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Edmunds: The pros and cons of buying a hybrid vehicle or plug-in hybrid 08/14/2024 11:51am • If you’re ready to move on from a purely gasoline-fueled vehicle but you’re not ready to go fully electric, you have two choices. You can get a hybrid or a plug-in hybrid vehicle. But which one is best? The experts at Edmunds will help you decide. Hybrid Pros and Cons A hybrid electric vehicle h Donald Trump is going to North Carolina for an economic speech. Can he stick to a clear message? 08/14/2024 10:11am • ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Donald Trump will have another opportunity Wednesday to recalibrate his presidential comeback bid, this time with a rally and speech in North Carolina that his campaign is billing as a significant economic address. Set in a Democratic city surrounded by staunchly Republican Montana Gov. Gianforte continues to rake in outside income as he seeks a second term 08/14/2024 09:33am • BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte reported more than $23 million in income over four years ending in 2022, as the former technology executive who is seeking reelection to a second term continues to rake in money from investments, according to tax records released by his FTC ban on noncompete agreements comes under legal attack 08/14/2024 08:04am • NEW YORK (AP) — The federal government wants to make it easier for employees to quit a job and work for a competitor. But some companies say a new rule created by the Federal Trade Commission will make it hard to protect trade secrets and investments they make in their employees. At least three co The Taliban have ruled Afghanistan for 3 years. Here are 5 things to know 08/14/2024 12:46am • KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — It’s been three years since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. They have transitioned from insurgency to authority, imposed their interpretation of Islamic law and sought to reinforce their claim to legitimacy. Despite no international recognition as the country's Walz launches 5-state fundraising blitz in LA, warns Trump will wage 'war' on working people 08/13/2024 08:09pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — In his first solo appearance as the Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz warned cheering union members Tuesday that Donald Trump would wage war on working people and threaten Medicare and Social Security as he kicked off a five-state fundraising swing. S What Will the Social Security COLA Raise Be for 2025? 08/13/2024 08:00pm • According to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, inflation remains mild. The July 2024 Consumer Price Index report shows a 2.9% increase in average prices, the smallest 12-month increase since March 2021. The Social Security Administration will use this inflation data to set new cost- Houston prosecutors find no evidence of efforts to sway 2022 elections but charge a county worker 08/13/2024 07:39pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An investigation found no evidence of intent to influence 2022 election outcomes in Texas’ largest county, prosecutors announced Tuesday, but they will pursue criminal charges against a county employee who was allegedly working a second job while polls ran out of paper ballo In Nebraska special session on taxes, some ideas to raise millions in revenue get little attention 08/13/2024 07:09pm • LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers began debate Tuesday on a special session bill to ease soaring property taxes, largely through mid-year budget cuts, caps on spending and shifts to sales and special taxes. But likely to be left on the cutting room floor are several bills designed to bring i Lawsuit challenging NCAA's ban of Canadian Hockey League players could upend college hockey 08/13/2024 05:50pm • BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The NCAA was accused of boycotting Canadian Hockey League players from Division I competition in a class-action lawsuit filed on Tuesday that, if successful, could end college hockey’s longstanding ban on players deemed to be professionals. The implications of the lawsuit co A journalist tells Mexico's president his supporters attacked her; he reacts with scorn, disinterest 08/13/2024 05:04pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — A reporter told Mexico’s president Tuesday that his supporters had harassed her when she was trying to cover an event in June, and complained that his polarization of Mexican society has put journalists at risk. When she asked him what he would do about it, President Andrés M San Francisco prosecutors charge 26 pro-Palestinian demonstrators who blocked Golden Gate Bridge 08/13/2024 04:48pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco prosecutors have charged 26 protesters who blocked the Golden Gate Bridge for hours in April to demand a cease-fire in Gaza. The protest on April 15 was one of many held by pro-Palestinian demonstrators who blocked roadways around the country, causing traffic jam Senegal's media outlets stage a blackout day to bring attention to press freedom concerns 08/13/2024 04:37pm • DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Media organizations in Senegal staged a blackout day on Tuesday to protest a government crackdown they say targets them directly and is aimed at curtailing press freedoms in the West African country. Television screens went blank on the main TV stations TFM, ITV and 7 TV, an Editorial Roundup: United States 08/13/2024 03:42pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Aug. 7 The Washington Post on Biden's team and Guantanamo Bay The United States had an opportunity to close a chapter on a sad, decades-long saga when the government reached a plea deal with three men accused of plotting the Sept. 11, Maryland company to auction off Jeffrey Epstein’s 'black book' 08/13/2024 02:10pm • Elkton, Maryland-based Alexander Historical Auctions, known for auctioning historic letters and documents, will put a personal address and telephone book of the late Jeffrey Epstein up for bids. The auction will be held Friday. Alexander Historical Auctions calls it “one of the most provocative