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US goalkeeper Steffen extends Man City contract until 2025 11/04/2021 02:46pm • Manchester City's American goalkeeper Zack Steffen has signed a contract extension tying him to the club until the summer of 2025. The 26-year-old United States international joined City from Columbus Crew in 2019 and spent a year on loan in Germany at Fortuna Dusseldorf before being part of the squ Bank of England holds rates steady, confounding expectations 11/04/2021 10:23am • LONDON (AP) ��� The Bank of England confounded market expectations and held U.K. interest rates steady Thursday, saying it wanted to see what happens to unemployment after the British government ended a program that subsidized worker pay during the coronavirus pandemic. The decision to keep the ban Several countries pledge to phase out heavily polluting coal 11/04/2021 10:06am • GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) ��� In the fight to curb climate change, several major coal-using nations announced steps Thursday to wean themselves ��� at times slowly ��� off of the heavily polluting fossil fuel. The pledges to phase out coal come on top of other promises made at the U.N. climate summit i Average US long-term mortgage rate ticks back down this week 11/04/2021 10:01am • SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) ��� The average long-term mortgage rate in the U.S. ticked back down this week following several weeks of increases. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average rate for a 30-year mortgage fell to 3.09% from 3.14% last week. Last year at this time the long-t A public suicide in Iran spotlights anguish over economy 11/04/2021 02:03am • TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ��� Ruhollah Parazideh, a wiry 38-year-old with a thick mustache and hair flecked with gray, was desperate for a job. The father of three in southern Iran walked into a local office of a foundation that helps war veterans and their families, pleading for assistance. Local media rep Fed pulls back economic aid in face of rising uncertainties 11/04/2021 12:01am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� If you find the current economy a bit confusing, don���t worry: So does the nation���s top economic official, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. At a highly anticipated news conference Wednesday, Powell said the Fed was sticking by its bedrock economic forecast: COVID-19 wil Credit Card Rewards That Aren't as Valuable as You Think 11/04/2021 12:00am • Credit card rewards and benefits can provide a lot of value in your everyday use, but some features may sound better than they actually are. Understanding what you're actually getting with your credit card is crucial to avoiding potentially costly situations. Here are some relatively common rewards Asian shares rise after Fed says economic aid will wind down 11/03/2021 11:31pm • TOKYO (AP) ��� Asian shares rose Thursday, boosted by the announcement from the U.S. Federal Reserve on winding down the extraordinary aid for the economy it been providing since the early days of the pandemic. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained nearly 1.0% in early trading to 29,809.67. South Kor Buffalo Bills' Bass-line has a long and accurate kick to it 11/03/2021 09:44pm • ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) ��� One of the last things Tyler Bass does before leaving the Buffalo Bills locker room for the opening kickoff is apply eye black over his left cheek. It���s become a ritual which provides the under-sized kicker a jolt of confidence ��� ���It makes me feel like more than a k Fed pulls back economic aid in face of rising uncertainties 11/03/2021 07:07pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� If you find the current economy a bit confusing, don���t worry: So does the nation���s top economic official, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. At a highly anticipated news conference Wednesday, Powell said the Fed was sticking by its bedrock economic forecast: COVID-19 will Bangladesh's villages bear the brutal cost of climate change 11/03/2021 04:39am • SHYAMNAGAR, Bangladesh (AP) ��� With each tide, Abdus Satter watches the sea erode a little more of his life. His village of Bonnotola in southwestern Bangladesh, with its muddy roads and tin-roofed houses, was once home to over 2,000 people. Most were farmers like the 58-year-old Satter. Then the r Asian shares mostly lower despite Dow's push over 36,000 11/02/2021 11:25pm • Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Wednesday, weighed down by concerns over disrupted supply chains and shipping, despite the Dow Jones Industrial Average���s first close above 36,000 points. Benchmarks fell in most regional markets apart from Sydney and Taipei. Tokyo markets were closed for a hol The Latest: UK sets net-zero plan for its financial sector 11/02/2021 06:34pm • The latest on U.N. climate summit COP26 in Glasgow: GLASGOW, Scotland ��� The British government plans to make the U.K. ���the world���s first net-zero aligned financial center��� as companies and investors seek to profit from the drive to build a low-carbon economy. U.K. Treasury chief Rishi Sunak Leaders vow to protect forests, plug methane leaks at COP26 11/02/2021 05:02pm • GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) ��� World leaders promised to protect Earth's forests, cut methane emissions and help South Africa wean itself off coal at the U.N. climate summit Tuesday ��� part of a flurry of deals intended to avert catastrophic global warming. Britain hailed the commitment by more than 10 Judge freezes Alex Murdaugh's money as lawsuits grow 11/02/2021 04:03pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ��� A prominent South Carolina lawyer whose wife and son were killed five months ago and has since found himself part of a half-dozen state investigations and a number of lawsuits had his assets frozen Tuesday by a judge worried he and his son might be scheming to hide money. Jud