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As a Mississippi town reels from a devastating tornado, a displaced family finds its way home 04/08/2024 09:00am • ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — As a deadly tornado barreled toward their home in the Mississippi Delta, Ida Cartlidge only had time to scoop up her 1-year-old son, Nolan, and hold him close. Cartlidge huddled with her husband and three sons on the living room floor of their Rolling Fork mobile home, i Winning Powerball jackpot ticket worth $1.3 billion sold in Portland, Oregon 04/08/2024 12:13am • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Powerball player in Oregon won a jackpot worth more than $1.3 billion on Sunday, ending a winless streak that had stretched more than three months. The single ticket — revealed following a delay of more than three hours to the drawing — matched all six numbers drawn t Smart Ways to Gift Money to Children 04/07/2024 08:00pm • If you're thinking about gifting money to your child, there's no shortage of options. You can simply transfer money into their bank account, or take a more strategic approach. "When gifting money to children, it's important to keep the purpose in mind. Do you want them to have fun with the money, se 10 Best Tech Stocks to Buy for 2024 04/07/2024 08:00pm • Technology stocks have led the stock market to new all-time highs in 2024. In fact, the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (ticker: XLK) has significantly outperformed the S&P 500's total return in the past 12 months. For more than a decade, brief periods of tech sector underperformance have cons Security forces kill 2 Papuan rebel leaders in shootout near jointly owned US-Indonesian gold mine 04/07/2024 04:08am • JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — Two Papuan separatist leaders were killed in a shootout between security forces and their rebel group near one of the world’s largest gold mines in Indonesia’s restive Papua region, police said Sunday. Clashes Thursday between independence rebels of the Free Papua Mo Things to know when the Arkansas Legislature convenes to take up a budget and other issues 04/07/2024 12:13am • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers are convening at the Capitol and their top agenda item is taking up Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' $6.3 billion proposed budget for the coming year. The session also could include efforts to tweak or outright repeal a law dealing with cryptocurrency minin Maryland bumps up tax on tobacco products 04/07/2024 12:06am • The phrase "smoke 'em if you got 'em" dates back to World War II, but Maryland is increasing taxes on tobacco products, which might make it harder to do either. The move comes as lawmakers passed the state’s $63 billion budget legislation Friday. A variety of tobacco tax increases, including Blackhawks cool off surging Stars 3-2 behind Mrazek, Bedard 04/06/2024 07:22pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Connor Bedard, Andreas Athanasiou and Seth Jones scored in the second period, and the Chicago Blackhawks stopped Dallas' franchise-record win streak at eight games with a 3-2 victory over the Stars on Saturday. Petr Mrazek made 42 saves for last-place Chicago, which improved to 8-6- OmniRide faces $16 million budget shortfall in Prince William Co., fueled by rising transit costs 04/06/2024 12:40pm • OmniRide is facing a $16 million budget shortfall in Prince William County unless the county can afford a steep subsidy increase sought by the bus system for the budget year that begins July 1. Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC), the agency that oversees OmniRide, is subsidiz After March Madness ouster, Monson feels the love in times that are 'darker than I wanted it to be' 04/06/2024 12:01pm • PHOENIX (AP) — The only coach who led his team to March Madness this season, then went straight to looking for a new job, is getting lots of pats on the back this week during his visit to the Final Four. He needs them. In the quieter times that have become more common since his whirlwind trip to t Manassas schools present $153 million spending plan to City Council 04/06/2024 11:55am • Manassas city teachers will see another pay raise this summer on top of one they received in January, if the School Board's budget is approved by the City Council. The School Board presented its fiscal 2025 budget to the City Council at an April 3 joint meeting. The $153 million budget, approved Dutch police have detained activist Greta Thunberg at a climate demonstration in The Hague 04/06/2024 09:27am • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Climate activist Greta Thunberg was among dozens of people detained Saturday by police in The Hague as they removed protesters who were partially blocking a road in the Dutch city. Thunberg was seen flashing a victory sign as she sat in a bus used by police to take de What to buy in April that won't break the bank 04/06/2024 05:25am • The Easter holiday may be over, but experts say you can still get a deal on a lot of products for the month of April. Kristin McGrath, editor at RetailMeNot, said consumers can get deep discounts on photography gift services. "That's because Mother's Day is coming up and the first half of May Kansas lawmakers approve a tax bill but the state still might not see big tax cuts 04/06/2024 05:12am • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators are struggling to overcome political divisions that have prevented their state's residents from seeing major income tax cuts over the past two years even as other states have slashed income tax rates. The Republican-controlled Legislature approved a bill earl Could catching a historic home run ball this baseball season put you on the IRS's radar? 04/06/2024 04:39am • Imagine heading to the ballpark to see a game this baseball season — and you're lucky enough to catch a historic, record-breaking home run ball. ​ Do you celebrate? Do you keep it? What if the player wants it back? One Maryland tax expert says there may be a lot of unforeseen consequences