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A US watchdog says the Taliban are benefiting from international aid through 'fraudulent' NGOs 10/23/2023 11:46am • KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The watchdog for U.S. assistance to Afghanistan has warned that the Taliban are benefiting from international aid through the establishment of fraudulent nongovernmental organizations. The Taliban have exerted greater control over national and international NGOs since sei Kimberly Palmer: Ways to recover from a financial shock and be prepared next time 10/23/2023 09:30am • Financial shocks come in many different forms: An unexpected medical bill, house repair or job loss are among the typical ones. The reasons for financial shocks may be common, but recovering from them can be unexpectedly challenging. “These things happen once or twice over a financial lifetime, A Swiss populist party rebounds and the Greens sink in the election. That's a big change from 2019 10/23/2023 09:19am • GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland's anti-immigration Swiss People's Party rebounded from searing losses four years ago to become the largest parliamentary faction after the election, official results showed, as two environmentally-minded parties lost ground despite record glacier melt in the Alpine countr Japan's Prime Minister Kishida plans an income tax cut for households and corporate tax breaks 10/23/2023 02:09am • TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday he is preparing to take bold economic measures, including an income tax cut for households hit by inflation and tax breaks for companies to promote investment, in what's seen as a move to lift his dwindling public support. In his speech Internet snarl delays vote count in Venezuelan opposition's primary to choose presidential candidate 10/23/2023 12:04am • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Ebullient Venezuelans on Sunday chose the candidate they think can end the decade-long, crisis-ridden presidency of Nicolás Maduro, lining up under a scorching sun and torrential rain to cast ballots in a primary election that the opposition independently organized despi Should You Make a Free Will Online? 10/22/2023 08:00pm • Writing down how to divide your assets is an essential start to estate planning that can be easily overlooked. Among Americans, 2 out of 3 adults do not have an estate plan, according to a 2023 online survey of 2,483 adults by Caring.com. The COVID-19 pandemic and inflation may have inspired some in The Ultimate Guide to Dividend Stocks 10/22/2023 08:00pm • Dividend stocks are a staple of every income investor's portfolio, but don't dismiss them as a retiree's investment only. They have a role to play in any portfolio, no matter the investor's age or financial circumstances. The reason: compounding. When the dividends these stocks pay are reinvested, a Apple supplier Foxconn subjected to tax inspections by Chinese authorities 10/22/2023 08:58am • BANGKOK (AP) — Foxconn, a Fortune 500 company known globally for making Apple iPhones, was recently subjected to searches by Chinese tax authorities, according to local reports Sunday. Foxconn, a Taiwanese -headquartered company officially registered as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd, had its North Dakota lawmakers are preparing to fix a budget mess. What's on their plate? 10/22/2023 12:05am • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers are scheduled to be back in Bismarck on Monday to begin a special session to fix a budget mess after the state Supreme Court struck down a major funding bill last month. Here is a preview of the issues involved in the special session and what awaits Rep The Hollywood actors strike hits 100 days. Why hasn't a deal been reached and what's next? 10/21/2023 06:20pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — While screenwriters are busy back at work, film and TV actors remain on picket lines, with the longest strike in their history hitting the 100-day mark Saturday after talks broke off with studios. On the same day, the actors' union and an alliance representing major studios anno Woman returns from vacation to find Atlanta home demolished 10/21/2023 05:26pm • ATLANTA (AP) — A homeowner is mulling the next step after a company mistakenly demolished a home she owned in southwest Atlanta. Susan Hodgson said in an interview Saturday with The Associated Press that she found a pile of rubble in place of what used to be her longtime family property when she Venezuela's opposition is holding primary to pick challenger for Maduro in 2024 presidential rival 10/21/2023 12:09pm • VALENCIA, Venezuela (AP) — Josselyz Essa and a friend, two 9-year-olds with a budding interest in politics as Venezuela starts toward its next presidential election, bubbled with eagerness waiting for the campaign rally to start. Then a thunderous noise spread over the crowd in the streets of the Swiss elect their parliament on Sunday with worries about environment and migration high in minds 10/21/2023 11:40am • GENEVA (AP) — Swiss voters this weekend elect a parliament that could reshape Switzerland’s executive branch at a time when key concerns include migration, rising health care costs and climate change, which has shrunk the country's Alpine glaciers. Final ballots will be collected Sunday morning Lax enforcement on plastic bag taxes has Montgomery Co. missing out on possible millions 10/21/2023 09:39am • After losing out on possibly millions of dollars in revenue from their plastic bag tax, Montgomery County, Maryland, may look to retool the program after confusion of how many businesses are supposed to collect on the tax. Like many counties and municipalities in the D.C. area, Montgomery County Oklahoma attorney general sues to stop US's first public religious school 10/20/2023 06:36pm • Oklahoma's Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond on Friday sued to stop a state board from establishing and funding what would be the nation's first religious public charter school after the board ignored Drummond's warning that it would violate both the state and U.S. constitutions. Drummond