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Haitians emerge from homes during brief respite from gang violence. Hours later, gunfire erupts 03/21/2024 10:27pm • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitians rushed to buy food and other basic supplies Thursday as they emerged from their homes during a rare respite from gang violence, but gunfire erupted in downtown Port-au-Prince hours later. Female street vendors balancing heavy loads on their heads fled the area Police track down escaped Idaho prison gang member and accomplice, say pair may have killed 2 on run 03/21/2024 09:08pm • Police on Thursday arrested two white supremacist gang members — an Idaho prison inmate and the accomplice who helped him escape — following an attack on corrections officers at a Boise hospital, and investigators are looking into whether they killed two people while on the run. Skylar Meade, th Storm CFO Tricia McLean dies at 61 03/21/2024 08:58pm • SEATTLE (AP) — Tricia McLean, the chief financial officer for the Seattle Storm, has died, the WNBA team said Thursday. She was 61. McLean died Monday in Seattle, according to the Storm. The team did not disclose the manner of death. McLean was hired as the vice president of finance and human reso 10 Best Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy for 2024 03/21/2024 08:00pm • The stock market is sizzling right now. The U.S. economy remains strong, and inflation has moderated to a significant degree. This has the Federal Reserve primed to cut interest rates this year, which could further boost investor sentiment. Throw in powerful innovations in fields such as semiconduct Women and Credit: A Look at the History 03/21/2024 08:00pm • This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974, which protected women's right to access to credit. Before the law, women needed their husbands, fathers or brothers to co-sign for a loan or credit card. Gaining access to credit was critical for women to take ownershi 7 Best Renewable Energy Stocks to Buy 03/21/2024 08:00pm • Here's some stock market advice: Buy low, sell high. This oft-repeated adage is sometimes fodder for jokes and memes, but it's great advice if you can pull it off. One area of the stock market where you may be able to buy low is the renewable energy space, but you'll probably have to wait a while be Reese, defending champs LSU open NCAA play vs. Rice; Louisville aims to end MTSU's winning streak 03/21/2024 07:34pm • BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As far as LSU star Angel Reese is concerned, the third-seeded Tigers' prospects for repeating as national champions will hinge more on their mindset than their evident abundance of talent. “We didn’t have the most talented team last year," noted Reese, whose Tigers (28- Unforgettable losses propel Grambling State and Purdue to Midwest matchup in March Madness 03/21/2024 07:17pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Grambling State star Jourdan Smith spent months losing sleep over his team's 2023 season finale. This week, he celebrated the school's biggest basketball win with a bleary-eyed moment of joy. After leading the Tigers to the Southwestern Athletic Conference regular-season title, Biden and Trump ask voters if they're 'better off' than they were 4 years ago. It's complicated 03/21/2024 07:09pm • HOUSTON (AP) — “Are you better off today than you were four years ago?" Rarely have voters' answers to that question been so complicated. Former President Donald Trump asked the time-tested question of his supporters in all-caps Monday on his Truth Social platform. President Joe Biden did the The Latest | Blinken says he'll talk with Israelis about alternatives to Rafah ground assault 03/21/2024 06:38pm • U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he will share alternatives to Israel's planned ground assault into the southern Gaza town of Rafah when he meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his War Cabinet on Friday. Blinken and Arab leaders on Thursday discussed efforts for a cease-fire a Crews battle scores of wildfires in Virginia, including a blaze in Shenandoah National Park 03/21/2024 05:02pm • LURAY, Va. (AP) — Crews were battling scores of wildfires around Virginia on Thursday, including a fire affecting hundreds of acres at Shenandoah National Park, amid an elevated fire risk, officials said. More than 100 new fires popped up Wednesday amid gusty winds and low relative humidity, af Georgia lawmakers advance bills targeting immigrant-friendly policies 03/21/2024 05:01pm • ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Senate on Thursday pushed through bills aimed at forcing local governments to help deport immigrants instead of sheltering them, part of a continuing political response to the killing of a nursing student on the University of Georgia campus allegedly by a Venezuelan man. Algeria sets election for September. The military-backed president is expected to seek a 2nd term 03/21/2024 04:27pm • ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria will hold its next election on Sept. 7, giving first-term President Abdelmajid Tebboune more than five months to campaign should he decide to seek a second term leading the oil-rich north African nation. Tebboune's office announced the date in a statement Thursday a Energy agency announces $475M in funding for clean energy projects on mine land sites 03/21/2024 02:51pm • FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Biden administration pumped more money into clean energy projects Thursday, announcing up to $475 million in federal funding for projects in five states — including the political battleground states of Pennsylvania, Arizona and Nevada. The projects will accelerate clean California wants to pay doctors more money to see Medicaid patients 03/21/2024 01:05pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When Hunter Morgan bought an optometry practice in Southern California three years ago, one of the first things he did was start seeing patients who use Medicaid, the government-funded health insurance program for low-income people. The previous owners had not accepted p