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Russia restricts FaceTime, its latest step in controlling online communications 12/04/2025 11:55am • Russian authorities said Thursday they have imposed restrictions on Apple's video calling service FaceTime, the latest step in an effort to tighten control over the internet and communications online. State internet regulator Roskomnadzor alleged in a statement that the service is being “used to o One Tech Tip: Up your Christmas shopping game with AI tools 12/04/2025 10:21am • Shopping assistant chatbots were a novelty a year ago. Now, they’re everywhere. After rolling out AI-powered assistants, online retailers and tech companies have been adding more artificial intelligence features to make online shopping easier and more convenient. The latest crop of AI-powered sho Prince George's Co. state’s attorney holds public safety roundtable 12/04/2025 04:00am • Prince George's County State's Attorney Tara Jackson hosted a public safety roundtable discussion at Prince George's Community College on Wednesday night in Maryland, addressing a number of concerns involving crime in the county. The event was scheduled weeks before a brazen midday murder insid Iranians seek portable wealth as hedge against falling currency after Israel war 12/04/2025 02:47am • TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — When it comes to financial security for Iran’s jittery public after the 12-day war with Israel, all that glitters is gold — and for many, it remains the most trusted hedge against inflation, sanctions and a weakening rial currency. Traders in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar say eve Thailand allows afternoon alcohol sales in time for year-end holiday festivities 12/03/2025 10:10pm • BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand on Wednesday lifted a 53-year-old ban on the afternoon retail sale of alcoholic drinks, a move expected to help boost year-end holiday tourism, as well as business at venues such as bars and convenience stores. The ban from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. will be lifted on a trial basis f Easing Holiday Isolation 12/03/2025 07:00pm • When Zita Christian's husband, Dick, passed away from Alzheimer's disease in July 2022, the first holiday season was profoundly difficult. Christian, of Manchester, Connecticut, felt like a zombie, moving through tasks on autopilot while her emotions were raw. She spent the holidays with her daughte Wall Street pulls near its all-time high 12/03/2025 04:47pm • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose near their record levels on Wednesday as mixed data on the economy kept alive hopes that a cut to interest rates is coming soon. The S&P 500 gained 0.3% and pulled within 0.6% of its all-time high set in late October. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed UPS put profits over safety before plane crash that killed 14, lawyer alleges 12/03/2025 02:26pm • A deadly UPS cargo plane crash in Kentucky stemmed from from corporate choices that favored profits over safety, according to a lawyer who filed two wrongful death lawsuits Wednesday, which allege the company kept flying older aircraft without increasing maintenance beyond what’s regularly schedul As conflict grips Sahel, herders are pivoting to an unusual city life 12/03/2025 08:42am • ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Nouhoun Sidibè was a herder, like his father and grandfather, and took pride in his identity as a pastoralist. That's until the day armed men descended on his home in northern Burkina Faso and seized all his livestock. Within minutes on that day in 2020, the father of Virginia unveils plan to create marijuana retail market 12/02/2025 09:15pm • Virginia shops could start selling marijuana by next fall, under a proposal to create a regulated retail marketplace unveiled by state lawmakers Tuesday afternoon. The Joint Commission on the Future of Cannabis Sales has worked on drafting a plan ahead of the General Assembly session scheduled t Man hurled Molotov cocktails at federal building in LA and yelled insults about ICE, officials say 12/02/2025 08:51pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 54-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of throwing Molotov cocktails at the Los Angeles Federal Building, authorities said Tuesday. Nobody was hurt. Security guards heard a man yelling derogatory comments about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside the down 9 Best Growth Stocks for the Next 10 Years 12/02/2025 07:00pm • Finding the best growth stocks to buy and hold for the next 10 years is no easy task. It starts with a focus on durable businesses with quality operations and strong performance, and then requires making assumptions about long-term trends that will compound this success and continue to deliver outpe 7 Best Fidelity ETFs to Buy Now 12/02/2025 07:00pm • Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, streamline investing and make a diverse portfolio more accessible to everyone. You don't have to meticulously analyze stocks and market trends on a daily basis to generate enticing long-term returns. Fund managers do the work for you with various ETFs, and some of tho Winter's first big snowstorm hits the Northeast as schools close and traffic slows 12/02/2025 06:11pm • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The first major storm of the winter covered parts of the Northeast and mid-Atlantic with snow and ice Tuesday, making roads hazardous, disrupting travel and closing schools as some areas braced for several inches of heavy snowfall. The storm could deliver up to a foot of sno Wall Street holds steadier as bond yields and bitcoin stabilize 12/02/2025 05:54pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market held steady on Tuesday as both bond yields and bitcoin stabilized. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% following its first loss in six days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 185 points, or 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.6%. Boeing soared 10.1% and was one