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Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante is captured in Pa. with the help of dogs and a heat-sensing plane 09/13/2023 07:13pm • POTTSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A murderer who brazenly escaped from a Pennsylvania jail was captured Wednesday in the woods by a team of tactical officers, bringing an end to an intensive search that terrified residents as the fugitive broke into homes for food, changed his appearance and stole a van and r HBCU coalition receives $124M gift from nonprofit funder Blue Meridian Partners 09/13/2023 03:59pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The HBCU Transformation Project, a coalition of 40 historically Black colleges and universities, on Wednesday announced a $124 million gift from philanthropic funders Blue Meridian Partners to increase enrollment, graduation rates and employment rates for the schools' graduates. M Thailand's government, seeking return of tourists from China, approves visa-free entry for 5 months 09/13/2023 01:01pm • BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s new government Wednesday approved a measure granting temporary visa-free entry to Chinese tourists, signaling that the recovery of the country's tourism industry is a top economic priority. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said the visa exemption, which will also apply A timeline of the complicated relations between Russia and North Korea 09/13/2023 01:22am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has met President Vladimir Putin. at a cosmodrome in Russia’s Far East. It was the two isolated leaders' second meeting. Their governments have not confirmed an agenda, but U.S. officials say Putin may ask for artillery and other ammuniti Escaped Pennsylvania inmate still believed to be within specific perimeter, police say 09/12/2023 08:10pm • POTTSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Escaped murderer Danelo Souza Cavalcante is still believed to be within a search perimeter in a rural stretch of southeastern Pennsylvania hours after he stole a rifle from a garage and fled a homeowner’s gunfire, authorities said Tuesday. Heavily armed police descended 7 Best Water Stocks and ETFs to Buy in 2023 09/12/2023 08:00pm • Talk about liquid assets. As climate change coincides with population growth around the world, water for drinking, sanitation and agriculture is becoming more scarce. Where there is scarcity, Wall Street is bound to figure out a way to make a buck, and there are multiple ways to invest in water, inc What Is Netspend? 09/12/2023 08:00pm • Some consumers are not able to open a checking account at a bank or credit union to pay their bills or purchase groceries or other items and are forced to rely on using prepaid debit cards. In 2021, there were more than 5.9 million unbanked households in the U.S., according to the Federal Deposit In 7 Best Chinese Stocks to Buy 09/12/2023 08:00pm • For many years, investors have been obsessed with Chinese stocks and the potential growth opportunities in the region. There's good reason for that, too, as China is currently the world's second-largest economy behind the U.S., boasting a massive population of about 1.4 billion. But while it once se Police defend strategy in hunt for escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante after he evaded searchers 09/12/2023 07:46am • Authorities in Pennsylvania who have been trying to capture an escaped murderer for nearly two weeks pushed back Monday against questions about whether they blew a chance to collar him, instead blaming the complex terrain in the initial search area for the fugitive’s success in getting clear of it Stock market today: Asian shares mostly slide despite Big Tech rally on Wall Street 09/12/2023 12:02am • TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly declined Tuesday despite a Big Tech rally on Wall Street, as investors looked ahead to data on U.S. consumer prices set for later in the week. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 surged 0.7% in morning trading to 32,686.67. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.2% to 7,176. New Zealand economy to remain sluggish for 2 years, although doing better than feared, figures show 09/11/2023 11:26pm • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s economy is expected to remain sluggish for another two years, although the overall picture is rosier than many observers had feared, new figures released Tuesday indicate. The nation’s Treasury released the projections ahead of an election next mont Should You Buy VinFast Stock? 3 Pros, 3 Cons 09/11/2023 08:00pm • Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast Auto Ltd. (ticker: VFS) had one of the strongest market debuts for an automaker in history in August. The stock exploded on the scene, rising more than 800% at its peak, driven by speculative fervor following a long dry stint for electric vehicle initia McCarthy juggles a government shutdown and a Biden impeachment inquiry as the House returns for fall 09/11/2023 07:03pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is a man who stays in motion — enthusiastically greeting tourists at the Capitol, dashing overseas to the G7 summit of industrial world leaders, and raising funds back home to elect fellow Republicans to the House majority. But beneath the whirlwind Business Highlights: Spicy food challenge; Google's antitrust trial; Monday Night Football 09/11/2023 05:32pm • ___ Spicy food challenges have a long history. Have they become too extreme? NEW YORK (AP) — A tortilla chip maker’s decision to pull its extremely spicy product sold as a “One Chip Challenge” from store shelves following the death of a Massachusetts teen has renewed attention on the popular 'Dumb Money' goes all in on the GameStop stock frenzy — and may come out a winner 09/11/2023 05:03pm • TORONTO (AP) — Think of movies about the financial system and your mind is almost sure to go to Gordon Gekko and “Wall Street” or Leonardo DiCaprio’s gyrating Jordan Belfort in “The Wolf of Wall Street.” When Hollywood takes on Wall Street, it usually heads straight to the C-suite. The p