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Series of small explosions, no injuries reported after 1.7-magnitude quake in New York 01/02/2024 01:46pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A 1.7 magnitude earthquake that hit New York City early Tuesday may have caused a series of small explosions on an island between Manhattan and Queens, officials said. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the quake occurred at 5:45 a.m. near the Astoria section of Queens. There Indiana woman is rescued after passerby directs police to car crash site along little-used road 01/02/2024 01:32pm • GARY, Ind. (AP) — A woman who was trapped in a car that crashed early on New Years Day was rescued after a passerby directed officers to the crash scene along a little-used northwest Indiana road, police said. Police and emergency responders spent two hours searching unsuccessfully for the car aft South Korean opposition leader is stabbed in the neck. Police say attacker approached for autograph 01/02/2024 12:38pm • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s tough-speaking liberal opposition leader, Lee Jae-myung, was stabbed in the neck Tuesday by an unidentified knife-wielding man who attempted to kill the politician during his visit to the southeastern city of Busan, police said. Lee, 59, the head of the ma Millennial Money: I saved $800 in 5 months by eating more plants 01/02/2024 10:04am • I tried going vegetarian once when I was in high school. My best friend was a vegetarian, and I was curious. I lasted only about four days. My downfall: a buffalo chicken sandwich. Since that ill-fated attempt, I’ve never tried to curb my meat consumption. It’s just too dang tasty. But in 202 DC rental assistance program to open for new applications Tuesday 01/02/2024 09:32am • D.C. residents looking for emergency rental assistance will be able to apply beginning on Jan. 2 at noon, according to the latest information from the District's Department of Human Services. "In the past year, DHS received an influx of applications and closed the application portal in March 2023 Kimberly Palmer: Overspent in December? Here’s how to battle the January blues 01/02/2024 08:45am • The first workday in January after the holidays hits a little bit differently: The parties are over, debt payments are soon due and it can feel like there’s nothing to look forward to. You may be able to minimize the doldrums with some planning and other steps to turn things around, financial e An incoming Virginia delegate wants to expand use of speed cameras 01/02/2024 08:16am • When they reconvene this month, Virginia lawmakers will consider a proposal to allow local governments to install speed cameras wherever they deem them necessary, with penalties of up to $100 for violations. Bill patron Del.-elect Mike Jones, D-Richmond, said the legislation is intended to increa What does a total abortion ban look like in Dominican Republic? 01/02/2024 08:02am • SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican Republic is one of four Latin American nations that criminalizes abortion without exceptions. Women face up to 2 years in prison for having an abortion, while the penalties for doctors or midwives range from 5 to 20 years. Abortion rights acti Biden and Trump are poised for a potential rematch that could shake American politics 01/02/2024 06:39am • LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — U.S. presidential elections have been rocked in recent years by economic disaster, stunning gaffes, secret video and a pandemic. But for all the tumult that defined those campaigns, the volatility surrounding this year's presidential contest has few modern parallels, posing pr Syracuse enters Top 25 for first time since 2021; has big week ahead 01/02/2024 05:30am • Syracuse coach Felisha Legette-Jack is happy her team is being recognized nationally with the Orange's first ranking in three years, but she is focused on bigger things. “Carolina is next then Boston College, which lost to Duke at Duke by five,” Legette-Jack said. “That’s who’s after that NJ mayor says buses of migrants bound for NY are being dropped off at NJ train stations 01/01/2024 07:04pm • SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey mayor says buses of migrants bound for New York City have been stopping at the train station in his town and others in an apparent effort to evade an executive order by New York's mayor trying to regulate how and when migrants can be dropped off in the city. Seca 7 Dividend Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever 01/01/2024 07:00pm • Identifying stocks to buy and hold for decades rather than months or years can be difficult. The world and the economy are constantly changing, creating risks for long-term investors. A dividend payment from a large, profitable company with a leading market share in a stable or growing industry is a 8 Top-Performing Fidelity Funds for Retirement 01/01/2024 07:00pm • The investment landscape of the past two years has served as a reminder to investors of the fickle nature of market sentiment and the challenges inherent in predicting the best-performing themes or individual stock picks. In 2022, amid rising interest rates and a bearish bond market, durable dividen Japan lowers tsunami warning after a series of earthquakes but tells people to stay away from coast 01/01/2024 06:03pm • TOKYO (AP) — Japan dropped its highest-level tsunami alert after issuing one following a series of major earthquakes Monday but told residents of coastal areas not to return to their homes as deadly waves could still come. The quakes, the largest of which had a magnitude of 7.6, started a fire and Bangladesh court sentences Nobel laureate Yunus to 6 months in jail. He denies violating labor laws 01/01/2024 03:46pm • DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A labor court in Bangladesh’s capital Monday sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus to six months in jail for violating the country’s labor laws. Yunus, who pioneered the use of microcredit to help impoverished people, was present in court and was granted ba