Alabama ranks among the worst states for childhood well-being, clocking in at No. 45 according to a new report from the child advocacy group VOICES for Alabama’s Children. The only states that fall below Alabama are Oklahoma, Nevada, Mississippi, Louisiana and New Mexico. Funded by the Baltimore-based Annie E. Casey Foundation, VOICES releases the Alabama … Read more
The federal leadership of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has issued a warning to three of its members in Bavaria’s regional parliament for travelling to Russia for the presidential election in March. The three members of the Bavarian parliament – Ulrich Singer, Andreas Jurca and Elena Roon – said they had travelled to … Read more
In her new book, the former British prime minister Liz Truss directs scathing attacks and mockery at Joe Biden, president of her country’s closest ally. Biden was guilty of “utter hypocrisy and ignorance”, Truss writes, when the US leader said he “disagree[d] with the policy” of “cutting taxes on the super wealthy” in the mini-budget … Read more
The S&P 500 has done well lately. Over the last year, the index has gained about 25%. But certain stocks have been left behind. During this span, Coca-Cola‘s (NYSE: KO) share price lost 7%. A stock lagging the market doesn’t necessarily translate into a buying opportunity. After all, the stock market has proven pretty efficient. … Read more
WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks to the media before the 2024 WNBA Draft on Monday, April 15, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) NEW YORK — The WNBA is “pretty confident” it will expand to 16 teams by the 2028 season, WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert said ahead of the WNBA Draft on Monday. The … Read more
UPPER PENINSULA — The memory of the first time Denise Amo spotted a wolf in the Upper Peninsula has remained crystal clear over the years. “I wish I could’ve filmed it, but we didn’t all have smartphones in our pockets back then,” said Amo, a retired 32-year Brimley resident who lives on the shores of … Read more
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Nissan expects to mass produce electric vehicles powered by advanced next-generation batteries by early 2029, the company said Tuesday during a media tour of an unfinished pilot plant. Japan’s legacy automakers have fallen behind newer rivals like America’s Tesla and China’s BYD in the emerging all-electric auto sector. But Nissan, like … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first criminal trial facing former President Donald Trump is also the one in which Americans are least convinced he committed a crime, a new AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll finds. Only about one-third of U.S. adults say Trump did something illegal in the hush money case for which jury … Read more
(Bloomberg) — Bitcoin selling may become evident as the date of the so-called halving nears but the event is set to bolster the price of the largest digital asset longer term, according to the head of the Crypto.com exchange. Most Read from Bloomberg The halving reduces new supply of Bitcoin and is expected around April … Read more
Kerr recalls feeling bad for Brown after Dubs eliminated Kings in 2023 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Tuesday’s looming NBA Play-In Tournament game between the Warriors and Sacramento Kings will add another story to the ever-growing Northern California basketball lore. But for now, fans are remembering the first round of the 2023 NBA … Read more