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Wisconsin Republicans float changes to win approval for funding Milwaukee Brewers stadium repairs 10/25/2023 03:40pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans floated changes Wednesday to a funding proposal for Milwaukee Brewers stadium repairs including a new tax on non-Brewers events, seeking to win over skeptics of the current plan intended to keep the team at American Family Field until at least 2050. A Bre Hunter Biden prosecutor wasn't blocked from bringing California charges, US attorney tells Congress 10/25/2023 03:32pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A second U.S. Attorney has testified to Congress that the prosecutor overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation had full authority over filing charges, rebutting whistleblower claims that Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss didn’t have the final say on the case against the presid Hyundai is rapidly building its first US electric vehicle plant, with production on track for 2025 10/25/2023 02:34pm • ELLABELL, Ga. (AP) — The steel skeletons of buildings where Hyundai will stamp, weld, paint and assemble electric vehicles in Georgia span more than a half mile on a sprawling site dotted with so many cranes, bulldozers and construction workers that it almost looks like they're building a small ci Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 10/25/2023 01:26pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov British leader Rishi Sunak marks a year in office with little to celebrate 10/25/2023 11:10am • LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak marked a year in office on Wednesday with little to celebrate as wars on the international stage make a grim backdrop to his domestic challenges. On top of that, another year seems to be haunting his Conservative Party: 1996. Then — as now — the pa Hong Kong cuts taxes for foreign home buyers and stock traders as it seeks to maintain global status 10/25/2023 07:21am • HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader on Wednesday cut taxes for some homebuyers and stock traders to boost markets as the city seeks to maintain its reputation as a global financial hub. Chief Executive John Lee said the extra stamp duties imposed on non-resident buyers and current local homeown Activists demand transparency over Malaysia's move to extend Lynas Rare Earth's operations 10/25/2023 03:49am • KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Environmental activists voiced disappointment Wednesday at Malaysia's decision to allow Lynas Rare Earths to continue operations until March 2026, and demanded more transparency on plans by the Australian miner to extract a radioactive element from its growing waste. Vietnam's Vinfast committed to selling EVs to US despite challenges, intense competition 10/25/2023 12:22am • HAIPHONG, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese automaker Vinfast plunged right into the crowded and hypercompetitive U.S. auto market, gambling that if it can sell its electric vehicles to finicky Americans, it can succeed anywhere. So far, that gamble has yet to pay off. Its CEO Le Thi Thu Thuy said in a re Parents like private school vouchers so much that demand is exceeding budgets in some states 10/25/2023 12:14am • In some states, higher-income families can now use taxpayer money to cover private school tuition -- and more people than projected are taking the offer, which might force scrambles to shore up state budgets. It's especially an issue in states like Arizona and Iowa, where at least some families whos Are you a Va. taxpayer? Be on the lookout for a rebate check 10/24/2023 10:49pm • If you live in Virginia, you may be eligible to get a little cash back in the form of a tax rebate. Starting Wednesday, taxpayers can go online to check their eligibility for a one-time tax rebate. Nine hundred million dollars in tax rebates will go out to eligible Virginia taxpayers over the Candidates spar over key tax issue in final gubernatorial debate before Kentucky election 10/24/2023 09:52pm • Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron sparred over a key tax policy in their final debate Tuesday night, sharpening their closing pitches to voters with two weeks left in their hard-hitting campaign for governor in Kentucky. The Bluegrass State campaign is one o Nicaragua is 'weaponizing' US-bound migrants as Haitians pour in on charter flights, observers say 10/24/2023 08:59pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — More than 260 charter flights believed to be carrying migrants from Haiti have touched down in Nicaragua in recent months, according to flight data and experts in the region, adding to a historic crush of migration by people hoping to reach the U.S. The flow of migrants has left 84-year-old Montgomery Co. woman scammed out of over $100k 10/24/2023 08:21pm • Joy Boone can't believe what happened to her 84-year-old mother. Boone said scammers convinced her mom who lives in Montgomery County, Maryland, to give them $120,000. Montgomery County police confirmed to WTOP that the incident was reported, and said detectives are investigating. "I just f How AI-Driven Real Estate Platforms Could Help (or Hurt) the Industry 10/24/2023 08:00pm • The collective consciousness is on fire when it comes to artificial intelligence -- a term that describes computer systems, software or processes that can mimic aspects of human work. We're trying to figure out how best to use it, flushing out both its strengths and weaknesses. Despite the relativel In court faceoff, Michael Cohen testifies against Trump in fraud trial. Trump shrugs: 'Proven liar' 10/24/2023 06:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) — In a courtroom showdown five years in the making, Donald Trump's fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen testified Tuesday that he worked to boost the supposed value of the former president's assets to “whatever number Trump told us to." Trump's lawyers — and outside court, Trump himse