By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer As Tax Day approaches, there are plenty of things small business owners should keep in mind when filing taxes this year. April 15 is still the annual tax deadline for many small businesses although, unlike individuals, small businesses can have varying deadlines depending on the type of company, the
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are edging higher on Wednesday following a three-day lull on Wall Street. The S&P 500 was up 0.4% in afternoon trading. It’s on track for its first gain since setting an all-time high last week on Thursday, but all its movements since then
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Allies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney reached a settlement agreement Wednesday in a lawsuit over who controls Walt Disney World’s governing district. In a meeting, the members of the board of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District approved the settlement agreement, ending almost two
Continue ReadingORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Allies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney reached a settlement agreement Wednesday in a lawsuit over who controls Walt Disney World’s governing district. In a meeting, the members of the board of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District approved the settlement agreement, ending almost two years of litigation that was
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The Galleri Classic will take place at the Mission Hills Country Club this weekend. The PGA Champions Tour event hosts players over the age of 50. The event’s title sponsor is “Galleri,” a multi-cancer early detection test. GRAIL is the company that initiated Galleri testing. To be tested, you must be over the age of
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called out China’s excess production in green energy, calling it unfair competition that “distorts global prices” and hurts companies and workers around the world. Yellen is planning her second trip to China as Treasury secretary. In remarks delivered in Georgia on Wednesday, she
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Only a week has passed since the Los Angeles Dodgers abruptly fired Ippei Mizuhara, the interpreter and constant companion of their new $700 million slugger, Shohei Ohtani. But the biggest story of baseball’s spring is still murky — and shocking — as the regular season
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are rising Thursday following a three-day lull. The S&P 500 was 0.6% higher in early trading. It’s on track for its first gain since setting an all-time high last week on Thursday, but all its movements since then have been relatively modest. The
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — It was nice while it lasted. An environmentally themed mural by elusive street artist Banksy that appeared last week on a London street has been encased in plastic and surrounded by fencing after an apparent act of vandalism. The work is on a four-story wall near a
Continue ReadingBy Alex Marquardt and Jeremy Diamond, CNN Talks over a hostage deal and a ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas have reached another stalemate but are not over, according to three people familiar with the negotiations. A diplomat described the talks as “stuck but ongoing,” saying that there continues to be “proposals going back and forth.”
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has told a newspaper in the country that he would seek asylum in neighboring Norway in the wake of a deportation order by authorities in Stockholm. The 37-year-old Salwan Momika has staged several burnings and desecrations of the sacred book of
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Kia is rolling out a revamped compact car in the U.S. even though sales of the small cars are dropping as the nation continues to favor SUVs and pickup trucks. The South Korean automaker rolled out the new K4, which replaces the Forte, at the New York International Auto Show on
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Donald Sutherland has a memoir coming out in November. The actor reflects on his life of nearly 90 years and his 60-year career in Hollywood. Publisher Crown announced Wednesday that the book, “Made Up, But Still True,” will be published Nov. 12. A native of Canada, Sutherland has starred in films
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, Maria Santana, Melissa Alonso and Allison Gordon, CNN (CNN) — They worked the overnight shift fixing potholes on a famed bridge that 30,000 Marylanders relied on every day. But their work ended in tragedy March 26, when a 213-million-pound cargo vessel crashed into the bridge – plunging the construction workers into the
Continue ReadingCNN By Holly Yan and Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN (CNN) — A massive cargo ship plowed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday, causing the 1.6-mile structure to crumble like a pile of toothpicks – plunging cars and people into the frigid water below. The bodies of two people were recovered from the Patapsco River
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street climbed higher in premarket trading Wednesday ahead of a new read on inflation this week,, as well as a public event featuring Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Futures for the S&P 500 and futures for the Dow Jones Industrials each rose 0.4% before the
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden needs advice, there are two people he can turn to who know what it’s like to sit in his chair. Sometimes he will invite Barack Obama over to the White House for a meal or he will get on the phone with Bill
Continue ReadingVATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis appears in better health, walking into the Vatican audience hall on his own with a cane for his weekly audience and delivering his prepared text with a clear voice. The pope’s appearance on Wednesday was the first since Palm Sunday mass in St. Peter’s Square, when he decided at
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Donald Sutherland has a memoir coming out in November. The actor reflects on his life of nearly 90 years and his 60-year career in Hollywood. Publisher Crown announced Wednesday that the book, “Made Up, But Still True,” will be published Nov. 12. A native of Canada, Sutherland has starred in films
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Izso and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Two relatives of Israeli hostages abducted on October 7 were arrested during a protest outside the defense ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv Tuesday evening, according to one of the groups that participated. Shahar Mor confirmed to CNN on Wednesday that he was arrested alongside his cousin,
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