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Ivan Boesky, stock trader convicted in insider trading scandal, dead at 87 05/20/2024 02:42pm • Ivan F. Boesky, the flamboyant stock trader whose cooperation with the government cracked open one of the largest insider trading scandals in the history of Wall Street, has died at the age of 87. A representative at the Marianne Boesky Gallery, owned by Ivan Boesky's daughter, confirmed his death. Hunter Biden presses for delay in federal gun trial set to begin next month 05/20/2024 11:19am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden pressed for a delay in his federal gun case on Monday, asking an appeals court to pause the Delaware trial set to begin next month. Defense attorneys for the president's son argued there isn't an urgent need to start the trial on the June 3 date set by the federal j Many remember solid economy under Trump, but his record also full of tax cut hype, debt and disease 05/20/2024 12:07am • WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a time of fear and chaos four years ago. The death count was mounting as COVID-19 spread. Financial markets were panicked. Oil prices briefly went negative. The Federal Reserve slashed its benchmark interest rates to combat the sudden recession. And the U.S. government wen Climate change impacts millions in India. But as the country votes, some politicians skirt the issue 05/19/2024 10:14pm • BEED, India (AP) — Almost 970 million Indians are voting in general elections amid sweltering heat and unpredictable weather extremes exacerbated by human-caused climate change, leading to loss of livelihood, forced migration and increasingly difficult living conditions for millions across the cou Shohei Ohtani's first walk-off hit for the Dodgers caps an eventful week for the superstar slugger 05/19/2024 08:57pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani's first walk-off hit for the Los Angeles Dodgers was also his first game-ending hit in the majors in nearly four years. His still-new teammates and fans who celebrated with him Sunday at Chavez Ravine expect to see many more feats from a superstar who's somehow get The 20 Most Stressful Jobs 05/19/2024 08:00pm • Stressful jobs can be fulfilling because they make a difference -- in people's health, public safety or a company's bottom line. And high-stress jobs often come with high pay. Find out whether your job is among the most stressful careers, according to experts, and how it compares with other high-str 7 Best Funds to Hold in a Roth IRA 05/19/2024 08:00pm • The state of retirement security for many Americans is becoming increasingly concerning. For example, Social Security is now projected to only be able to pay out 76% of scheduled benefits starting in 2037 due to depletion of its trust fund reserves. This means that relying solely on Social Security Your Guide to Retirement Planning 05/19/2024 08:00pm • Getting ready for retirement requires consistent saving, prudent investing and strategizing to limit penalties and fees. You can build a nest egg faster if you take advantage of workplace retirement benefits and make optimum use of government programs, including Social Security and Medicare. Here's Q&A: What's Happening With College Alumni Engagement 05/19/2024 08:00pm • How college graduates engage -- or don't engage -- with their alma mater can be a sign of a school's health and value, observers say. Alumni engagement takes various forms and benefits institutions and current students in many ways, from informal mentoring to multimillion-dollar donations. The Counc MLB is expected to investigate David Fletcher for gambling on sports, AP source says 05/19/2024 02:30am • Major League Baseball is expected to investigate former Angels player David Fletcher for gambling on sports with a bookmaker who also took bets from Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymit Ukraine's divisive mobilization law comes into force as a new Russian push strains front-line troops 05/18/2024 06:26pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A divisive mobilization law in Ukraine came into force on Saturday, as Kyiv struggles to boost troop numbers after Russia launched a new offensive that some fear could close in on Ukraine’s second-largest city. The legislation, which was watered down from its original draft, Even with school choice, some Black families find options lacking decades after Brown v. Board 05/18/2024 03:21pm • Since first grade, Julian Morris, 16, has changed schools six times, swinging between predominantly white and predominantly Black classrooms. None has met all his needs, his mother said. At predominantly white schools, he was challenged academically but felt less included. At predominately Black sc For decades, states have taken foster children's federal benefits. That's starting to change 05/18/2024 12:16am • JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — By the time Jesse Fernandez turned 18, the federal government had paid out thousands of dollars in Social Security survivor's benefits because of the death of his mother. But Jesse's bank account was empty. The money had all been used by Missouri's foster care system or After decisive loss at Alabama Mercedes plants, powerful auto union vows to return and win 05/17/2024 11:21pm • TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — A decisive vote against the United Auto Workers union at two Mercedes factories in Alabama on Friday sidetracked the UAW's grand plan to sign up workers at nonunion plants mainly in the South. But newly elected President Shawn Fain said the union will return to Mercedes and Youngkin vetoes bills on skill games, contraception and Confederate heritage tax breaks 05/17/2024 10:33pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin took action on a final batch of bills from the year's regular legislative session Friday, signing seven but vetoing 48, including closely watched measures that would have ended a tax break for a Confederate heritage organization and allowed small