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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 Caramelo, the Brazilian horse stranded on a roof by floods, is rescued after stirring the nation 05/10/2024 02:10am • CANOAS, Brazil (AP) ��� A Brazilian horse nicknamed Caramelo by social media users garnered national attention after a television news helicopter filmed him stranded on a rooftop in southern Brazil, where massive floods have killed more than 100 people. About 24 hours after he was first spotted and Free software updates available in Md. could shrink the odds your Hyundai is stolen 05/09/2024 09:30pm • In recent years, Hyundai and Kia vehicles have become easy targets for car thieves, thanks to a social media "challenge." The two automakers have since been giving out steering wheel locks across the country. Now, Hyundai is out with a new software update the carmaker hopes will be even more eff 15 Retirement Gift Ideas 05/09/2024 08:00pm • If you have a co-worker, boss or friend who will soon retire, a well-chosen gift can be a thoughtful way to mark their milestone. A good retirement gift can reflect their professional accomplishments while also teasing their future retirement plans. As you consider a retirement gift, keep in mind th 20 Companies That Offer Unlimited Vacation Days 05/09/2024 08:00pm • An unlimited vacation policy sounds like a dream. You can hit the slopes or jet to the beach whenever you like and not feel limited to a fixed amount of time off each year. This unstructured freedom is relatively rare, though. According to a 2023 employee benefits survey by the Society for Human Res How ERISA Impacts Your Retirement 05/09/2024 08:00pm • The Employee Retirement Income Security Act safeguards the financial future of many Americans saving for retirement. ERISA was signed into law by President Gerald Ford on Sept. 2, 1974 and today oversees approximately 2.8 million health plans, 765,000 private pension plans and 619,000 other welfare 1 lawmaker stops South Carolina health care consolidation bill that had overwhelming support 05/09/2024 07:17pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ��� A bill that would have consolidated six South Carolina heath care agencies and was overwhelmingly passed by both chambers of the General Assembly died on the session's final day Thursday in a procedural move by a member angry he was mocked by his colleagues. Republican Rep. J Argentina labor unions' 24-hour strike against President Milei paralyzes daily life 05/09/2024 06:06pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) ��� Argentina���s biggest trade unions mounted one of their fiercest challenges to the libertarian government of President Javier Milei, staging a mass general strike on Thursday that led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights and halted key bus, rail and subway line FBI warns that foreign adversaries could use AI to spread disinformation about US elections 05/09/2024 05:32pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The FBI is concerned that foreign adversaries could deploy artificial intelligence as a means to interfere in American elections and spread disinformation, a senior official said Thursday, describing the technology as an area ���that's probably going to see growth over the coming Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signs online data privacy bills 05/09/2024 03:29pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) ��� Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed two measures into law on Thursday that are aimed at better protecting personal data online from Big Tech, including a bill making Maryland the second state to try to create strong limits on information collected on children. The measure, know Financial executive convicted of insider trading in case over acquisition of Trump's media company 05/09/2024 02:12pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A financial executive was convicted Thursday of enabling his boss and others to make over $22 million illegally by trading off his tips ahead of the public announcement that an acquisition firm was taking former President Donald Trump���s media company public. An agitated Bruce Gar Tent camps razed and activists arrested as Tunisia clamps down on migrants 05/09/2024 02:12pm • TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) ��� Tensions in Tunisia ratcheted up as demonstrators seeking better rights for migrants staged a sit-in before European Union headquarters on Thursday, capping a week in which Tunisian authorities targeted migrant communities from the coast to the capital with arrests and the de Thousands of Armenians demand prime minister resign over border villages dispute with Azerbaijan 05/09/2024 01:35pm • Yerevan, ARMENIA (AP) ��� Thousands of protesters gathered Thursday in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan over his government's decision to hand over control of border villages to Armenia's long-time rival Azerbaijan. Armenia and Azerbaijan hav Vietnam's arrest of reformist labor official could disturb bid for better trade terms with the US 05/09/2024 12:43pm • BANGKOK (AP) ��� A senior Vietnamese official with the country���s labor ministry was arrested for "deliberately disclosing state secrets,��� police announced on Thursday, a development that analysts say could hurt Vietnam���s efforts to obtain more favorable trade terms for exports to the United St Winner of North Macedonia's parliamentary election to seek governing coalition partner 05/09/2024 09:53am • SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) ��� The head of a center-right 22-party coalition that emerged victorious in North Macedonia���s parliamentary election has fallen just short of gaining a parliamentary majority, leaving it reliant on entering a partnership with another party to form a government. The ��