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Fidelity Charitable distributes record-setting $11.8 billion to nonprofits in 2023 02/13/2024 01:56pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Fidelity Charitable, the nation���s largest grantmaker, distributed a record-setting $11.8 billion to nonprofits in 2023, up more than 5% from the previous year at a time when generally donations are dropping. The grant total shows how quickly use of the donor-advised fund -- an in US Virgin Islands pushes forward on stalled law allowing recreational marijuana use 02/13/2024 12:21pm • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) ��� A stalled marijuana law in the U.S. Virgin Islands got a big push Tuesday after an advisory board approved a list of proposed rules and regulations that would govern the recreational use of cannabis in the territory. The board's vote represented a key step toward imple A reporter is suing a Kansas town and various officials over a police raid on her newspaper 02/13/2024 11:47am • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) ��� A reporter for a weekly Kansas newspaper that police raided last year filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against its hometown and local officials, saying the raid caused her physical and mental health problems. Marion County Record reporter Phyllis Zorn is seeking $950,000 in dama Protesting Greek farmers debate next moves after government offers some concessions 02/13/2024 10:27am • ATHENS, Greece (AP) ��� Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis offered some concessions Tuesday to farming unionists who are threatening to block roads around the country amid protests over high production costs. But it was unclear whether the representatives of farming associations who met with M Treasury proposes new anti-money laundering regulations for investment advisers 02/13/2024 09:01am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Biden administration is rolling out new recordkeeping rules for U.S. investment advisers in its continued effort to clamp down on money laundering, illicit finance and fraud in the American financial system. The Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ��� k Live updates | Israeli military rescues 2 hostages in Rafah operation that killed 67 Palestinians 02/13/2024 12:47am • The Israeli military rescued two hostages from the Gaza Strip early Monday in a dramatic operation that also killed at least 67 Palestinians in airstrikes, according to Palestinian hospital officials. The raid took place in Rafah, the city on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip where 1.4 million Pal New Mexico Senate endorses budget bill emphasizing savings during oil sector windfall 02/12/2024 08:13pm • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) ��� New Mexico would set aside well over $1 billion to guarantee tuition-free college and sustain government spending in case its oil production bonanza fades in the transition to cleaner energy sources under an annual spending plan endorsed by the state Senate on Monday. The 31- The 6 Best Fidelity Mutual Funds to Buy and Hold 02/12/2024 07:00pm • For long-term investors, one of the most significant factors that can limit the effectiveness of a buy-and-hold strategy is the continuous burden of high fees, specifically through high expense ratios. An expense ratio, which is the annual fee charged by mutual funds expressed as a percentage of the The Cheapest Places to Retire Abroad on $1K Per Month 02/12/2024 07:00pm • Moving to a lower-cost country does not mean you need to compromise on quality of life. The level of medical care, infrastructure and other important lifestyle factors can be as high as, or even superior to, U.S. equivalents. Many international locations cater to expat retirees looking for an enjoya Editorial Roundup: United States 02/12/2024 06:28pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Feb. 6 The Washington Post on AM radio Contrary to the popular refrain, video never really did kill the radio star. Electric vehicles, however, might do the job. The question is whether Congress should accelerate the process. Automaker Arizona Republicans challenge Biden���s designation of a national monument near the Grand Canyon 02/12/2024 06:28pm • The Arizona Legislature���s top two Republicans have challenged Democratic President Joe Biden���s creation of a new national monument last summer just outside Grand Canyon National Park, alleging he exceeded his legal authority in making that designation under a century-old law that lets presidents Nebraska governor reverses course and says state will take federal funding to feed children 02/12/2024 05:58pm • LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) ��� Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen reversed course on Monday and announced that the state will accept roughly $18 million in federal funding to help feed hungry children over the summer break. Pillen announced in December that the state would reject the funding, defending his position Trump asks Supreme Court to put off his election interference trial, claiming immunity 02/12/2024 05:47pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Former President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to extend the delay in his election interference trial, saying he is immune from prosecution on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 election loss. His lawyers filed an emergency appeal with the court on Monday, just Ex-Illinois senator McCann's fraud trial delayed again as he drops plan to represent himself 02/12/2024 05:29pm • SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) ��� A federal judge on Monday further delayed the wire fraud and money laundering trial of William ���Sam��� McCann, a former candidate for Illinois governor, after McCann declared he was ���medically and psychologically��� unable to proceed and dropped his plan to represent h Top Virginia Senate Democrats deal setback to legislation to relocate Washington Capitals, Wizards 02/12/2024 04:51pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ��� Top Democrats in the Virginia Senate have dealt a blow to legislation to help pave the way for the NBA���s Washington Wizards and NHL���s Washington Capitals to relocate to northern Virginia, refusing to docket the bill for a hearing and expressing serious reservations Monday