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Trump says he won't testify again at his New York fraud trial. He says he has nothing more to say 12/10/2023 05:39pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Donald Trump said Sunday he has decided against testifying for a second time at his New York civil fraud trial, posting on social media a day before his scheduled appearance that he ���very successfully & conclusively��� testified last month and saw no need to do so again. T Egyptians vote for president, with el-Sissi certain to win 12/10/2023 05:15am • CAIRO (AP) ��� Egyptians began voting Sunday in a presidential election in which President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi faces no serious challenger and is certain to win another term, keeping him in power until 2030. The election has been overshadowed by the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Almost all Egyptians' ���Shadows of children:��� For the youngest hostages, life moves forward in whispers 12/09/2023 03:33pm • HERZLIYA, Israel (AP) ��� After seven weeks held hostage in the tunnels of Gaza, they are finally free to laugh and chat and play. But some of the children who have come back from captivity are still reluctant to raise their voices above a whisper. In theory, they can eat what they want, sleep as mu Sheffield United beats Brentford as Wilder���s last-place squad shows fight 12/09/2023 12:07pm • SHEFFIELD, England (AP) ��� James McAtee scored to help Sheffield United beat Brentford 1-0 in the English Premier League in Chris Wilder���s second game back in charge on Saturday. The bad news for the Blades? They're still in last place. Still, Sheffield's second win of the season snapped a three- UVA to expand financial aid for in-state students amid tuition hike 12/09/2023 09:40am • The University of Virginia will expand its financial aid program to cover tuition and fees for in-state students from households with an annual income of $100,000 or less, according to a Friday statement from the university. The financial aid expansion comes as the university's Board of Visitors ���It���s lending on steroids���: How Buy Now, Pay Later companies are meeting an influx of demand despite higher costs 12/09/2023 03:30am • New York (CNN) — In good economic times and bad, people���s self-control to spend within their means on gifts during the holiday season flies out the window. For decades, credit cards bore the brunt of compulsive holiday spending habits. But increasingly, they���re sharing the spotlight with B Solid US hiring lowers unemployment rate in latest sign of a still-sturdy job market 12/08/2023 05:16pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� U.S. employers added a healthy 199,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell, fresh signs that the economy could achieve an elusive ���soft landing,��� in which inflation would return to the Federal Reserve���s 2% target without causing a steep recession. Friday���s repo A 'soft landing' or a recession? How each one might affect America's households and businesses 12/08/2023 04:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The solid hiring revealed in Friday's jobs report for November, along with a raft of other recent economic data, is boosting hopes that the U.S. economy will achieve a ���soft landing��� next year rather than a widely feared recession. A so-called soft landing would occur if the Asian Development Bank approves a $200M loan to debt-stricken Sri Lanka 12/08/2023 09:14am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ��� The Asian Development Bank said Friday that it has approved $200-million concessional loan to debt-stricken Sri Lanka to help stabilize the country���s finance sector following an unprecedented economic crisis that engulfed the Indian Ocean island nation last year. The ba UNLV Rebels square off against the Loyola Marymount Lions 12/08/2023 03:42am • Loyola Marymount Lions (5-4) vs. UNLV Rebels (3-3) Henderson, Nevada; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Loyola Marymount Lions and the UNLV Rebels meet at Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada. The Rebels have a 3-3 record against non-conference oppponents. UNLV ranks fifth in the MWC with 8. Santa Clara Broncos and the New Mexico Lobos meet in Henderson, Nevada 12/08/2023 03:42am • New Mexico Lobos (8-1) vs. Santa Clara Broncos (7-2) Henderson, Nevada; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Santa Clara Broncos play the New Mexico Lobos at Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada. The Broncos are 7-2 in non-conference play. Santa Clara has a 1-0 record in games decided by less th Donald Trump returns to court, lauds his defense expert who sees no evidence of accounting fraud 12/07/2023 07:39pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Former President Donald Trump returned to his civil fraud trial Thursday to spotlight his defense, renewing his complaints that the case is baseless and heaping praise on an accounting professor's testimony that backed him up. With testimony winding down after more than two months, Hunter Biden faces nine criminal charges in federal tax case 12/07/2023 07:01pm • (CNN) — Hunter��Biden has been charged in connection with a long-running Justice Department investigation into his taxes ��� the��second criminal case��that special counsel David Weiss has brought against President Joe Biden���s son.The charges span nine counts, including failure to file and p Things You Can Do Instead of Moving 12/07/2023 07:00pm • Real estate inventory is tight enough right now that it doesn't always make sense to trade up your home, even if you really could use a change. In July 2023, Realtor.com found that 60.3% of homebuyers weren't able to find a new home due to a lack of housing that was either suitable or within their b New US-Mexico agreement to monitor foreign investments comes as more Chinese money flows into Mexico 12/07/2023 04:54pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� As more Chinese money flows into Mexico, the United States and Mexico on Thursday agreed to monitor foreign investments and regularly share information about the screening process. The U.S. is becoming ���more deeply integrated with Mexico,��� Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sai