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Chinese glass maker says it wasn't target of raid at US plant featured in Oscar-winning film 07/29/2024 12:26pm • MORAINE, Ohio (AP) ��� A Chinese automotive glass maker says it was not the target of a federal investigation that temporarily shut down production last week at its Ohio plant, the subject of the Oscar-winning Netflix film ���American Factory���. The investigation was focused on money laundering, p Skyrocketing power bills draw protests near Pakistan's capital 07/29/2024 10:50am • ISLAMABAD (AP) ��� Protests over skyrocketing power bills shut down a major road into Pakistan's capital on Monday as some 3,000 supporters of a major Islamist party continued a sit-in despite pouring monsoon rains. In Pakistan���s southwest, meanwhile, thousands protested against police violence, Unintended consequences: How NIL in college sports has raised questions about nonprofits 07/29/2024 10:31am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Three years into the new age of college sports, where athletes are allowed to profit from their successes through name, image and likeness deals, everyone is still trying to find out what the new normal will be. Greg Sankey, commissioner of the Southeastern Conference, called it �� President Milei renews his vow to scrap export taxes as Argentina's powerful farmers get impatient 07/28/2024 09:07pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) ��� Addressing crowds of struggling farmers in flat caps and home-knit sweaters who helped vault him to power but have grown increasingly impatient with his progress, President Javier Milei on Sunday vowed to scrap export taxes and rescue Argentina's key agricultural ind Is a Physician Loan the Right Mortgage for You? 07/28/2024 08:00pm • Doctors straight out of medical school are bound to have sizable student loan debt and minimal savings for a home down payment. Despite excellent income potential, it can still be tough for them to qualify for a traditional mortgage program. Some lenders take all of these factors into consideration How to Maximize Points With the AmEx Trifecta 07/28/2024 08:00pm • American Express Membership Rewards is one of the original flexible points programs. AmEx offers some of the most attractive credit cards in the travel world because of its customer service, transfer partners and the value of its flexible points. For travelers who prefer Membership Rewards points, t How the Gender Pay Gap Affects Women's Retirement 07/28/2024 08:00pm • A recent retirement security survey from life insurer Prudential shows that women have less than a third of the median savings of men, putting their retirement security at risk. According to the survey, women are more likely to delay retirement due to inflation, housing prices, caregiving responsibi UK is 'broke and broken,' new government says as it prepares to tackle shortfall in public finances 07/28/2024 06:59am • LONDON (AP) ��� Britain���s new left-leaning government said Sunday that the nation is ���broke and broken,��� blaming the situation on its predecessors ahead of a major speech on the state of the public finances that is widely expected to lay the groundwork for higher taxes. In a sweeping assessmen Barcelona wants to get rid of short-term rental units. Will other tourist destinations do the same? 07/28/2024 01:17am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) ��� Imagine planning a vacation and not being able to check Airbnb or another online booking site for an apartment in which to spend a few days walking, shopping and eating among the locals. Would a hotel do? That's the future confronting visitors to central Barcelona in four Harris holds her first fundraiser as the likely Democratic nominee as donors open their wallets 07/27/2024 08:41pm • PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) ��� Vice President Kamala Harris used her first fundraiser since becoming the Democrats' likely White House nominee to excoriate the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump as determined to roll back Americans' freedoms. Harris traveled to Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on Sa Browns owners tout team's stability, success while considering stadium renovation, possible new dome 07/27/2024 04:46pm • WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) ��� Owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam spent more than a decade in a futile, frustrating search for stability and success for the frequently bumbling Cleveland Browns. And although their franchise is now thriving, they know it can all be fleeting. ���This is the NFL,��� Ji North Carolina regulators say nonprofit run by lieutenant governor's wife owes the state $132K 07/26/2024 10:40pm • RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) ��� North Carolina state regulators now declare a nonprofit run by the wife of North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson must repay over $132,000 for what they call disallowed expenses while carrying out a federally funded child care meal program. The state Department of Health and H G20 finance ministers agree to work toward effectively taxing the super-rich 07/26/2024 06:35pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ��� Finance ministers from leading rich and developing nations agreed Friday to strive toward effectively taxing the super-rich, a joint ministerial declaration said. ���With full respect to tax sovereignty, we will seek to engage cooperatively to ensure that ultra-high-net-wort Site of 3 killings during pivotal, bloody 1967 Detroit riot receives historic marker 07/26/2024 05:27pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� The site of a transient motel in Detroit where three young Black men were killed, allegedly by white police officers, during the city's bloody 1967 race riot is receiving a historic marker. A dedication ceremony was held Friday in a park several miles north of downtown where the Alg Wood pellets production boomed to feed EU demand. It's come at a cost for Black people in the South 07/26/2024 01:47pm • GLOSTER, Miss. (AP) ��� This southern Mississippi town's expansive wood pellet plant was so close to Shelia Mae Dobbins' home that she sometimes heard company loudspeakers. She says industrial residues coated her truck and she no longer enjoys spending time in the air outdoors. Dobbins feels her li