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How Schools Serve Homeless Students 04/27/2023 08:00pm • Homeless families are often invisible in the communities where they live, though more than 50,000 families with children experienced homelessness last year and over 1 million school-age children were identified as homeless in 2020, according to the National Center for Homeless Education. The homeles How to Buy Property Overseas for Retirement 04/27/2023 08:00pm • Buying real estate overseas can be the beginning of an exotic adventure. Investing in a home in the country where you want to retire allows you to set up a rent-free retirement. Your U.S. dollar-based retirement income is also better buffered against currency exchange rate movements that otherwise c Police say man continued date after fatal shooting over $40 04/27/2023 06:41pm • HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas man on a date who paid $40 to park, only to learn inside a Houston burger joint that he was scammed, allegedly went back and fatally shot the man posing as an attendant and then returned for dinner, according to court records. Erick Aguirre appeared in court Thursday on mur Fighters rampage in Darfur as Sudan extends fragile truce 04/27/2023 06:29pm • CAIRO (AP) — Armed fighters rampaged through a city in Sudan’s war-ravaged region of Darfur on Thursday, battling each other and looting shops and homes, residents said. The violence came despite the extension of a fragile truce between Sudan's two top generals, whose power struggle has killed h Business Highlights: Amazon results; CinemaCon 04/27/2023 04:45pm • ___ Amazon stocks surge after Q1 revenue, profit wins NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon on Thursday reported a slowdown in its cloud computing unit AWS, but stronger-than-expected revenue and profits for the first quarter sent its stocks higher in after-hours trading. The Seattle-based company said it pulled Pinterest: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 04/27/2023 04:17pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pinterest Inc. (PINS) on Thursday reported a loss of $208.6 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the San Francisco-based company said it had a loss of 31 cents. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and restructuring costs, were 8 ce Stew Leonard Sr., founder of a regional grocer, dies at 93 04/27/2023 04:10pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Stew Leonard Sr., who founded more than 50 years ago a dairy store that became a regional grocery powerhouse under his name with locations in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey, died Wednesday at a New York hospital after a brief illness. Leonard Sr. was 93 years old, according Fire at Wheaton auto shop causes $1M in damages 04/27/2023 10:07am • A fire at an auto body shop in Wheaton, Maryland, sent smoke plumes into the air Wednesday, causing $1 million in damages. The heavy fire broke out in the Wheaton Body Shop on 11308 Fern Street, near University Boulevard West. About 70 firefighters arrived to the scene at around 7:30 p.m. and US economy grew at weak 1.1% rate in Q1 in sign of slowdown 04/27/2023 09:54am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy slowed sharply from January through March, decelerating to just a 1.1% annual pace as higher interest rates hammered the housing market and businesses reduced their inventories. Thursday’s estimate from the Commerce Department showed that the nation’s gross d Food prices fall on world markets but not on kitchen tables 04/27/2023 05:54am • A restaurant on the outskirts of Nairobi skimps on the size of its chapatis — a flaky, chewy Kenyan flatbread — to save on cooking oil. Cash-strapped Pakistanis reluctantly go vegetarian, dropping beef and chicken from their diets because they can no longer afford meat. In Hungary, a cafe pulls Jolie, Salonga, Chloe Kim glam up state dinner for SKorea 04/27/2023 01:37am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Actor Angelina Jolie, home improvement duo Chip and Joanna Gaines and Olympic snowboarder Chloe Kim headlined the list of big names from politics, business, sports and entertainment glamming up a fancy black-tie dinner that President Joe Biden hosted Wednesday for South Korean Pr Writer tells jury in lawsuit trial: 'Donald Trump raped me' 04/26/2023 08:51pm • NEW YORK (AP) — At first, she thought helping Donald Trump shop for a women's lingerie gift at a luxury department store would simply be “a funny New York thing.” Even when, according to E. Jean Carroll, the then-businessman motioned her to a dressing room as they dared each other to try on a Can You Waive an Appraisal Contingency? 04/26/2023 08:00pm • Homebuyers will do just about anything in the housing market to get a leg up on the competition. A shortage of homes available for sale across the U.S. means that even with fewer buyers, many markets are seeing multiple offers and sale prices above asking. For many homebuyers, raising an offer price From hobbyist to entrepreneur: 10 hobbies that can make you money 04/26/2023 08:00pm • Wondering how to make money doing something you enjoy? With the rising costs of pretty much everything, many are looking for ways to boost their incomes. But before settling for a less-than-ideal gig or side hustle, check out these 10 hobbies that can make you money: 1. Writing If you have 23 Top Things to Do in Tennessee 04/26/2023 08:00pm • Tennessee's abundant beauty, rich history and music culture are just a few reasons to visit the Volunteer State. There are also natural wonders, outdoor adventures and top-notch attractions beckoning nature lovers and thrill-seekers alike. During your visit, be sure to sample the state's famous barb