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Spain charges pop singer Shakira with tax evasion for a second time and demands more than $7 million 09/26/2023 06:45am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) ��� Spanish prosecutors have charged pop star Shakira with failing to pay 6.7 million euros ($7.1 million) in tax on her 2018 income, authorities said Tuesday, in Spain���s latest fiscal allegations against the Colombian singer. Shakira is alleged to have used an offshore co Powerball jackpot climbs to $835 million after no one overcomes awful odds to win top prize 09/26/2023 12:26am • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ��� The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $835 million after no one beat the immense odds Monday night and won the top prize. The winning numbers were: 10, 12, 22, 36, 50 and 4. With the latest bit of lottery losing, there now have been 29 consecutive drawings wit Six young activists devote years to climate fight with 32 governments. Now comes their day in court 09/25/2023 11:31pm • COSTA DA CAPARICA, Portugal (AP) ��� Sofia Oliveira was 12 years old when catastrophic wildfires in central Portugal killed more than 100 people in 2017. She ���felt it was now or never to raise our voices��� as her country appeared to be in the grip of deadly human-caused climate change. Now a univ 10 of the Best Vanguard ETFs to Buy 09/25/2023 08:00pm • Few investment firms have made the same impact on the lives of retail investors as Vanguard has. Founded in 1975 by John Bogle as an enterprise owned by fund shareholders, Vanguard has evolved to become a household name in the U.S. investment industry. With numerous first-mover advantages like launc More schools are adopting 4-day weeks. For parents, the challenge is day 5 09/25/2023 06:20pm • INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) ��� It's a Monday in September, but with schools closed, the three children in the Pruente household have nowhere to be. Callahan, 13, contorts herself into a backbend as 7-year-old Hudson fiddles with a balloon and 10-year-old Keegan plays the piano. Like a growing number of Editorial Roundup: United States 09/25/2023 03:48pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Sept. 23 The Washington Post on the U.S. feeding children in 2023 The children���s names rarely make the news. They are the millions of kids in Somalia, Libya, Mali, Haiti, Afghanistan, Yemen and other poor nations who don���t have eno With cameras capturing every word, the pressure is on for the Georgia judge over Trump���s indictment 09/25/2023 01:53pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Judge Peter Cahill hardly slept during the six weeks he presided over the murder trial of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for killing George Floyd. Cameras in the courtroom broadcast the veteran Minnesota judge���s every word to a global audience. Outside, the nation waited France's Macron unveils latest plan for meeting climate-related commitments in the coming years 09/25/2023 01:44pm • PARIS (AP) ��� President Emmanuel Macron on Monday unveiled plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and meet the country's climate-related commitments within the next seven years, including via reducing dependency on fossil fuels and boosting electric car use. Macron said France's goal to reduce it A judge has rewritten Missouri ballot summary language that described 'dangerous' abortions 09/25/2023 01:39pm • COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) ��� A Missouri judge tossed Republican-written ballot summary language Monday that described several proposed constitutional amendments as allowing ���dangerous and unregulated abortions until live birth.��� Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem rewrote the ballot summary to descri On the campaign trail, New Zealand leader Chris Hipkins faces an uphill battle wooing voters 09/25/2023 05:47am • NEW PLYMOUTH, New Zealand (AP) ��� New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins was on the campaign trail Monday visiting an art gallery when his guide asked him what he pictured when he looked up at a towering wooden sculpture. ���I was actually just contemplating that,��� Hipkins replied. ���And I don Oil prices have risen. That's making gas more expensive for US drivers and helping Russia's war 09/25/2023 05:19am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) ��� Oil prices have risen, meaning drivers are paying more for gasoline and truckers and farmers more for diesel. The increase also complicates the global fight against inflation and feeds Russia's war chest. That poses problems for politicians as well as the people having How to Financially Prepare for a Government Shutdown 09/24/2023 08:00pm • When a government shutdown occurs, your budget could be affected in myriad ways. You might see few to no changes in certain areas, such as continued Social Security paychecks or a government pension. Other segments could have more intense consequences, including delays in travel or application appro 7 Best Money Market Funds for 2023 09/24/2023 08:00pm • The U.S. stock market may have shown strong performance year to date, but the Federal Reserve's fight to tame high inflation isn't over yet. On July 26, the Fed implemented its 11th interest rate hike since March 2022 to bring the federal funds rate to a target range of 5.25% to 5.5%. Along with its A mayoral race in a small city highlights the rise of Germany's far-right AfD party 09/24/2023 03:13pm • BERLIN (AP) ��� The German city of Nordhausen is best known as the location of the former Nazi concentration camp Mittelbau-Dora. On Sunday, a mayoral election again put the focus on the municipality of 42,000 people over fears that a far-right candidate would win the vote ��� a prospect the town ul Braves RHP Charlie Morton goes on IL with finger issue, making him ineligible for NLDS 09/24/2023 01:00pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Atlanta Braves took another blow to their injury-plagued rotation, placing right-hander Charlie Morton on the 15-day injured list Sunday. The move means the 14-game winner won't be eligible to pitch in the NL Division Series. The 39-year-old Morton left his start Friday again