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The Supreme Court wrestles with social media cases that have echoes of Donald Trump 10/31/2023 02:11pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court wrestled Tuesday with whether public officials can block critics from commenting on their social media accounts, an issue that first arose in a case involving former President Donald Trump. The justices heard arguments in two cases involving lawsuits filed by pe In the shadow of loss, a mother's long search for happiness 10/31/2023 11:23am • AJIJIC, Mexico (AP) — There’s a look Sandy Phillips came to know each time she arrived somewhere a gunman had made famous. Her road trip through mass shooting sites went on for a decade and always seemed to have a new stop. When she reached it, she’d lock eyes with someone and see the catatoni Tunisia's Islamist party leader is sentenced to 15 months in prison for supporting terrorism 10/31/2023 11:17am • TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The leader of Tunisia’s moderate Islamist party was sentenced to 15 months in prison for supporting terrorism and inciting hatred in the North African country, once seen as a model for democracy in the Arab world but increasingly authoritarian in recent years. The Court of Swimmer Felipe Ribeiro paints nails as reminder of bipolar disorder, wins gold at Pan Am Games 10/31/2023 01:15am • SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Every stroke of swimmer Felipe Ribeiro in the pool at the Pan American Games reminded the Brazilian of the bipolar disorder he dealt with ahead of competing in Chile. The nails of the 25-year-old are painted black, except for his pink-colored ring fingers. Mental health and Israel pushes deeper into Gaza and frees Hamas captive; Netanyahu rejects calls for cease-fire 10/31/2023 12:37am • KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli ground forces pushed deeper into Gaza on Monday, advancing in tanks and other armored vehicles on the territory’s main city and freeing a soldier held captive by Hamas militants. The Israeli prime minister rejected calls for a cease-fire as airstrikes lande As economy falters, more Chinese migrants take a perilous journey to the US border to seek asylum 10/30/2023 09:20pm • SAN DIEGO (AP) — The young Chinese man looked lost and exhausted when Border Patrol agents left him at a transit station. Deng Guangsen, 28, had spent the last two months traveling to San Diego from the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, through seven countries on plane, bus and foot, includi Should You Sign a Personal Guarantee for a Business Loan? 10/30/2023 08:00pm • Taking out a loan can keep your business running smoothly and allow it to scale, but there's one potential catch: Lenders may require a personal guarantee. In most cases, you should plan to sign a personal guarantee if you want to qualify for business financing. Though not always required, lenders o The 10 Biggest Tech Companies in the World 10/30/2023 08:00pm • Over the past few decades, technology has been integrated deeper into every corner of the economy. Technology stocks have been some of the market's best long-term performers, and the technology sector's total weighting in the S&P 500 has expanded to 27.5% as of Sept. 29. Even mega-cap companies Colombia veers to the right as President Petro's allies lose by wide margins in regional elections 10/30/2023 07:16pm • BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Allies of President Gustavo Petro lost by wide margins in municipal and provincial elections Sunday, in what analysts called a sign of growing discontent with Colombia’s first left-wing government. Candidates for the president’s Historical Pact party failed to win mayor Biden wants to move fast on AI safeguards and signs an executive order to address his concerns 10/30/2023 06:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday signed an ambitious executive order on artificial intelligence that seeks to balance the needs of cutting-edge technology companies with national security and consumer rights, creating an early set of guardrails that could be fortified by legislation Putin claims without proof that airport riots targeting Israelis were staged from Ukraine 10/30/2023 06:01pm • MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin sought Monday to deflect blame from the Kremlin for a riot in the southern region of Dagestan that targeted a flight from Israel, charging without evidence that Ukrainian agents of Western spy agencies were behind the rampage. More than 20 people were Online antisemitic threats unnerve Jewish students and spark condemnation at Cornell University 10/30/2023 05:32pm • ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Threatening statements about Jews on an internet discussion board have unnerved students at Cornell University and prompted officials to send police to guard a Jewish center and kosher dining hall. The menacing, anonymous messages, posted over the weekend in an online forum abo Business Highlights: UAW announces deal with GM; resilient US consumers 10/30/2023 05:21pm • ___ UAW announces deal with General Motors that tentatively ends strikes against Detroit automakers DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union says it reached a tentative contract with General Motors, the last of the Detroit Three automakers to agree to a deal. Under the deal reached early Monda How some DC-area stores are combating a rise in mass theft 10/30/2023 04:49pm • It's been circulating on social media — theft of laundry detergents, toiletries and other goods at D.C.-area groceries, pharmacies and convenience stores. Many businesses and District officials are looking at new ways to try to stop them. At the self-checkout at the Safeway on Fourth Street in The Supreme Court takes up social media cases similar to one about Donald Trump's Twitter feed 10/30/2023 04:11pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is tackling the question of when public officials can block critics from commenting on their social media accounts, an issue that first arose in a case involving former President Donald Trump. The justices are hearing arguments in two cases Tuesday involving law