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Workers clean Apollo 16 spaceship ahead of 50th anniversary
02/09/2022 12:03pm • HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — The Apollo 16 capsule is dusty all these decades after it carried three astronauts to the moon. Cobwebs cling to the spacecraft. Business cards, a pencil, money, a spoon and even a tube of lip balm litter the floor of the giant case that protects the space antique in a muse
Greek statue lent to Italy in exchange for Parthenon gesture
02/09/2022 11:54am • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece on Wednesday lent Italy an ancient statue of the goddess Athena, to be displayed in a Sicilian museum for four years in return for Italy's long-term loan to Athens of a fragment of the celebrated Parthenon Sculptures. The late 5th century B.C. headless marble work was
Kerry calls for keeping power markets open in Mexico
02/09/2022 11:05am • MEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry called Wednesday for more investment in clean energy and urged Mexico to keep its market “open and competitive" amid tensions over Mexico’s plan to favor its state-owned electricity company and limit private and foreign firms that have invested
Perdue lags Kemp in fundraising in Georgia governor's race
02/08/2022 10:40pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Gov. Brian Kemp is far outraising his main Republican primary challenger, former Sen. David Perdue. The incumbent reported having $12.7 million in his main campaign account, while Perdue had less than $1 million in cash on hand. Perdue raised $1.1 million by Jan. 31 after entering t
US climate envoy John Kerry visits Mexico amid power clash
02/08/2022 10:12pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry is arriving in Mexico for talks Wednesday amid high tensions over Mexico’s plan to favor its state-owned electricity company and limit private and foreign firms that have invested in renewable energy. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obr
Paying for Meals at College: What to Know About Costs
02/08/2022 07:00pm • Some college dining halls lack variety, serving iterations of the same meal every day. Others serve restaurant-quality food, with made-to-order omelet stations, global cuisine options and themed dinner events. No matter the selection, the dining hall can be a place of community on campus. But it doe
How Does Selling a House As-Is Work?
02/08/2022 07:00pm • Preparing a home for sale can be stressful -- especially if you've been putting off necessary repairs. Instead of taking on that burden, selling a house as-is can be an attractive option for sellers looking to alleviate the responsibilities and costs associated with selling a house. -- What does sel
7 Bank Stocks to Buy for the Dividends
02/08/2022 07:00pm • Income investors can look to these bank stocks for 3%-plus yields.There's a lot of trepidation on Wall Street in 2022, thanks to the prospect of rising interest rates and the resulting volatility we've seen in the stock market. However, rising rates aren't always a bad thing. For starters, the reaso
Online lender sued by DC attorney general to pay nearly $4M in settlement
02/08/2022 02:20pm • A company accused of offering predatory online
loans
with interest rates up to 42 times higher than the legal limit in D.C. has agreed to pay nearly $4 million to D.C. residents as part of a settlement announced by D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine. Racine's office sued Elevate Credit, Inc. in Ju
Costa Rica's governing party nearly 'erased' by election
02/08/2022 01:38pm • SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica’s Citizens’ Action Party broke 60 years of bipartisan rule in 2014, but after two terms in power it was practically erased from the country’s political map in national elections. Outgoing President Carlos Alvarado’s party got less than 1% of the votes
California votes to require paid sick leave for virus cases
02/07/2022 09:11pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When Crystal Orozco got sick with the coronavirus last month, she missed nearly two weeks’ worth of her salary as a shift leader at a fast food restaurant and had to ask family members for a loan to help pay her rent. “My check was literally $86,” she said. “I
Banker gets gets 1 year in prison in Manafort loan scheme
02/07/2022 06:47pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A Chicago banker was sentenced on Monday to a year in prison for his conviction in a scheme to make $16 million in
loans
to Paul Manafort to gain influence in the Trump administration. Manafort served as a campaign manager to former President Donald Trump for a key stretch from Jun
Removed slavery backer Calhoun's statue still without a home
02/07/2022 04:54pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A statue of segregationist and former U.S. Vice President John C. Calhoun that was pulled from its perch high above Charleston almost two years ago still hasn't found a new home, though a deal to move it to a museum may be in the works even as a lawsuit challenges its removal
Kimberly Palmer: The most romantic money moves you can make
02/07/2022 09:19am • For some people, talking about money is as pleasurable a way to spend time together as going for a long walk on the beach. “I am a money nerd, so to me, talking about money is super fun, and I’ve paired up with someone who is the same,” says Kate Fries, a certified financial planner and finan
AP Top Political News at 10:58 p.m. EST
02/07/2022 12:00am • White House: Top scientist resigns over treatment of staff Supreme Court sides with GOP in Alabama election map case Biden threatens: No gas pipeline if Russia invades Ukraine Justice Dept. signals it may allow safe injection sites White House considers expanding limits on 'no-knock' warrant House p
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