashed a flurry of election year rules on the environment and other topics, including a landmark regulation that would force coal-fired power plants to capture smokestack emissions or shut down. The limits on greenhouse A police officer is held in deadly shooting in riot-hit New Caledonia after Macron pushes for calm 05/24/2024 11:20am • PARIS (AP) — A police officer in riot-hit New Caledonia shot and killed a man Friday after being attacked by a group of about 15 people, the territory's prosecutor said, the seventh shooting death in the unrest shaking the French Pacific archipelago. The officer was in custody and an investigation NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 05/24/2024 09:29am • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. ___ Judge in Trump’s hush money trial did not bar campaign finance expe Thai town maddened by marauding monkeys launches plan to lock them up and send them away 05/24/2024 07:06am • LOPBURI, Thailand (AP) — A Thai town, run ragged by its ever-growing population of marauding wild monkeys, launched an offensive against the simian raiders on Friday, using trickery and ripe tropical fruit. Several high-profile cases of monkey-human conflict recently convinced authorities in Lopbu Chris Evert thinks Iga Swiatek could surpass her record of 7 French Open titles 05/24/2024 06:15am • PARIS (AP) — No less an authority on clay-court tennis than Chris Evert thinks her record of seven French Open championships could be surpassed by Iga Swiatek. “Absolutely,” Evert, a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, said in a phone interview. “Iga is a player on a mission. Sh General Sherman passes health check but world's largest trees face growing climate threats 05/23/2024 11:03pm • SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, California (AP) — High in the evergreen canopy of General Sherman, the world’s largest tree, researchers searched for evidence of an emerging threat to giant sequoias: bark beetles. The climbers descended the towering 2,200-year-old tree with good news on Tuesday. “The Manhattan DA's office won't be punished for document dump that delayed start of Trump criminal trial 05/23/2024 08:52pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan prosecutors won't be penalized for a last-minute document dump that caused former President Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial to start later than scheduled, a judge ruled Thursday. Judge Juan M. Merchan rejected the defense’s request that prosecutors be sanctio Can You Pay Your Personal Loan With a Credit Card? 05/23/2024 08:00pm • Personal loans can be such a convenient way to cover larger expenses. But what happens if your circumstances change and you find it tough to make your loan payments? If you're trying to get some breathing room in your budget, you may wonder if it's smart -- or even possible -- to pay off a personal How To Avoid Real Estate Scams in 2024 05/23/2024 08:00pm • Real estate transactions -- property size and price notwithstanding -- can be filled with tension and drama, including last-minute changes, that provide opportunities for errors and scams. Dictionary.com defines a scam as "a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick p Avianca Airlines Launches U.S. American Express Credit Cards 05/23/2024 08:00pm • Avianca, South America's second-largest airline, has partnered with fintech company Cardless to introduce two new credit cards to the U.S. market: the Avianca LifeMiles American Express® Card and the Avianca LifeMiles American Express® Elite Card. Each card offers a wide range of benefits, includi What Is an FHA Appraisal? 05/23/2024 08:00pm • FHA loans offer flexibility to borrowers with low credit scores and limited funds for a home down payment. But there's one area where FHA lenders can't be flexible: the appraisal. Any property that's purchased with an FHA loan has to pass a detailed checklist and have its value assessed according to Frequently Asked Social Security Benefit Questions 05/23/2024 08:00pm • Almost 68 million Americans are expected to receive Social Security benefits this year through the government's retirement, disability and survivors programs. And if you aren't already receiving benefits, chances are good that you'll qualify in the future. The Social Security Administration says mor How to Pay for College Without Loans 05/23/2024 08:00pm • For high school students and their families, the process of applying for college can be loaded with questions: Where will I be accepted? Which major should I choose? And, perhaps most importantly, how will I pay for it all? For many students, paying for college involves student loans. In 2023, more