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Voting fraud claims spread ahead of Spain's pivotal election 07/19/2023 06:12am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Days before Spain holds a pivotal election, misleading claims about mail ballots and election fraud are spreading on social media and casting doubts about the results even before the votes have been counted. The allegations, amplified by supporters of the center-right Popular Pa In-N-Out to ban employees in 5 states from wearing masks 07/19/2023 12:09am • Beginning next month, employees for the popular chain In-N-Out Burger will be banned from wearing masks in five of the seven states where it operates. According to internal company memos leaked online, In-N-Out employees in Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada and Texas will be barred from wearing masks Prosecutor cites risky investments as 'grave' violations, in closing of Vatican financial case 07/18/2023 08:57pm • VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican prosecutor insisted Tuesday that his indictments of 10 people, including a cardinal, for alleged financial crimes held up under two years of testimony, criticism and defense motions, as he began closing arguments in a trial that exposed the unseemly financial under What Is a Contactless Credit Card? 07/18/2023 08:00pm • Contactless payment options have been used in countries such as Australia and Canada for more than a decade. However, it is only within the last five years or so that credit card issuers have begun to embrace the technology in the U.S. market. "COVID drove lots of people to contactless payments," sa How Consumers Can Protect Themselves Against AI Voice Cloning Attacks 07/18/2023 08:00pm • Losses related to fraud and scams have increased by 30% over the last year, according to Federal Trade Commission data. The FBI reports that cybercrime losses totaled more than $10.2 billion in 2022 alone. In attempts to offset these crimes, the financial services sector is using voice recognition b How Prepaid Funerals Work 07/18/2023 08:00pm • Prepaid funeral plans involve conversations around everyone's least favorite topics -- money and death. There are also some serious built-in downsides to prepaying for a funeral. But if you don't want to leave your loved ones a hefty funeral bill, it's something to consider. What you need to decide Survey: Nearly 71% Say Back-to-School Expenses Are a Challenge 07/18/2023 08:00pm • An early July survey by U.S. News & World Report shows that almost three-quarters of Americans expect the costs of sending kids back to school this year to be a challenge. And 11.9% say they have no idea how they'll pay for school expenses. What Americans Plan to Spend on School ExpensesU.S. New 10 Ways to Increase Your Social Security Payments 07/18/2023 08:00pm • As you look toward retirement, you'll want to know what to expect in terms of income and benefits. The amount of your Social Security payments depends on a variety of factors, including your earnings history and the age you sign up for benefits. You may be able to boost your monthly checks by follow DC bill aims to crack down on fake temporary vehicle tags 07/18/2023 07:10pm • D.C. Council members are looking to crack down on fake temporary vehicle tags, proposing new legislation that allows city workers to immediately tow and impound vehicles in the District that display counterfeits. The Fraudulent Vehicle Tag Enforcement Amendment Act of 2023, introduced by Council Coroner identifies two victims killed by man who later died in police shootout in Louisiana 07/18/2023 06:45pm • HARVEY, La. (AP) — Louisiana authorities have identified the former shipyard worker who was killed in a shootout with sheriff’s deputies Monday, and the two ex-coworkers the man had gunned down hours before he was killed. The suspect killed Monday afternoon at an apartment complex in suburban Ne Virginia NAACP demands to see governor's criteria for restoring voting rights to felons 07/18/2023 06:12pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia NAACP on Tuesday called on Gov. Glenn Youngkin to establish clear and publicly available criteria for restoring the voting rights of convicted felons who have served their time, saying the system now is secretive and could discriminate against people of color. You Pennsylvania prosecutor asks the state to take over the probe into a homicide suspect's jail escape 07/18/2023 05:58pm • WARREN, Pa. (AP) — A county prosecutor in Pennsylvania said Tuesday that he has asked the state attorney general’s office to take over the investigation surrounding a homicide suspect's escape because of the possibility that jail staff might be charged with criminal negligence. Warren County Dis Israeli protesters block highways, train stations as Netanyahu moves ahead with judicial overhaul 07/18/2023 05:49pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters on Tuesday blocked highways and train stations and massed in central Tel Aviv during a day of countrywide demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul plan. The protests, now in their seventh month, have Editorial Roundup: United States 07/18/2023 05:14pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: July 18 The Washington Post on closing gun-making loophole Do-it-yourself has never been easier; just ask the owners of any of the more than 25,785 ghost guns seized nationwide last year. The internet has made it simple for Americans o CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here's what you need to see and know today 07/18/2023 04:55pm • Through smoky, yellowed air, they watch as the fires burn at the edge of their city. In Mandra, an area just west of Athens, Associated Press photographer Petros Giannakouris captured Greeks standing on a ridge and looking on as firefighting helicopters deployed to three large wildfires eating away