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UK, Lithuania and Latvia detain people over allegations of arson and spying for Russia UK, Lithuania and Latvia detain people over allegations of arson and spying for Russia 09/18/2025 08:49am • VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — British, Lithuanian and Latvian authorities have detained several people on suspicion of carrying out intelligence-related activities on behalf of Russia in the latest of a string of incidents to be linked to Moscow by Western officials. London's Metropolitan Police forc Which Rewards Credit Cards Are Worth the Hype? 09/17/2025 08:00pm • There are many types of credit cards, but rewards credit cards are among the most popular. In a 2025 survey commissioned by the American Bankers Association, eight in 10 people said they had at least one rewards credit card, while 91% said they valued their cards' rewards programs. If you'd like to 7 "Strong Buy" Stocks to Watch 09/17/2025 08:00pm • Stock picking is both an art and a science. It is an art because markets are driven by consumer sentiment and money flow, so a savvy investor constantly observes the world to gauge what people are thinking. It's also a science because data reveals the details behind every corporate story. Financial Target steps up next-day parcel delivery as discounter tries to narrow gap with rivals 09/16/2025 11:34am • NEW YORK (AP) — Target is expanding its next-day delivery of parcel shipments to 35 of the nation's top 60 metropolitan markets by the end of next month, marking 22 new cities this year, as the discount retailer aims to narrow the gap with the likes of Amazon. That means that its next-day deliver Retail sales up 0.6% in August from July even as tariffs hurt jobs and lead to price hikes Retail sales up 0.6% in August from July even as tariffs hurt jobs and lead to price hikes 09/16/2025 11:11am • NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers increased their spending at a better-than-expected pace in August from July, helped by back-to-school shopping, even as President Donald Trump’s tariffs start to hurt the job market and lead to price increases. Retail sales rose 0.6% last month from July, when sales were Editorial Roundup: United States 09/15/2025 03:54pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Sept. 12 The New York Times says Trump's policies are damaging your health President Trump has turned Make America Healthy Again into one of his administration’s signature promises. It is a laudable goal, too. By several measure 8 Companies That Could Issue the Next Stock Split 09/10/2025 08:00pm • Once a stock's share price gets too high, even a single share can become too expensive for smaller investors. Stock splits don't create any inherent value, but they are typically considered bullish catalysts. Companies usually only issue stock splits after extended periods of strong returns, and a s This California town was ravaged by a wildfire. Seven years later, schools are still recovering This California town was ravaged by a wildfire. Seven years later, schools are still recovering 09/10/2025 08:31am • PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — Nearly seven years after Paradise was ravaged by wildfire, the foothill town smells like pine trees again. New homes are sprouting up on once-scorched lots. Construction trucks rumble through neighborhoods. An ice cream shop recently opened around the corner from the newly Chicagoans change routines as immigration crackdown looms. Some carry passports and avoid stores Chicagoans change routines as immigration crackdown looms. Some carry passports and avoid stores 09/09/2025 09:11pm • CHICAGO (AP) — The streets in some of Chicago's liveliest neighborhoods are quiet these days. Public schoolteachers want online learning for families scared to venture out. And houses of worship are urging people to carry identification everywhere they go. As the nation's third-largest city await Ethiopia inaugurates Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam as neighbors eye power imports Ethiopia inaugurates Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam as neighbors eye power imports 09/09/2025 08:46pm • ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia on Tuesday inaugurated Africa’s largest dam to boost the economy, end frequent blackouts and support the growth of electric vehicle development in a country that has banned the importation of gasoline-powered vehicles. As reservoir waters flowed into the tur Silicon Valley enabled brutal mass detention and surveillance in China, internal documents show 09/09/2025 03:30pm • BEIJING (AP) — The body camera hung from the top of the IV drip, recording the slightest twitch made by Yang Guoliang as he lay bloody and paralyzed in a hospital bed after a police beating with bricks. By then, surveillance was nothing new for the Yang family in rural China, snared in an intrica NASCAR's Denny Hamlin advances to the Round of 12 and Max Verstappen dominates in F1 09/09/2025 02:44pm • All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES Bass Pro Shops Night Race Playoffs - Round of 16 Site: Bristol, Tennessee. Track: Bristol Motor Speedway. Race distance: 500 laps, 266.5 miles. Schedule: Friday, practice, 4:30 p.m., qualifying, 5:40 p.m.; Saturday, race, 7:30 p.m. (USA). Last year: Kyle Larson e How to Send Money Internationally 09/08/2025 08:00pm • Consumers who are sending money to their families or friends in another country have several options, but the expense and length of time it takes to complete a transfer are important factors when considering a method. International Money Transfer ConsiderationsWhile consumers can choose from several What to Wear to a College Interview: Everything You Should Know 09/07/2025 08:00pm • Getting accepted to college can be extremely competitive, and the impression you create by what you wear to an admissions interview or an official campus visit can set you apart -- for better or worse -- from other applicants. It's called the rhetoric of dress -- how your wardrobe choices, along wi Dominion proposes higher utility rates for Va. residents, new rate class for data centers Dominion proposes higher utility rates for Va. residents, new rate class for data centers 09/05/2025 10:00am • Dominion Energy is proposing a rate increase for residential customers that will add $10.51 a month starting in 2027. The State Corporation Commission, which held its first hearing about the possible rate increase on Tuesday, will consider the company’s reasoning for the rate hike and their pr
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