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Prada focuses generational transition on artisans, expanding production and workforce in Italy 05/08/2024 02:48pm • TORGIANO, Italy (AP) — The Prada Group is expanding its production footprint in Italy, including dozens of new jobs at its knitwear factory in Umbria, leaning into “Made in Italy” as integral to the brand’s ethos and developing new artisanal talent to ease the luxury group through a generati Meet the Democratic Senate candidates not named Trone or Alsobrooks 05/08/2024 02:06pm • Tired of the skirmishing between the leading Democratic contenders for U.S. Senate, U.S. Rep. David Trone and Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks? Looking for alternatives in the May 14 primary? Democratic voters do have other choices — eight to be exact. While their messages Can you afford to take care of your children and parents? Biden revives effort to lower costs 05/08/2024 12:08am • WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Joe Biden runs for reelection, he’s resurrecting proposals to reshape American life from the cradle to the grave by lowering the cost of child care, expanding preschool opportunities and making home aides more available to the elderly. The initiatives were once pa Andy Ibáñez homers twice, Ryan Vilade gets first MLB hit, RBIs as Tigers outslug Guardians 11-7 05/07/2024 10:01pm • CLEVELAND (AP) — Andy Ibáñez homered his first two times up and drove in four runs and Ryan Vilade got his first major league hit and three RBIs in his debut for Detroit, leading the Tigers to an 11-7 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night. Ibáñez homered on the third pitch of the g Police investigating shooting outside Drake's mansion that left security guard wounded 05/07/2024 09:29pm • TORONTO (AP) — Police are investigating a shooting outside rapper Drake's mansion in Toronto that left a security guard seriously wounded. Authorities did not confirm whether Drake was at home at the time of the shooting, but said his team is cooperating. The shooting happened around 2 a.m. Tuesda Alabama lawmakers approve tax breaks for businesses that help employees afford child care 05/07/2024 08:56pm • MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday gave final approval to legislation to provide state tax breaks to businesses that help their employees afford childcare. The Alabama Senate voted 31-0 for the bill that now goes to Gov. Kay Ivey for her signature. Supporters said that childcare 12 Ways to Build a Passive Income Stream 05/07/2024 08:00pm • Earning passive income sounds like a dream, but you often still have to work plenty hard to do it. Let's take a look at what passive income actually is -- and how you can get some. What Is Passive Income?Passive income is any source of revenue you earn when you're doing something else. For instance, Wells Fargo Introduces New Credit Card 05/07/2024 08:00pm • Wells Fargo is expanding its new Visa card suite with the Wells Fargo Reflect Card, a credit card that offers up to 21 months with an introductory 0% annual percentage rate on purchases and qualified balance transfers. The Reflect Card comes after Wells Fargo launched the Active Cash Card over the s How Credit Card Issuers Calculate Your Minimum Payment 05/07/2024 08:00pm • If your credit card balance tends to fluctuate, you may not know how much to set aside for your minimum payment each month. The minimum is the lowest amount you can pay each billing cycle to keep your account in good standing. Credit card issuers have two main ways of setting minimum payments. To ge The Met Gala's flowery theme went in all directions 05/07/2024 03:42pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Who won the Met Gala? Nature and its many blooms, along with some far-flung princesses. It was anybody's guess exactly how the celebrity crowd on the steps of The Metropolitan Museum of Art would interpret the “Garden of Time” dress code Monday at the annual fashion extravaganz Editorial Roundup: United States 05/07/2024 01:46pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: May 6 The Washington Post on Medicare and Social Security reforms President Biden and former president Donald Trump don’t agree on much, but both have pledged not to touch Social Security benefits. This is a reflection of political r Bruins-Panthers getting set for Game 2. Canucks-Oilers ready to open their series 05/07/2024 01:42pm • SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The season for the Florida Panthers cannot end on Wednesday night. It’s not an elimination game, the Boston Bruins cannot close them out and no matter what happens there’s a flight to Massachusetts on Thursday and another game there on Friday. So, it’s not a must-win. Th Deadline for businesses to apply for their share of massive credit card company settlement looms 05/07/2024 12:42pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A deadline is looming for millions of businesses who may be entitled to a payout in a $5.5 billion antitrust settlement with Visa and Mastercard. The settlement stems from a 2005 lawsuit that alleged merchants paid excessive fees to accept Visa and Mastercard credit cards, and t Jamal Murray tosses heat pack, Michael Malone screams at officials as Nuggets frustrated in Game 2 05/07/2024 02:31am • DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray lost his cool on the bench and tossed a heat pack onto the court. It was the Denver Nuggets' frustration boiling over. Irritated by no-calls and irate over missed calls, the Nuggets melted down in a 106-80 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 of the Western Conf 9 of the Best Bond ETFs to Buy Now 05/06/2024 08:00pm • Bill Gross, often referred to as the "Bond King," issued a cautionary view on the state of bond funds recently. As a pioneering fixed-income manager and co-founder of Pimco, where he ran the influential Pimco Total Return Fund (ticker: PTTRX), Gross once set a high standard for active bond investing