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Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 04/20/2023 02:38pm • 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 UK prime minister weighs deputy's fate after 'bully' probe 04/20/2023 01:57pm • LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday reviewed the findings of a long-awaited investigation into allegations his top deputy bullied government employees, but didn't make a decision on his fate. An independent employment lawyer issued the report after investigating eight formal US invests in alternative solar tech, more solar for renters 04/20/2023 09:26am • The Biden administration announced more than $80 million in funding Thursday in a push to produce more solar panels in the U.S., make solar energy available to more people, and pursue superior alternatives to the ubiquitous sparkly panels made with silicon. The Department of Energy announced the in $252.6 million winning Powerball ticket sold in Ohio 04/20/2023 07:02am • MACEDONIA, Ohio (AP) — Someone in Ohio went to bed $252.6 million richer, before taxes, after hitting the Powerball jackpot. The winning ticket for Wednesday night's drawing was sold at Get Go #3279 in Macedonia and is Ohio’s fourth Powerball jackpot winner since joining the game in 2010. The re Trade envoy Tai says US not seeking to 'decouple' from China 04/20/2023 03:14am • TOKYO (AP) — Washington is not seeking to decouple the American economy from China’s, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said Thursday while on a visit to Tokyo. Tai, who is on her fourth visit to Japan after being appointed the top U.S. trade envoy, said all members of President Joe Biden Stock market today: Asian shares trading mostly lower 04/19/2023 11:37pm • Shares are mostly lower in Asia in narrow trading after they barely budged on Wall Street following a mixed batch of earnings reports from big U.S. companies. Oil prices also declined. Japan reported that its trade deficit narrowed in March as exports rose more than expected, helped by a nearly 40% Minnesota Gov. Walz draws sharp contrasts with red states 04/19/2023 10:08pm • ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz drew stark contrasts between Minnesota and Republican-led states Wednesday night, using his State of the State speech to highlight how he and his fellow Democrats have used their new control over state government to push through an ambitious liberal agenda. Wal 2 charged in $150M scheme with sanctioned Ukrainian oligarch 04/19/2023 08:45pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A U.S. businessman and a Belarus national have been arrested in Florida and charged with violating U.S. sanctions in a scheme that involved purchasing over $150 million in steelmaking materials from an exiled Ukrainian oligarch accused of funding Russian-backed separatist grou 7 Best REIT ETFs to Buy for 2023 04/19/2023 08:00pm • REIT exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, are one of the most popular ways to play real estate, and for good reason. For starters, these instruments are liquid and easy to trade, putting expensive office or residential properties within reach for even small-time investors. Additionally, real estate inves States With Different Tax Deadlines 04/19/2023 08:00pm • Most states follow the federal government's tax filing deadline, which means their 2022 returns are due on April 18, 2023. Even though tax day is usually April 15, you have a few extra days to file your federal -- and most state -- returns this year because that day falls on a weekend and the next b Preferred Stock vs. Common Stock: What's the Difference? 04/19/2023 08:00pm • Preferred stock is a little-known type of investment that combines the qualities of both bonds and common stocks.Preferred shares don't generate nearly the kind of excitement that common shares do. You won't find TV networks streaming a ticker of preferred prices during market hours, and I can say u Answers to 15 Common Tax Questions 04/19/2023 08:00pm • This is the time of year when people's minds are filled with tax issues -- whether they're searching for free tax help they can trust, trying to squeeze out more valuable deductions, hoping to avoid penalties or audits, eagerly awaiting their refunds or wanting to make sure they aren't victims of ta Are You Rich? How the Wealthy Are Defined 04/19/2023 08:00pm • Becoming rich isn't easy, especially if you're starting from scratch and not getting an inheritance. It takes a lot of hard work. But as it turns out, it's almost just as hard to define what being rich is. If you're thinking, "Am I rich, or merely really well off?" and you're stressing over that que Essential Sources of Retirement Income 04/19/2023 08:00pm • Americans aren't as happy in retirement as they used to be, and lack of adequate income coupled with high inflation is one likely culprit. According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute, retirement satisfaction was down in 2022 with many retirees worried about higher consumer prices, low savin What Is a Good Monthly Retirement Income? 04/19/2023 08:00pm • Retirement means leaving behind the security of a regular paycheck and instead relying on savings or other sources of income to pay the bills. That can be a scary proposition for some people. "I tell people, why don't you do a trial run on it?" says Barbara A. Pietrangelo, a certified financial plan