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US Asians and Pacific Islanders view democracy with concern, AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll shows 12/13/2023 08:58am • WASHINGTON (AP) — About 7 in 10 Asian American and Pacific Islanders in the United States believe the country is headed in the wrong direction and only about 1 in 10 believe democracy is working “extremely" or “very” well, according to a new poll from AAPI Data and The Associated Press-NORC How to put a ring on it and save for a house, too 12/13/2023 08:47am • Planning a wedding and buying a home are two expensive milestones in adult life. Couples with both of these goals may wonder just how they’ll pay for it all. While some couples may be fine keeping the wedding small (or skipping it altogether) in order to save for a house, others have their hearts Raymond and Fabbri lift Red Wings to 6-4 win over Blues; Berube fired by St. Louis after game 12/13/2023 01:29am • ST. LOUIS (AP) — Lucas Raymond and Robby Fabbri scored in the third period to lift the Detroit Red Wings over the scuffling St. Louis Blues 6-4 on Tuesday night. Soon after their season-worst fourth straight loss, the Blues (13-14-1) fired coach Craig Berube, who guided them to their only Stanley From urchin crushing to lab-grown kelp, efforts to save California's kelp forests show promise 12/12/2023 10:54pm • CASPAR BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A welding hammer strapped to her wrist, Joy Hollenback slipped on blue fins and swam into the churning, chilly Pacific surf one fall morning to do her part to save Northern California's vanishing kelp forests. Hollenback floated on the swaying surface to regulate her br Jets' defense was thrilled to see Zach Wilson 'cookin' like that' in the quarterback's return 12/12/2023 10:44pm • EAST HANOVER, N.J. (AP) — Zach Wilson played with confidence and command last Sunday for the New York Jets. And his teammates on defense loved every minute of it. Wilson bounced back from a two-game benching to have arguably the best performance of his nearly three-year career, going 27 of 35 for Career competition kicks in at a Montgomery Co. high school 12/12/2023 09:40pm • Not all high school competitions take place on a field or court. At Thomas Edison High School of Technology in Montgomery County, Maryland, students in various disciplines are elbow-deep in SkillsUSA competitions. Not only are students honing their skills, but they're getting feedback, and once t Zaidi: Giants made comparable offer to $700M deal Shohei Ohtani received from rival Dodgers 12/12/2023 08:36pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants made three offers to Shohei Ohtani, including a final proposal that president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi called "very comparable if not identical” to the record $700 million, 10-year contract the Japanese two-way star agreed to with the riva Passengers lodge in military barracks after Amsterdam to Detroit flight is forced to land in Canada 12/12/2023 07:21pm • Passengers aboard a Delta Air Lines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit spent the night in a military barracks in eastern Canada after the plane was forced to land because of a mechanical issue. The crew diverted the flight Sunday afternoon to Newfoundland and Labrador, WJBK-TV first reported. Passenge Everything You Need to Know About Medical School Interviews 12/12/2023 07:00pm • Prospective medical school students should prepare for their interview as if it were a full-time job. That means dressing professionally, avoiding speaking too casually and preparing for prompts and questions. "The interview day is very important in the process, and of course, you have to get invite How to Get Rid of a Cold and the Flu 12/12/2023 07:00pm • It happens every winter. No matter how careful I am to avoid others who are ill and how I try to stay on top of hand hygiene, I end up with a cold. For me, it usually starts with a sore throat, and it often arrives after staying up too late finishing a project or hanging out with friends. The next m 7 Best Funds to Hold in a Roth IRA 12/12/2023 07:00pm • As 2023 winds down, savvy investors have another task to add to their year-end financial checklist: saving up for an upcoming annual Roth IRA contribution for 2024. "A Roth IRA is an account that you can contribute after-tax contributions to, with investment returns, income and dividends growing tax US agency takes first step toward requiring new vehicles to prevent drunk or impaired driving 12/12/2023 06:32pm • DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators say they have taken the first step toward requiring devices in vehicles that prevent drunk or impaired driving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced on Tuesday that it is starting the process to put a new federal safety standard in Pew survey: YouTube tops teens' social-media diet, with roughly a sixth using it almost constantly 12/12/2023 05:07pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Teen usage of social media hasn’t dropped much, despite rising concerns about its effects on the mental health of adolescents, a survey from the Pew Research Institute found. But the data also found that roughly one in six teens describe their use of two platforms — YouTu Crews work to contain gas pipeline spill in Washington state 12/12/2023 04:44pm • CONWAY, Wash. (AP) — Responders set up a containment boom after a gasoline spill from the weekend failure of part of a pipeline in northwest Washington state, but federal regulators reported no signs Tuesday of any fuel reaching the Skagit River. About 25,660 gallons (97,100 liters) of gasoline sp Heart of Hawaii's historic Lahaina, scene of deadly wildfire, reopens to residents after 4 months 12/12/2023 04:27pm • LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — The heart of Lahaina, the historic town on the Hawaiian island of Maui that burned in a deadly wildfire that killed at least 100 people, is reopening to residents and business owners holding day passes. The renewed access on Monday and Tuesday marks an important emotional m