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What a Ban on Noncompete Agreements Would Mean for You 05/06/2024 08:00pm • The Federal Trade Commission's ban on noncompete agreements could increase mobility for workers nationwide, eliminating contractual barriers that bar employees from seeking new job opportunities or starting competing companies for a prescribed time period. The rule, which the FTC approved on April 2 Rotting bodies and fake ashes spur Colorado lawmakers to pass funeral home regulations 05/06/2024 07:08pm • DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawmakers passed a bill Monday to overhaul the state’s lax funeral home oversight, joining a second measure aimed at regulating the industry that passed last week. Both follow a series of horrific incidents at funeral homes, including sold body parts, fake ashes and the d The Latest | 12th day of Donald Trump's hush money trial adjourns early 05/06/2024 04:45pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors in Donald Trump's hush money trial heard for the first time how and why Michael Cohen's reimbursement for payment the Stormy Daniels' payment was entered as a legal expense. Former Trump Organization controller Jeffrey McConney testified Monday about conversations he had wit After AP investigation, family of missing students enrolls in school 05/06/2024 04:25pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Four months after The Associated Press wrote about an Atlanta family struggling to enroll in school, all of the children — in a complete turnaround — returned to class last month. The project on Monday was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist. The youngest child, an energetic 8-year- 'Virginia is not New York': Attorney general says arrests at U.Va. necessary, as protesters express outrage 05/06/2024 03:34pm • The state's attorney general said the move to arrest and remove pro-Palestininian protesters from the University of Virginia campus was necessary after weeks of lawless acts that some students dispute. Twenty-five people were arrested Saturday at the Charlottesville campus after police clashed wi The credit score you see is probably not the credit score your lender sees 05/06/2024 08:25am • Consumers planning to take out an auto loan or mortgage or borrow money through a personal loan should check their credit score first. But the FICO credit score consumers see for free probably won't be the FICO credit score lenders see. "FICO has a bank card score that more heavily weighs cred Larson edges Buescher at the line at Kansas Speedway in closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history 05/05/2024 11:08pm • KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Kyle Larson came roaring around the outside of Chris Buescher on the final lap at Kansas Speedway, banging doors with him all the way to the finish line, only to be told by his team over the radio that everything he had given was not quite enough. It wasn't until Larson wa Galaxy's McCarthy, Sounders' Frei stellar in scoreless draw 05/05/2024 09:06pm • SEATTLE (AP) — John McCarthy finished with five saves for Los Angeles and Stefan Frei stopped three shots for Seattle as the Galaxy and Sounders played to a scoreless draw on Sunday. McCarthy had four saves and Frei stopped the only shot he faced in the first half. Frei became available to play fo Zibanejad has 2 goals and 1 assist, Panarin scores as Rangers beat Hurricanes 4-3 in Game 1 05/05/2024 08:32pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Mika Zibanejad helped the New York Rangers get off to a strong start in their first game in a week, and they held on to get a big win in their second-round series opener against the Carolina Hurricanes. Zibanejad had two goals and an assist, Artemi Panarin also scored and the Range Nick Gordon homers and gets 4 hits to lead Marlins past A's 12-3 05/05/2024 08:22pm • OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Nick Gordon had four hits, including his first home run in three weeks, and the Miami Marlins beat the Athletics 12-3 to end Oakland’s six-game winning streak Sunday. Josh Bell had a pair of RBI singles and Jonah Bride drove in two runs as the Marlins won for the third tim Senior Living Experiences: 2024 Survey Report 05/05/2024 08:00pm • Senior living communities can take a range of forms, from independent living to assisted living and memory care, all of which are designed to meet the changing needs of older adults. In the U.S., the baby boomer population -- those born between 1946 and 1964 -- is approaching a life stage that may d 10 Ways to Celebrate Mom Without Breaking the Bank 05/05/2024 08:00pm • Mother's Day is big business in the United States. The National Retail Federation predicts that 84% of U.S. adults plan to take part in the holiday in 2024, with an average per participant spend of $254. If such a figure is outside your means but you still want to honor your mom in a special way, pl What You Should Know About Financing Appliances 05/05/2024 08:00pm • It is a universally acknowledged truth that your dishwasher will break right after you buy a new car, your washing machine will go on the fritz the same week as that big vet bill and your refrigerator will kick the bucket just as you pay the deposit for a vacation. It seems like there's never a conv How Race Affects Your Credit Score 05/05/2024 08:00pm • When looking at the numbers, you can't ignore the racial disparity in credit scores. Rates of subprime credit scores in majority-Black, Hispanic and Native American communities are at least 1.5 times higher than in majority-white communities, according to a 2022 report from the Urban Institute, a no 'The Fall Guy' gives Hollywood a muted summer kickoff with a $28.5M opening 05/05/2024 02:10pm • NEW YORK (AP) — “The Fall Guy,” the Ryan Gosling-led, action-comedy ode to stunt performers, opened below expectations with $28.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, providing a lukewarm start to a summer movie season that’s very much to be determined for Hollywood. The Universal