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A measure of inflation that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve increased in April 05/26/2023 10:45am • WASHINGTON (AP) — A key index of U.S. prices ticked higher in April, and consumer spending rebounded, a sign that inflationary pressures in the economy remain high. The index, which the Federal Reserve closely monitors, showed that prices rose 0.4% from March to April. That was much higher than t Amazon’s Met Park opens for business and welcomes the community 05/26/2023 10:06am • This content is sponsored by Amazon. The excitement in Arlington, Virginia, is palpable. The anxiously awaited Phase 1 of Amazon’s HQ2, known as Metropolitan Park, is done and thousands of employees and retail businesses have begun moving in. Met Park has been four years in the making †Profile Diet Plan: A Comprehensive Guide 05/25/2023 08:00pm • The Profile Plan -- previously known as Profile by Sanford -- is a diet and lifestyle change program that focuses on nutrition, activity and behavioral components to promote health and weight loss. It's best known for its one-on-one health coaching. Physicians and researchers at Sioux Falls, South D Target on the defensive after removing some products aimed at LGBTQ+ 05/25/2023 06:22pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Target once distinguished itself as being boldly supportive of the LGBTQ+ community. Now that status is tarnished after it removed some products aimed at LGBTQ+ and relocated Pride Month displays to the back of stores in certain Southern locations in response to online complaints a Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 05/25/2023 02:07pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov What about those who can't flee fighting in Sudan? Many face danger and despair 05/25/2023 12:43pm • LONDON (AP) — Mahmoud almost never leaves his small apartment in east Khartoum. Electricity has been out for most of the past month, so he swelters in the summer heat. When he does venture out to find food, he leaves his mobile phone behind because of looters in the street. Otherwise, he hunkers d Companies are finding it's not so simple to leave Russia. Some are quietly staying put 05/25/2023 11:28am • When Russia invaded Ukraine, global companies were quick to respond, some announcing they would get out of Russia immediately, others curtailing imports or new investment. Billions of dollars' worth of factories, energy holdings and power plants were written off or put up for sale, accompanied by fi Foxtrot, a tiki boat, others coming to The Yards 05/25/2023 10:46am • Sea Suite Cruises now offers tiki party boat river cruises. (Courtesy Sea Suite Cruises) Phase II of The Yards at Capitol Riverfront has some new tenants. Foxtrot Market will open its eighth D.C.-area location in the next few weeks. Its 4,300-square-foot store is at 1275 New Jersey Avenue Stock market today: Asian shares extend losses, while Japan's Nikkei pushes higher 05/25/2023 12:01am • Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Thursday as worries about the U.S. economy and a possible default on U.S. government debt pulled Wall Street lower. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index advanced 0.5% to 30,848.07, extending recent gains as investors bet on higher returns from Japanese companies. 7 Best Balanced Funds to Pick Right Now 05/24/2023 08:00pm • For many decades, the classic portfolio of 60% stocks and 40% bonds, referred to as the "60/40," delivered an excellent blend of risk and return. The stock allocation drove strong returns during bull markets, while the bond allocation provided steady income and capital preservation during recessions What Is the Average Retirement Age? 05/24/2023 08:00pm • Among those looking ahead to retirement, many expect to step away from work at age 65, according to the 2023 Retirement Confidence Survey. Although 65 is the anticipated median retirement age, workers report retiring at a median age of 62, the survey found. The disparity indicates that many American Typhoon Mawar lashes Guam, US island territory known as 'Where America's Day Begins' 05/24/2023 06:18pm • The powerful Typhoon Mawar that lashed Guam on Thursday has interrupted travel and tropical island life for residents and U.S. military members in one of the nation’s most remote territories. The island in the Pacific Ocean is known for a cheerful greeting drawn from the Indigenous Chamorro langua A.J. Foyt returns to the Indy 500, his legacy long secured and grief fresh from his wife's death 05/24/2023 03:56pm • WALLER, Texas (AP) — A.J. Foyt was 15 when a boat that he and two friends were riding in capsized in a storm. The young Foyt clung tightly to a buoy until a fishing vessel found him, too late for one of the other boys that had already drowned. Not long afterward, Foyt and some buddies were climbin Leonard set for Senior PGA close to old Texas home on new course with bright future 05/24/2023 02:53pm • FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Justin Leonard can't think of a better place than near his old Texas home for his first PGA Tour Champions victory. Ryder Cup veteran Darren Clarke sees plenty of bigger events in the future beyond the debut of the signature course at the new PGA of America headquarters in the Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 05/24/2023 02:47pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov