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AP Explains: How is the Defense Production Act relevant? 01/22/2021 06:42pm • Like his predecessor, President Joe Biden is invoking a 1950 law to boost production of supplies needed to confront the coronavirus pandemic. The Defense Production Act was signed by President Harry S. Truman during the Korean War. It gives the president broad authority to mobilize the resources an Mbappe brace as PSG routs Montpellier 4-0, Pochettino back 01/22/2021 05:48pm • PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino made a surprising return to watch Kylian Mbappe snap a four-game scoreless run with two goals as the league leaders crushed 10-man Montpellier 4-0 on Friday. PSG moved three points clear of second-place Lille, which can move level on point Jordan Morris loaned to Swansea City for remainder of season 01/22/2021 05:29pm • SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. national team forward Jordan Morris was loaned Friday from Major League Soccer's Seattle Sounders to the Welsh club Swansea of the second-tier English Championship for the remainder of the 2020-21 season. Morris left the U.S. camp earlier this week in Florida as the final stag Speculation over Tokyo Olympics: 2021, 2032 or not at all? 01/22/2021 04:12pm • GENEVA (AP) — Just about everybody, especially the organizers in Japan and Switzerland, want the Tokyo Olympics to open on July 23 — as scheduled. And yet, 2021 is starting on a similar path that led to the decision last March to postpone the games for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Defender Tomori joins AC Milan on loan from Chelsea 01/22/2021 02:57pm • MILAN (AP) — Fikayo Tomori was loaned from Chelsea to AC Milan on Friday through the end of the season, giving the Rossoneri an added option in defense in their bid to win Serie A. Milan said the deal includes an option to make the move permanent -- with a reported price of nearly 30 million euros Tax Benefits for Homeowners 01/22/2021 12:00am • If you own a home, you're eligible for several special tax breaks. But many of these rules changed over the past few years, especially after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was signed in December 2017. Here are some of the key tax benefits of owning a home, and how homeowners can make the most of the new How Much Does It Cost to Buy a Mobile Home? 01/22/2021 12:00am • Buying a mobile home isn't the same as buying a traditional house built on site on a foundation. But depending on your budget and where you're looking to buy, a factory-built home may be the right option for you. Before you get started, know that mobile homes and manufactured homes are essentially t Trump returns to a business empire ravaged by pandemic 01/21/2021 05:01pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is returning to a family business ravaged by pandemic shutdowns and restrictions, with revenue plunging more than 40% at his Doral golf property, his Washington hotel and both his Scottish resorts over the past year. Trump's 2020 financial disclosure released as he lef Biden inherits damaged economy, with signs of hope emerging 01/21/2021 04:38pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has inherited a badly damaged economy pulverized by the pandemic, with 10 million fewer jobs than a year ago and as many as one in 6 small businesses shut down. Yet there are also signs of resilience and recovery that suggest the prospect of a rebound, perhaps AP Interview: 'Demanding' Ibrahimovic boosts Dalot at Milan 01/21/2021 04:02pm • When Diogo Dalot signed for Manchester United, the excitement was mixed with regret at missing out on the chance to play with Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The veteran striker had departed for what appeared to be a career swan song at the Los Angeles Galaxy just before a teenage Dalot arrived at Old Trafford Giant Food expands Landover headquarters 01/21/2021 02:40pm • Giant Food has expanded its corporate headquarters at 8301 Professional Place, just off the Capital Beltway in Landover, Maryland. Giant — the largest grocery store chain in the D.C. area — expanded its sales and merchandising operations, and added 31,000 square feet to its existing headquart American midfielder Mix Diskerud signs with Turkish club 01/21/2021 02:10pm • American midfielder Mix Diskerud has signed a 1 1/2-year contract with Denizlispor of Turkey's first division. Now 30, Diskerud was with Major League Soccer's New York City in 2015 and 2016, spent the spring of 2017 on loan to Sweden's Goteborg, then signed with Manchester City in January 2018 but n US forward Sebastian Soto recalled by British club Norwich 01/21/2021 01:57pm • American forward Sebastian Soto was recalled to Norwich of the second-tier English Championship on Thursday from his loan to Telstar of the Dutch second tier. The 20-year-old from Carlsbad, California, has seven goals in 12 appearances or Telstar this season. Soto scored twice in his U.S. national t US long-term mortgage rates slip; 30-year loan at 2.77% 01/21/2021 12:12pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. long-term mortgage rates slipped this week while remaining at record-low levels. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed-rate home loan eased to 2.77% from 2.79% last week. By contrast, the rate stood at 3.60% a year UK backs Sudan economic reforms with over $50 million 01/21/2021 12:09pm • CAIRO (AP) — Britain's foreign secretary announced Thursday that his government would offer more than $50 million to help poor Sudanese families as their government embarks upon major austerity measures to revive its battered economy, Sudan's state news agency reported. On a visit to Khartoum, Do