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Poffenbarger accounts for 4TDs to send Albany past Richmond 41-13 in second round of FCS playoffs 12/02/2023 03:31pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Quarterback Reese Poffenbarger threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more and fifth-seeded Albany mostly went unchallenged in beating Richmond 41-13 on Saturday in the second round of the FCS playoffs. Albany plays the winner of tonight's matchup between Southern Illinois at Don't ignore us: Backed by pope, poorer nations use COP28 summit to press rich world on climate 12/02/2023 10:56am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Countries once colonized by empires are striking back on global warming — and they have the pope's blessing. Leaders of developing nations jumped into Saturday's high-level speeches at the U.N. climate summit to press rich industrial countries to share their kn Baking Connections: How social media fueled a cult-following for Asian-inspired pastries in the DC area 12/02/2023 10:30am • This is part three of “Baking Connections,” a series on three local bakers and the incredibly popular baked goods with Asian flavors they are bringing to the D.C. region. Changing tastes and a craving for baked delicacies infused with Asian flavors have fueled the surprising success of th Pilgrims yearn to visit isolated peninsula where Catholic saints cared for Hawaii's leprosy patients 12/01/2023 11:36pm • KALAUPAPA, Hawaii (AP) — Kalaupapa beckoned to Kyong Son Toyofuku. She had long prayed to visit the hard-to-reach Hawaiian peninsula, trapped by its deep-green, sheer sea cliffs and rugged, black rock shores that glisten under the Pacific’s pristine waters. As a daily Mass-going Catholic devote Pilgrims yearn to visit isolated peninsula where Catholic saints cared for Hawaii's leprosy patients 12/01/2023 11:31pm • KALAUPAPA, Hawaii (AP) — Kalaupapa beckoned to Kyong Son Toyofuku. She had long prayed to visit the hard-to-reach Hawaiian peninsula, trapped by its deep-green, sheer sea cliffs and rugged, black rock shores that glisten under the Pacific’s pristine waters. As a daily Mass-going Catholic devote Court orders Texas to move floating buoy barrier that drew backlash from Mexico 12/01/2023 11:06pm • McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Texas must move a floating barrier on the Rio Grande that drew backlash from Mexico, a federal appeals court ruled Friday, dealing a blow to one of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's aggressive measures aimed at stopping migrants from entering the U.S. illegally. The decision by House expels New York Rep. George Santos. It's just the sixth expulsion in the chamber's history 12/01/2023 10:55pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted on Friday to expel Republican Rep. George Santos of New York after a blistering ethics report on his conduct heightened lawmakers' concerns about the scandal-plagued freshman. Santos became just the sixth member in the chamber's history to be ousted by colleagues, Online shopping scams to avoid this holiday season 12/01/2023 06:56pm • Nearly 85% of consumers are worried about running into artificial intelligence-based fraud this holiday shopping season, according to the Prove Identity 2023 Online Shopping & AI-Based Fraud Report. And that's with good reason. AI-technology means the days of phishing emails filled with broke Top world leaders talk of climate crisis at UN summit. They say they must act on fossil fuels, war 12/01/2023 05:14pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dozens of world leaders said they know the planet's dangerously overheating and they are trying to keep it from getting worse. The next step is to turn their soaring rhetoric voiced at the beginning of the United Nations climate conference into action. In the fir Business Highlights: Fed's Powell notes easing inflation; Walmart ditches Musk's X 12/01/2023 04:50pm • ___ Fed’s Powell notes inflation is easing but downplays discussion of interest rate cuts WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation is slowing steadily, but it’s too early to declare victory or to discuss when the Federal Reserve might cut interest rates, Chair Jerome Powell said. Powell noted that consumer New US rules, aimed at curbing China, could make it harder for EV buyers to claim a full tax credit 12/01/2023 01:55pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans could have a harder time finding electric vehicles that qualify for a full $7,500 federal tax credit under new rules proposed Friday that are likely to hinder President Joe Biden’s goal that half of new passenger vehicles sold in the U.S. run on electricity by 2030. P Tony winner Audra McDonald to serve as grand marshal of 2024 Rose Parade 12/01/2023 01:35pm • PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Audra McDonald will serve as grand marshal of the 135th Rose Parade next year. The 53-year-old actor and singer was introduced Friday on the lawn of Tournament House in Pasadena. “As a California kid raised in Fresno — very proud to be from Fresno — the new year was a Fed's Powell notes inflation is easing but downplays discussion of interest rate cuts 12/01/2023 01:12pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation is slowing steadily, but it’s too early to declare victory or to discuss when the Federal Reserve might cut interest rates, Chair Jerome Powell said Friday. Speaking at Spelman College in Atlanta, Powell noted that consumer prices, excluding volatile food and energy GM believes it will start making money on electric vehicles in 2025 as higher margin models arrive 12/01/2023 11:44am • DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is losing money on every electric vehicle it sells, but the company says it's on track to generate mid single-digit pretax profit margins in 2025 as it produces more higher margin EVs, works out kinks in battery manufacturing, and sees battery cost reductions. That's Amtrak ridership up 25% in 2023 12/01/2023 11:35am • Amtrak aims to double ridership by 2040. Fiscal year 2023 ridership was a good sign for achieving that goal, in a post-pandemic ridership recovery. Amtrak trains carried 28.6 million passengers in Fiscal Year 2023, which ended in September, a 24.6% increase over Fiscal Year 2022. FY23 fourth