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Former Man United player Jesse Lingard training with Saudi Arabian club 09/28/2023 06:25am • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Former Manchester United player Jesse Lingard could be the next Premier League star to join the Saudi Arabian league. The England international, who is a free agent, is training with Saudi club Al-Ettifaq after leaving Nottingham Forest at the end of the last season. A Why government contractors could be some of the hardest hit during a shutdown 09/28/2023 01:33am • If lawmakers fail to strike a deal on the budget and a shutdown happens, many government contractors and their employees stand to be among the hardest hit. David Berteau — president of the Professional Services Council, a trade association for government contractors — said while federal worke Food prices are rising as countries limit exports. Blame climate change, El Nino and Russia's war 09/28/2023 01:13am • How do you cook a meal when a staple ingredient is unaffordable? This question is playing out in households around the world as they face shortages of essential foods like rice, cooking oil and onions. That is because countries have imposed restrictions on the food they export to protect their own s Stock market today: Asian shares fall over China worries, Seoul trading closed for a holiday 09/27/2023 11:40pm • TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower Thursday in subdued trading on looming worries about China property woes. Trading in shares of heavily indebted Chinese property developer China Evergrande Group was suspended in Hong Kong. That followed media reports that the chairman of Evergrande, Hu 5 Warning Signs Your 401(k) Is Being Scammed 09/27/2023 08:00pm • When you put money into an employer-sponsored retirement savings plan like a 401(k), the last thing you're probably thinking about is fraud. After all, you're contributing to a 401(k) to save money for your future. The thought that someone could be scamming you may seem surreal. But it can happen. " Can You Use a Personal Loan to Pay for College? 09/27/2023 08:00pm • You may be able to use a personal loan to pay for all or some college-related expenses, but it's likely not your best option. Borrowers can typically use personal loans for any purpose, and some lenders may not ask what the funds will be used for. However, some lenders may refuse to provide a person New rule will cut federal money to college programs that leave grads with high debt, low pay 09/27/2023 06:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — College programs that consistently leave graduates with low pay or unaffordable loans will lose access to federal money under a new rule being finalized by the Biden administration. The policy applies mostly to for-profit colleges, along with certificate programs at traditional u Maryland congressman explains likely impacts of possible government shutdown on Montgomery Co. 09/27/2023 05:55pm • Once again, federal workers, the contractors who depend on government work and local jurisdictions across the D.C. region are bracing for the possibility of another government shutdown. On Wednesday, Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin joined Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich to talk about A judge found Trump committed fraud in building his real-estate empire. Here's what happens next 09/27/2023 05:28pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge's ruling that Donald Trump committed fraud as he built his real-estate empire tarnishes the former president's image as a business titan and could strip him of his authority to make major decisions about the future of his marquee properties in his home state. The Tuesd Donald Trump's lawyers ask judge to clarify fraud ruling’s impact on ex-president's business 09/27/2023 03:33pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Does a judge’s fraud finding spell the end of Donald Trump ’s real estate empire? The former president seems to think so. He decried Tuesday’s ruling, which shifts control of some of his companies to a court-appointed receiver, as the “KILL TRUMP” decision. But the judge Rifle manufacturer created by Bushmaster founder goes out of business 09/27/2023 02:54pm • WINDHAM, Maine (AP) — An AR-15-style rifle manufacturer in Maine that was launched by the founder of Bushmaster Firearms is going out of business and its assets will be auctioned next month, the company announced. Windham Weaponry was created by Richard Dyke in 2011 after he sold Bushmaster to ne Giant panda Fan Xing leaves a Dutch zoo for her home country China 09/27/2023 06:48am • RHENEN, Netherlands (AP) — Giant panda Fan Xing began a long journey home on Wednesday — to a country she has never visited. The 3-year-old was given a ceremonial send off Wednesday from Ouwehands Zoo in the Netherlands, where she was born, for the first leg of her journey to China, where she wi Which state would be hurt most by government shutdown? 09/27/2023 06:00am • U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., like many in Congress, has growing concerns about the potential impact of a government shutdown on federal workers, military personnel and contractors, many of whom live in the D.C. area. He said he believes his constituents in Virginia will feel it more than any Stock market today: Asian shares mostly lower after Wall Street retreat deepens 09/27/2023 12:44am • TOKYO (AP) — Shares in Asia were mostly lower on Wednesday after Wall Street’s ugly September got even worse, with benchmarks dropping back to where they were in June. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 lost 0.4% to 32,192.94. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng advanced 0.7% to 17,585.27. The Shanghai Composite index Judge rules Donald Trump defrauded banks, insurers while building real estate empire 09/26/2023 08:41pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A judge ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump committed fraud for years while building the real estate empire that catapulted him to fame and the White House, and he ordered some of the former president's companies removed from his control and dissolved. Judge Arthur Engoron, ruling in a