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This fiery economist became Argentina's president railing against politicians. Now he's wooing them 04/30/2024 07:11pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — When interviewed about his plans after a shock electoral victory last fall, Argentina's President-elect Javier Milei gave his go-to answer in a blink: “To exterminate inflation." “After that ..." he trailed off, as though searching for anything else that could po Democrats say they will save Speaker Mike Johnson's job if Republicans try to oust him 04/30/2024 05:50pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats will vote to save Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s job should some of his fellow Republican lawmakers seek to remove him from the position, Democratic leaders said Tuesday, likely assuring for now that Johnson will avoid being ousted from office like his predec As border debate shifts right, Sen. Alex Padilla emerges as persistent counterforce for immigrants 04/30/2024 05:49pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden had a question. “Is it true?” Biden asked Sen. Alex Padilla, referencing the roughly 25% of U.S. students in kindergarten through high school who are Latino. Padilla said the question came as he was waiting with the president in a back room at a library in As border debate shifts right, Sen. Alex Padilla emerges as persistent counterforce for immigrants 04/30/2024 05:47pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden had a question. “Is it true?” Biden asked Sen. Alex Padilla, referencing the roughly 25% of U.S. students in kindergarten through high school who are Latino. Padilla said the question came as he was waiting with the president in a back room at a library in Sonoco: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 04/30/2024 04:26pm • HARTSVILLE, S.C. (AP) — HARTSVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Sonoco Products Co. (SON) on Tuesday reported first-quarter earnings of $65.2 million. The Hartsville, South Carolina-based company said it had profit of 66 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.12 per share. The r Amcor: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot 04/30/2024 04:26pm • WARMLEY BRISTOL, Britain (AP) — WARMLEY BRISTOL, Britain (AP) — Amcor plc (AMCR) on Tuesday reported fiscal third-quarter profit of $187 million. On a per-share basis, the Warmley Bristol, Britain-based company said it had net income of 13 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, Eli Lilly, 3M rise; MicroStrategy, Chegg fall, Tuesday, 4/30/2024 04/30/2024 04:16pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Tuesday: Eli Lilly and Co., up $43.90 to $781.10. The drugmaker raised its profit forecast for the year. 3M Co., up $4.35 to $96.51. The maker of Post-it notes, industrial coatings and ceramics reported strong first-qua Migration agency chief warns that even more Syrians will leave Lebanon as donors cut back on aid 04/30/2024 03:00pm • BRUSSELS (AP) — The number of Syrian refugees leaving Lebanon is likely to keep rising as donors cut back on aid, the head of the U.N.'s migration agency warned Tuesday, as pressure builds over their arrival on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Amy Pope, director general of the International Org Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, an FBI report says 04/30/2024 11:47am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, according to an FBI report released Tuesday that shows a rise in losses through increasingly sophisticated criminal tactics to trick the vulnerable into giving up their life savings. Losses from scams reported TriMas: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 04/30/2024 08:08am • BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (AP) — BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (AP) — TriMas Corp. (TRS) on Tuesday reported earnings of $5.1 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Bloomfield Hills, Michigan-based company said it had profit of 12 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, Graphic Packaging: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 04/30/2024 06:41am • ATLANTA (AP) — ATLANTA (AP) — Graphic Packaging Holding Co. (GPK) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $165 million. On a per-share basis, the Atlanta-based company said it had net income of 53 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 66 cents per share. The results Atlanta's Jarred Kelenic says he's learned from his past struggles as he returns to Seattle 04/29/2024 08:25pm • SEATTLE (AP) — Jarred Kelenic walked into the visitors' dugout with a smile on his face, ready to talk about his departure from Seattle and how he's finding comfort with his new situation in Atlanta. “It feels like just yesterday I was sitting over there crying in front of you guys and talking a GOP leaders still can't overcome the Kansas governor's veto to enact big tax cuts 04/29/2024 08:11pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators narrowly failed again Monday to enact a broad package of tax cuts over Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's veto, making it likely that lawmakers would end their second annual session in a row without major reductions. The state Senate voted 26-14 to override Ke 32 Questions to Ask on a College Visit 04/29/2024 08:00pm • College visits, whether in person or virtual, can help give prospective students a better feel of campus life. Contrary to popular belief, however, students don't need to have that "a-ha" moment when they eventually find the campus where they belong, says Thyra Briggs, vice president for admission a This congresswoman was born and raised in Ukraine. She just voted against aid for her homeland 04/29/2024 06:28pm • SHERIDAN, Ind. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz, the first and only Ukrainian-born member of Congress, emerged early on as a natural advocate for supporting her native country in its war with Russia. But when $61 billion in additional support for the war effort came up for a vote in the House rece