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Labour's Sadiq Khan reelected as London mayor as UK's ruling Conservatives face more electoral pain 05/04/2024 04:55pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Sadiq Khan, the Labour Party's mayor of London, romped to victory Saturday, securing a record third straight term at City Hall, on another hugely disappointing day for the U.K.'s governing Conservatives ahead of a looming general election. Khan won a little over a million votes, or n South Sudan removes newly imposed taxes that had triggered suspension of UN food airdrops 05/04/2024 04:46pm • JUNA, South Sudan (AP) ��� Following an appeal from the United Nations, South Sudan removed recently imposed taxes and fees that had triggered suspension of U.N. food airdrops. Thousands of people in the country depend on aid from the outside. The U.N. earlier this week urged South Sudanese authori Today in History: May 4, four killed during anti-war protest at Kent State University 05/04/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Saturday, May 4, the 125th day of 2024. There are 241 days left in the year. Today���s Highlight in History: On May 4, 1970, Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire during an anti-war protest at Kent State University, killing four students and wounding nine others. On this Hawaii lawmakers wrap up session featuring tax cuts, zoning reform and help for fire-stricken Maui 05/03/2024 10:10pm • HONOLULU (AP) ��� Hawaii lawmakers on Friday wrapped up a legislative session heavily focused on addressing Maui's needs after last year's deadly Lahaina wildfire. They also took on Hawaii's housing shortage, tax cuts and measures to support distinctive Hawaii agricultural products like coffee and m Yellen says threats to democracy risk US economic growth, an indirect jab at Trump 05/03/2024 06:33pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen argues that a fractured democracy can have destructive effects on the economy ��� an indirect jab at Donald Trump. Yellen delivered an address Friday in Arizona, using economic data to paint a picture of how disregard for America's democratic proce The UK's Conservatives suffer historic losses in local elections as Labour edges closer to power 05/03/2024 03:57pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Britain's governing Conservative Party suffered heavy losses in local election results Friday, further cementing expectations that the Labour Party will return to power after 14 years in a U.K. general election that will take place in the coming months. Labour won control of councils 'Mayor Bowser, you're being disrespectful': Parents and child care workers rally in DC 05/03/2024 03:50pm • Parent Dorian Warren walked up to the microphone on the steps of the Wilson Building and made it clear how he felt about D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser���s proposal to cut about $70 million from the Early Educator Pay Equity fund, which subsidizes pay for day care and preschool teachers. "Mayor Bow US loosens some electric vehicle battery rules, potentially making more EVs eligible for tax credits 05/03/2024 03:28pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� The U.S. government on Friday loosened some rules governing electric vehicle tax credits, potentially making more EVs eligible for credits of up to $7,500 but leading critics to accuse the Biden administration of helping China. The Treasury Department announced final regulations for Biden administration says 100,000 new migrants are expected to enroll in 'Obamacare' next year 05/03/2024 01:43pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Roughly 100,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children are expected to enroll in the Affordable Care Act's health insurance next year under a directive the Biden administration released Friday. The move took longer than promised to finalize and fell short of Democra Massachusetts woman wins $1 million lottery twice in 10 weeks 05/03/2024 11:05am • DORCHESTER, Mass. (AP) ��� A Massachusetts woman has won $1 million twice on lottery tickets in the last 10 weeks. Christine Wilson, of Attleborough, won the most recent prize on Wednesday playing the ���100X Cash��� $10 instant ticket game, the state lottery announced. Wilson decided to receive th New York made Donald Trump and could convict him. But for now, he's using it to campaign 05/03/2024 12:02am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� He's visiting Manhattan construction sites, decrying local crime and holding court in his gilded Fifth Avenue penthouse. After a years-long breakup with his hometown, Donald Trump is back in New York, this time as a criminal defendant. Stuck here most weekdays for the duration of h Biden, after meeting with families of officers killed in NC, says the nation is grieving with them 05/02/2024 08:04pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ��� President Joe Biden said Thursday he was praying for loved ones and all those left behind after he met privately with the families of law enforcement officers shot to death on the job. The visit came just a week after he sat down with the grieving relatives of two cops kille Are I Bonds a Good Investment for Retirees? 05/02/2024 08:00pm • I bonds have earned their reputation as an inflation-fighting tool for retirees. As of May 2024, I bonds are returning 4.28%, which is lower than the same period in 2023 but still well ahead of the inflation rate of 3.5%. The previous I bond rate stood at 5.27%, set in November 2023. What are I bond Should You Tap Home Equity to Pay Your Bills? 05/02/2024 08:00pm • Carrying debt is rarely a good idea even in the best of times, but it can be especially damaging when interest rates are rising. Higher rates mean increased costs for borrowers. If you have piled up expensive credit card debt or other obligations, your monthly payment might continue to swell as inte South Carolina Senate approves ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors 05/02/2024 07:57pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ��� The South Carolina Senate on Thursday approved a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors after supporters defeated efforts to only ban treatments that would be considered irreversible. The 27-8 vote in favor included all Republicans present and one Democrat voting