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Dating for Older Adults: Is it Really That Different? 01/04/2026 07:00pm • Penny Vogt, 67, has experienced the good and the bad of dating as an older adult. Whether they'd just gotten out of a long marriage, were too eager to jump into a relationship, weren't interested in fun activities or were dealing with their grown children's disapproval, the men she's dated have larg Trump administration says it's freezing child care funds to Minnesota after series of fraud schemes Trump administration says it's freezing child care funds to Minnesota after series of fraud schemes 12/31/2025 12:35am • President Donald Trumpâs administration announced on Tuesday that itâs freezing child care funds to Minnesota and demanding an audit of some day care centers after a series of fraud schemes involving government programs in recent years. Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Jim OâNeill Surge in federal officers in Minnesota focuses on alleged fraud at day care centers Surge in federal officers in Minnesota focuses on alleged fraud at day care centers 12/30/2025 12:28pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) â A surge of federal officers in Minnesota follows new allegations of fraud by day care centers run by Somali residents. President Donald Trump has previously linked his administrationâs immigration crackdown against Minnesotaâs large Somali community to a series of fraud case 'Trumpâs EPA' in 2025: A fossil fuel-friendly approach to deregulation 12/30/2025 11:42am • WASHINGTON (AP) â The Trump administration has transformed the Environmental Protection Agency in its first year, cutting federal limits on air and water pollution and promoting fossil fuels, a metamorphosis that clashes with the agencyâs historic mission to protect human health and the environm Homeland Security says a fraud investigation is underway in Minneapolis 12/29/2025 08:16pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) â Federal Homeland Security officials were conducting a fraud investigation on Monday in Minneapolis, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said. The action comes after years of investigation that began with the $300 million scheme at the nonprofit Feeding Our Futu Tyler Perry's accuser sent messages of gratitude and friendship years after alleged assault Tyler Perry's accuser sent messages of gratitude and friendship years after alleged assault 12/29/2025 06:44pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) â Text messages show that Tyler Perry and âœBoo! A Madea Halloweenâ actor Mario Rodriguez, who recently filed a lawsuit accusing the filmmaker of sexual assault, remained in contact years after Rodriguez alleges their interactions ended. Rodriguez alleged in the lawsuit filed l Top diplomats of China, Cambodia and Thailand meet as Beijing seeks a stronger role in dispute Top diplomats of China, Cambodia and Thailand meet as Beijing seeks a stronger role in dispute 12/29/2025 09:30am • HONG KONG (AP) â Foreign ministers from Cambodia and Thailand convened with their Chinese counterpart on Monday as the Beijing government, building on its expanding presence in global diplomacy, sought to play a stronger mediating role in the violent border dispute between the two Southeast Asian Thailand and Cambodia sign a new ceasefire agreement to end border fighting Thailand and Cambodia sign a new ceasefire agreement to end border fighting 12/27/2025 11:12pm • BANGKOK (AP) â Thailand and Cambodia signed a ceasefire agreement on Saturday to end weeks of fighting along their border over competing territorial claims. The agreement took effect at noon and calls for a halt in military movements and airspace violation for military purposes. Only Thailand has Colorado man extradited from UK to New York to face Ponzi scheme allegations 12/23/2025 04:46pm • NEW YORK (AP) â A financier has been extradited from the United Kingdom to the United States to face allegations that he cheated investors who were promised monthly 10% gains in what was actually a Ponzi scheme, authorities said. Matthew Melton, 61, of Boulder, Colorado, has remained jailed at a How a Trump Media deal with a crypto firm exposes potential conflicts of interest 12/22/2025 04:11pm • WASHINGTON (AP) â Crypto.com was under siege. For more than a year, the firm had been investigated by President Joe Biden's Democratic administration, part of an aggressive push to regulate the largely unregulated cryptocurrency industry. Financial regulators had told the company that enforcement Prince George’s police warn holiday shoppers to stay alert for online marketplace deals and gift card scams Prince Georgeâs police warn holiday shoppers to stay alert for online marketplace deals and gift card scams 12/22/2025 06:34am • Police in Prince Georgeâs County, Maryland, are urging residents to slow down and take extra precautions when buying or selling items online during this holiday season, particularly through platforms like Facebook Marketplace, where scams and risky meetups can quickly turn dangerous. Officer C Trump's return brought stiff headwinds for clean energy. So why are advocates optimistic in 2026? Trump's return brought stiff headwinds for clean energy. So why are advocates optimistic in 2026? 12/21/2025 09:03am • There were some highs amid a lot of lows in a roller coaster year for clean energy as President Donald Trump worked to boost polluting fuels while blocking wind and solar, according to dozens of energy developers, experts and politicians. Surveyed by The Associated Press, many described 2025 as turb Fairfax Co. police warn holiday shoppers of potential credit card skimming scam Fairfax Co. police warn holiday shoppers of potential credit card skimming scam 12/20/2025 05:04am • Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, are warning holiday shoppers to monitor a potential credit card scam as they pay at the register. Detectives from the departmentâs financial crimes unit, along with members of the U.S. Secret Service, found 20 credit card skimming devices during a countywide Key questions about Minnesota's fraud schemes and the billions in losses 12/19/2025 05:37pm • The full scale of the federal fraud schemes targeting Minnesota-run programs remains unknown, but prosecutors now say losses could reach into the billions. Half or more of the roughly $18 billion in federal funds that supported 14 Minnesota-run programs since 2018 may have been stolen, First Assista Singapore to punish scammers with up to 24 strokes of the cane from Dec 30 12/19/2025 06:45am • KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) â Singaporeâs government said Friday that scammers will face mandatory caning of up to 24 strokes from Dec. 30, under changes to criminal law to deter surging fraud cases. The changes, passed by Parliament last month, strengthen penalties that already include imprison
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