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In Argentina, the killing of an 11-year-old suspends political campaigns ahead of Sunday's vote 08/09/2023 04:11pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) ��� The death of an 11-year-old girl in a drive-by robbery caught on grainy security footage in Buenos Aires on Wednesday shocked Argentina and led all major candidates to cancel their closing campaign rallies ahead of national primary elections Sunday. Morena Dom��nguez Fire at French vacation home for adults with disabilities leaves 11 dead 08/09/2023 02:43pm • PARIS (AP) ��� A devastating fire that raged through a vacation home for adults with disabilities in eastern France left 11 people dead Wednesday, moving so quickly that people on the upper floors had no chance of escaping. Nathalie Kielwasser, deputy prosecutor for Colmar, said 11 people who were Michigan mom is charged with buying guns for son who threatened top Democrats, prosecutors say 08/09/2023 01:10pm • LANSING, Mich. (AP) ��� The mother of a 30-year-old Michigan man who's accused of making death threats against Democratic politicians is now charged with lying when she purchased firearms later found in her son's possession. Threats against public officials have become increasingly common in Michig White House holds first-ever summit on the ransomware crisis plaguing the nation's public schools 08/09/2023 12:12pm • The White House on Tuesday held its first-ever cybersecurity ���summit��� on the ransomware attacks plaguing U.S. schools, in which criminal hackers have dumped online sensitive student data, including medical records, psychiatric evaluations and even sexual assault reports. ���If we want to safegu World Bank says no new funding to Uganda over anti-gay law 08/09/2023 11:02am • KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) ��� The World Bank said it will not consider new loans to Uganda after the East African country earlier this year enacted an anti-gay bill that rights groups and others have condemned. The World Bank had deployed a team to Uganda after the law was enacted in May and determined t Hip-hop was born in the Bronx amid poverty, despair. 50 years later, there's pride, still hard times 08/09/2023 07:11am • BRONX, NEW YORK (AP) ��� Before it was a global movement, it was simply an expression of life and struggle: a culture that was synonymous with hardship and suffering, but also grit, resilience and creativity. Hip-hop rose from the ashes of a borough ablaze with poverty, urban decay and gang violenc Got rats? These cats are here to help 08/09/2023 07:00am • For International Cat Day we're celebrating all felines, not just house pets, but working cats that provide pest control to businesses across the D.C. region! Cats that grew up on the street and were never socialized have been "put to work" by the Humane Rescue Alliance's Blue Collar Cats program Hip-hop was born in the Bronx amid poverty, despair. 50 years later, there's pride, still hard times 08/09/2023 06:09am • BRONX, NEW YORK (AP) ��� Before it was a global movement, it was simply an expression of life and struggle: a culture that was synonymous with hardship and suffering, but also grit, resilience and creativity. Hip-hop rose from the ashes of a borough ablaze with poverty, urban decay and gang violenc Nagasaki marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing with mayor urging world to abolish nuclear weapons 08/09/2023 04:03am • TOKYO (AP) ��� Nagasaki marked the 78th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city Wednesday with the mayor urging world powers to abolish nuclear weapons, saying nuclear deterrence also increases risks of nuclear war. Shiro Suzuki made the remark after the Group of Seven industrial powers Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann wins heated GOP primary as statewide candidates square off 08/09/2023 02:34am • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) ��� Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann defeated state Sen. Chris McDaniel in the state���s bitter Republican primary for lieutenant governor Tuesday, staving off a primary challenge for one of the most powerful positions in Mississippi government. The results are the culmination of a con Judge denies request to block Florida law making it a crime to drive people in the US illegally 08/08/2023 08:11pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) ��� Civil rights groups asked a federal judge Tuesday to stop Florida officials from enforcing a section of a new state immigration law that criminalizes transporting someone who has entered the United States unlawfully. But the jurist denied the request immediately on a technical 6 Low-Risk Investments With High Returns for Retirees 08/08/2023 08:00pm • Most Americans in retirement still have at least one job: Keeping the money they've made in their working years and not losing it in the financial markets or by overspending. As any money manager will tell you, that's good advice. Any money manager will also say it's OK to make a low-risk investment The Financial Perks of Growing Older 08/08/2023 08:00pm • Aging has its benefits: As the years pass, you gain more wisdom and perspective on life. In addition, you have access to more financial benefits. From discounts to deals and deductions, there are many ways to make your funds go further as you age. Here's how getting older can save you money: -- Seni No, Mickey Mouse Isn't Retiring, and Other Retirement 'Fake News' You Need to Be Aware Of 08/08/2023 08:00pm • Rumors are circulating that the longtime beloved Disney character Mickey Mouse is going away -- for good. Panic followed the July 28 headline "Mickey Mouse Officially Being Retired Effective Immediately" from Inside the Magic, an unofficial Disney fan website. In reality, however, Disney will lose c Brazil has 1.7 million Indigenous people, near double the count from prior census, government says 08/08/2023 06:21pm • BELEM, Brazil (AP) ��� The diminutive woman with a white feather headdress stood on the stage of the majestic colonial theater in Brazil���s Amazon on Monday and addressed the crowd. The woman, Minister of Indigenous People Sonia Guajajara, declared the day ���the milestone of Indigenous participati