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A Palestinian kills an Israeli soldier in a West Bank truck ramming attack and is fatally shot 08/31/2023 08:34am • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) ��� A Palestinian driver slammed his truck into soldiers at a busy checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, killing one of them before being shot dead, Israeli authorities said, in the latest bloodshed in a relentless cycle of violence to roil the region. The violence North Korea says it simulated nuclear attacks on South Korea and rehearsed occupation of its rival 08/31/2023 06:59am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ��� North Korea said Thursday its latest missile launches simulated ���scorched earth��� nuclear strikes on South Korea and that it���s also been rehearsing an occupation of its rival���s territory in the event of conflict. Pyongyang has previously tested nuclear-capable miss A longtime DC restaurant burglarized 08/31/2023 06:25am • A suspect may have broken into a long-standing Capitol Hill restaurant, but that didn't break the spirit of those who work at Mr. Henry's. That's especially clear if you ask Mr. Henry's owner, Mary Quillian Helms, about the break-in at her D.C. restaurant early Tuesday morning. "It's a violati North Korea says it simulated nuclear attacks on South Korea and rehearsed occupation of its rival 08/31/2023 02:29am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ��� North Korea said Thursday its latest missile launches simulated ���scorched earth��� nuclear strikes on South Korea and that it���s also been rehearsing an occupation of its rival's territory in the event of conflict. Pyongyang has previously tested nuclear-capable missil After Jacksonville shootings, historically Black colleges address security concerns, remain vigilant 08/31/2023 12:03am • Before the fatal shootings of three Black residents in Jacksonville, Florida, over the weekend, the gunman, a young white man with swastikas painted on his rifle, pulled into a parking lot at Edward Waters University and began putting on tactical gear. Students reported him, a campus police officer Retirement Podcasts to Listen To 08/30/2023 08:00pm • If you're looking for new podcasts or want to listen to financial advice on the go, there are many episodes to try out. Some of today's retirement experts regularly take the time to break down complex topics and can walk you through the choices you'll have to make regarding saving and investing for 10 Social Security Rules Everyone Should Know 08/30/2023 08:00pm • To boost your Social Security payments, know and follow a few key guidelines. You'll be glad you did, especially if your other retirement savings are small or nonexistent. A Nationwide Retirement Institute 2023 Social Security survey found that one in five adults age 50 or above say they have no sou In latest violence, Israeli police kill Palestinian teen assailant and West Bank bomb hurts Israelis 08/30/2023 07:44pm • JERUSALEM (AP) ��� Israeli police on Wednesday shot and killed a 14-year-old Palestinian boy who stabbed a man in a Jerusalem light-rail station, officials said, while Palestinian militants detonated a bomb near a convoy of Israeli troops escorting Jewish worshippers to a holy site in the occupied W Voters in one Iowa county reject GOP-appointed auditor who posted about 2020 election doubts 08/30/2023 07:25pm • INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) ��� Earlier this summer, a GOP-controlled board in an Iowa county decided that the person who would oversee their local elections would be a fellow Republican who had no specific experience running elections and who made prior social media posts questioning the legitimacy of the Ukrainian drones strike deep in Russian territory, Moscow says, while a barrage in Kyiv kills 2 08/30/2023 03:51pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� Ukraine sent waves of drones deep into western Russia in more than four hours of nighttime attacks that struck military assets, Russian officials and media reports said Wednesday. The drones hit an airport near Russia���s border with Estonia and Latvia, causing a huge blaze an Lawsuit accuses University of Minnesota of not doing enough to prevent data breach 08/30/2023 10:05am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� A lawsuit filed on behalf of a former student and former employee at the University of Minnesota accuses the university of not doing enough to protect personal information from a recent data breach. Attorneys for the two plaintiffs said in the lawsuit filed in federal court Frid Indonesia arrests 88 Chinese nationals over online romance scams 08/30/2023 09:21am • BATAM, Indonesia (AP) ��� Indonesian police said Wednesday they have arrested 88 Chinese citizens for involvement in a cross-border telephone and online romance scam syndicate after receiving a tip from the Chinese security ministry. The suspects, including five women, were arrested on Batam island, How to avoid the No. 1 text message scam putting your money at risk 08/30/2023 09:01am • The Federal Trade Commission recently revealed the most reported text message scam: bank impersonations. Reports of bank impersonations by text in 2022 jumped to 20 times the number reported in 2019. According to the FTC, consumers reported a loss of more than $330 million to text message scams in 2 How to Pay Less Tax on Retirement Account Withdrawals 08/29/2023 08:00pm • When you're ready to take advantage of your retirement funds, the last thing you want to deal with is a fee or penalty. Retirement accounts come with plenty of benefits, such as tax deductions and a generally high return on investment. But they can also come with complicated rules that might make it Reasons to Take Social Security Early at Age 62 08/29/2023 08:00pm • There's no perfect formula for deciding when to take Social Security, which is unfortunate given the critical need to align one's Social Security payout date with their retirement income needs. There are, however, plenty of good Social Security timing scenarios to choose from. First, it's important