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Putin replaces Shoigu as Russia's defense minister as he starts his 5th term 05/12/2024 11:40pm • Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday replaced Sergei Shoigu as defense minister in a Cabinet shakeup that comes as he begins his fifth term in office. In line with Russian law, the entire Russian Cabinet resigned Tuesday following Putin’s glittering inauguration in the Kremlin, and most mem 7 High-Return, Low-Risk Investments for Retirees 05/12/2024 08:00pm • American retirees are gingerly making their way through their golden years, treading forward as all sorts of economic minefields surround them. They're showing understandable angst over budget-draining issues like high inflation, soaring consumer prices, fears of Social Security collapsing and a sys Preventing Dementia and Alzheimer's: 8 Habits to Reduce Your Risk 05/12/2024 08:00pm • More than 6 million Americans live with Alzheimer's disease -- and even more are impacted. Alzheimer's, a progressive, degenerative disorder that attacks the brain's nerve cells, is an irreversible condition that takes a toll on patients, caregivers, health care providers and loved ones. It is a lea The 15 Best Baseball Stadium Trips 05/12/2024 08:00pm • Baseball is a classic American pastime. There's nothing like the roar of the crowd after a crack of the bat when a player sends a ball over the outfield fence. Whether you're hoping to visit every ballpark in Major League Baseball, following your home team on the road or just looking to enjoy an aft Rise in UK knife attacks leads to a crackdown and stokes public anxiety 05/12/2024 12:37am • LONDON (AP) — A familiar horror reached Pooja Kanda first on social media: There had been a sword attack in London. And then Kanda, who was home alone at the time, saw a detail she dreaded and knew all too well. A man with a sword had killed a 14-year-old boy who was walking to school. Two years a Flooding forecast to worsen in Brazil's south, where many who remain are poor 05/11/2024 07:05pm • ELDORADO DO SUL, Brazil (AP) — More rain started coming down on Saturday in Brazil’s already flooded Rio Grande do Sul state, where many of those remaining are poor people with limited ability to move to less dangerous areas. More than 15 centimeters (nearly six inches) of rain could fall over t Haitians demand the resignation and arrest of the country's police chief after a new gang attack 05/11/2024 01:57pm • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A growing number of civilians and police officers are demanding the dismissal and arrest of Haiti’s police chief as heavily armed gangs launched a new attack in the capital of Port-au-Prince, seizing control of yet another police station early Saturday. Armed men rai Some older Americans splurge to keep homes accessible while others struggle to make safety upgrades 05/11/2024 09:14am • NEW YORK (AP) — Brenda Edwards considers the four bedroom ranch-style house where she has lived for 20 years her forever home. It's where the 70-year-old retired nurse and her 79-year-old husband want to stay as their mobility becomes more limited. So she hired an interior designer for $20,000 an Trump is increasingly directing personal attacks against independent rival Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 05/11/2024 08:41am • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump is known for leveling constant and often personal attacks on top rivals such as Joe Biden. Lately, he's increasingly taking that same approach against independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Among the recent jabs, Trump this past week posted a ro America's debt tops $34 trillion, but a commission to address it appears dead in Congress 05/11/2024 12:07am • WASHINGTON (AP) — For Mike Johnson it was effectively a Day 1 priority. It's well past time, the newly elected House speaker said in October, to establish a bipartisan commission to tackle the federal government's growing $34.6 trillion in debt. "The consequences if we don’t act now are unbeara Pakistani police prevent pro-Palestinian protesters from moving toward US embassy in Islamabad 05/10/2024 12:26pm • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Police in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad on Friday prevented a pro-Palestinian rally by a radical Islamist party from moving toward the U.S. Embassy, where demonstrators wanted to stage a sit-in protesting Israel's strikes in Gaza. Police used batons on the demonstrators, angering Liam and Olivia are still the most popular US baby names, and Mateo makes his debut on the list 05/10/2024 11:51am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Liam and Olivia have for a fifth year together topped the list of baby names for brand new boys and girls born in the U.S. in 2023. And Mateo joins the top 10 baby names list for the first time. The Social Security Administration annually tracks the names given to girls and bo Gunmen abduct 9 students in Nigeria's north in the latest attack targeting schools 05/10/2024 11:24am • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least nine students have been abducted by gunmen during a late-night raid on their school in northern Nigeria’s Kogi state, authorities said Friday, the third such abduction amid rampant kidnappings targeting schools in the conflict-hit region this year. The assailants i A new rule aims to speed up the removal of a limited group of migrants who don't qualify for asylum 05/10/2024 11:23am • WASHINGTON (AP) — A new Biden administration rule announced Thursday aims to speed up asylum processing at the southern border for a limited group of people believed to have committed serious crimes or who have terrorist links and ultimately more quickly eject them from the country. The change com Japan defense chief urges higher security after drone video of warship posted on China social media 05/10/2024 08:42am • TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s defense chief Friday called for the bolstering of its anti-drone capability after a drone footage posted on Chinese social media showed a Japanese aircraft carrier docked at a restricted navy port west of Tokyo. Defense Minister Minoru Kihara called it a serious security thr