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Jill Biden marks US reentry into UNESCO with a flag-raising ceremony in Paris 07/25/2023 03:03pm • PARIS (AP) — U.S. first lady Jill Biden attended a flag-raising ceremony at UNESCO in Paris on Tuesday, marking Washington's official reentry into the U.N. agency after a controversial five-year hiatus. The Stars and Stripes was hoisted up outside UNESCO's headquarters with the Eiffel Tower on the Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 07/25/2023 02:36pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Tunisians protest president's expanding powers and demand release of all jailed political opponents 07/25/2023 02:33pm • TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Despite scorching heat, opposition demonstrators gathered on Tuesday on the main thoroughfare in Tunisia’s capital to denounce policies pursued by President Kaïs Saied, two years to the day after he suspended parliament in the first step of a gradual rollback of Tunisia's IMF global economic outlook sees slight growth, but inflation still a drag 07/25/2023 01:08pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Global growth will see a slight improvement compared to previous International Monetary Fund projections but “many challenges still cloud the horizon, and it is too early to celebrate,” the organization's chief economist said Tuesday. IMF economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas g Maine calls to restore 19th century tribal obligations to the constitution. Voters must now decide 07/25/2023 12:48pm • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Voters in Maine will be the ones to decide whether to restore long removed language about the state's obligations to Native American tribes to printed versions of its constitution. The Maine Legislature gave its final approval on Tuesday to a proposal to restore the language Medical debt can lead to a compounding troubles for low-income Marylanders, particularly for Black families 07/25/2023 09:06am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. In the United States, health concerns that land someone in the hospital or require multiple visits to the doctor can be a taxing experience Millennial Money: Taylor is priceless, but being a Swiftie isn't 07/25/2023 07:00am • I don’t have Taylor Swift tickets. I didn’t survive Ticketmaster’s Great War, I haven’t been blessed with a magical code, and Mama Swift likely won’t pluck me from obscurity to watch from the VIP section. None of this has stopped me from buying friendship bracelet-making supplies, multiple Santa Barbara's paper, one of California's oldest, stops publishing after owner declares bankruptcy 07/24/2023 08:08pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pulitzer Prize-winning Santa Barbara News-Press, one of California's oldest newspapers, has ceased publishing after its owner declared the 150-year-old publication bankrupt. The newspaper became an online-only publication in April. But its last digital edition was posted F Can You Refinance an FHA Loan? 07/24/2023 08:00pm • If you have an FHA loan -- a mortgage backed by the Federal Housing Administration -- you may want to refinance it to reduce your monthly house payment or to achieve other financial goals. Private, FHA-approved financial institutions, including many banks, credit unions and online lenders, issue the Choosing an Alternative Path to a Medical Education 07/24/2023 08:00pm • It's well known that the path to a medical career is long and arduous - students generally head from undergraduate premed studies to four years of medical school and then a residency. But there are some nontraditional programs that can streamline the process and help students round out their skills Indoor farming company backed by Martha Stewart files for bankruptcy 07/24/2023 03:50pm • MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — AppHarvest, a Kentucky-based indoor farming company that was backed by Martha Stewart when it began shipping tomatoes in early 2021, has filed for bankruptcy, officials announced on Monday. The Chapter 11 filing on Sunday came following several months of financial difficulties Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 07/24/2023 02:04pm • Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select Mid-Atlantic, covering North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP's complete coverage of Mid-Atlantic, covering North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest US Supreme Court asked to set aside ruling that blocks construction on Mountain Valley Pipeline 07/24/2023 01:53pm • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The fate of a controversial natural gas pipeline in West Virginia may rest with the U.S. Supreme Court, as the state appealed a lower court's ruling that temporarily blocked construction despite a Congressional order clearing the way for the project. West Virginia Attor An Arizona woman died after her power was cut over a $51 debt. That forced utilities to change 07/24/2023 10:39am • PHOENIX (AP) — Stephanie Pullman died on a sweltering Arizona day after her electricity was cut off because of a $51 debt. Five years later, the 72-year-old's story remains at the heart of efforts to prevent others in Arizona from having their power cut off, leaving them without life-saving air co Liz Weston: Don’t let your credit scores retire 07/24/2023 07:00am • Getting rid of debt before retirement is often a good idea. Getting rid of your credit scores? Not so much. People who stop using credit also stop generating enough data to produce credit scores, the three-digit numbers used to gauge creditworthiness. Not having scores can make it harder and more ex