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Argentina's president faces 1-day general strike as foes seek to derail his austerity agenda 01/24/2024 08:46pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) ��� Argentina���s President Javier Milei faced a one-day general strike Wednesday protesting his decree targeting unions as well as his proposals for economic and labor law changes, showing that his opponents are wasting no time in trying to derail his austerity agenda. What Is a Bank Statement Loan? 01/24/2024 07:00pm • If you're trying to take out a mortgage loan as a self-employed borrower, you may find the qualification process a bit more challenging than if you had a salaried or hourly position that comes with a W-2. Rather than providing a W-2 and tax return, some lenders offer bank statement loans, which are How to open a Roth IRA 01/24/2024 07:00pm • A Roth IRA is a tax-advantaged individual retirement account where the account holder can contribute after-tax dollars. A significant upside to Roth IRAs is that all contributions and accumulated earnings grow tax-free. After the age of 59 1/2, Roth IRA investors can withdraw those tax-free funds. T Biden administration renews demand for Texas to allow Border Patrol to access a key park 01/24/2024 05:57pm • McALLEN, Texas (AP) ��� A clash between Texas and the Biden administration over immigration enforcement showed no signs of easing Wednesday as federal officials renewed demands for the state to give Border Patrol agents access to a riverfront park that is a popular corridor for migrants illegally en Russia says a plane with Ukrainian POWs crashes, killing all aboard, and accuses Kyiv of downing it 01/24/2024 05:44pm • A Russian military transport plane crashed Wednesday in a border region near Ukraine, and Moscow accused Kyiv of shooting it down, saying all 74 people aboard were killed, including 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war headed for a swap. Russia offered no evidence and Ukraine didn't immediately confirm or What to know about changes to this year's FAFSA application for college students 01/24/2024 03:22pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A new version of the federal student aid application known as the FAFSA is now available to all college applicants for the 2024-2025 school year. The new Free Application for Federal Student Aid was designed to make it easier for students and parents to apply and to make more of th Algeria gears up for election year with aging president, opposition that is yet to offer challenger 01/24/2024 02:59pm • ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) ��� Algeria is gearing up for an election year with an aging president and an opposition that is yet to present a candidate. The oil-rich north African country faces mounting political and economic challenges as public dissatisfaction rises. Yet it remains unclear whether Alge Senate intelligence chair 'gravely concerned' about election interference 01/24/2024 04:43am • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at��Today on the Hill. The chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee said he worries the U.S. is now less prepared than it was in 2020 for foreign adversaries sowing disinformation in the presiden New Hampshire takeaways: Trump's path becomes clearer. So does the prospect of a rematch with Biden 01/24/2024 01:24am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� This time, New Hampshire didn't surprise. Instead, its famously fickle voters stuck to the script of delivering a ringing ratification of the front-runner, Donald Trump, the former president. His victory over a defiant Nikki Haley cemented his hold on core Republican voters an Editorial Roundup: United States 01/23/2024 08:50pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Jan. 21 The Washington Post on SCOTUS, ���Chevron deference��� To hear some describe the stakes, a pair of cases argued before the Supreme Court on Wednesday could create a watershed moment in American government. Business lobbies and Nebraska lawmaker announces Democratic bid for Congress, says Republicans bend to 'vocal minority' 01/23/2024 06:19pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) ��� A Democratic state lawmaker in Nebraska who unsuccessfully ran for governor two years ago is seeking a seat in the U.S. House. Sen. Carol Blood confirmed Tuesday that she will run to represent the 1st Congressional District, which includes Lincoln and all or part of 13 counties Churches, temples and monasteries regularly hit by airstrikes in Myanmar, activists say 01/23/2024 04:27am • BANGKOK (AP) ��� A study issued Tuesday by researchers collecting evidence of war crimes in Myanmar supported reports that air strikes by the military government damaged churches in the Buddhist-dominated country���s sole Christian-majority state. The 10 reported attacks on churches in the western s Liberia���s new president takes office with a promise to ���rescue��� Africa���s oldest republic 01/22/2024 08:15pm • MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) ��� Liberia���s new president, Joseph Boakai, was sworn into office Monday after his narrow win in a November election. Boakai, who at age 79 has become the country's oldest president, promised to unite and rescue Africa���s oldest republic from its economic woes. ���Partisans New Mexico governor proposes $500M to treat fracking wastewater 01/22/2024 08:03pm • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) ��� Environmental activists pushed back Monday against an initiative from the governor of New Mexico that would finance the treatment and recycling of oil-industry wastewater, warning that the plan relies on unproven technologies and might propel more water-intensive fracking for Insider Q&A: Small federal agency crafts standards for making AI safe, secure and trustworthy 01/22/2024 11:02am • BOSTON (AP) ��� No technology since nuclear fission will shape our collective future quite like artificial intelligence, so it���s paramount AI systems are safe, secure, trustworthy and socially responsible. But unlike the atom bomb, this paradigm shift has been almost completely driven by the priva