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Black lawmakers in South Carolina say they were left out of writing anti-discrimination bill 03/28/2024 01:40pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House has passed a bill to restrict diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at public colleges and universities over the objections of Black lawmakers who said they weren't included in crafting the proposal. The House's most conservative wing celebrated Inter Miami signs defender Marcelo Weigandt on loan from Boca Juniors 03/28/2024 01:14pm • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Inter Miami signed defender Marcelo Weigandt on loan from Boca Juniors for the remainder of the Major League Soccer season on Thursday, with a club option to extend the deal for 2025. The 24-year-old Argentine's arrival is pending receipt of the required visa, the team The British Museum names Nicholas Cullinan its new director as it tries to get over a rocky patch 03/28/2024 09:08am • LONDON (AP) — The British Museum on Thursday appointed National Portrait Gallery chief Nicholas Cullinan as its new director, as the 265-year-old institution grapples with the apparent theft of hundreds of artifacts and growing international scrutiny of its collection. Previous director Hartwig Fi Bayern waits on Kane's and Neuer's fitness for 'Klassiker' against Dortmund 03/28/2024 08:53am • DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Bayern Munich's slim title chances might depend on a win over Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga “Klassiker.” Dortmund isn't the real threat though. With Bayer Leverkusen still soaring 10 points clear with just eight games to go, dropping any more points could be f Swiss title challenger Servette loses appeal at CAS over failure to register 2 new players 03/28/2024 08:03am • LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Challenging to win its first league title in 25 years, Swiss soccer club Servette lost an appeal at sport’s highest court on Thursday over failing to register two players it signed in January. Servette added Arsenal defender Omar Rekik and Lorient forward Bassirou N� Biden administration will lend $1.5B to restart Michigan nuclear power plant, a first in the US 03/28/2024 05:37am • The federal government will provide a $1.5 billion loan to restart a nuclear power plant in southwestern Michigan, officials announced Wednesday. Holtec International acquired the 800-megawatt Palisades plant in 2022 with plans to dismantle it. But now the emphasis is on restarting it by late 2025, Hunter Biden's lawyers push California judge to toss out tax charges 03/27/2024 08:12pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Attorneys for Hunter Biden asked a judge Wednesday to toss out the tax case accusing him of a four-year scheme to avoid paying $1.4 million in taxes while living an extravagant lifestyle. President Joe Biden's son has pleaded not guilty to the nine felony and misdemeanor tax of What Is the Average American Net Worth by Age? 03/27/2024 08:00pm • Net worth is frequently used as an indicator of financial success. This number adds up your total assets -- whether liquid or not -- and subtracts any debts to give a picture of how much money you have. Working toward a high net worth involves increasing your assets and paying down debts, both of wh 7 Strategies to Dig Out of Student Loan Debt 03/27/2024 08:00pm • Earning a college degree is seen as a key component of the American dream, but that achievement often comes at a steep cost. The average student loan debt among recent college graduates who borrowed is around $30,000, according to U.S. News data. For borrowers who attended graduate or professional s 'Women farmers are invisible': A West African project helps them claim their rights — and land 03/27/2024 02:27pm • ZIGUINCHOR, Senegal (AP) — Mariama Sonko’s voice resounded through the circle of 40 women farmers sitting in the shade of a cashew tree. They scribbled notes, brows furrowed in concentration as her lecture was punctuated by the thud of falling fruit. This quiet village in Senegal is the headquar House Speaker Mike Johnson is committed to advancing Ukraine aid. But it will be a difficult task 03/27/2024 02:13pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — For over a month, House Speaker Mike Johnson has sat on a funding package that would send desperately needed ammunition and weaponry to Ukraine, mulling how best to gain a grasp of what is expected to be a difficult lift in the House. The Republican speaker has indicated he will A UK financial trader dubbed the ringleader of an interest rate manipulation scandal loses an appeal 03/27/2024 12:54pm • LONDON (AP) — A British financial trader, who has been described as the ringleader in the manipulation of a key interest rate before and after the global financial crisis, lost his appeal Wednesday to have his conviction quashed. Tom Hayes, 44, who was a former trader at U.S. bank Citigroup and Sw Chinese leader Xi issues a positive message at a meeting with US business leaders as ties improve 03/27/2024 11:30am • BEIJING (AP) — China’s nationalist leader, Xi Jinping, called for closer trade ties with the U.S. during a meeting on Wednesday with top American business leaders in Beijing that came amid a steady improvement in relations that had sunk to the lowest level in years. Xi emphasized the mutually be Children's author Kouri Richins hit with new charges alleging earlier attempt to kill her husband 03/26/2024 09:43pm • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah woman who authorities say fatally poisoned her husband in 2022, then published a children’s book about grief, now faces another attempted murder charge for allegedly drugging him weeks earlier on Valentine's Day. Kouri Richins, 33, is accused of killing her husband w Struggling private Birmingham-Southern College in Alabama says it will close at end of May 03/26/2024 09:20pm • Birmingham-Southern College, a private liberal arts college in Alabama, will close at the end of May after running into financial difficulties and being unable to secure a financial lifeline from the state, officials announced Tuesday. The College Board of Trustees voted unanimously to close the lo