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White House vows more federal aid to reduce homelessness in 5 cities and California 05/18/2023 09:24pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Five major U.S. cities and the state of California will receive federal help to get unsheltered residents into permanent housing under a new plan launched Thursday as part of the Biden administration's larger goal to reduce homelessness 25% by 2025. The All Inside initiative wil G7 stance on China complicated by huge stakes in economic ties, cooperation on global issues 05/18/2023 09:16pm • HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) ��� Leaders of the Group of Seven advanced economies are generally united in voicing concern about China. The question is how to translate that worry into action. Over the past two years, President Joe Biden���s administration has sought to reframe the relationship with Beijing FBI employees testify on GOP politicization claims after losing clearances 05/18/2023 08:34pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Former FBI employees accused the bureau of politicization in congressional testimony Thursday, a day after the agency disclosed that two of the men had seen their security clearances revoked over concerns about how their views of the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021, affected their 5 Things to Do in the 5 Years Before Retirement 05/18/2023 08:00pm • Preparing for retirement is something most adults will do their entire working lives, but ensuring a successful post-retirement life has many different phases. The last five years before you retire are particularly important, as you'll start putting your lifelong plans into motion. Why the Last Five 20 Best STEM Careers 05/18/2023 08:00pm • Explore the top STEM-related careers.If you're looking for lucrative work opportunities with plenty of growth potential, consider a career in science, technology, engineering or math. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, STEM careers had median wages and career growth rates in 2021 that Oil drilling project near mouth of Amazon River rejected by Brazil's environmental regulator 05/18/2023 07:52pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ��� Brazil���s environmental regulator has rejected a license for a controversial offshore oil drilling project near the mouth of the Amazon River that had drawn strong opposition from activists who warned of its potential for damaging the area. The agency���s president, Rodrigo China's loans pushing world���s poorest countries to brink of collapse 05/18/2023 04:35pm • A dozen poor countries are facing economic instability and even collapse under the weight of hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign loans, much of them from the world���s biggest and most unforgiving government lender, China. An Associated Press analysis of a dozen countries most indebted to Chi FACT FOCUS: Who���s to blame for the national debt? It���s more complicated than one culprit 05/18/2023 03:51pm • The U.S. is inching closer to a deadline to raise the debt ceiling or risk defaulting on the nation���s $31 trillion in debt and political leaders have not yet reached a deal to avert such a crisis. Amid those negotiations, politicians and commentators online have pointed fingers at who they say is Pentagon leak suspect was warned multiple times about mishandling of classified information 05/18/2023 02:53pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� Superiors of the Massachusetts Air National Guard member charged with leaking highly classified military documents had raised concerns internally on multiple occasions about his handling or viewing of classified information, according to a court filing Wednesday. Justice Department Why a government default could be worse than a government shutdown 05/18/2023 01:41pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� All the hand-wringing over a potential government default if Congress doesn't increase the government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling has conjured up images of past government shutdowns. In shutdowns, "essential��� workers ��� TSA agents and such ��� showed up, but most federal emp Queen Elizabeth II's funeral cost UK government $200 million 05/18/2023 12:15pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Queen Elizabeth II's funeral and lying-in-state last year cost Britain's government an estimated 162 million pounds (around $200 million), the treasury revealed Thursday. The state funeral for the late monarch, held on Sept. 19, was the first in the U.K. since that of former Prime M Anti-migration operation on French African island of Mayotte stirs tensions, exposes inequalities 05/18/2023 10:43am • CHIRONGUI, Mayotte (AP) ��� Facing a migration quagmire on the French island territory of Mayotte, off Africa���s east coast, France���s government has mobilized 2,000 troops and police to carry out mass expulsions, destroy slums and eradicate violent gangs. But the operation has raised concerns of Japan racks up trade deficit although exports gradually rebound 05/18/2023 01:06am • TOKYO (AP) ��� Japan racked up a trade deficit in April, marking the 21st month in a row of deficits, although it declined dramatically compared to a year ago, as exports recovered, according to government data released Thursday. Japan���s trade deficit totaled 432.4 billion yen ($3.2 billion) in Ap Asian stocks follow Wall St higher on hopes for US debt deal 05/18/2023 12:31am • BEIJING (AP) ��� Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Thursday on hopes U.S. political leaders can reach agreement to avoid a potentially disastrous default on government debt. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney advanced. Oil prices edged lower. Wall Street rallied Wednesday after P Oil project near Amazon River mouth blocked by Brazil's environment agency 05/17/2023 10:20pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ��� Brazil���s environmental regulator refused on Wednesday to grant a license for a controversial offshore oil drilling project near the mouth of the Amazon River, prompting celebration from environmentalists who had warned of its potential impact. The decision to reject the st