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Pacific Life seeks to dismiss Kyle Busch's $8.5M lawsuit over insurance policies 01/22/2026 08:58am • Pacific Life Insurance Company on Thursday asked a federal court to dismiss the $8.5 million lawsuit filed by NASCAR champion Kyle Busch and his wife over policies the Buschs claim were sold to them under false and negligent representations as tax-free income for retirement. The filing in the Wester As Trump talks tariffs, his Argentine ally welcomes a first shipload of Chinese EVs 01/21/2026 08:52pm • ZÁRATE, Argentina (AP) — The vast field of over 5,800 electric and hybrid vehicles gleamed on the cargo deck of the BYD Changzhou, an Chinese container vessel unloading Wednesday at a river port in eastern Argentina. In other places, such a scene would not be noteworthy. Chinese automaker BYD ha How to Pick Stocks: 5 Things All Beginner Investors Should Know 01/21/2026 07:00pm • Picking stocks can feel intimidating. There are 11 stock market sectors, 69 distinct industries and thousands of publicly traded companies across the major U.S. exchanges. For a beginner, it can be hard to know how to choose stocks that are positioned to perform well. The first thing to understand i Man who assassinated former Japanese prime minister gets life in prison 01/21/2026 09:05am • TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment on Wednesday. The case has revealed decades of cozy ties between Japan’s governing party and a controversial South Korean church. Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, earlier Colombia slashes wages for its legislators as public spending balloons ahead of election 01/21/2026 12:56am • BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s president on Tuesday reduced wages for members of Congress by approximately 30%, as the South American nation faces a budget crunch and gets ready to hold elections in the first semester of this year. Congress members in Colombia earned approximately $13,000 a The Latest: Trump meanders through foreign policy ahead of Davos speech to global leaders 01/20/2026 10:03pm • President Donald Trump meandered through a list of his administration’s accomplishments before taking shots at the United Nations and doubling down on what he sees as a need for the U.S. to control Greenland while speaking at a White House press briefing Tuesday. The rare, nearly two-hour appearan Slave descendants score a victory with voters in fight to protect their Georgia island homes 01/20/2026 09:43pm • SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Voters in a coastal Georgia county Tuesday rejected an ordinance allowing large homes on remote Sapelo Island, where Black landowners feared the change could saddle them with unaffordable property taxes in one of the South’s few remaining Gullah-Geechee communities founded b What to Know Before Gifting a Down Payment 01/20/2026 07:00pm • Giving your child money toward a down payment can help them save money and borrow less when buying a home. This can be especially helpful when they're dealing with soaring home prices and high interest rates. But before you hand over the cash, you should understand the rules and tax implications of The Latest: Greenland and threat of Trump tariffs loom over Davos 01/20/2026 06:02pm • DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Corporate chiefs and government leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump, are in Davos, Switzerland, this week, joining an elite annual World Economic Forum that promotes dialogue and economic progress, even as actions from Washington have upended the global order a How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday, 1/20/2026 01/20/2026 04:27pm • Stocks sank on Wall Street after President Donald Trump threatened to hit eight European countries with new tariffs as tensions escalate over his attempts to assert American control over Greenland. The S&P 500 fell 2.1% Tuesday, its biggest drop since October. Technology stocks were the biggest Prince George's Co. superintendent lays out where things are, and where they’re going 01/20/2026 01:37pm • It’s a pivotal week for Prince George’s County Public Schools interim superintendent Shawn Joseph, who is giving his State of the Schools Address on Tuesday evening at Suitland High School ahead of a budget release later this week. In an interview with WTOP, he described a school system makin Trump overturned decades of US trade policy in 2025. See the impact of his tariffs, in four charts 01/20/2026 12:00pm • Since returning to the White House in January, President Donald Trump has overturned decades of U.S. trade policy — building a wall of tariffs around what used to be a wide open economy. His double-digit taxes on imports from almost every country have disrupted global commerce and strained the bud 7 Best Silver ETFs to Buy 01/19/2026 07:00pm • If there is one metric that succinctly captures how the "debasement trade" of 2025 evolved into something broader in 2026, it is the gold-to-silver ratio. This ratio measures how many ounces of silver it takes to buy one ounce of gold and is often used as a relative valuation gauge between the two m Deandre Ayton makes Lakers history while making 10 shots without a miss in win over Toronto 01/19/2026 01:50am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Only two players in the entire luminous history of the Los Angeles Lakers had made at least 10 shots without a miss and grabbed at least 10 rebounds in a game before Sunday night. Deandre Ayton joined the club with a performance that demonstrated everything the Lakers hoped they As Trump's deadline for a cap on credit card rates looms, banks have only questions and no answers 01/17/2026 08:49am • NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump a week ago told the credit card industry it had until Jan. 20 to comply with his demand for a 10% cap on interest rates. With just days to go, consumer groups, politicians, and bankers alike remain unclear on what the White House has planned and whether Trump