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FILE - Police officers stand outside of a Target store as a group of people across the street protest against Pride displays in the store on June 1, 2023, in Miami. Target confirmed that it won't be carrying its LGBTQ+ merchandise for Pride month in June, 2024, in some stores after the discount retailer received backlash last year for its assortment. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Target to reduce number of stores carrying Pride-themed merchandise after last year's backlash
Target confirmed that it won’t be carrying its LGBTQ+ merchandise for Pride month in June in some stores after the discount retailer received backlash last year for its assortment. Target, which … more
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This image provided by NASA shows a solar flare, as seen in the bright flash in the lower right, captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory on May 9, 2024. A severe geomagnetic storm watch has been issued for Earth starting Friday and lasting all weekend _ the first in nearly 20 years. (NASA/SDO via AP)
Strong solar storm could disrupt communications and produce northern lights in US
An unusually strong solar storm headed toward Earth could produce northern lights in the U.S. and potentially disrupt communications this weekend. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration … more
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FILE - A shopper passes a display of televisions at a Costco warehouse on April 29, 2024, in Lone Tree, Colo. On Friday May 10, 2024, the University of Michigan releases its preliminary reading of consumer sentiment for May. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
US consumer sentiment drops to 6-month low on inflation, unemployment fears
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer sentiment fell sharply in May to the lowest level in six months as Americans cited stubbornly high inflation and interest rates, as well as fears that unemployment … more
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FILE - A beam is measured and marked at a housing site in Madison County, Miss., Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Homeowners have been spending more for renovations in recent years, as high interest rates and inflation drove up costs for everything from flooring to refrigerators. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
Spending on home renovations slows, but high remodeling costs mean little relief in sight for buyers
Homeowners have been spending more for renovations in recent years, as high interest rates and inflation drove up costs for everything from flooring to refrigerators. But the home improvement frenzy … more
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FILE - The opening page of X is displayed on a computer and phone in Sydney on Oct. 16, 2023. An Australian judge on Friday, May 10, 2024, extended a ban on X Corp. sharing videos of an alleged teenage terrorist stabbing a Sydney bishop last month, government lawyers call the social media platform's free speech argument illusory. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)
Australian judge extends ban on X sharing video of Sydney bishop's stabbing
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian judge on Friday extended a ban on X allowing videos of the stabbing of a Sydney bishop in his church last month after government lawyers condemned the … more
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A line of police in riot gear walk past police dismantling pro-Palestinian encampment at MIT, before dawn Friday, May 10, 2024, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)
Police dismantle pro-Palestinian tent encampment at MIT
Police have begun dismantling a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. People were being detained and video showed police roaming through the encampment. … more

FILE - Travelers walk through Miami International Airport on Nov. 22, 2023, in Miami. Experts say paying down debt and saving for a rainy day remain the safest things to do with your tax refund. Some consumers are spending the money, however, on things like travel and patio furniture.(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Your tax refund could be bigger this year. Here's what to do with it
NEW YORK (AP) — The average taxpayer is getting a $2,852 refund, $75 more than last year, based on the most recent IRS data. So what should you do with that money? Experts generally advise … more
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President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his "Investing in America agenda" at Gateway Technical College, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Sturtevant, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Top Biden aide highlights upcoming tax showdown with GOP over 2017 cuts that are due to expire
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden White House wants voters to know its differences with Republicans over taxes, with a top aide making the case for higher rates on corporations and the ultra-wealthy. … more
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A general view of the Bank of England in London, Thursday May 9, 2024. The Bank of England has kept its main U.K. interest rate at a 16-year high of 5.25% with several policymakers still worrying about some key inflation measures. In a statement Thursday, the bank’s nine-member Monetary Policy Committee voted 7-2 to keep rates unchanged, with the 2 dissenters backing a quarter-point reduction. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
British economy rebounds strongly in first quarter of the year, ending 'technical recession'
LONDON (AP) — The British economy bounced back strongly in the first three months of the year, bringing to an end to what economists termed a “technical recession”, official figures showed … more
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FILE - In this photo provided by Alana Wilson, Mona Hardin looks over the body of her son, Ronald Greene in Rayville, La., on May 13, 2019. Hardin has been waiting five long years for any resolution to the federal investigation into her son’s deadly arrest by Louisiana State Police troopers, an anguish only compounded by the fact that nearly every other major civil rights case during that time has passed her by. (Alana Wilson via AP, File)
'Where's Ronald Greene's justice?': 5 years on, feds still silent on Black motorist's deadly arrest
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Mona Hardin has been waiting five long years for any resolution to the federal investigation into her son’s deadly arrest by Louisiana State Police troopers, an anguish … more
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FILE - Activists hang a placard from a window of an upper floor of a building at Rhode Island School of Design, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in Providence, R.I., as students and supporters, who have taken over a portion of the building, are demanding that the school condemn Israel's war effort in Gaza, and that the school divest from investments that benefit Israel. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Pro-Palestinian protesters demand endowment transparency. But its proving not to be simple
Some universities are vowing to provide information about how much university endowment money is invested in companies profiting from the Israel-Hamas war amid calls from pro-Palestinian protesters. … more
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FILE - An attendee walks past a display at the Baidu World conference in Beijing, on Nov. 1, 2018. A top public relations executive from Chinese technology firm Baidu apologized Thursday, May 9, 2024, after she made comments in a series of videos that critics said glorified a culture of overwork. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
PR executive reportedly departs China's Baidu after comments glorifying overwork draw backlash
A top Baidu public relations executive has reportedly departed the Chinese technology company after she drew public outcry over comments that were seen as glorifying a culture of overwork. Baidu’s … more
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