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Barcelona and Lyon headline Women's Champions League quarterfinals. Hayes' Chelsea targets quadruple 03/18/2024 09:26am • The Women's Champions League resumes this week with the lineup for the quarterfinals including reigning champion Barcelona, record eight-time champion Lyon, quadruple-chasing Chelsea and two newcomers to this stage in Benfica and Brann. It's Ajax vs. Chelsea and Benfica vs. Lyon on Tuesday, and Häc Stock market today: Asian stocks gain ahead of US and Japan rate decisions 03/18/2024 03:56am • HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks advanced Monday ahead of policy decisions this week by Japan’s central bank and the Federal Reserve. Oil prices and U.S. futures rose. Chinese data for January-February were mixed, with property investment falling while other indicators showed improvement. In Tokyo Florida center Micah Handlogten stretchered off court early at the SEC final with broken left leg 03/17/2024 10:41pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Florida center Micah Handlogten broke his lower left leg in the opening minutes of the Southeastern Conference Tournament final Sunday and was taken off the court on a stretcher to a hospital. Coach Todd Golden, who knelt over his player while Handlogten laid on the court, No. 12 Auburn goes wire-to-wire to beat Florida 86-67 for SEC Tournament title 03/17/2024 10:37pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — No. 12 Auburn asked its fans to come to Music City and support their Tigers in the Southeastern Conference Tournament championship. Fans answered. And the Tigers did their part on the court. Johni Broome scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as Auburn won its third SEC T South Sudan shutters all schools as it prepares for an extreme heat wave 03/17/2024 10:22pm • JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan is closing all schools starting Monday in preparation for an extreme heat wave expected to last two weeks. The health and education ministries advised parents to keep all children indoors as temperatures are expected to soar to 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenhei What Does Long-Term Care Insurance Cover? 03/17/2024 08:00pm • For Laurie Craigen, the realities of senior medical costs hit hard when her grandmother needed hospice care. "It was a stressful time for the family because we were trying to figure out how to keep her comfortable and at home without running out of funds," recalls Craigen, an associate professor in What Is Guardianship? 03/17/2024 08:00pm • In some situations, a person can be legally designated to make legal decisions on behalf of another. This can happen for a variety of reasons. For example, a family member may be incapacitated, or a parent may become unable to care for a child due to illness. In those situations, guardianship can be 5 Best Bond Funds for Retirement 03/17/2024 08:00pm • Bonds make up the foundation of most successful retirement portfolios. These assets are debt-related instruments issued by governments and corporations that are looking to raise money. Think of them as the other side of the loan, where the "issuer" is the borrower and investors are collectively the Loudoun Co. schools offer free parent coaching on mental health discussions 03/17/2024 04:16pm • Talking about mental health can be a daunting task, especially with your kid. School officials in Loudoun County, Virginia, are trying to make it easier by equipping parents with resources to help initiate conversations about wellness. Loudoun County Public Schools is partnering with ParentGuidan Wales' first Black leader is a testament to Britain's political diversity, but racism persists 03/17/2024 10:03am • LONDON (AP) — Vaughan Gething's election as the next leader of Wales marks a milestone: For the first time, none of the U.K.’s four main governments is led by a white man. It’s a striking moment in a country still grappling with racism and the legacy of empire. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has Victims of Catholic nuns rely on each other after being overlooked in the clergy sex abuse crisis 03/16/2024 08:46pm • On Wednesdays, the support group meets over Zoom. The members talk about their lives, their religious families and their old parochial schools. But mostly, they are there to talk about the sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of Catholic nuns. The topic deserves more attention, they say. The s Authorities are seeking a suspect now identified in a New Mexico state police officer's killing 03/16/2024 08:17pm • ALBUEQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State police said Saturday they have identified the suspect in the shooting death of one of their officers as a 33-year-old South Carolina man who was driving a car that belonged to a woman killed in his home state. State Police Chief Troy Weisler said during 'It gives us hope': DC high schoolers impress attorneys at 25th annual Youth Law Fair 03/16/2024 04:58pm • High school students at the D.C. Superior Court on Saturday got to see the court system in a different, more positive way during the 25th annual Youth Law Fair. By participating as jurors, witnesses, attorneys, defendants and even the judge in mock trials, the students could see what it is actual $1.3 million goes to Monifa McKnight in split with Montgomery Co. schools 03/16/2024 10:40am • The former superintendent of public schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, is receiving $1.3 million as part of her separation agreement with the school board. Monifa McKnight also agreed not to sue the school board over anything that occurred before she signed the deal. Last month, McKnight After the pandemic, young Chinese again want to study abroad, just not so much in the US 03/16/2024 10:36am • WASHINGTON (AP) — In the Chinese city of Shanghai, two young women seeking an education abroad have both decided against going to the United States, a destination of choice for decades that may be losing its shine. For Helen Dong, a 22-year-old senior studying advertising, it was the cost. “It d