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Oregon governor names new secretary of state after last one resigned over work for pot industry 06/28/2023 04:29pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — LaVonne Griffin-Valade has been appointed Oregon's new secretary of state, Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek announced in a news release Wednesday, filling the vacancy created when Shemia Fagan resigned last month over criticism for her consultancy work for a marijuana business. Gri Top central bankers assert need for higher interest rates to tackle persistent inflation 06/28/2023 01:23pm • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Leading global central bankers asserted Wednesday that they are not backing off their steep interest rate increases, pointing to inflation being more persistent than expected but still downplaying fears of recession from their hikes. The message was that borrowing costs w Top players who could be on the move during soccer's transfer window 06/28/2023 11:22am • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The transfer window in England opened on June 14 and for the major leagues in Europe it will open on July 1. Lionel Messi and Karim Benzema have already kicked off the window in spectacular fashion, and more of soccer's biggest stars could also be on the move this off-se Sri Lanka's Cabinet approves a domestic debt restructuring plan in effort to solve economic crisis 06/28/2023 11:08am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s Cabinet on Wednesday approved a program to restructure the country's staggering domestic debt as the island nation struggles to emerge from an economic crisis that has engulfed it since last year. The domestic debt restructuring is required as part of a bail How to negotiate with debt collectors 06/28/2023 10:35am • Whether you owe a debt or not, getting a phone call from a debt collector is never a pleasant experience. And it's one that may be happening more frequently in recent months. The hiatus that some states and companies put on debt collection activities at the height of the pandemic has largely ende Fed’s stress test results show banks’ strength in light of the recent crisis 06/28/2023 09:29am • New York (CNN) — The largest US banks have sufficient safeguards in place to weather a severe recession while continuing lending to households and businesses, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday in its annual bank resilience test.The Fed’s stress tests carried extra weight this year after the Editorial Roundup: United States 06/28/2023 08:56am • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: June 27 Washington Post on retired U.S. military officers working for foreign governments A bipartisan bill introduced by Sens. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) would close several loopholes identified by The Stock market today: Asian shares mixed despite Wall Street rally 06/28/2023 12:25am • TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday despite a rally on Wall Street driven by optimism over reports suggesting the American economy is in better shape than feared. Australia's benchmark S&P/ASX 200 jumped 1.1% to 7,195.70 after the government reported that the consumer price inde California man gets prison for nearly $9M phony cow manure-to-green energy investment scheme 06/27/2023 09:09pm • FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A California man is going to prison for running a cow dung-to-green energy scheme that authorities say was a load of manure. Ray Brewer, 66, of Porterville was sentenced Monday to six years and nine months in federal prison in a years-long scam that bilked investors out of Should You Use a Buyer's Agent? 06/27/2023 08:00pm • Buying a house can be one of the most difficult and complicated purchases you make in your lifetime. Not only is the amount of money you're dealing with substantial, the many, many legal ins and outs of real estate transactions can be confusing for someone who doesn't work directly in the field. Thi Financial Pros and Cons of Living With Your Parents 06/27/2023 08:00pm • Living with your parents is nothing new, but in recent years there has been an uptick in the number of people staying at home. A Pew Research Center study from 2020 found the percentage of young adults from 18 to 29 living with their parents at an all-time high. Even in the years following this spik North Carolina GOP bars promotion of certain beliefs in state government, 1 of 6 veto overrides 06/27/2023 07:44pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's GOP-dominated legislature swept six bills into law Tuesday with veto overrides, including one barring promotion of certain beliefs in state government workplaces that some lawmakers liken to critical race theory and another placing new limits on wetlands prote The Great Grift: More than $200 billion in COVID-19 aid may have been stolen, federal watchdog says 06/27/2023 06:43pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — More than $200 billion may have been stolen from two large COVID-19 relief initiatives, according to new estimates from a federal watchdog investigating federally funded programs that helped small businesses survive the worst public health crisis in more than a hundred years. The Former Navy SEAL seeks GOP nod to challenge Montana Democratic US Sen. Tester in 2024 06/27/2023 05:47pm • BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy announced Tuesday he will seek the 2024 Republican nomination to challenge Montana U.S. Sen. Jon Tester as the Democrat tries to secure a fourth term. Sheehy, 37, was recruited by GOP leaders eager to unseat Tester as they try to wrest control of Ivanka Trump dismissed from New York attorney general's fraud lawsuit against her father 06/27/2023 05:08pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court dismissed Ivanka Trump on Tuesday from a wide-ranging fraud lawsuit brought against her father and his company last year by the state's attorney general. The civil lawsuit, brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, accused former President Donald