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Edmunds: How to make the most of falling used car prices 11/15/2023 01:39pm • The past few years have been rough for used-vehicle buyers due to higher prices, less inventory and rising interest rates. Compared to what people normally expect to pay from buying used, it’s fair to say the market has been discouraging. But there seems to be at least a dim light at the end of th Want to buy now, pay later this holiday season? Ask yourself these 5 questions first 11/15/2023 11:52am • Shoppers gearing up for the 2023 holiday season won’t have to look hard for a convenient way to pay for all those presents. “ Buy now, pay later,” a type of payment plan that divides the total cost of your purchase into smaller installments, is offered at most major retailers, including Walmar Fireworks workshop explosion leaves at least 4 dead in Mexico's central state of Puebla 11/15/2023 11:46am • MEXICO CITY (AP) — The explosion of a fireworks workshop near Mexico's Gulf coast left at least four men killed, authorities in the central state of Puebla said Wednesday. The blast occurred Tuesday in the township of Xiutetelco, Puebla, near the border with the neighboring state of Veracruz. Thre Cuban private grocery stores thrive but only a few people can afford them 11/15/2023 09:11am • HAVANA (AP) — Until recently, the space was the one-car garage of a private home in Cuba’s capital, Havana. Today, it is a well-stocked, if small, grocery store whose big board at the gate entices shoppers with such offerings as cooking oil, tomato sauce, Hershey's cocoa powder, Nutella, shampoo Police release video of suspect shopping — with a stolen UDC police cruiser 11/15/2023 06:01am • D.C. police are asking the public for help in finding a suspect who stole a campus police vehicle from the University of the District of Columbia's Van Ness campus last week. Police said surveillance cameras around the school showed the suspect stealing the vehicle around 3:45 a.m. last Friday. T UK government meets pledge to halve inflation this year as rate falls to 2-year low of 4.6% 11/15/2023 03:45am • LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the U.K. dropped sharply in October to its lowest level in two years, largely because last year’s steep rise in domestic energy bills following Russia's invasion of Ukraine dropped out of the annual comparison, official figures showed Wednesday. The Office for National Why Are So Many Drugstores Closing? 11/14/2023 07:00pm • As a consumer, you likely expect your corner drugstore to be there when you need to pick up everything from prescriptions to shampoo. But nowadays, you might find that it's closed. In October 2023, Rite Aid, one of the largest drugstore chains in the country, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Since t Benefits You Qualify for After Retiring From the Military 11/14/2023 07:00pm • If you've served in the military, you may be eligible for myriad benefits at retirement. As you look ahead or prepare to step away from military life, it can be helpful to know what to expect. The amount of financial support and assistance you receive will depend on several factors, including the nu Colorado supermarket shooting suspect pleads not guilty by reason of insanity 11/14/2023 06:47pm • BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A man accused of a mass shooting at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity Tuesday as a judge ruled the case can move to a trial following testimony giving new details of how he killed most of the 10 victims in just over a minute using a gun w Virginia Daybook 11/14/2023 04:31pm • Associated Press Virginia Daybook for Tuesday, Nov. 14. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. To see your Daybooks and events for Virginia and other Sta Tourists find the Las Vegas Strip remade for its turn hosting Formula One 11/14/2023 04:16pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — The famous fountains at the Bellagio won't be very visible this week amid the roar of Formula One racing on the Las Vegas Strip, and gondoliers won't be serenading tourists at the Venetian resort. “Fountains have been shut off, canals drained, streets closed or harder to navigat Suspected serial killer faces life in prison after being convicted of 2 murders by Delaware jury 11/14/2023 04:05pm • DOVER, Del. (AP) — A suspected serial killer accused in the deaths of six people in Delaware and Pennsylvania in 2021 was convicted of murder and other crimes by a Delaware jury on Tuesday. The jury deliberated for about six hours over two days before finding Keith Gibson of Philadelphia guilty o Israel-Hamas war misinformation is everywhere. Here are the facts 11/14/2023 03:43pm • Misinformation about the latest Israel-Hamas war is thriving on social media platforms, where misrepresented video footage, mistranslations and outright falsehoods often crowd out real reporting from the conflict. In recent weeks, users have pushed false claims that “crisis actors” are staging Disney says it has $40 billion economic impact in Florida as it battles DeSantis in court 11/14/2023 01:53pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney on Tuesday released a study showing its economic impact in Florida at $40.3 billion as it battles Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his appointees over their takeover of the district that governs the entertainment company's massive theme park resort in central Florida. Disn Apple App Store - Top Apps 11/14/2023 12:46pm • Top Free iPhone Apps (US): 1. Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire, Temu 2. My Coloring Book Free, Jeff PEDERSEN 3. Lapse - Disposable Camera, Lapse 4. ChatGPT, OpenAI 5. ReelShort, NewLeaf Publishing 6. Google, Google LLC 7. TikTok, TikTok Ltd. 8. Instagram, Instagram, Inc. 9. CapCut - Video Editor, Byted