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Appeals court rejects Biden's bid to block release of recordings of ghostwriter interviews
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has rejected a request by Joe Biden to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of his interviews with a memoir ghostwriter before he was elected president.
A divided three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit suspended its de ... (full story)
Valuation Shortcuts
Q. Are there any quick and easy ways to figure out if a company is over- or undervalued? -- P.M., Hickory, North Carolina
A. Even if you undertake many calculations, it's hard, if not impossible, to determine for sure what a stock is really worth -- and, therefore, whether it's over- or undervalued. Even smart stock analysts wil ... (full story)
US pledges to crack down on Haitian gangs making money off social media
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. envoy to the United Nations said July 20 that the U.S. government soon will move to stop violent gangs in Haiti from making money off social media posts.
Gang leaders in the troubled Caribbean country are prolific users of social media and have celebrated killings, issued threats and p ... (full story)
How to use TIPS in your portfolio
Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities were introduced in 1997 to provide inflation-protected interest and principal payments. Unlike other bonds, which generate returns in nominal terms, TIPS act as a direct hedge against inflation.
TIPS Explained
TIPS are bonds issued by the US Treasury with maturities of five, 10, or 30 ... (full story)
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License revoked for boarding school in Utah where Paris Hilton says she was abused as a teen
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah revoked another campus license on July 17 for the boarding school where Paris Hilton said she was abused as a teenager, marking a major victory in the hotel heiress’ yearslong effort to get the school shut down.
The Utah Department of Health and Human Services' decision cites a multitude of ... (full story)
Appeals Court must accept jury’s credibility assessment of rape victim’s testimony
An Ohio appeals court wrongly sat as a “thirteenth juror” and questioned the victim’s credibility in a child rape case rather than deferring to the jury’s credibility determination, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled July 17.
In a unanimous opinion, the Supreme Court reversed the Eighth District Court of App ... (full story)
State
Pamela Smart, serving life, seeks a new trial as a New Hampshire judge weighs her latest petition
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Lawyers for Pamela Smart, who is serving life in prison for orchestrating the murder of her husband by her teenage student in 1990, urged a New Hampshire judge July 20 to allow her latest petition for a new trial to move forward.
Smart, 58, was a 22-year-old high school media coordinator when she began ... (full story)
What to know about the Tate brothers, social media influencers facing rape and trafficking charges
LONDON (AP) — Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate appeared before a federal magistrate July 20 in Miami for the first time since prosecutors in the United Kingdom brought new rape and sex trafficking charges against them.
Their lawyer said the brothers will fight extradition to the U.K. and suggested their arrest i ... (full story)
Today in History: July 28, US Army airplane crashes into Empire State Building
Today is Tuesday, July 28, the 209th day of 2026. There are 156 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On July 28, 1945, a U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashed into the 79th floor of New York’s Empire State Building, killing 14 people.
Also on this date:
In 1794, Maximilien Robespierre and Louis Antoine de Saint-Jus ... (full story)
A Minnesota town now boasts the world's tallest nutcracker
LUVERNE, Minn. (AP) — Crossing the open farmland of southwestern Minnesota, you'll encounter an otherworldly sight: a massive head with a beard, mustache and red-striped top hat looming over the horizon.
Pull into the small town of Luverne and the figure — a nearly 66-foot (20-meter) tall nutcracker, decked out like ... (full story)
Alaska wants to seize a pilot's plane over a 6-pack of beer. The Supreme Court will hear his case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed July 20 to review an Alaska bush pilot's claims that state authorities have tried to illegally seize his $95,000 airplane after a passenger brought a six-pack of beer on a flight bound for a dry village.
The pilot, Kenneth Jouppi, sued to block his plane's seizure after he was con ... (full story)