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Looking for a new car under $20,000? Good luck. Your choice has dwindled to just one vehicle 08/21/2023 08:26am • DETROIT (AP) ��� Just five years ago, a price-conscious auto shopper in the United States could choose from among a dozen new small cars selling for under $20,000. Now, there���s just one: The Mitsubishi Mirage. And even the Mirage appears headed for the scrap yard. At a time when Americans incre Best Places to Invest in Real Estate in 2023 08/20/2023 08:00pm • Rising interest rates can be both a boon and a burden for real estate investors. On the positive side, higher rates translate to higher rents, which can boost investor profits. But higher rates can also make it harder to find good deals in the real estate market. "In 2023, no matter what you think o Hope is hard to let go after Maui fire, as odds wane over reuniting with still-missing loved ones 08/20/2023 02:08pm • LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) ��� The days of waiting have become harder and harder as the odds grow longer and longer, but Kevin Baclig remains undeterred in his search for his wife and her parents, missing since Aug. 8 when a wildfire engulfed and flattened the Hawaiian town of Lahaina. He has gone looking As Maui rebuilds, residents reckon with tourism's role in their recovery 08/19/2023 09:57am • LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) ��� Long before a wind-whipped wildfire blasted through the island of Maui, tension existed between Hawaii���s kamaaina, or longtime residents, and the visitors some islanders resent for turning their beaches, mountains and communities into playgrounds. It's a love-hate relat FACT FOCUS: Online posts spread misinformation about FEMA aid following Maui wildfires 08/18/2023 08:21pm • In the aftermath of the deadly Maui wildfires, some social media users are discouraging residents from accepting disaster aid by falsely claiming the Federal Emergency Management Agency could seize their property if they do. ���If you own land in Lahaina, do not sign anything for FEMA,��� a woman sa FEMA has paid out more than $5.6 million to Maui survivors, a figure expected to grow significantly 08/18/2023 02:38pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Friday it has approved more than $5.6 million in assistance to nearly 2,000 households in Maui so far as the federal government tries to help survivors of the devastating wildfires. The White House and FEMA approved a one-time payment of In Hawaii, concerns over 'climate gentrification' rise after devastating Maui fires 08/18/2023 11:40am • Kim Cuevas-Reyes, a 38-year-old cellphone store owner, snuck into Lahaina last Friday to see the remnants of her home with her own eyes. She took backroads and walked. What she saw stunned her. ���When you step into the house, it���s like an inch or two of ash. There is nothing," she said, adding t Mississippi judge declares mistrial for 2 white men charged in attack on Black FedEx driver 08/17/2023 07:50pm • BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) ��� Citing errors by police, a Mississippi judge declared a mistrial Thursday in the case of two white men accused of chasing and shooting at a Black FedEx driver who was making a delivery. Brandon Case and his father, Gregory Case, are charged with attempted first-degree murd Cisco Systems, Chegg rise; Hawaiian Electric, CVS Health fall, Thursday, 8/17/2023 08/17/2023 04:26pm • N EW YORK (AP) ��� Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Thursday: Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO), up $1.77 to $54.73 The maker of networking equipment reported stronger profit and revenue for the latest quarter than analysts expected. Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. (HE), down Reagan National project could bring more parking, better roads and new facilities 08/17/2023 06:55am • Getting in and out of Reagan National Airport can be challenging for travelers, but there's now a new plan to improve access to facilities, create more parking and address some serious traffic concerns. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority has spent years working to find solutions to se Police testify in trial of 2 white Mississippi men in shooting at Black FedEx driver 08/16/2023 07:54pm • BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) ��� A police dispatcher and a detective testified Wednesday in the trial of two white men in Mississippi who are accused of chasing and shooting at a Black FedEx driver who had dropped off a package at a home. Brandon Case and his father, Gregory Charles Case, charged with att Montgomery Co. offers free computers, Internet discounts for low-income residents 08/16/2023 01:32pm • There's good news for Montgomery County residents without Internet service or access to computers. Montgomery County is offering free computers and up to $45 per month off home or mobile Internet for some low-income residents. The program, offered right before the start of the new school year, Trial begins for 2 white Mississippi men charged with shooting at Black FedEx driver 08/15/2023 11:17pm • BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) ��� Attorneys made brief opening arguments Tuesday in the trial of two white men in Mississippi who are accused of chasing and shooting at a Black FedEx driver who had dropped off a package at a home. Brandon Case and his father, Gregory Charles Case, were indicted in November Death toll from devastating Maui fire reaches 101, Hawaii governor says 08/15/2023 10:26pm • LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) ��� A mobile morgue unit arrived Tuesday to help Hawaii officials working painstakingly to identify the remains of people killed in wildfires that ravaged Maui, as the death rose above 100 and teams intensified the search for more dead in neighborhoods reduced to ash. Gov. Josh When Do You Become a Senior Citizen? 08/15/2023 08:00pm • There is no defined age when you become a senior citizen. Some people might consider themselves seniors when they retire from the workplace, sign up for Social Security or begin to spend their retirement savings. Others aren't ready to call themselves senior citizens yet. Here are some milestones th