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Sri Lanka begins crucial debt restructuring talks with China 10/06/2022 06:45am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president said Thursday his government has started debt restructuring discussions with China, an important step toward finalizing an International Monetary Fund rescue of the island nation from a severe economic crisis. President Ranil Wickremesinghe told Pa Fan who caught Aaron Judge's 62nd HR offered $2M for ball 10/06/2022 02:50am • The owner of a sports memorabilia auction house says he has offered $2 million to the fan who caught Aaron Judge's American League-record 62nd home run. JP Cohen, president of Memory Lane Inc. in Tustin, California, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he has texted and emailed Cory Youmans, 10 Common Mistakes Made on the FAFSA 10/05/2022 08:00pm • Many colleges, universities and states use the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, commonly known as the FAFSA, to determine students' eligibility for nonfederal need-based aid -- additional funds students can use to pay for school. But making a mistake on the FAFSA or submitting the applicati Can You Buy a House With a Credit Card? 10/05/2022 08:00pm • At first glance, the idea of buying a house with a credit card sounds irresponsible, if not impossible. While it technically is possible to do so in very limited circumstances, it's generally not a good idea, especially if you have less expensive options available. Whether you're thinking about usin The COVID Student Loan Repayment Pause Is Ending: What Borrowers Should Do Now 10/05/2022 08:00pm • Borrowers need to know and do some critical things before the pandemic-related pause on repaying federal student loans ends this year and payments resume in January 2023. Student loan and finance experts advise taking the following steps right away: -- Update your contact information with your stude 6 Signs It's Time to Retire 10/05/2022 08:00pm • It can be difficult to figure out when you are truly ready to retire. Some people aim for a certain retirement age, perhaps 62 or 65, while others set a financial goal, such as $1 million in a retirement account. There are signs and targets that can signal that you are prepared to retire, but they'r Amnesty: Creditors should provide debt relief to Sri Lanka 10/05/2022 07:36am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — International creditors should provide debt relief to Sri Lanka to alleviate suffering as its people endure hunger, worsening poverty and shortages of basic supplies, Amnesty International said in a statement Wednesday. For months, Sri Lanka has been in the grip of a dir Depositors storm 4 Lebanese banks, demanding their own money 10/04/2022 10:22pm • BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese depositors, including a retired police officer, stormed at least four banks in the cash-strapped country Tuesday after banks ended a weeklong closure and partially reopened. As the tiny Mediterranean nation's crippling economic crisis continues to worsen, a growing number of Former veteran California FBI agent convicted of bribery 10/04/2022 09:03pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former FBI agent in Northern California who handled national security issues was convicted Tuesday of accepting at least $150,000 in gifts and cash bribes to provide confidential information to a man with organized crime ties, prosecutors said. Babak Broumand, 56, of Lafayette White House unveils artificial intelligence 'Bill of Rights' 10/04/2022 06:17pm • The Biden administration unveiled a set of far-reaching goals Tuesday aimed at averting harms caused by the rise of artificial intelligence systems, including guidelines for how to protect people’s personal data and limit surveillance. The Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights notably does not set ou Poll: Many pessimistic about improving standard of living 10/04/2022 01:30pm • NEW YORK (AP) — More than half of Americans believe it’s unlikely younger people today will have better lives than their parents, according to a new poll from the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Most of those US job openings sink as economy slows, cost to borrow rises 10/04/2022 12:21pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of available jobs in the U.S. plummeted in August compared with July as businesses grow less desperate for workers, a trend that could cool chronically high inflation. That is good news for the Federal Reserve in its efforts to bring down high prices without plunging Millennial Money: You nixed your homebuying plan. What now? 10/04/2022 09:12am • Millennials are in peak nesting mode. We want the outdoor space many apartments lack, or the room to grow that a starter house doesn’t offer. There’s just a not-so-small problem. (Gestures broadly at everything.) The median existing home sales price of U.S. homes was $389,500 in August, accordin Asian shares rise after 'relief rally' on Wall Street 10/04/2022 12:07am • TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares rose Tuesday, encouraged by a rally in U.S. shares after some weak economic data raised hopes that the Federal Reserve might ease away from aggressive interest rate hikes. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 2.3% in morning trading to 26,811.08. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 US auto sales fell slightly in 3Q, even with September gains 10/03/2022 06:03pm • DETROIT (AP) — U.S. new vehicle sales fell slightly in the third quarter, even though some automakers reported improvement in September. But there are warning signs consumers' appetite for expensive new cars, trucks and SUVs may be waning. Edmunds.com said Monday that sales fell 0.9% from July thr