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Cal State San Marcos softball player Jillian Albayati makes history playing baseball game same day 04/08/2024 10:30pm • Folks figured the Cal State San Marcos baseball and softball coaches were simply kidding around when they recently started discussing the idea of Jillian Albayati playing for both of them. Oh no, Jose Garcia and Stef Ewing were completely serious. So when the short-handed Cougars baseball team neede Colorado politics reporter's expulsion from a Republican gathering causes uproar 04/08/2024 09:38pm • DENVER (AP) — Politicians and news outlets in Colorado expressed anger over the expulsion from a Republican gathering this weekend of an experienced politics reporter who was told that the state party chairman "believes current reporting to be very unfair." Journalists and prominent politicians, Maryland lawmakers OK plan to rebuild Pimlico Race Course, home of the Preakness 04/08/2024 09:31pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers approved a plan to rebuild Baltimore’s storied but antiquated Pimlico Race Course and transfer the track to state control in the waning hours of the state's legislative session on Monday. The measure would use $400 million in state bonds to rebuild the ho How to Invest When You Retire Abroad 04/08/2024 08:00pm • From the sugary-white beaches of the Dominican Republic to the snow-capped mountains of Bavaria, wanderlust-minded Americans are spending their retirements abroad. According to the Association of Americans Resident Overseas, 5.4 million Americans live abroad, a number that will likely continue to in What Is a Stock Market Correction? 04/08/2024 08:00pm • The stock market has been a means for many investors to generate wealth and achieve long-term financial goals. But, while indexes like the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 have comfortably outpaced inflation and rewarded investors over multiple decades, they have also weathered multiple stock market corre The Most Common Medicare Mistakes and How to Avoid Them 04/08/2024 08:00pm • Medicare insures millions of older Americans, but it's a complex program that requires seniors to research their options when first enrolling and every year after during the renewal period. Because this task can be so daunting, you might be tempted to put it off for as long as possible. However, pro Look up! DC-area residents take in rare sight of partial solar eclipse 04/08/2024 06:17pm • The sky dimmed and a chill blew through as the moon moved into place to partially block the sun on Monday afternoon; thousands of spectators on the National Mall in D.C. burst into applause at the sight of a rare solar eclipse. Eclipse glasses in hand, millions of people around the D.C. area and Former Atlanta chief financial officer pleads guilty to stealing money from city for trips and guns 04/08/2024 05:48pm • ATLANTA (AP) — The former chief financial officer for Atlanta pleaded guilty on Monday to stealing money from the city for personal travel and guns and trying to cheat the federal government on his income taxes. Jim Beard, 60, pleaded guilty to one count of federal program theft and one count of t Woman shoots interstate drivers, says God told her to because of the eclipse, Florida police say 04/08/2024 05:31pm • BONIFAY, Fla. (AP) — A woman checked out of a Florida hotel and told staff that she was going on a God-directed shooting spree because of the solar eclipse, then shot two drivers on Interstate 10 before being arrested and charged with attempted murder Monday, according to the Florida Highway Patro Latino voters are coveted by both major parties. They also are a target for election misinformation 04/08/2024 04:35pm • PHOENIX (AP) — As ranchera music filled the Phoenix recording studio at Radio Campesina, a station personality spoke in Spanish into the microphone. “Friends of Campesina, in these elections, truth and unity are more important than ever,” said morning show host Tony Arias. “Don’t let yours Here’s what we know about Uber and Lyft’s planned exit from Minneapolis in May 04/08/2024 02:24pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The future of Uber and Lyft in Minneapolis has garnered concern and debate in recent weeks after the City Council voted last month to require that ride-hailing companies pay drivers a higher rate while they are within city limits. Uber and Lyft responded by saying they would sto Mortality gap widens between urban and rural communities 04/08/2024 10:30am • ▶ Watch Video: Millions of women lack access to maternity care In Matthew Roach's two years as vital statistics manager for the Arizona Department of Health Services, and 10 years previously in its epidemiology program, he has witnessed a trend in mortality rates that has rural health Caitlin Clark set out to turn Iowa into a winner. She redefined women's college hoops along the way 04/08/2024 08:51am • CLEVELAND (AP) — Caitlin Clark doesn't want to think about it. Or doesn't want to talk about it. That will come later. Probably much later. Yes, the Iowa star sees the packed stands. Hears the pop in the crowd whenever she drops in another 3-pointer from the logo. Senses the throng of media around Will China flood the globe with EVs, green tech? What's behind latest US-China trade fight 04/08/2024 07:47am • WASHINGTON (AP) — China's burgeoning production of electric cars and other green technologies has become a flashpoint in a new U.S.-China trade fight, highlighted by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during her five-day visit to China and seized on by former President Donald Trump in incendiary rema Kimberly Palmer: What college students need to know about payment apps 04/08/2024 07:00am • For college students, sending money to friends has never been easier thanks to peer-to-peer payment apps like Venmo, PayPal and Cash App. But that convenience poses risks, including vulnerability to errors, fraud and the tendency to overspend. As a result, payment apps can contribute to financial st