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Businesses where George Floyd was killed sue Minneapolis, saying police are not protecting the area 11/29/2023 04:45pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� Several stores at the location where George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police in 2020 have sued the city, accusing it of neglecting the area and hurting business. The lawsuit, filed in mid-November in state court, also names Mayor Jacob Frey and other officials and accuses Argentina's libertarian president-elect picks a former Central Bank chief as his economy minister 11/29/2023 03:31pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) ��� Argentina���s president-elect, Javier Milei, announced Wednesday he has chosen Luis Caputo, a former finance minister and Central Bank chief known as an expert in markets, to lead the Economy Ministry when the right-wing leader takes office on Dec. 10. The pick confi Nigeria's leader presents a $34 billion spending plan that prioritizes the economy and security 11/29/2023 02:17pm • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) ��� Nigeria���s leader on Wednesday presented a 27.5 trillion naira ($34.8 billion) spending plan for 2024 to federal lawmakers, with a focus on stabilizing Africa���s largest but ailing economy and tackling the nation's deadly security crisis. The primary objective of the propos Retired Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby named Northern Iowa's interim athletic director 11/29/2023 11:52am • CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) ��� Retired Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby will return to Northern Iowa to serve as interim athletic director, the school announced Wednesday. Bowlsby, who is from nearby Waterloo, was UNI's athletic director from 1983-91 and inducted into the Panthers' athletics hall of fame Lawmakers move to force a vote this week on expelling Rep. George Santos from the House 11/28/2023 09:35pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� House lawmakers from both parties moved Tuesday to force a vote this week on the expulsion of Rep. George Santos, a Republican from New York who was the subject of a scathing ethics investigation released earlier this month and is facing nearly two dozen charges in federal court. Argentina's president-elect tells top Biden officials that he's committed to freedom 11/28/2023 08:21pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Argentina���s President-elect Javier Milei met Tuesday with senior Biden administration officials at the White House in his first international trip since winning a presidential runoff earlier this month. The right-wing Milei had a ���positive meeting��� with White House national Alex Murdaugh sentenced to 27 years for financial fraud after victims angrily confront him in court 11/28/2023 07:02pm • For years, South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh looked his anguished clients in the eyes and promised to help them with their medical bills, their suffering or simply to survive. Then he stole some, if not all, of what he won for many of them. Those clients got to look Murdaugh in the eye Tuesday a Are Private Student Loans Worth It? How to Decide 11/28/2023 07:00pm • Paying for college can seem like an insurmountable feat for students and their families amid the rising cost of a university education -- especially for those who can't afford to pay out-of-pocket after maxing out federal student loans, grants and scholarships. When federal aid comes up short, priva Banker involved in big loans to Trump's company testifies for his defense in civil fraud trial 11/28/2023 05:26pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� When Deutsche Bank loaned Donald Trump's company hundreds of millions lawyers of dollars, the bank always followed its own guidelines that include checking out information that would-be borrowers provide, an executive testified Tuesday at the former president's civil fraud trial. T Fed's Waller raises possibility of a rate cut by spring if inflation keeps slowing 11/28/2023 01:21pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A key Federal Reserve official raised the possibility Tuesday that the Fed could decide to cut its benchmark interest rate as early as spring if inflation keeps declining steadily. The official, Christopher Waller, a member of the Fed���s Board of Governors, cautioned that inflat How a group of ancient sculptures sparked a dispute between Greece and the UK 11/28/2023 12:43pm • ATHENS, Greece (AP) ��� For decades, Britain and Greece were able to differ, largely politely, over the world's toughest cultural heritage dispute: What's the right place for some of the finest ancient Greek sculptures ever made, which have been displayed in London for more than 200 years but which Greek officials angry and puzzled after UK's Sunak scraps leaders' meeting over Parthenon Marbles 11/28/2023 10:19am • LONDON (AP) ��� Greek officials said Tuesday that they will continue talks with the British Museum about bringing the Parthenon Marbles back to Athens, despite U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak abruptly canceling a meeting with his Greek counterpart where the contested antiquities were due to be discu Millennial Money: 5 steps to creating financial boundaries during the holidays 11/28/2023 08:12am • Marketing ads, family functions and holiday gift-giving culture can make it feel impossible not to spend, or for some, overspend. According to a 2023 survey from NerdWallet, around half of Americans (52%) incurred credit card debt when shopping for gifts during the holidays last year, and almost a t Stock market today: Asian shares mostly higher ahead of consumer confidence and price data 11/27/2023 11:53pm • BANGKOK (AP) ��� Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday after Wall Street benchmarks edged lower as investors waited for updates on inflation and how American consumers are feeling about the economy. Tokyo and Hong Kong fell while Shanghai, Seoul and Sydney gained. On Tuesday the Conference Board wi You Can Still Get Free Weekly Credit Reports 11/27/2023 07:00pm • The three major U.S. credit reporting agencies -- Equifax, Experian and TransUnion -- have made their offer of free weekly credit reports to consumers permanent. The reports, available on AnnualCreditReport.com, are being made available to all Americans to "empower consumers to more regularly review