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7 Best International Stock Funds to Buy in 2023 05/31/2023 08:00pm • What do notable companies like Toyota Motor Corp. (ticker: TM), Nintendo Co. Ltd. (NTDOY), ASML Holding NV (ASML) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSM) have in common? An ex-U.S. focus. That is, these large, renowned companies are based outside the United States, and are known as int 5 of the Best Stocks to Buy Now 05/31/2023 08:00pm • The stock market had a strong month of May. Tech stocks led the way, with investors piling into companies that have exposure to artificial intelligence. The AI revolution certainly carries plenty of promise, but investors could rightfully question some of the lofty valuations on these cutting-edge t Oklahoma high court strikes down 2 abortion bans; procedure remains illegal in most cases 05/31/2023 06:13pm • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that two state laws banning abortion are unconstitutional, but the procedure remains illegal in the state in nearly all cases except life-threatening situations. In a 6-3 ruling, the high court said the two bans are unconstitutiona SEC puts emphasis on gambling after college sports roiled by multiple wagering scandals 05/31/2023 04:46pm • DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — When it comes to sports wagering, information is a commodity and even a morsel of news that is not widely available can be valuable. As college sports experiences some of the negative consequences of ubiquitous legal betting on sporting events, could more transparency be among Virginia Daybook 05/31/2023 04:31pm • Associated Press Virginia Daybook for Wednesday, May. 31. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. To see your Daybooks and events for Virginia and other S When should social workers separate families? A federal lawsuit raises thorny questions 05/31/2023 04:28pm • BOSTON (AP) — When child welfare workers and police knocked on Sarah Perkins’ and Joshua Sabey’s front door well past midnight one weekend last summer, the parents were shocked to learn the state of Massachusetts had come to take their two young sons. It’s the kind of harrowing scene that pl Real-life ‘Fast and Furious’: Car sent flying over tow truck in Georgia, video shows 05/31/2023 04:00pm • VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) — It looks like a scene from a Hollywood blockbuster. A sedan rockets into the air after driving up the ramp of a flatbed tow truck on a Georgia highway. And the whole crash is caught on video by an officer's body camera. Shocked motorists and law enforcement watched in horror a 16 children injured in fall during Canada school trip to historic fort 05/31/2023 03:32pm • WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Sixteen schoolchildren and one adult were hospitalized after falling Wednesday from a platform inside Fort Gibraltar, a popular tourist attraction in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Dr. Karen Gripp from the Children’s Hospital emergency department said all but one ha Pence expected to launch presidential campaign next week in Iowa 05/31/2023 03:06pm • ▶ Watch Video: Pence "walking a tight political rope" amid 2024 speculation, Republican strategist says Former Vice President Mike Pence will launch his presidential campaign next week in Des Moines, Iowa, multiple sources tell CBS News. Pence is expected to launch his 2024 bid with US safety agency to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles and set tougher standards 05/31/2023 02:53pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government’s auto safety agency plans to require that all new passenger cars and light trucks include potentially life-saving automatic emergency braking and meet stricter safety standards within three years. Wednesday's announcement by the National Highway Traffic Dream 2nd year standout Rhyne Howard aims to be WNBA's next 'generational talent' 05/31/2023 02:46pm • COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Rhyne Howard isn't willing to rest on her first-year WNBA honors with the Atlanta Dream. Howard was an All-Star and Rookie of the Year after being the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 draft. That's an impressive debut, but when asked how she wants to be viewed in the league, Redo of federal plane evacuation tests sought as passengers squeeze into smaller spaces 05/31/2023 01:59pm • Lawmakers who want tougher standards for evacuating aircraft in an emergency have criticized the Federal Aviation Administration for what they consider unrealistic simulations, and now they are calling for a do-over of current evacuation tests. Decades-old federal rules require that planes be design What's in DC's $20 billion budget for 2024? 05/31/2023 01:38pm • The D.C. Council unanimously passed a $20 billion budget for fiscal year 2024 on Tuesday, which Mayor Muriel Bowser says is focused on preserving social services amid a difficult budget season. In a statement, Bowser celebrated the vote's result, while acknowledging challenges in its passage. Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 05/31/2023 01:18pm • 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 Music Review: Bob Dylan's 'Shadow Kingdom' reimagines well-known, obscure songs 05/31/2023 12:55pm • “Shadow Kingdom,” Bob Dylan (Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings) Bob Dylan’s “Shadow Kingdom” feels like Dylan covering Dylan. Or Dylan radically unplugged, nearly 30 years after he did that on MTV. When Dylan first released “Shadow Kingdom” as a streaming event in July 2021, it disa