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7 Best Recent and Upcoming IPOs in 2024 07/02/2024 08:00pm • The long climb back to relevance continues for initial public offerings in the U.S. in 2024, as investors warm up to new publicly traded companies and IPOs are able to back that sentiment up with sturdier returns. In the U.S., 80 new IPOs rolled out from January through June, hauling in $17.8 billio Virginia certifies John McGuire as primary winner over Rep. Bob Good, who says he'll seek a recount 07/02/2024 06:04pm • RICHMOND. Va. (AP) — The Virginia State Board of Elections on Tuesday certified the apparent narrow defeat of Republican Rep. Bob Good, one of America's most conservative congressmen, to a challenger endorsed by former President Donald Trump in the state's June 18 primaries. The board's unanimo Dutch king swears in a new government 7 months after far-right party won elections 07/02/2024 05:47pm • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A new Dutch government was sworn into office Tuesday on promises to impose strict new limits on immigration, more than seven months after elections dominated by a far-right, anti-Islam party. While its policies seem largely inward-looking, the new government pledges t Venezuela's opposition coalition welcomes President Maduro's plan to jumpstart dialogue with the US 07/02/2024 02:06pm • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's main opposition coalition on Tuesday welcomed President Nicolas Maduro's announcement the day before about his intentions to jumpstart negotiations with the United States this week. The executive secretary of the U.S.-backed Unitary Platform coalition, Omar Ba Who are the main players in the UK's upcoming national election? 07/02/2024 07:15am • LONDON (AP) — Millions of voters in Britain are going to the polls Thursday to choose a new House of Commons and a new government. Voters will elect 650 lawmakers representing as many constituencies, or local areas, and the leader of the party that returns the most lawmakers will become prime min As Iran faces a rare runoff presidential election, disenchanted voters are staying away 07/02/2024 01:20am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Over 20 years ago, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stood before a crowd at Friday prayers to denounce the United States for its disenchanted electorate. “It is disgraceful for a nation to have a 35% or 40% voter turnout, as happens in some of the n Highlights from Supreme Court term: Rulings on Trump, regulation, abortion, guns and homelessness 07/02/2024 12:01am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ended its term by ruling for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution, a decision that almost certainly means Donald Trump won't stand trial before the November election. That closely watched ruling, which drew sharp dissent fro 5 Ways to Make Your Scholarship Essay Stand Out 07/01/2024 08:00pm • It's no secret college is expensive. One way to alleviate the cost burden is through scholarships, a form of financial aid that doesn't need to be repaid. Scholarships can range from a few hundred dollars to several thousand dollars, but winning them requires strong credentials and a well-crafted es Puerto Rico will include status plebiscite in November's general elections 07/01/2024 07:20pm • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Gov. Pedro Pierluisi announced Monday that Puerto Rico’s political status will be on the ballot in the general elections this November, and for the first time the island’s current status as a U.S. territory will not be an option in the non-binding plebiscite. Voter The Latest | Israel appears set to reinvade a city in Gaza filled with displaced civilians 07/01/2024 05:42pm • The Israeli army has ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians from the eastern half of Khan Younis. Monday’s order is a sign that Israeli troops could soon reinvade the southern Gaza city, which is currently filled with displaced civilians. Israel told people to move to Muwasi, a coastal area des Roaring Kitty reveals stake in Chewy big enough to make him 3rd largest investor in the pet retailer 07/01/2024 05:36pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Chewy fell Monday in volatile trading after a regulatory filing revealed that Roaring Kitty, an investor at the center of the meme stock craze, has taken a 6.6% stake in the online pet retailer. Roaring Kitty, whose legal name is Keith Gill, bought more than 9 million sha Federal judge halts Mississippi law requiring age verification for websites 07/01/2024 04:46pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday blocked a Mississippi law that would require users of websites and other digital services to verify their age. The preliminary injunction by U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden came the same day the law was set to take effect. A tech industry group sued Turkey's president accuses opposition of stoking racism after anti-Syrian rioting erupts 07/01/2024 02:30pm • ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused opposition parties of stoking xenophobia and racism on Monday, a day after residents in a neighborhood in central Turkey set Syrian-owned shops on fire. The rioting erupted in the Melikgazi region of central Kayseri province late US Supreme Court Latest: Court sends Trump’s immunity case back to lower court 07/01/2024 02:05pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court extended the delay in the criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election, reducing the chance that Trump could be tried before the November election. In a historic ruling, the justices said Monday for the first time that f European neighbors cast a wary eye on France after far-right party's election lead 07/01/2024 11:38am • BERLIN (AP) — After France’s far-right National Rally surged into the lead in the first round of legislative elections, some European neighbors on Monday cast a wary eye on the latest country to veer to the right on the continent. The French result comes after the European Parliament elections l