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South Africa's president urges parties to find common ground in talks after election deadlock
06/03/2024 12:09am • JOHANNESBURG (AP) — President Cyril Ramaphosa called Sunday for South Africa's political parties to overcome their differences and find “common ground” to form the first national coalition government in its young democracy. His comments came in a speech straight after final election results we
Doctors see spike in younger women freezing their eggs, putting motherhood on hold
06/03/2024 12:00am • The rush to beat the biological clock is on hold for a growing number of young women. Doctors in the D.C. area have reported a spike in younger women looking to preserve their fertility by freezing their eggs. “It's been a huge increase in the number of egg-freezing patients we’re seeing,”
NC State tops off James Madison 5-3 for Raleigh Regional and trip to super regional
06/02/2024 11:00pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Alec Makarewicz batted 2 for 4, homered and drove in a pair of runs and North Carolina State beat James Madison 5-3 on Sunday to claim the Raleigh Regional and advance to the super regional of the NCAA Tournament. For the sixth time under Elliott Avent — and the second time
Prosecutors to dismiss charges against Minnesota trooper who shot motorist Ricky Cobb
06/02/2024 10:04pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors plan to dismiss murder and manslaughter charges against a white Minnesota state trooper who fatally shot Ricky Cobb II, a Black motorist, as Cobb tried to pull away from a traffic stop, saying the decision comes in response to recent statements from the trooper's att
Scottish left-hander Robert MacIntyre wins RBC Canadian Open for his first PGA Tour title
06/02/2024 08:43pm • HAMILTON, Ontario (AP) — Robert MacIntyre — with father Dougie at his side as his caddie and a noisy television drone close by at times, too — held on to win the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title. Four strokes ahead entering the final round at Hamilton Golf and Country C
7 High-Yield Covered Call ETFs Income Investors Will Love
06/02/2024 08:00pm • With the three-month Treasury bill, or T-bill, rate hovering at around 5.3% these days, there's not much incentive for income investors to take unnecessary risks. Even traditional income sources like dividend stocks and real estate investment trusts, or REITs, are paying yields under this rate. For
Is Gold a Good Investment Right Now?
06/02/2024 08:00pm • Gold prices have been exhibiting some odd behavior lately. Sure, the precious metal has moved higher as tensions in the Middle East boost its safe-haven appeal. And gold has fluctuated based on any given day's expectations for the Federal Reserve's interest rate course. Meanwhile, this year Treasury
What Is a Home Storage Gold IRA?
06/02/2024 08:00pm • Investors who like gold as a hedge against inflation or stock market volatility sometimes turn to self-directed individual retirement accounts, where they can hold bullion, coins or other physical forms of the yellow metal. You may have heard of a home storage gold IRA or seen the concept advertised
6 of the Best AI ETFs to Buy Now
06/02/2024 08:00pm • During the peak of the dot-com bubble, the top company in the Nasdaq-100 index was Cisco Systems Inc. (ticker: CSCO). At its height in March 2000, Cisco's market capitalization exceeded $500 billion, making it the most valuable company in the world at that time. This was driven by massive investment
2024's 10 Best-Performing Stocks
06/02/2024 08:00pm • The S&P 500's 2024 rally resumed in May as strong first-quarter earnings numbers overshadowed fears over slowing economic growth and potential stagflation. After a strong 2023 performance, the S&P 500 is up more than 10% year to date, and investors are hoping the inflation outlook will impro
¿Quién es Jorge Álvarez Máynez, el candidato de Movimiento Ciudadano que va por la presidencia de México?
06/02/2024 07:36pm • (CNN Español) -- Jorge Álvarez Máynez es un joven diputado federal del partido Movimiento Ciudadano. A sus 38 años competirá por la presidencia de México contra las candidatas del oficialismo, Claudia Sheinbaum, y la aspirante del frente opositor, Xóchitl Gálvez.En diciembre de 2023, el legi
¿Quién es Xóchitl Gálvez, la candidata de la coalición opositora Fuerza y Corazón por México?
06/02/2024 07:30pm • (CNN Español) -- Xóchitl Gálvez, candidata a la presidencia de la República por la coalición opositora PRI-PAN-PRD, se define como "la mujer más valiente que sí va a enfrentar a la delincuencia", según afirma en su cuenta en X. En el marco de los eventos que conforman su agenda previa a las
Energy shutdowns hit Ukraine after Russian attacks target infrastructure
06/02/2024 07:25pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine imposed emergency power shutdowns in most of the country on Sunday, a day after Russia unleashed large-scale attacks on energy infrastructure and claimed it made gains in the eastern Donetsk province. The shutdowns were in place in all but three regions of Ukraine fol
Louisiana beats Texas 10-2 to advance to regional championship against Texas A&M
06/02/2024 07:17pm • COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Bryan Broussard and Jose Torres each hit home runs and combined to drive in seven runs and Louisiana unloaded in the eighth inning to beat Texas for a 10-2 win in the Bryan-College Station Regional of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. The Ragin' Cajuns (41-19) advance to
Ketel Marte tries to waken NL champion Arizona Diamondbacks from season-long slumber
06/02/2024 07:13pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Ketel Marte hit the way he did last October, doing his best to wake the Arizona Diamondbacks from their season-long slumber. Marte homered on Jose Quintana's third pitch of the game, then hit a go-ahead, two-run drive off Jake Diekman in the ninth inning that lifted the reigning NL
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