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Madison Hayes scores 16, tight defense helps No. 6 NC State beat No. 16 Notre Dame 59-43 02/15/2024 09:15pm • SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Madison Hayes scored 16 points and a relentless defensive effort by No. 6 North Carolina State powered the Wolfpack to a 59-43 victory over No. 16 Notre Dame on Thursday night. The Wolfpack held Notre Dame to a season-low point total, and also held the No. 3 scorer in the n US eases restrictions on Wells Fargo after years of strict oversight following scandal 02/15/2024 08:35pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration eased some of the restrictions on banking giant Wells Fargo, saying the bank has sufficiently fixed its toxic culture after years of scandals. The news sent Wells Fargo's stock up sharply Thursday as investors speculated that the bank, which has been kept Ex-Illinois lawmaker abruptly pleads guilty to fraud and money laundering, halting federal trial 02/15/2024 07:47pm • SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Former Illinois lawmaker and gubernatorial candidate William “Sam” McCann abruptly pleaded guilty on Thursday to nine felony counts of wire fraud, money laundering and tax evasion, halting his federal corruption trial over misusing up to $550,000 in campaign contributi Credit Union Personal Loans: Everything You Need to Know 02/15/2024 07:00pm • Personal loans can be a valuable tool if you need to consolidate debt or finance home improvements, and you can find these loans through banks and online lenders. For many borrowers, though, the best place to get a personal loan may not be a traditional for-profit financial institution, but a member 7 Lessons From Those Who Retired by FIRE 02/15/2024 07:00pm • If you're looking for more free time and a higher quality of life, consider retiring early. Taking this leap requires setting aside enough funds to cover your expenses for decades. You'll need to know how much you plan to spend and what you will do with your free time. To achieve this, you might joi Bank of America Cardholders Can Now Earn Extra Rewards at Starbucks 02/15/2024 07:00pm • Now your morning dark roast could give your wallet a boost, too. Starbucks and Bank of America announced a new partnership that offers more when you pay for your coffee using an eligible debit or credit card linked in the Starbucks app. Bonus Stars and Cash Back Starbucks Rewards customers who pay w 22 Legal Secrets to Reducing Your Taxes 02/15/2024 07:00pm • Taxes are an inevitable part of life, but most people would probably rather not hand over a portion of their hard-earned money to the government. Fortunately, there's a number of legal ways to lower the amount you pay the taxman each year. These include credits, deductions and advanced investment st Ford CEO says company will rethink where it builds vehicles after last year's autoworkers strike 02/15/2024 05:40pm • DETROIT (AP) — Last fall's contentious United Auto Workers' strike changed Ford's relationship with the union to the point where it will “think carefully” about where it builds future vehicles, Ford's top executive said Thursday. CEO Jim Farley told the Wolfe Research Global Auto Conference in Transfer Maddie Nolan and her long-range jumper smoothly settle in, help No. 8 Colorado to 20-4 mark 02/15/2024 05:03pm • BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Maddie Nolan craved a change of scenery. The mountains proved to be a persuasive motivator. So, too, was a potent all-the-ingredients-assembled Colorado team that could use her long-range touch to take another step. That's how, after four years at Michigan where she blossomed Mexico and FIFA go back to sports court in decade-long dispute over curbing soccer fans' gay slurs 02/15/2024 04:08pm • GENEVA (AP) — A decade-long dispute between the Mexican soccer federation and FIFA over multiple fines for fans chanting anti-gay slurs at games went to sport’s highest court on Thursday. The latest appeal by Mexico at the Court of Arbitration for Sport challenged financial penalties totaling 10 Red flags, missed clues: How accused US diplomat-turned-Cuban spy avoided scrutiny for decades 02/15/2024 03:47pm • MIAMI (AP) — Manuel Rocha was well known in Miami’s elite circles for an aristocratic, almost regal, bearing that seemed fitting for an Ivy League-educated career U.S. diplomat who held top posts in Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba and the White House. “Ambassador Rocha,” as he preferred to be calle Recession has struck some of the world's top economies. The US keeps defying expectations 02/15/2024 03:25pm • NEW YORK (AP) — As some of the world’s biggest economies stumble into recession, the United States keeps chugging along. Both Japan and the United Kingdom said Thursday their economies likely weakened during the final three months of 2023. For each, it would be the second straight quarter that� Beltway Basketball Beat: February Fever strikes in full force! 02/15/2024 02:10pm • Dave Preston is an AP Top 25 voter. Read his ballots here. Hey, is that March in the distance? The final month of the regular season comes at you fast. Conference Tournaments tip off in less than three weeks (Atlantic Sun gets the fun underway March 4), which means it's catch-up time for those Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors, in nod to past, toasts start of construction of electric SUV plant 02/15/2024 02:09pm • BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. (AP) — Scout Motors celebrated the start of construction on its $2 billion electric SUV plant in South Carolina on Thursday not with a line of people in suits with shovels but with a nod to the company's gasoline-powered past. A fleet of old Scout vehicles drove a brick from the s Number of American workers hitting the picket lines more than doubled last year as unions flexed 02/15/2024 11:58am • NEW YORK (AP) — Auto workers held waves of walkouts. Hollywood actors and writers picketed for months. And healthcare, education and hospitality employees also withheld their labor while calling for improved pay and job conditions. The number of U.S. workers on strike more than doubled last year.