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As China and Iran hunt for dissidents in the US, the FBI is racing to counter the threat 05/06/2024 12:41pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — After a student leader of the historic Tiananmen Square protests entered a 2022 congressional race in New York, a Chinese intelligence operative wasted little time enlisting a private investigator to hunt for any mistresses or tax problems that could upend the candidate's bid, pr Julia Fox and Law Roach team up for a sustainable fashion competition show 05/06/2024 12:07pm • For Julia Fox, life is a catwalk. The looks she puts together — cutting off the belt loops of her jeans or creating a top made from tartan ties sewed together — are almost always guaranteed to turn heads and be photographed. Alongside Law Roach, Fox is a host and judge of the new E! fashion comp Music Review: Brad Mehldau connects Bach, Fauré to jazz on albums, 'After Bach II' and 'Après Fauré' 05/06/2024 11:41am • Grammy-award winning jazz pianist Brad Mehldau connects the dots as though they were so many 16th notes. His two new albums, “After Bach II” and “Après Fauré,” use classical music as a foundation for solo explorations that draw a through line from Art Tatum to Thelonious Monk to Bill Evans Money isn't enough to smooth the path for Republican candidates hoping to retake the Senate 05/06/2024 09:59am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Frustrated by the seemingly endless cash flowing to Democrats, Republicans aiming to retake the Senate have rallied around candidates with plenty of their own money. The goal is to neutralize Democrats' roughly 2-to-1 financial advantage, among the few bright spots for a party de An inquiry into a building fire in South Africa that killed 76 finds city authorities responsible 05/06/2024 08:25am • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A report into a building fire that killed 76 people in South Africa last year has concluded that city authorities should be held responsible because they were aware of serious safety issues at the rundown apartment block at least four years before the blaze. The nigh A Holocaust survivor will mark that history differently after the horrors of Oct. 7 05/05/2024 08:27pm • KIBBUTZ MEFALSIM, Israel (AP) — When Hamas fighters invaded southern Israel on Oct. 7, the militant group that rules the Gaza Strip perpetrated the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust. So this year’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, which begins on Sunday evening in Israel, carries a heavier Second juror in New Hampshire youth center abuse trial explains verdict, says state misinterpreted 05/05/2024 08:04pm • CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — One of the jurors who awarded a New Hampshire man $38 million in a landmark lawsuit over abuse at the state’s youth detention center says the state is misinterpreting the verdict by capping the payment at $475,000. Jurors on Friday awarded $18 million in compensatory damages Senior Living Experiences: 2024 Survey Report 05/05/2024 08:00pm • Senior living communities can take a range of forms, from independent living to assisted living and memory care, all of which are designed to meet the changing needs of older adults. In the U.S., the baby boomer population -- those born between 1946 and 1964 -- is approaching a life stage that may d Why It's Still Hard to Get Into Medical School Despite a Doctor Shortage 05/05/2024 08:00pm • Dr. Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, president of the American Medical Association, highlighted a doctor shortage crisis during a speech at the National Press Club in fall 2023. "Imagine walking into an emergency room in your moment of crisis -- in desperate need of a physician's care -- and finding no one there What You Should Know About Financing Appliances 05/05/2024 08:00pm • It is a universally acknowledged truth that your dishwasher will break right after you buy a new car, your washing machine will go on the fritz the same week as that big vet bill and your refrigerator will kick the bucket just as you pay the deposit for a vacation. It seems like there's never a conv Is the Chase Sapphire Reserve Credit Card Worth its $550 Annual Fee? 05/05/2024 08:00pm • The luxury benefits offered by premium travel credit cards come with a price to match. One of the options for frequent travelers is Chase Sapphire Reserve®. Cardholders can earn three points per dollar on dining and travel, plus more for travel booked through Chase. Learn more about Chase Sapphire 18-year-old held without bond for shooting of Dunbar High School student 05/05/2024 02:57pm • An 18-year-old is being held without bond after new information emerged in a court hearing on Saturday detailing a shooting at Dunbar High School in D.C. that left one student wounded last week. Two Dunbar students have been arrested and charged in the shooting; Azhari Graves, 18, is being held w Trone continues record-setting spending blitz 05/05/2024 02:32pm • U.S. Rep. David Trone (D-6th) dropped another $12.35 million into his U.S. Senate campaign during the first 3 1/2 weeks of April, bringing his total personal investment in the race to a jaw-dropping $54.1 million. Trone is now the second biggest self-funder in a U.S. Senate race, behind U.S. Sen. King Charles III’s openness about cancer has helped him connect with people in year after coronation 05/05/2024 03:16am • LONDON (AP) — King Charles III’s decision to be open about his cancer diagnosis has helped the new monarch connect with the people of Britain and strengthened the monarchy in the year since his dazzling coronation at Westminster Abbey. Charles has used his illness to highlight the need for early Australian police shoot dead a boy, 16, armed with a knife after he stabbed a man in Perth 05/05/2024 02:10am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A 16-year-old boy armed with a knife was shot dead by police after he stabbed a man in the Australian west coast city of Perth, officials said Sunday. The incident occurred in the parking lot of a hardware store in suburban Willetton on Saturday night. The teen attacked