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Rep. George Santos won't seek reelection after scathing ethics report cites evidence of lawbreaking 11/16/2023 05:52pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The House Ethics Committee in a scathing report Thursday said it has amassed ���overwhelming evidence��� of lawbreaking by Republican Rep. George Santos of New York that has been sent to the Justice Department, concluding flatly that he ���cannot be trusted��� after a monthslong Beef is a way of life in Texas, but it's hard on the planet. This rancher thinks she can change that 11/16/2023 04:39pm • ROSSTON, Texas (AP) ��� The cattle part as Meredith Ellis edges her small four-wheeler through the herd, silently counting the cows and their calves. It���s the way she starts most days on her 3,000-acre Texas ranch: ensuring all the cattle are safe, deciding when they should move to another pasture Longtime Israeli policy foes are leading US protests against Israel's action in Gaza. Who are they? 11/16/2023 02:07pm • As the Israel-Hamas war rages in Gaza, there���s a bitter battle for public opinion flaring in the United States, with angry rallies on many college campuses and disruptive protests at prominent venues in several major cities. Among the catalysts are Palestinian and Jewish-led groups that have been Biden promises a better economic relationship with Asia, but he's specifically avoiding a trade deal 11/16/2023 10:33am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Joe Biden is nurturing economic ties this week with Asia, but he is not signing any trade deals at a regional summit in San Francisco. This fact ��� no trade deals ��� reveals much about the status of U.S. politics, the evolving global economy and the Biden administrati Eating less meat would be good for the Earth. Small nudges can change behavior 11/16/2023 10:11am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Preston Cabral eats meat nearly every day at home, but his favorite meals at school are served on ���Meatless Mondays��� and ���Vegan Fridays.��� ���Today I ate chips, tangerines and this thing that looked like chili but without the meat ��� just beans,��� the 12-year-old said afte Potential kingmaker in Dutch coalition talks comes out against anti-Islam firebrand Wilders 11/16/2023 06:53am • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) ��� The center-right lawmaker whose new party is riding so high in polls ahead of next week's Dutch election that he could become a kingmaker in coalition talks said Thursday that he has fundamental differences with anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders, whose party also is p California's first lesbian Senate leader could make history again if she runs for governor 11/16/2023 12:15am • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� The first time Toni Atkins acted as the governor of California, she used her powers to honor the passing of San Diego Padres baseball player Tony Gwynn while playfully rebuffing Jimmy Kimmel���s advice that she ��� invade Oregon. ��� It was 2014, and Atkins ��� the first What College Trustees Are and Why They Matter 11/15/2023 07:00pm • The governing boards of U.S. colleges and universities, typically called trustees or overseers, are among the least visible and most powerful individuals associated with a school. While colleges may have hundreds or thousands of employees who interact with students daily, trustees operate largely b 7 Best International Stock Funds to Buy 11/15/2023 07:00pm • Do you recall how the U.S. market performed between 1999 and 2009? If not, it's a classic case of recency bias clouding your investment perspectives. During that decade, the U.S. market experienced a flat trajectory, with a total return of just 1.7%. This sluggish growth was largely due to the impac How to Lend Money to Family and Friends 11/15/2023 07:00pm • It can happen to any of us: One minute we're a friend or family member; the next moment, we are a loan officer at a bank. Or at least, it can feel that way if you're ever in that awkward position of being asked to lend money. There are plenty of reasons you might be asked for money. Maybe inflation, Tax Breaks for Investors Who Engage Financial Planners 11/15/2023 07:00pm • Prior to 2018, investors could deduct some or all of their investment advisory fees on their federal tax returns. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017, effective for tax years 2018 to 2025, eliminated the deductibility for "miscellaneous items," such as fees for financial advice, IRA custodial f Virginia Senate Democrats and Republicans tap veteran legislators as caucus leaders 11/15/2023 06:20pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ��� Both Democrats and Republicans in the Virginia Senate picked veteran legislators Wednesday to lead their respective caucuses beginning in next year's legislative session. Senate Democrats selected Scott Surovell, an attorney from Fairfax County, to serve as majority leader, t Hunter Biden wants Trump documents subpoenaed to investigate any political pressure on criminal case 11/15/2023 01:39pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Hunter Biden asked a judge on Wednesday to approve subpoenas for documents from Donald Trump and former Justice Department officials related to whether political pressure wrongly influenced the criminal case against him. Biden's attorneys allege there were ���certain instances th A record Russian budget will boost defense spending, shoring up Putin's support ahead of election 11/15/2023 12:28pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Russia's State Duma took a step forward Wednesday towards approving its biggest-ever federal budget which will increase spending by around 25% in 2024, with record amounts going on defense. Defense spending is expected to overtake social spending next year for the first time in moder Mendoza starts Mets job emphasizing how close team was to success in 2022, not this year's fall 11/15/2023 08:18am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Carlos Mendoza was tired after getting home to Tampa, Florida, following a cross-country flight. About 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 5, 9-year-old son Andres came up to him. ���Dad, I���m bored. I want to go out and play catch. I want to do some picks,��� Mendoza remembered his son saying. Soo