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Prince William County property taxes to stay flat in new budget 04/27/2023 05:02am • This article was written by WTOP���s news partner��InsideNoVa.com��and republished with permission. Sign up for��InsideNoVa.com���s free email subscription��today. The Prince William Board of County Supervisors approved the county's fiscal 2024 budget Tuesday night, cutting the real estate tax ra Kansas abortion providers face new rule after veto overriden 04/27/2023 12:41am • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) ��� Kansas health care providers could face criminal charges over accusations about their care of newborns delivered during certain abortion procedures after the Republican-controlled Legislature on Wednesday overrode Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of their legislation. The new What Is the Average Retirement Savings Balance by Age? 04/26/2023 08:00pm • With pensions a rarity nowadays, it's up to workers to save for their own retirement. "I tell everyone to begin saving as early as possible," says Laurie Rowley, CEO and co-founder of Icon Savings Plan, which offers IRAs that can be funded through payroll deductions. But how much should you be savin 8 Best Consumer Staples Stocks to Buy Now 04/26/2023 08:00pm • When you make a grocery list, it's likely that paper towels, toilet paper and soap will be on it. The simple truth is that no matter what the economy is like, consumers need these items. Consumer staples stocks represent companies that produce goods consumers will buy in both good and bad times. The What's in the GOP bill to lift debt limit, cut spending 04/26/2023 07:34pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� House Republicans are trying to exact a price from Democrats for agreeing to increase the nation's borrowing authority and prevent the government from defaulting on the obligations it has accrued over decades. They're arguing for their priorities and going after President Joe Bid California Democrats propose tax changes for businesses 04/26/2023 07:29pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� Democrats in the California Senate on Wednesday said they want to raise taxes on some of the largest corporations so they can cut taxes for nearly every other business. But the proposal was met with swift opposition from the business community and Democratic Gov. Gavin Ne NBA, players finalize new collective bargaining agreement 04/26/2023 07:13pm • The NBA and its players have voted to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement, formalizing a deal that was tentatively agreed to earlier this month. The sides announced the deal on Wednesday. It goes into effect in July and stretches through the 2029-30 season, though both sides have the option Asa Hutchinson formally launches 2024 campaign in Arkansas 04/26/2023 05:31pm • BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) ��� Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson formally launched his Republican presidential campaign Wednesday, pledging to ���bring out the best of America��� and aiming to draw contrasts with other GOP hopefuls on top issues, including how best to reform federal law enforcement ag Supreme Court seems to favor woman who got $0 in condo sale 04/26/2023 03:47pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Supreme Court seemed likely Wednesday to give a 94-year-old Minneapolis woman another day in court to try to recoup some money after the county kept the entire $40,000 when it sold her condominium over a small unpaid tax bill. The justices seemed in broad agreement with argum Climate solution: Green hydrogen company Ohmium raises $250M 04/26/2023 01:50pm • In what could prove a milestone for an industry that hopes to help address climate change, the Silicon Valley company Ohmium announced Wednesday it has raised $250 million to increase production of machines that can make clean hydrogen and displace fossil fuels. Some climate experts say burning hydr Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 04/26/2023 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 At least 60 bodies found in eastern Congo 04/26/2023 01:13pm • KINSHASA, Congo (AP) ��� At least 60 bodies were discovered in several villages in eastern Congo's North Kivu province, authorities said Wednesday. Residents from Kashali and Kazaroho villages in Rutshuru territory were killed over several days by rebels from the M23 group, said Isaac Kibira, a depu WVa GOP governor to reveal plans amid Senate run speculation 04/26/2023 12:55pm • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) ��� West Virginia Republican Gov. Jim Justice is set to reveal his 2024 election plans, ending months of speculation about whether he'll seek the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Democrat Joe Manchin. Justice is scheduled to make an announcement Thursday evening at The Green Ex-Harvard prof sentenced, fined for lying about China ties 04/26/2023 12:51pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� A former Harvard University professor convicted of lying to federal investigators about his ties to a Chinese-run science recruitment program and failing to pay taxes on payments from a Chinese university was sentenced Wednesday to supervised release and ordered to pay more than $83, Editorial Roundup: United States 04/26/2023 12:31pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: April 21 The Washington Post on the politicization of the education system The old-fashioned way states craft learning standards for grade-school students is slow and sure: Committee upon committee of stakeholders, from teachers to mat