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Mike Feinsilber fought the epic AP-UPI rivalry from both camps with wit and grace 04/02/2024 08:13am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Mike Feinsilber, whose masterful way with words and mischievous wit enlivened American journalism for five decades, the bulk of them at The Associated Press, has died. He was 89. Feinsilber died at home on Monday, said his wife of 55 years, Doris Feinsilber, a pioneering computer Life has returned to Ukraine's Bucha. But 2 years after the killings, some families can't move on 04/02/2024 12:59am • BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) ��� Days after Russian forces withdrew from the outskirts of Kyiv in the dramatic first weeks of their full-scale invasion two years ago, a photo revealed what had become of Nataliia Verbova's missing husband. Poring over the image of eight men executed and lying on cold concrete A Guide to Tax Deductions for Charitable Donations 04/01/2024 08:00pm • Every year, millions of Americans support causes that are important to them by donating to charities and nonprofits. A 2023 Giving USA Annual Report of Philanthropy found that individuals gave an estimated $319.04 billion in 2022, comprising 64% of total charitable giving. Such contributions not onl Polygamous sect leader pleads guilty in scheme to orchestrate sexual acts involving children 04/01/2024 07:40pm • PHOENIX (AP) ��� The leader of an offshoot polygamous sect near the Arizona-Utah border has pleaded guilty to conspiring to transport underage girls across state lines in what authorities say was a yearslong scheme to orchestrate sexual acts involving children. Samuel Bateman also pleaded guilty on Volunteers uncover fate of thousands of Lost Alaskans sent to Oregon mental hospital a century ago 03/30/2024 01:04am • ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) ��� Lucy Pitka McCormick���s relatives cooked salmon, moose, beaver and muskrat over an earthen firepit on the banks of the Chena River, just outside Fairbanks, as they honored her life. They whipped whitefish, blueberries and lard into a traditional Alaska Native dessert, and Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, Democrats��� VP pick in 2000, dead at 82 03/27/2024 10:37pm • HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) ��� Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who nearly won the vice presidency on the Democratic ticket with Al Gore in the disputed 2000 election and who almost became Republican John McCain's running mate eight years later, has died, according to a statement issued by h Movie Review: Alice Rohrwacher's tombaroli tale 'La Chimera' is pure magic 03/27/2024 04:04pm • When we talk about ���movie magic,��� the first thing that comes to mind is often something like the bikes achieving liftoff in ���E.T.��� But it applies no less to Alice Rohrwacher���s wondrous ���La Chimera,��� a grubbily transcendent folk tale of a film that finds its enchantment buried in the gr Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley on the joys of foul language and friendship 03/27/2024 10:49am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley play women brought together by letters in the new film ���Wicked Little Letters��� but their preferred means of communication is WhatsApp. With their husbands, they have a group chat with an unprintable name, inspired by the some of the foul languag Corruption case involving a former Singaporean transport minister expanded with more charges 03/25/2024 07:39pm • KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) ��� A corruption case involving a former high-ranking Singaporean official expanded Monday with new charges alleging that the ex-transport minister received bottles of whisky and wine, golf clubs and a luxury Brompton bike from a contractor who had dealings with the gover Editorial Roundup: United States 03/25/2024 05:01pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: March 23 The Washington Post on SCOTUS and abortion The Supreme Court declared nearly two years ago, when it overruled Roe v. Wade, that the rules on abortion were now up to the states ��� but as the justices hear a critical case this 1 in 10 homebuyers tap retirement accounts for down payments 03/25/2024 10:43am • One in 10 homebuyers tap retirement accounts to help come up with their down payments, according to a recent survey ��� and financial planners say that's not necessarily a bad thing. A recent Bankrate survey found that 9% of recent homebuyers used funds from their retirement account toward their Illinois sees Duquesne in the way of its first Sweet 16 in nearly 2 decades of March Madness 03/22/2024 05:11pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) ��� Brad Underwood smirked and almost imperceptibly shook his head when the question was asked: What would it mean for Illinois to finally make it back to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in nearly two decades? ���If we're fortunate,��� the coach said aft More than 440,000 Starbucks-branded mugs recalled due to burn, laceration risk 03/22/2024 10:39am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� More than 440,000 Starbucks-branded mugs made by Nestle and sold during the winter holidays are being recalled after reports of some users receiving burns or lacerations, according to a federal safety agency. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said that the mugs, when micr 440,500 Starbucks-branded holiday mugs recalled due to burn and cut risks 03/21/2024 02:39pm • New York (CNN) — Nestl�� USA��is recalling more than 440,000 metallic Starbucks-branded holiday mugs because they can overheat or break when microwaved or filled with extremely hot liquid.The US Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday there have been 12 instances of the mugs overheati The History of Bitcoin, the First Cryptocurrency 03/20/2024 08:00pm • The concept of cryptocurrency has been around for about 40 years. Since that idea first became a reality in 2009 (through the creation of Bitcoin), its trading history has been volatile, but it's also been an exhilarating ride for many investors. Driven by continued rising interest from the next gen