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California Supreme Court weighs removing a measure making it harder to raise taxes from the ballot 05/08/2024 06:48pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The California Supreme Court is weighing whether to keep a measure off the November ballot that would make it harder for the state and local governments to raise taxes, in a legal battle pitting Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers against the business groups and taxpaye NYC real estate developer charged with driving into woman at pro-Palestinian protest 05/08/2024 06:41pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A New York real estate developer was charged with felony assault after police said he hit a woman with his car during a pro-Palestinian demonstration led by students connected to the Columbia University protest movement. Reuven Kahane, 57, was arrested Tuesday morning after driving Slow to expand, internet casino gambling is the future of US betting, industry execs say 05/08/2024 05:54pm • SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — Internet casino gambling is legal in only a handful of states, but the industry is convinced it is the future of betting, even as some worry about cannibalizing physical casinos. Speaking Wednesday at the SBC Summit North America, a major gambling industry conference, industr Meet the Democratic Senate candidates not named Trone or Alsobrooks 05/08/2024 02:06pm • Tired of the skirmishing between the leading Democratic contenders for U.S. Senate, U.S. Rep. David Trone and Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks? Looking for alternatives in the May 14 primary? Democratic voters do have other choices — eight to be exact. While their messages Dozens still missing after South African building collapse; 7 confirmed dead 05/08/2024 01:45pm • GEORGE, South Africa (AP) — Rescue teams used underground cameras and sniffer dogs Wednesday to search for nearly 40 construction workers still missing in rubble two days after the collapse of an apartment building under construction in coastal South Africa. Seven workers have been confirmed dead, Micah Leon's seven-year journey to the NFL included three walk-on stops and 16 collegiate passes 05/08/2024 12:56pm • GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Micah Leon watched the last day of the NFL draft at home, his phone nearby. He was hoping for the best (getting drafted late) and prepared for the worst (no call from any team). He was relieved with something in between. The Miami Dolphins reached out during the final rou Families of the victims of attacks on displaced people in Congo mourn their dead 05/08/2024 11:46am • GOMA, Congo (AP) — Families of the victims of last week's bomb attacks on two camps of displaced people in eastern Congo gathered to mourn their loved ones at a ceremony on Monday evening. During the ceremony in the city of Goma in the North Kivu Province, mourners sang and lit candles in tribute High school students, frustrated by lack of climate education, press for change 05/08/2024 09:31am • ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Several dozen young people wearing light blue T-shirts imprinted with #teachclimate filled a hearing room in the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul in late February. It was a cold and windy day, in contrast to the state's nearly snowless, warm winter. The high school and college We know late-night screens are bad for sleep. How do you stop doomscrolling in bed? 05/08/2024 09:21am • Like many of us, Jessica Peoples has heard the warnings about excessive screen time at night. Still, she estimates spending 30 to 60 minutes on her phone before going to sleep, mostly scrolling through social media. “Recently, I’ve been trying to limit the amount,” says Peoples, a discriminati Q&A: Maryland Democratic Senate candidate David Trone 05/08/2024 04:21am • Rep. David Trone is serving his third term in the U.S. House representing the 6th District. He's running for the Democratic nomination for Senate. Read the full story: Trone and Alsobrooks on issues facing Maryland and the Senate  Listen to the full interview above. The transcript below Rape, terror and death at sea: How a boat carrying Rohingya children, women and men capsized 05/08/2024 01:43am • MEULABOH, Indonesia (AP) — The boat glided across waters that were dark and still, under a night sky that was cloudless and calm. But on board, the 12-year-old girl quaked with fear. The captain and crew who she says had tortured her and three other women and girls were not finished. And the punis Stormy Daniels describes meeting Trump during occasionally graphic testimony in hush money trial 05/07/2024 08:18pm • NEW YORK (AP) — With Donald Trump sitting just feet away, Stormy Daniels testified Tuesday at the former president's hush money trial about a sexual encounter the porn actor says they had in 2006 that resulted in her being paid to keep silent during the presidential race 10 years later. Jurors app Should You Use a Credit Card or Cash on Vacation? 05/07/2024 08:00pm • Cash is king, but credit can offer greater security when you travel. Before you head out on vacation, make plans for whether you'll pay for expenses such as meals, souvenirs and local transportation with cash or credit. Consider how you plan to spend, where you're going and how flexible your money n A Guide to Social Security Disability 05/07/2024 08:00pm • One in 4 Americans will become disabled by age 67, according to the Social Security Administration. "That means you could lose your greatest asset -- your ability to earn an income," said Steve Azoury, a financial advisor and owner of Azoury Financial in Troy, Michigan, in an email. Social Security Recreational marijuana backers try to overcome rocky history in South Dakota 05/07/2024 06:57pm • Advocates of legalizing recreational marijuana in South Dakota, a mission with a rocky history, submitted thousands of signatures to election officials on Tuesday in the hopes of once again getting the issue on the conservative state's November ballot. Supporters of the initiative turned in about 2