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7 Best Vanguard Funds to Buy and Hold 04/02/2024 08:00pm • No matter how established, large or reputable a blue-chip stock may appear, it's essential to remember that it is still vulnerable to company-specific risks and can face a downfall unexpectedly or due to prolonged decline and mismanagement. Consider the sudden collapse of giants like Washington Mutu How to Create a Saving Strategy 04/02/2024 08:00pm • Why a Saving Strategy Should Be a PriorityThere's never bad time to start a savings plan. "Savings can provide peace of mind and make stressful situations easier to manage," Derik Farrar, head of personal deposits at U.S. Bank, said in an email. It's always a good idea to have some savings stashed a Senegal swears in Africa's youngest elected leader as president in a dramatic prison-to-palace rise 04/02/2024 07:54pm • DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal inaugurated Africa's youngest elected leader as president on Tuesday, as the 44-year-old and previously little-known Bassirou Diomaye Faye completed a dramatic ascent from prison to palace within weeks. Hours later, Ousmane Sonko, the popular opposition figure who hel DC Council unanimously approves hundreds of millions in funding for Capital One Arena renovations 04/02/2024 07:02pm • The D.C. Council on Tuesday unanimously approved the allocation of more than $500 million for renovations to Capital One Arena as part of a plan to keep the Washington Wizards and Washington Capitals in the District until 2050. Under the legislation, $515 million in D.C.'s capital budget will go Lawmakers in GOP-led Nebraska advance bill to raise sales tax 04/02/2024 06:58pm • LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — With no votes to spare, Nebraska lawmakers advanced a bill that would raise the state’s sales tax by 1 cent to 6.5% on every taxable dollar spent — which would make it among the highest in the country. The bill is key to Republican Gov. Jim Pillen’s plan to slash soaring Editorial Roundup: United States 04/02/2024 06:30pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: March 30 The Washington Post on the Israel-Gaza war As the war in Gaza grinds on into its sixth month, cracks are showing in the once unequivocally united front between Israel and the United States. Meantime, hunger threatens Gaza’s Premier League club Brighton posts profit of $154 million 04/02/2024 04:15pm • BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Premier League club Brighton posted an after-tax profit of 122.8 million pounds ($154.4 million) for the 2022-23 season on Tuesday. That figure represented a jump from 24.1 million pounds ($30.3 million) in profit the previous year after sales of star players like Alexis M Teachers in Iowa district that had school shooting can get retention bonus next year under new bill 04/02/2024 03:54pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Teachers and staff in the rural Iowa district where a deadly school shooting took place earlier this year could get bonuses if they don't quit their jobs under a new bill approved by lawmakers and sent to the governor. The Jan. 4 attack at the high school in Perry, Iowa, a Portugal’s new minority government aims to outmaneuver its radical right populist rivals 04/02/2024 02:33pm • LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s new center-right minority government took office Tuesday, days after its first test in parliament exposed both the pitfalls and the opportunities it faces following a radical right populist party’s sudden surge in support in a recent general election. Only on Biden and Xi discuss Taiwan, AI and fentanyl in a push to return to regular leader talks 04/02/2024 02:19pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed Taiwan, artificial intelligence and security issues Tuesday in a call meant to demonstrate a return to regular leader-to-leader dialogue between the two powers. The call, described by the White House as “candid and IRS claws back money given to businesses under fraud-ridden COVID-era tax credit program 04/02/2024 01:36pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The IRS says it's making progress with initiatives to claw back money improperly distributed under the Employee Retention Credit. The ERC was designed to help businesses retain employees during pandemic-era shutdowns, but it quickly became a magnet for fraud. Its complex eligibilit What went wrong with failed arena deal? Alexandria's mayor says all parties made mistakes 04/02/2024 10:39am • The D.C. council is expected to hold a final vote for upgrades at Capital One Arena on Tuesday. It comes after Alexandria’s mayor reacted to the failed proposal to bring the Washington Wizards and Capitals to the Virginia city. Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson wrote in a monthly newsletter that t Budget compromise languishes as Md. House, Senate debate revenues 04/02/2024 10:01am • House and Senate leaders ended a second round of budget talks Monday with terse exchanges and no resolution on a $1.2 billion revenue package and no agreement on when they will meet next. Senate Budget and Taxation Chair Guy Guzzone (D-Howard) signaled a willingness to compromise on several iss College newspaper sweeps up 2 tiny publications in a volley against growing news deserts 04/02/2024 09:43am • With hundreds of U.S. newspaper closings leaving legions with little access to local news, a college newspaper in Iowa has stepped up to buy two struggling weekly publications. The move by The Daily Iowan, a nonprofit student paper for the University of Iowa, is believed to be a first, though other Here's how to protect yourself from common scams this tax season 04/02/2024 05:29am • NEW YORK (AP) — Tax season can come with several headaches, from gathering documents to finding the time to sit down and file. But one pain that you want to avoid is falling for a tax scam. Year-round, scammers look for ways to trick people into giving them money or personal information. There