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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is betting that calmer economic conditions will get him reelected 05/23/2024 08:22pm • LONDON (AP) ��� British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has portrayed himself as thorough and evidence-led. That's why his gamble to call a U.K. general election for July 4 has come as such a surprise. Those personal traits were supposed to be attributes that would endear him to British voters following 11 Top Sector ETFs to Buy 05/23/2024 08:00pm • For the majority of investors, a simple and diversified approach will do the trick. In a one-stop index fund like the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (ticker: SPLG) for instance, anyone can get a piece of the 500 largest U.S. companies in a single holding that costs less than $70 a share. Furthermore NBA great Dwyane Wade launches Translatable, an online community supporting transgender youth 05/23/2024 07:35pm • MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) ��� NBA great Dwyane Wade was back in South Florida on Thursday to do battle again. The Hall of Famer spent more than 14 seasons as a guard for the Miami Heat, winning three championships, having Miami-Dade County nicknamed ���Wade County,��� and he still leads the franchise i Lawsuit seeks to block Washington parental rights law that critics call a 'forced outing' measure 05/23/2024 06:49pm • SEATTLE (AP) ��� A school district, a nurse, and civil rights and youth services organizations sued Thursday to block a new Washington state parental rights law that critics describe as a ���forced outing��� measure. A conservative megadonor backed the law, which is set to take effect in June. The D Arizona man convicted of first-degree murder in starvation death of 6-year-old son 05/23/2024 05:06pm • FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) ��� A northern Arizona man was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder and other crimes in the 2020 starvation death of his 6-year-old son. Authorities say the boy, Deshaun Martinez, was locked in a tiny bedroom closet for 16 hours a day over a month with his older brother as HPV vaccines prevent cancer in men as well as women, new research suggests 05/23/2024 05:04pm • New research suggests the HPV vaccine is preventing cancer in men, as well as in women, but fewer boys than girls are getting the shots in the United States. The HPV vaccine was developed to prevent cervical cancer in women and experts give it credit, along with screening, for lowering cervical canc North Carolina public universities board repeals policy in vote that likely cuts diversity jobs 05/23/2024 04:37pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ��� North Carolina���s public university system board voted Thursday to repeal a nearly five-year-old diversity, equity and inclusion policy, meaning its 17 schools will likely join other major universities in cutting diversity programs and jobs. The 24-member University of North Is it OK to swim after eating? Medical expert answers age-old question 05/23/2024 04:23pm • Growing up, did your parents insist you had to wait 30 minutes between eating and swimming? Sorry, but your parents were wrong. That's according to Amanda Joy, certified physician's assistant and associate medical director at MedStar Health Urgent Care. "As a child, I was also told that we had Nvidia, Synopsys rise; Live Nation, V.F. Corp. fall, Thursday, 5/23/2024 05/23/2024 04:14pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Thursday: Nvidia Corp., up $88.49 to $1,037.99. The company's revenue more than tripled in the latest quarter as demand for its chips, which power AI applications, surged again. Live Nation Entertainment Inc., down $7.9 McLaughlin soaks up every moment of making Team Penske history ahead of the Indy 500 05/23/2024 01:20pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ��� In the late-night hours, long after Scott McLaughlin had won the pole for the Indianapolis 500 and with his adrenaline still running far too high to get any sleep, he slipped into the grandstands to collect his thoughts. McLaughlin sat alone in the darkened Indianapolis Motor S Ticketmaster Timeline: A running list of clashes between the event organizer, fans and artists 05/23/2024 12:37pm • The Justice Department filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment on Thursday, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America ��� squelching competition and driving up prices for fans. Here���s a timeline of some of US applications for jobless benefits fall as labor market continues to thrive 05/23/2024 11:55am • The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week as layoffs remained historically low despite the Federal Reserve's efforts to loosen the labor market. Jobless claims for the week ending May 18 fell by 8,000 to 215,000, down from 223,000 the week before, the Labor Department TikTok rolls out new rules to limit the reach of state-affiliated media accounts on its platform 05/23/2024 11:19am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� TikTok is putting in place new rules to limit the reach of state-affiliated media accounts that are attempting to exert influence abroad during a crucial election year. The company, which started labeling state-affiliated media two years ago, announced in a statement Thursday that Charlie Colin, founding member of the band Train, dies at 58 after slipping in shower 05/23/2024 09:58am • BRUSSELS (AP) ��� Charlie Colin, bassist and founding member of the band Train, best known for their early-aughts hits like ���Drops of Jupiter" and ���Meet Virginia,��� has died. He was 58. Colin���s sister Carolyn Stephens confirmed her brother's death to The Associated Press on Wednesday. He died Black Americans are underrepresented in residential care communities, AP/CNHI News analysis finds 05/23/2024 08:39am • Norma Upshaw, 82, was living alone south of Nashville, when her doctor said she needed to start in-home dialysis. Her closest family lived 40 miles away, and they���d already scrambled once when the independent senior living facility she had called home ��� a community of largely Black residents ��