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Two arrested on gun and drug charges after police find cocaine, heroin at Delaware day care center 01/12/2024 07:00pm • DOVER, Del. (AP) — Two people, including the operator of a Delaware child care facility, have been arrested on gun and drug charges following an investigation focused on the business, authorities said Friday. Dover police arrested Cameron Christmas, 33, and Jessica Cooper, 29, on Thursday after ex Donald Trump ordered to pay The New York Times and its reporters nearly $400,000 in legal fees 01/12/2024 05:29pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump was ordered Friday to pay nearly $400,000 in legal fees to The New York Times and three investigative reporters after he sued them unsuccessfully over a Pulitzer Prize-winning 2018 story about his family’s wealth and tax practices. The newspaper and Hunter Biden indicates willingness to comply with a Republican subpoena under certain conditions 01/12/2024 05:03pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden on Friday indicated a new willingness to testify before lawmakers under certain conditions but held firm against complying with a current subpoena as House Republicans moved to hold him in contempt of Congress. In a letter to the House Oversight and Judiciary Committ Mid Atlantic Daybook 01/12/2024 04:31pm • Associated Press Mid Atlantic Daybook for Friday, Jan. 12. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Mid-Atlantic bureau is reachable at 202-641-9660 an Missouri's professional sports teams launch petition drive to put sports betting on November ballot 01/12/2024 04:16pm • JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri's professional sports teams announced Friday that they have launched an initiative petition drive to put the legalization of sports betting on the November ballot. The initiative is an attempt to sidestep the Missouri Senate, where bills to allow sports betting EPA sets out rules for proposed 'methane fee' for waste generated by oil and natural gas companies 01/12/2024 03:46pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Oil and natural gas companies for the first time would have to pay a fee for methane emissions that exceed certain levels under a rule proposed Friday by the Biden administration. The proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule follows through on a directive from Congress inclu Parents facing diaper duty could see relief from bipartisan tax legislation introduced in Kentucky 01/12/2024 01:10pm • FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — For weary parents rolling up their sleeves for around-the-clock diaper duty, a bill with bipartisan support in Kentucky would deliver tax relief when purchasing a necessity that adds up to a hefty expense. The measure would exempt diapers from the state’s 6% sales tax. Sena Dozens of Kenyan lawyers protest what they say is judicial interference by President Ruto 01/12/2024 11:27am • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan lawyers Friday demonstrated peacefully in Nairobi against what they say is judicial interference by President William Ruto, who has said he will disregard court orders from allegedly corrupt judges blocking his key development projects. In recent days, Ruto has also re IRS says it collected $360 million more from rich tax cheats as its funding is threatened yet again 01/12/2024 08:02am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS says it has collected an additional $360 million in overdue taxes from delinquent millionaires as the agency's leadership tries to promote the latest work it has done to modernize the agency with Inflation Reduction Act funding that Republicans are threatening to chip awa A search for unmarked graves. A list of last names. The quest to restore a lost piece of history in Prince George's Co. 01/12/2024 05:50am • For more than a year now, an archaeologist and a team of volunteers have been slowly and methodically combing through a wooded hillside in Bowie, Maryland. They're on a quest to document and provide a proper accounting for what was once thought to be dozens of unmarked graves — many of them con Gov. Youngkin says he's at 'good starting place' negotiating Virginia tax cuts 01/12/2024 04:37am • Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is doubling down on his plan to cut income taxes across the state, despite the fact that Democrats, who hold control of the General Assembly, have been skeptical of the idea. "I think we've got a very good starting place," Youngkin said in an interview with WTOP. "I h Investigators found stacked bodies and maggots at a neglected Colorado funeral home, FBI agent says 01/11/2024 08:47pm • DENVER (AP) — Investigators who entered a Colorado funeral home where nearly 200 abandoned bodies were found encountered stacks of partially covered human remains, bodily fluids several inches deep on the floor, and flies and maggots throughout the building, an FBI agent testified Thursday. Prosec 10 Best Value Stocks to Buy for 2024 01/11/2024 07:00pm • Several of the major U.S. stock indexes are at or near their all-time highs. The stock market is soaring right now as investors look forward to possible interest rate cuts later this year. With inflation coming back down, the Federal Reserve is set to loosen monetary policy and that has caused eupho What to Know About Filing Taxes 01/11/2024 07:00pm • After several years of big changes, this year's tax-filing season is pretty simple. We're no longer dealing with pandemic-related tax laws and last-minute filing changes, but there are still some annual adjustments to know about -- such as the increased standard deduction and tax brackets adjusted f The Maximum Social Security Benefit in 2024 -- and How to Earn It 01/11/2024 07:00pm • The amount you receive in Social Security benefits each month will have an impact on your overall retirement budget. In 2024, the maximum Social Security benefit is $4,873 per month. Getting that much, however, depends on several factors, including how many years you worked, your level of income dur