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What is financial wellness (and why does it matter)? 04/10/2024 04:12pm • This content is provided by WAEPA. Since 1943, WAEPA has remained committed to the health, welfare and financial well-being of Civilian Federal Employees. With more than eight decades of experience, nobody knows Fed life like WAEPA. And WAEPA knows that Fed life doesn’t follow just one path, wh Switzerland lays out new 'too big to fail' rules in wake of Credit Suisse banking turmoil last year 04/10/2024 02:15pm • GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss government Wednesday announced steps to bolster its “too big to fail” rules aimed at avoiding potentially disastrous fallout from banking sector turmoil after woes last year at Credit Suisse before it was taken over by rival UBS. Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter to Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024? 04/10/2024 12:06pm • A push to ask Arizona voters to add a right to abortion to the state constitution took on new stakes this week when the state's Supreme Court ruled that the state can enforce a ban on abortion in all stages of pregnancy. Arizona is one of several states where abortion might be on the ballot this yea Movie Review: Should you watch 'Sasquatch Sunset' about a family of Bigfoots? Not yeti 04/10/2024 11:59am • Do you reckon Sasquatches snore? C'mon, you know the answer, deep down. Of course, they do. They snore and eat noisily and pick bugs out of each other's fur and then eat those bugs, noisily. What else do Sasquatches do, you wonder? One of the wildest movies of the year — or the century, for that m Congress summons Boeing's CEO to testify on its jetliner safety following new whistleblower charges 04/09/2024 10:00pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Senate subcommittee has summoned Boeing CEO David Calhoun to testify about the company's jetliners in an inquiry prompted by new safety-related charges from a whistleblower. The panel said it will hold a hearing next week featuring a Boeing quality engineer, Sam Salehpour Former Venezuelan oil minister is arrested in connection with corruption probe, authorities say 04/09/2024 09:46pm • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s once-powerful oil minister, who resigned unexpectedly last year during a corruption probe at the top ranks of the state-run crude industry, has been arrested, the government said Tuesday. The former oil czar is being investigated over an alleged scheme throu New York City to wind down deal with embattled medical company tasked with housing migrants 04/09/2024 09:14pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York City will move to end its contract with a medical services company hired to house and care for a recent influx of international migrants, following scrutiny over the firm's costly deal with the city and the quality of its humanitarian services. Mayor Eric Adams' offic Appeals court rejects Donald Trump's latest attempt to delay April 15 hush money criminal trial 04/09/2024 08:51pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court judge Tuesday rejected Donald Trump’s latest attempt to delay his hush money criminal trial, taking just 12 minutes to swat aside an argument that it should be postponed while the former president fights a gag order. Justice Cynthia Kern’s ruling was th 6 Signs It's Time for Memory Care 04/09/2024 08:00pm • It's bittersweet to see your loved ones age. Your mom, once a prolific baker, still makes her way around the kitchen but occasionally mixes up the steps in her favorite recipes. Or, your dad doesn't notice he's no longer writing the answers to his daily crossword puzzle neatly inside the boxes. Thes Understanding Parts of Medicare: A Through N Explained 04/09/2024 08:00pm • The alphabet soup of Medicare -- multiple parts and plans, starting with A all the way through N -- can be bewildering, especially for those who are newly eligible for Medicare. In this guide, we break down each part of Medicare to help you find the best health insurance fit for your needs. Medicare Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signs port aid, protections for highway and election workers into law 04/09/2024 07:21pm • Bills providing financial aid to workers affected by disruptions at Baltimore's port and another that formally renames the facility were signed into law by Gov. Wes Moore (D) Tuesday. Both were included in more than 120 bills that received Moore's signature. The total number includes dozens of i Warning light prompts Boeing 737 to make emergency landing in Idaho 04/09/2024 07:07pm • BOISE, Idaho. (AP) — An Air Canada Boeing 737 Max 8 landed safely in Idaho after experiencing an in-flight emergency Tuesday when pilots received a warning light in the flight deck, airline and airport officials said. The issue was determined to be a faulty cargo hold indicator, Air Canada said in Boston shortstop Story needs season-ending shoulder surgery; pitcher Nick Pivetta has injured elbow 04/09/2024 06:39pm • BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story will have what is likely season-ending surgery on his dislocated left shoulder and right-hander Nick Pivetta has a strained a right flexor, the latest in a spate of elbow injuries among pitchers. Story, a two-time All-Star, was placed on the 10-d Two tribal nations sue social media companies over Native youth suicides 04/09/2024 05:43pm • Two tribal nations are accusing social media companies of contributing to the disproportionately high rates of suicide among Native American youth. Their lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles county court names Facebook and Instagram’s parent company Meta Platforms; Snapchat's Snap Inc.; TikTok par Norfolk Southern agrees to $600M settlement in fiery Ohio derailment. Locals fear it’s not enough 04/09/2024 05:19pm • Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million in a class-action lawsuit settlement for a fiery February 2023 train derailment in Ohio, but residents worry the money not only won’t go far enough to cover future health needs that could be tremendous but also won't amount to much once divvied up. �