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North Dakota woman who operated unlicensed day care is sentenced to 19 years in baby's death 04/10/2024 11:15am • A judge sentenced a North Dakota woman Tuesday to about 19 years in prison in connection with the death of a baby and injury of another boy that authorities tied to her unlicensed home child care center. Patricia Wick, of Jamestown, was charged last year. She pleaded guilty in January to felony char Edmunds picks the best used plug-in hybrids that qualify for the federal tax credit 04/10/2024 10:28am • Buying a plug-in hybrid vehicle, or PHEV, can be a great way to ensure fuel efficiency. These are hybrid vehicles that drive just like a regular hybrid but have a chargeable battery that allows you to first drive a short distance on all-electric power. Frequently charging the battery at home can sig A bill passed by Kansas lawmakers would make it a crime to coerce someone into an abortion 04/10/2024 10:13am • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — People who make physical or financial threats against others in Kansas to force them to get an abortion could spend a year in prison and be fined up to $10,000 under one of several proposals pushed through the Republican-controlled Legislature. Abortion opponents in Kansas purs 5 questions to ask when helping an older parent with money 04/10/2024 09:51am • Conversations about money often require sensitivity and patience, especially when the person across the table is an older parent. Some of us won’t need — or want — to get involved in someone else’s finances. But others may have to take an active role in helping an older parent manage their m Tax tips for college students and their parents 04/10/2024 07:00am • NEW YORK (AP) — There are lots of things college students and their parents should keep in mind before filing their taxes, and while tax pros say it’s great for college students to start filing their own forms, parents and students should double check everything carefully before anyone pushes th Alyssa Naeher makes 3 saves in shootout as United States edges Canada for SheBelieves Cup title 04/10/2024 04:45am • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Alyssa Naeher made three saves in a penalty shootout and converted her own attempt to lead the United States past Canada Tuesday night in the final of the SheBelieves Cup, the Americans' fifth straight title in the event. The U.S. won the shootout 5-4 after the rivals play China says economy 'stable,' rejects Fitch Ratings downgrade of its fiscal outlook 04/10/2024 04:43am • BANGKOK (AP) — China’s Finance Ministry denounced a report by Fitch Ratings that kept its sovereign debt rated at A+ but downgraded its outlook to negative, saying Wednesday that China’s deficit is at a moderate and reasonable level and risks are under control. Risks to China's public finances Ducks deny Kings chance to clinch playoff spot with 3-1 Freeway Faceoff win 04/10/2024 01:36am • ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Alex Killorn and Trevor Zegras scored in the third period, and the Anaheim Ducks prevented the Los Angeles Kings from securing a playoff spot with a 3-1 win on Tuesday night. Frank Vatrano also scored, Lukas Dostal made 36 saves, and the Ducks beat their Freeway Faceoff foes Prank war: Wild's Marc-André Fleury, Avalanche's Brandon Duhaime decorate each other's vehicles 04/10/2024 12:35am • DENVER (AP) — Colorado forward Brandon Duhaime has put the brakes on pulling pranks after losing all four of his tires and seeing a garden planted on the hood of his car. Chalk up another win for Minnesota goaltender Marc-André Fleury, Duhaime's former teammate who is the master of mischief. Duha Salvador Perez leads Royals past Astros 4-3 for 5th straight win 04/10/2024 12:03am • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez hit a game-ending single in the 10th inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros 4-3 on Tuesday night for their fifth consecutive victory. Garrett Hampson began the Kansas City 10th on second as the automatic runner, replacing Vinnie Pasquantin Anthony Edwards scores career-high 51 points, Timberwolves rally to beat Wizards 130-121 04/09/2024 11:36pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — ​Anthony Edwards scored a career-high 51 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves overcame an early 21-point deficit with a dominant second half to beat the Washington Wizards 130-121 on Tuesday night. Edwards had 30 points in the second half. Nickeil Alexander-Walker finished wi Christian Yelich drives in 3 runs as the Brewers beat the Reds 9-5 04/09/2024 10:51pm • CINCINNATI (AP) — Christian Yelich and Blake Perkins each drove in three runs, helping Joe Ross and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-5 on Tuesday night. Perkins and Sal Frelick each had three of Milwaukee's 13 hits. Jake Bauers had two RBIs. Ross (1-0) earned his first big league w Years after college student is stabbed to death, California man goes on trial in alleged hate case 04/09/2024 10:26pm • SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The killing of a gay University of Pennsylvania student in Southern California more than six years ago was a hate crime, a prosecutor said Tuesday in opening statements of a murder trial. The defendant, 26-year-old Samuel Woodward of Newport Beach, is accused of stabbing t These Are 3 of the Oddest Tax Deductions Ever -- Are You Eligible for One? 04/09/2024 08:00pm • Many tax deductions such as charitable donations and business supplies are well known, but some are more obscure. With tax season upon us, here's a look at how tax deductions work and three deductions you may find surprising. The Basics of Tax DeductionsIndividual taxpayers can claim a wide variety 7 Diabetes and Weight Loss Drug Stocks for 2024 04/09/2024 08:00pm • The diabetes and weight loss prescription drug market shows no sign of thinning out anytime soon. Tackling the obesity problem head-on has been tried before with fad diets and low-quality, low-price diet pills. But this trend is different. The rise of GLP-1 receptor agonists, exemplified by high-end