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The Latest | Closing arguments in Trump's hush money trial have concluded 05/28/2024 08:10pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Closing arguments in Donald Trump 's historic hush money trial concluded Tuesday evening in a Manhattan courtroom. It was the final opportunity for prosecutors and defense attorneys to convince the jury of their respective cases before deliberations begin. Defense lawyer Todd Blanc Four Money Questions to Ask on the First Date 05/28/2024 08:00pm • When you're ready to settle down, identifying a compatible person will be important. Money, from how it affects you emotionally to what your salary aspirations are, is often a primary factor in how well you will get along. If you're not on the same page as the other person financially, it may cause 6 Scams That Target Your Bank Account 05/28/2024 08:00pm • Scamming is rampant. More than 67,000 people filed scam reports with the Better Business Bureau in 2023, and the median reported dollar loss was $100, according to the BBB Scam Tracker Risk Report. A lot of those scams are targeting your bank accounts. And though federal law limits liability for cre How to Apply for Social Security 05/28/2024 08:00pm • For those approaching retirement, there are several steps you must take before applying for Social Security benefits. Pre-retirees should understand what benefit options are available to them and be familiar with the application process itself. Follow these guidelines as you prepare to apply for you US condemns loss of life, but says no policy changes after civilian deaths in Israeli strike 05/28/2024 05:44pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Tuesday condemned the loss of life of dozens of civilians as a result of an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, but said it is not planning any policy changes as a result of the Israeli actions. National security spokesman John Kirby told reporters that Israel had not Hong Kong police arrest 6 people accused of violating the city's new national security law 05/28/2024 12:21pm • HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested six people, including a former organizer of the city’s decades-long annual vigil that commemorated China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown, for allegedly publishing seditious social media posts, in what were the first publicly known arrests unde Former intel agency chief set to become the Netherlands' next prime minister in hard right coalition 05/28/2024 12:15pm • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A former head of the Dutch intelligence agency and counterterrorism office emerged Tuesday as the surprise nominee to become the Netherlands' next prime minister, after he was given the backing of leaders cobbling together a four-party coalition headed by Geert Wilder At least 2,000 feared dead in Papua New Guinea landslide. These are some challenges rescuers face 05/27/2024 08:50pm • BANGKOK (AP) — The Papua New Guinea government said more than 2,000 people are believed to have been buried alive in a landslide in the South Pacific island nation, after the side of a mountain came down in the early hours of Friday morning when the village of Yambali was asleep. The settlement i What Is Medicare: Coverage, Cost and Enrollment 05/27/2024 08:00pm • If you've just celebrated your 65th birthday or it's coming up in the next year, your mailbox is probably full of postcards, flyers and letters about your eligibility for Medicare. It's important to understand the ins and outs of Medicare before you sign up to avoid unexpected costs. Even if you've How to Decide Where to Live 05/27/2024 08:00pm • Sometimes you're ready for a change to a new city, and sometimes that change is thrust upon you. Whether you're carefully weighing your options to find the city where you want to live for the next 10 years or you're trying to decide if a cross-country job offer is worth uprooting your life, there ar Steps to Open a Bank Account Online 05/27/2024 08:00pm • We're accustomed to using online banking to do things like pay bills and transfer funds, but you can even set up your accounts online without visiting a branch or making a phone call. In just a few clicks and with the right documentation, you can open checking, savings, money market and other types Newgarden salvages his season with an Indy 500 win on a last-lap defeat of a heartbroken O'Ward 05/27/2024 04:07pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — As Roger Penske investigated the cheating incident that cost Josef Newgarden his IndyCar season-opening victory, never did Newgarden worry about his job security at Team Penske. He had too much else to worry about, Newgarden insisted, and helping his boss understand how Newgard Republican US Senate candidate in Virginia 'honored' to receive Trump endorsement 05/27/2024 11:58am • Hung Cao, one of the Republican candidates running for U.S. Senate in Virginia, is being enthusiastically supported by Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. On social media, former President Trump said that "Hung Cao has my Complete and Total Endorsement." "Hung Cao wi France to lift state of emergency in efforts to allow political dialogue in riot-hit New Caledonia 05/27/2024 10:49am • PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron decided on Monday to lift the state of emergency in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia in a move meant to allow political dialogue following the unrest that left seven people dead and a trail of destruction, his office said. The president's China premier agrees on cooperation with Seoul, Tokyo but issues veiled rebuke against their US ties 05/27/2024 05:07am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — China’s premier agreed Monday to revive three-way cooperation with South Korea and Japan in the face of shared challenges, but issued a veiled rebuke against the two countries’ expanding security cooperation with the United States. Chinese Premier Li Qiang met South K