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Sri Lankan lawmakers seek interim government to solve crisis 04/05/2022 08:00am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ��� A group of Sri Lankan governing party lawmakers called Tuesday for the appointment of an interim government, warning that a failure to do so would lead to violence and anarchy, as demonstrators continued to demand the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa over the c Millennial Money: Take your money to the next level 04/05/2022 07:37am • Millennials may still feel quite young (despite those pesky gray hairs and less-than-fine lines), but in so many ways, we have adulted. So it���s time for our money management to grow up a bit, too. Your financial to-do list is small but mighty in your 20s. Setting up automatic transfers to a hig Sudanese go hungry as prices spiral upward in wake of coup 04/05/2022 02:06am • CAIRO (AP) ��� Each day brings new financial burdens for Ikhlas Zakaria, a single mother of six who sells cups of tea at a roadside stand in a provincial town in Sudan. Prices for basic goods have skyrocketed, and at times she can only provide one meal a day for her children. The cost of the water AP Top Political News at 11:45 p.m. EDT 04/05/2022 12:00am • Analysis: 3 GOP senators buck party to back Biden court pick Ex-Trump officials urge Abbott to declare border 'invasion' Obama's back ��� for a day ��� in White House health bill push White House reunion is latest sign of Biden-Obama friendship GOP blocks Senate COVID bill, demands votes on immigrat Sri Lanka opposition rejects proposed unity government 04/04/2022 09:19pm • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ��� Sri Lanka's largest opposition party rejected the president's invitation to form a unity government, as protests continued Monday over the country's worst economic crisis in memory and deepening mistrust in his leadership. All 26 Cabinet ministers handed in their resignat What's the Best Cryptocurrency to Invest in Now? 7 Contenders 04/04/2022 08:00pm • Seven of the top cryptos to buy for April.The world's top cryptocurrencies rallied in March after suffering a tough start to the year. Risk assets, including stocks, sold off in the early months of 2022, spurred by rising inflation, expectations for more aggressive interest rate hikes and the tragic Music stars return to Venezuela after skipping it for years 04/04/2022 05:52pm • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) ��� The ground shook at the instant the voice of Mexican music star Alejandro Fernandez collided with the deafening cheers of fans gathered for his first concert in Venezuela in over a decade. After an initial shocked pause at seeing the artist finally take the stage, the cro Former principal of DC Catholic school pleads guilty to embezzling $175,000 04/04/2022 05:42pm • The former principal of St. Thomas More Academy, in Southeast D.C., pleaded guilty Monday to a charge of wire fraud. In District Court, Bridget Coates, 48, of Falls Church, Virginia, admitted to stealing at least $175,000 from the school's Home School Association between 2012 and 2017. She resign Greece completes early repayment of bailout loans to IMF 04/04/2022 03:03pm • ATHENS, Greece (AP) ��� Greece has repaid its outstanding debts dating back to its financial crisis to the International Monetary Fund, two years ahead of schedule, the country's finance minister said Monday. Christos Staikouras hailed the payment as ���a very positive development��� that would mean Wins for pro-Putin leaders buttress autocracies in Europe 04/04/2022 11:02am • BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) ��� After two nationalist European strongmen won overwhelming victories in elections on Sunday, one of the first foreign leaders to congratulate both was not from a neighboring country or a regional ally. It was Russian President Vladimir Putin. The parliamentary elections in Small businesses in need of a loan find banks are stingy 04/04/2022 10:03am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Small businesses still have the pandemic and now high inflation to grapple with ��� and they're finding it's tough to get a loan to help with the daily grind. A recently released survey from the Federal Reserve shows how the pandemic has altered the financial landscape for small Kimberly Palmer: Spring-clean finances with some automation 04/04/2022 08:21am • Automating financial tasks sounds like the perfect way to check mundane items like saving and paying bills off your to-do list with minimal effort. But there���s a potential downside to giving up manual control. When you automate bills, you may be less likely to review them and notice errors, or to How Much Sleep Do You Need? 04/03/2022 08:00pm • Getting enough sleep is the foundation of good health, yet one in three adults say they are chronically sleep-deprived. Regularly falling short of the recommended number of hours will make you feel groggy the following day, and the sleep you do get won't really feel restorative. Not everyone needs t Celtic staff member hit by glass bottle in team's derby win 04/03/2022 07:24pm • GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) ��� A member of Celtic's backroom staff required stitches after being hit by a glass bottle during the team's 2-1 victory over fierce rival Rangers in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday. Celtic said the staff member, whose name wasn't disclosed, ���required urgent medical trea Sri Lanka's sports minister quits, Cabinet offers to resign 04/03/2022 04:14pm • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ��� Sri Lanka's sports minister and the president's nephew, Namal Rajapaksa, has resigned from his position amid growing public outrage over the country's economic crisis and shortages of food, fuel and medicines. The entire Sri Lankan Cabinet also has handed over letters to