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One of the rarest birds in the world finds a city sanctuary in Hong Kong 09/18/2025 04:46am • HONG KONG (AP) — Critically endangered yellow-crested cockatoos found an unexpected sanctuary among Hong Kong ’s towering skyscrapers, but like their human neighbors they now face trouble finding a place to call home. Native to Indonesia and East Timor, the snow-white birds, their crests flashin 3 police officers killed and 2 injured in rural Pennsylvania shooting 09/17/2025 11:06pm • NORTH CODORUS, Pa. (AP) — Three police officers were fatally shot and two wounded Wednesday in southern Pennsylvania, and the shooter was killed by police, authorities said. The officers were at the scene, amid rolling farmland, to follow up on a domestic-related investigation that began the pr Which Rewards Credit Cards Are Worth the Hype? 09/17/2025 08:00pm • There are many types of credit cards, but rewards credit cards are among the most popular. In a 2025 survey commissioned by the American Bankers Association, eight in 10 people said they had at least one rewards credit card, while 91% said they valued their cards' rewards programs. If you'd like to 7 "Strong Buy" Stocks to Watch 09/17/2025 08:00pm • Stock picking is both an art and a science. It is an art because markets are driven by consumer sentiment and money flow, so a savvy investor constantly observes the world to gauge what people are thinking. It's also a science because data reveals the details behind every corporate story. Financial 'King Kev' returns: De Bruyne back to play his former club Man City in Champions League 09/17/2025 05:24am • New club, new country, new culture, new position. Kevin De Bruyne seems to have adapted to it all at Napoli, but the 34-year-old midfielder is heading back to his old life this week. Napoli’s Champions League opener on Thursday sees De Bruyne return to Manchester City, just a few months after his 'It's just a place that they feel welcome': SimplyBe Coffee in Leesburg is a coffee shop with a cause 09/17/2025 05:00am • If you ask what's in a "dirty chai latte" at SimplyBe Coffee, in downtown Leesburg, Virginia, Ami would be glad to tell you and prepare your drink for you. "We put chai, and milk, and espresso," said Ami, taking a break from working behind the counter at the brightly colored cafe, built in a hist Hong Kong leader unveils plans to boost economy and nurture emerging industries beyond finance 09/17/2025 02:35am • HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's leader announced plans Wednesday to speed up development of an economic powerhouse near its border with mainland China and nurture industries ranging from artificial intelligence to higher education as the city seeks new economic growth engines to maintain its internat ‘Big, beautiful bill’ fallout: At forum, Spanberger and Earle-Sears clash over Medicaid 09/16/2025 04:24pm • Virginia Republican gubernatorial hopeful Winsome Earle-Sears downplayed possible cuts to health care caused by President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” Monday evening in a rare face-off with her rival, Democrat Abigail Spanberger, ahead of this fall’s statewide elections. Speaking Target steps up next-day parcel delivery as discounter tries to narrow gap with rivals 09/16/2025 11:34am • NEW YORK (AP) — Target is expanding its next-day delivery of parcel shipments to 35 of the nation's top 60 metropolitan markets by the end of next month, marking 22 new cities this year, as the discount retailer aims to narrow the gap with the likes of Amazon. That means that its next-day deliver Retail sales up 0.6% in August from July even as tariffs hurt jobs and lead to price hikes 09/16/2025 11:11am • NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers increased their spending at a better-than-expected pace in August from July, helped by back-to-school shopping, even as President Donald Trump’s tariffs start to hurt the job market and lead to price increases. Retail sales rose 0.6% last month from July, when sales were 10 of the Best REITs to Buy for 2025 09/15/2025 08:00pm • Real estate investments can be an excellent way to earn returns, generate cash flow, hedge against inflation and diversify an investment portfolio. However, buying physical properties can be costly, difficult and risky for an individual. Instead, investors can buy shares of diversified real estate i Editorial Roundup: United States 09/15/2025 03:54pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Sept. 12 The New York Times says Trump's policies are damaging your health President Trump has turned Make America Healthy Again into one of his administration’s signature promises. It is a laudable goal, too. By several measure Prosecutors say they'll ask US Supreme Court to restore conviction in Etan Patz missing child case 09/15/2025 03:10pm • NEW YORK (AP) — New York City prosecutors say they will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to restore a murder conviction in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz after an appeals court overturned the verdict in July. The Manhattan district attorney’s made the disclosure in a court filing Sunda British aristocrat and her boyfriend sentenced to 14 years in prison for killing their newborn 09/15/2025 12:26pm • LONDON (AP) — A British aristocrat and her boyfriend were sentenced to 14 years in prison on Monday for killing their newborn daughter while on the run from authorities. Constance Marten, 38, and her boyfriend Mark Gordon, 51, a convicted sex offender, were sentenced Monday after being found guilt Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 21-27 09/15/2025 10:57am • Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 21-27: Sept. 21: Author-comedian Fannie Flagg is 84. TV and film producer Jerry Bruckheimer is 82. Guitarist Don Felder (The Eagles) is 78. Author Stephen King is 78. Actor Bill Murray is 75. Filmmaker Ethan Coen of the Coen Brothers is 68. Actor-comedian Da