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Bounced Checks: What You Need to Know 05/20/2024 08:00pm • Writing a check that bounces -- as well as trying to cash one -- can cost you. Read on to learn what bounced checks are, how to minimize their effects and how to avoid them altogether. What Is a Bounced Check?When you bounce a check, it means that you wrote a check that the bank couldn't process. Ty 9 of the Biggest Financial Fraud Cases in History 05/20/2024 08:00pm • Financial fraud is as prevalent today as it was over 100 years ago, when the Italian con artist Charles Ponzi was swindling investors out of their fortunes in one of the earliest high-profile financial scams ever recorded. With the next recession or economic downturn in the back of investors' minds, Montana's attorney general said he recruited token primary opponent to increase campaign fundraising 05/20/2024 07:27pm • HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana's attorney general told supporters he skirted the state’s campaign finance laws by inviting another Republican to run against him as a token candidate in next month's primary so he could raise more money for the November general election, according to a recording fro Testimony at Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial focuses on his wife's New Jersey home 05/20/2024 06:36pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A New Jersey businessman rescued the home of Sen. Bob Menendez's wife from foreclosure just as the Democrat allegedly helped him secure a lucrative business relationship with Egypt, a lawyer testifying at his bribery trial said Monday. Attorney John Moldovan told a Manhattan federa Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment fails in acrimonious end to legislative session 05/20/2024 04:22pm • ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota lawmakers failed to pass a state Equal Rights Amendment that would have enshrined protections for abortion and LGBTQ+ rights in the state Constitution as the 2024 legislative session came to an acrimonious end. The Minnesota ERA was the one of the biggest casualtie Many remember solid economy under Trump, but his record also full of tax cut hype, debt and disease 05/20/2024 12:07am • WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a time of fear and chaos four years ago. The death count was mounting as COVID-19 spread. Financial markets were panicked. Oil prices briefly went negative. The Federal Reserve slashed its benchmark interest rates to combat the sudden recession. And the U.S. government wen 9 Best Cheap Dividend Stocks to Buy Under $20 05/19/2024 08:00pm • The U.S. economy is likely headed for a slowdown in 2024, and inflation remains elevated. One way for investors to offset the negative impact of inflation is to generate regular income via dividend stocks. Historically, dividends have accounted for about 40% of the total stock market return since 19 Stars shining at San Siro as Inter celebrates 20th Serie A title 05/19/2024 05:26pm • MILAN (AP) — Before the sun set in Milan on Sunday, San Siro had two stars shining brighter than ever as Inter Milan finally got its title celebrations underway. While Inter fans had been celebrating since last month when the Nerazzurri secured the Serie A title with five rounds remaining, the pla MLB is expected to investigate David Fletcher for gambling on sports, AP source says 05/19/2024 02:30am • Major League Baseball is expected to investigate former Angels player David Fletcher for gambling on sports with a bookmaker who also took bets from Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymit Trump campaigns in Minnesota, predicting he will win the traditionally Democratic state in November 05/17/2024 10:50pm • ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump used a day off from his hush money trial Friday to headline a Republican fundraiser in Minnesota, a traditionally Democratic state that he boasts he can carry in November. Trump took the stage late as he headlined the state GOP’s annual Lincol UN experts say South Sudan is close to securing a $13 billion oil-backed loan from a UAE company 05/17/2024 06:38pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. experts say South Sudan is close to securing a $13 billion loan from a company in the United Arab Emirates, despite the oil-rich country’s difficulties in managing debts backed by its oil reserves. The panel of experts said in a report to the U.N. Security Council that Biden says landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling on school desegregation was about more than education 05/17/2024 05:45pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling that desegregated schools was about more than just race in education, President Joe Biden said Friday as he commemorated the 70th anniversary of the decision. It was about the promise of America, he said — that it is “big enough for ever Stock market today: Dow finishes above 40,000 to cap Wall Street’s latest winning week 05/17/2024 05:36pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished a day above the 40,000 level for the first time on Friday as U.S. stock indexes drifted around their records while closing out their latest winning week. The Dow rose 134.21 points, or 0.3%, to 40,003.59, a day after briefly topping the 40, Shohei Ohtani Day to be annual event in Los Angeles for duration of his Dodgers career 05/17/2024 04:10pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's Shohei Ohtani Day in Los Angeles. The Japanese two-way superstar was honored at Los Angeles City Hall on Friday and presented with a city council resolution that declared May 17 as Shohei Ohtani Day for the duration of his Dodgers career. Ohtani signed a record $700 million Porto fined $1.6M by UEFA and threatened with one-season European ban over unpaid debts 05/17/2024 01:05pm • GENEVA (AP) — Two-time European champion Porto was fined 1.5 million euros ($1.6 million) by UEFA on Friday and threatened with a one-year ban from European competitions because of unpaid debts this season. UEFA said its club finance monitoring panel put Porto on probation for two years and the ba