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Vermont farmers are urged to document crop losses from flooding 07/24/2023 02:10pm • ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. (AP) ��� Vermont state and federal officials on Monday urged farmers to document and report damage from the catastrophic flooding that hit the state two weeks ago and inundated crops in the rural mountainous state known for its scenic farmland. They toured Paul Mazza's Fruit and Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 07/24/2023 02:04pm • Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select Mid-Atlantic, covering North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP's complete coverage of Mid-Atlantic, covering North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest Key question as Federal Reserve meets: Can the central bank pull off a difficult 'soft landing'? 07/24/2023 11:46am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� When Chair Jerome Powell and other Federal Reserve officials gather this week for their latest decision on interest rates, they will do so on the cusp of achieving an elusive ���soft landing��� ��� the feat of curbing inflation without causing a deep recession. After the Fed bega Liz Weston: Don���t let your credit scores retire 07/24/2023 07:00am • Getting rid of debt before retirement is often a good idea. Getting rid of your credit scores? Not so much. People who stop using credit also stop generating enough data to produce credit scores, the three-digit numbers used to gauge creditworthiness. Not having scores can make it harder and more ex How Can You Get Student Loans for Trade School? 07/23/2023 08:00pm • As the cost of college continues to increase, some students may find trade schools and vocational programs more appealing than four-year bachelor's degrees. "Trade school" is an informal term for career-focused education, and programs that fall into this category may also be called career and techni Newcastle signs Barnes from Leicester and Danjuma joins Everton on loan 07/23/2023 10:27am • LONDON (AP) ��� Newcastle signed winger Harvey Barnes from relegated Leicester on Sunday in a deal that could be worth a reported 38 million pounds ($49 million). Barnes has signed a five-year deal with Saudi-controlled Newcastle, which will play in the Champions League this season. Also Sunday, Eve Sophia Farms in Dinwiddie looks to support religious school with crops 07/23/2023 09:01am • DINWIDDIE, Va. (AP) ��� A group of ministers and former theological students is hoping to use a historic Dinwiddie County farm as a way to reimagine the way religious leaders are taught in central Virginia. It starts by turning Sophia Farms into a self-sustaining entity that can cover 100% of the co Alex Telles leaves Man United to join Cristiano Ronaldo at Saudi team Al-Nassr 07/23/2023 07:53am • MANCHESTER, England (AP) ��� Alex Telles joined the slew of soccer stars heading to Saudi Arabia by completing a move from Manchester United to Al-Nassr on Sunday. The Brazil international spent last season on loan at Sevilla, where he won the Europa League and reunites with his former United teamm Crisis-hit Sri Lanka may allow Indian rupee to be used in local transactions 07/22/2023 12:41pm • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ��� Sri Lanka is considering the possibility of allowing the use of the Indian rupee for local transactions, as the island nation struggles to build its depleted foreign reserves and to emerge from last year���s unprecedented economic crisis. Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali S Stock market today: Wall Street closes another winning week by barely moving 07/21/2023 05:23pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Wall Street closed out another winning week with a quiet Friday, as stocks found some stability after sliding the day before. The S&P 500 edged up by 1.47, or less than 0.1%, to 4,536.34 to cap its eighth winning week in the last 10. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 2.51 Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 07/21/2023 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 Valent��n Castellanos transfers to Lazio from New York City following loan to Girona 07/21/2023 12:33pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Valent��n Castellanos, Major League Soccer's scoring leader in 2021, transferred Friday to Lazio from New York City. The 24-year-old had last played for NYC in July 2022 and spent the 2022-23 on loan to Girona, where he scored 13 goals in 35 La Liga matches plus one goal in two Cop American Express profit rises, but it sets aside more money for possible defaults 07/21/2023 07:59am • American Express saw its profit and revenue climb in the second quarter and credit card use is rising, but the company's stock slipped before the market open as it set aside more money for possible defaults on payments. The card issuer earned $2.17 billion, or $2.89 per share, topping Wall Street e Sri Lankan president's visit to India signals growing economic and energy ties 07/21/2023 06:04am • NEW DELHI (AP) ��� Sri Lanka and India signed a series of energy, development and trade agreements on Friday, signaling growing economic ties between the neighboring countries. Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrived in New Delhi a day earlier for the official visit, his first since taking A Guide to Borrowing Money From Family and Friends 07/20/2023 08:00pm • If you're trying to figure out how to ask family for money, you're probably feeling a lot of stress right now. If you're imagining how a conversation about borrowing money from your friends is going to go, you're probably feeling pretty anxious as well. And if you're thinking of how to ask strangers