Democrats accuse tax prep firms of undermining new IRS effort on electronic free file tax returns
Congressional Democrats are accusing big tax preparation firms including Intuit and H&R Block of undermining the federal government’s upcoming electronic free file tax return system
2023-08-25 19:23
Dutch Supreme Court confirms immunity of former Israeli officers over a deadly 2014 Gaza airstrike
The Dutch Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that a Palestinian man cannot sue Israel’s former defense minister and another former senior military officer over their roles in a deadly Gaza 2014 airstrike
2023-08-25 19:23
A mariner accused of raping college student loses ability to work at sea, but escapes criminal charges
In a high-profile case that rocked the commercial shipping industry, a sailor accused of raping a student from the US Merchant Marine Academy has agreed to surrender his credential to work on ships, but he will not be criminally prosecuted.
2023-08-25 19:23
Factbox-Companies sell their businesses in Russia
Some Western companies have agreed to sell their Russian assets or hand them over to local managers as
2023-08-25 19:22
Irish students receive boosted Leaving Cert results for third year running
Unlike in the UK, grades were still boosted to reduce the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
2023-08-25 19:19
Virgin Galactic: Student Ana Mayers on going to space with her mum
Two weeks after she was in space with her mum, Ana Mayers is going back to university in Scotland.
2023-08-25 18:53
This baby gorilla almost died before a zookeeper held him close. Now he has a new adoptive mom
In many ways, raising a baby gorilla is very similar to nurturing human newborns, says Chad Staples, a father of four and the director of Mogo Wildlife Park, a small private zoo in the town of the same name on Australia's southeastern coast.
2023-08-25 18:49
AP Election Brief | What to expect in Mississippi's runoff primaries
Mississippi voters will head back to the polls next week to resolve a handful of state legislative contests from the Aug. 8 primaries in which no candidate reached the vote majority needed to advance to November's general election
2023-08-25 18:47
Who is Ezra Ralston? Man plotted with girlfriend to murder grandparents and use their waterfront home as commune
The conviction came after a jury found Ezra Ralston guilty on two counts of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and arson in the first degree
2023-08-25 18:46
How tall is Sabrina Carpenter? Singer is shorter in height than the average American woman
'I wasn't born with long legs — who cares. You just have to embrace it,' the 24-year-old Sabrina Carpenter said
2023-08-25 18:29
In battleground Arizona, key independent voters decry Trump, support Georgia election indictment
By Tim Reid PHOENIX Mark Clarcq is an independent voter in the presidential battleground state of Arizona. In
2023-08-25 18:27
Ukrainian forces appear to widen breach of Russian front lines
Signs are growing that Ukrainian forces have penetrated the first line of Russian defenses along part of the southern front lines in Zaporizhzhia region, and are expanding a wedge in the direction of the strategic town of Tokmak.
2023-08-25 18:27