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Speaker Johnson pushes ahead on funding bill with proof of citizenship mandate despite dim prospects 09/10/2024 06:38pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� House Speaker Mike Johnson vowed Tuesday to press ahead with requiring proof of citizenship for new voters as part of a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown in three weeks, though the measure appeared likely to be voted down. Democrats overwhelmingly oppose the measure. En Israel-Hamas war latest: An Israeli strike kills at least 19 in a Gaza tent camp 09/10/2024 05:57pm • Gaza���s Health Ministry says an Israeli strike on Tuesday on a tent camp in a designated humanitarian zone killed at least 19 people. The Civil Defense, first responders who operate under the Hamas-run government, said the strike left craters up to 10 meters (32 feet) deep. The Israeli military sai Israel says it likely killed an American activist by mistake. The US condemns its ally 09/10/2024 05:49pm • RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) ��� The Israeli military said Tuesday an American activist killed in the West Bank last week was likely shot ���indirectly and unintentionally��� by its soldiers, drawing a strong rebuke from U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the activist's family. Israel said a cri Americans' inflation-adjusted incomes rebounded to pre-pandemic levels last year 09/10/2024 03:06pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The inflation-adjusted median income of U.S. households rebounded last year to roughly its 2019 level, overcoming the biggest price spike in four decades to restore most Americans' purchasing power. The proportion of Americans living in poverty also fell slightly last year, to 11 Nicaragua strips citizenship from 135 prisoners released to Guatemala 09/10/2024 02:10pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� Nicaragua said Tuesday it was revoking the citizenship and seizing the property of 135 people who were expelled from the country last week after serving prison sentences in a government crackdown on dissent. The decision was announced in a press release from the Supreme Court of Germany's expansion of border controls is testing European unity 09/10/2024 01:38pm • WARSAW, Poland (AP) ��� The German government says it is cracking down on irregular migration and crime following recent extremist attacks, and plans to extend temporary border controls to all nine of its frontiers next week. Last month, a deadly knife attack by a Syrian asylum-seeker in Soligen kil PGA Tour starts its FedEx Cup Fall with a reduction in prize money and a new event in Utah 09/10/2024 01:14pm • The numbers alone indicate a FedEx Cup Fall season worth $58.7 million in prize money as players try to secure their PGA Tour cards by finishing in the top 125, or perhaps qualify for two signature events if they finish in the top 60. But there's a reason for the increase in prize money from $56.6 m A Boeing strike is looking more likely. The union president expects workers to reject contract offer 09/10/2024 01:04pm • The risk of a strike at Boeing appears to be growing, as factory workers complain about a contract offer that their union negotiated with the giant aircraft manufacturer. The president of the union local that represents 33,000 Boeing workers predicted that they will vote against a deal that includes A second Afghan embassy says it will close after the Taliban withdrew recognition 09/10/2024 10:58am • ISLAMABAD (AP) ��� Afghanistan's embassy in Norway is to close on Thursday, its occupants said, the second of the country's diplomatic missions to announce closure this week. It follows a statement from the Taliban at the end of July saying they would no longer recognize Afghan missions abroad set Harris and Trump offer worlds-apart contrasts on top issues in presidential race 09/10/2024 12:32am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� This year���s presidential race is a genuine contest of ideas between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump ��� with clear differences on taxes, abortion, immigration, global alliances, climate change and democracy itself. Since replacing President Joe Bi Trump's rhetoric on elections turns ominous as voting nears in the presidential race 09/09/2024 10:51pm • With early voting fast approaching, the rhetoric by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has turned more ominous with a pledge to prosecute anyone who ���cheats��� in the election in the same way he believes they did in 2020, when he falsely claimed he won and attacked those who stood by the 2 charged with soliciting attacks on minorities, officials and infrastructure on Telegram 09/09/2024 08:37pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Two people who prosecutors say were motivated by white supremacist ideology have been arrested on charges that they used the social media messaging app Telegram to encourage hate crimes and acts of violence against minorities, government officials and critical infrastructure in t What Are Unclaimed Retirement Benefits and How Do I Find Them? 09/09/2024 08:00pm • What if you had money stashed away but forgot about it, and now it's parked somewhere, waiting for you? For many workers, this scenario is a reality. There is a growing number of forgotten 401(k) accounts with money waiting to be claimed. This situation occurs because a 401(k) account doesn't automa Q&A: How Strengthening Liberal Education Can Help College Students Become Good Citizens 09/09/2024 08:00pm • Higher education in the U.S. is at an inflection point, some observers say, amid diminishing public trust and ongoing concerns about issues such as affordability, accessibility, safety, diversity and freedom of speech and expression. Experts inside and outside colleges and universities express wide- 6 of the Best Cryptocurrencies to Buy Now 09/09/2024 08:00pm • In a span of just 15 years, cryptocurrencies emerged from obscurity to become an important part of financial markets. But there's one thing the industry's evolution hasn't eradicated: extreme volatility. At its peak in November 2021, the crypto market was worth upwards of $2.9 trillion. By mid-2022,