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Islamic scholar acquitted of rape by Swiss court, but potential trial awaits Tariq Ramadan in France 05/24/2023 10:00am • GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss court on Wednesday acquitted noted Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan on charges of rape and “sexual constraint," citing lack of material evidence more than a decade after the alleged actions, contradictory witness statements and what resembled love messages to the accused. The Edmunds: Who offers hands-free driving systems for 2023? 05/24/2023 06:18am • Fully automated self-driving cars are still a thing of the future. But you can get a taste of what they’ll be like if your vehicle has what’s commonly described as hands-free driving capability. A vehicle so equipped can automatically accelerate, brake and steer for the driver without the driver Russia extends arrest of US journalist Evan Gershkovich by 3 months 05/24/2023 12:32am • MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Tuesday extended the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich by three months in a closed-door hearing emblematic of the secrecy that has marked the case against the first United States correspondent since the Cold War to be detained in Russia on spy 'Rolling to Remember' returns to Pentagon for first time since 2019 05/24/2023 12:22am • Motorcyclists participate in the Rolling to Remember ride near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, on May 29, 2022. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) An annual Memorial Day weekend tradition featuring thousands of motorcycles riding through th Debt ceiling talks grind on, but Republicans say there's a 'lack of urgency' from White House 05/23/2023 11:37pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Debt ceiling talks showed few signs of outward progress Tuesday as negotiators for President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy traded more budget-cutting ideas but Republicans warned of a “lack of urgency” at the White House to resolve the standoff in time to avert a Family of Colorado man killed by police during mental health crisis gets $19 million settlement 05/23/2023 11:26pm • DENVER (AP) — The parents of a 22-year-old Colorado man killed by a sheriff’s deputy while suffering a mental health crisis won a $19 million settlement, the largest in state history, in a deal announced Tuesday. But they also achieved key changes in policing, including crisis intervention train Concern about Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano changes with the wind 05/23/2023 10:53pm • AMECAMECA, Mexico (AP) — Concern about the Popocatepetl volcano changes with the wind. While east of the mountain residents swept streets and didn’t remove their masks on Tuesday, here to the west, they casually watched the gas and ash plume emerging from its crater. The 17,797-foot (5,425-meter Bowie State student's class project turns into Maryland state law 05/23/2023 10:30pm • A graduate student's class project got a real-world application and was turned into state law that will go into effect starting July 1 across University System of Maryland schools. Bowie State University student Jakeya Johnson needed to come up with a "policy solution to a public problem" for an New Mexico homelessness spikes as housing costs surge 05/23/2023 09:36pm • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A tally of the homeless population in New Mexico shows an abrupt jump in the number of people living without permanent housing or with no shelter at all, according to the legislative agency focused on budgeting and accountability. A spot-count commissioned by the U.S. Departm Drag performers sue St. George, Utah, over denying permit for show in public park 05/23/2023 09:34pm • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah-based group that organizes drag performances is suing a city over the denial of permits for an all-ages show it aimed to host in a public park in April. The group, Southern Utah Drag Stars, and its CEO Mitski Avalōx accuse the city of St. George of “flagrant and ong Protesters cut short questioning of San Francisco mayor over drug crisis 05/23/2023 08:31pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Protesters cut short a rare outdoor meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Tuesday where the board president had planned to question Mayor London Breed on her administration's response to the crisis of brazen open-air drug dealing. Board President Aaron Peskin move Survey: Patients Are Driven Into Medical Debt for Essential Health Care 05/23/2023 08:00pm • Unpaid medical bills are driving Americans further into debt, leading many to sacrifice their financial well-being for their physical health. For some patients, medical debt is holding them back from reaching financial goals -- and 37% of those with medical debt are struggling to pay bills, accordin How to Get a Credit Limit Increase With an Apple Card 05/23/2023 08:00pm • Apple launched its first credit card in August 2019, and as of early 2022 the Apple Card had an estimated 6.7 million users, according to Cornerstone Advisors. Whether you applied for the card to enjoy the cash back benefits, the privacy or the special financing on Apple products, you might be wonde 13 Companies That Offer Unlimited Vacation Days 05/23/2023 08:00pm • The emerging benefit of unlimited time offAn unlimited vacation policy sounds like a dream. You get to hit the slopes in Switzerland or jet off to Thailand whenever you like and not be limited to a fixed time off each year. This unstructured freedom is relatively rare, though. According to a 2022 em Kansas woman dies after falling into creek in Glacier National Park 05/23/2023 07:13pm • WEST GLACIER, Mont. (AP) — A 28-year-old woman from Kansas has died after falling into a creek in Glacier National Park and being swept into a gorge, park officials said. The woman fell from a rocky overhang into Avalanche Creek on Monday afternoon, spokesperson Gina Kerzman said. Bystanders waded