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Jury says UK teens were part of the hacking group behind a 'Grand Theft Auto' blackmail bid 08/23/2023 11:08am • LONDON (AP) ��� A British jury ruled Wednesday that two teenagers were part of a hacking and blackmail campaign against technology companies including the maker of the ���Grand Theft Auto��� game series. Jurors at Southwark Crown Court in London said 18-year-old Arion Kurtaj committed 12 offenses in Iran sentences 8 to prison over paramilitary's death during last year's nationwide protests 08/23/2023 05:14am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� Iran sentenced seven men and a woman to prison after their convictions over allegedly aiding two men who were earlier executed for killing a paramilitary volunteer during the nationwide protests last year that followed Mahsa Amini's death in police custody, state First-Time Cruise Tips: 20 Major Mistakes to Avoid 08/22/2023 08:00pm • If you've decided to hit the high seas for the first time, there's a lot to consider. Beyond the seemingly endless itinerary options, you'll also need to select your ideal cruise line and ship size, research what's included with your cruise fare, and figure out what to pack.To help make your debut v Federal judge orders utility to turn over customer information amid reports of improper water use 08/22/2023 06:29pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) ��� A federal judge has ordered Mississippi���s largest electric utility to turn over information on customers in and around the capital city who might be using water without paying for it. In a Monday court filing, U.S. District Court Judge Henry Wingate granted a motion by Ted Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 08/22/2023 02:22pm • Here���s a look at how AP���s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP���s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov How Trump's attacks on prosecutors build on history of using racist language and stereotypes 08/22/2023 09:27am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Donald Trump���s aggressive response to his fourth criminal indictment in five months follows a strategy he has long used against legal and political opponents: relentless attacks, often infused with language that is either overtly racist or is coded in ways that appeal to racists. 'We could have done things differently': 911 call center director on the deadly District Dogs flood 08/21/2023 11:25pm • The��delay in alerting first responders to the flooding at a pet day care in Northeast D.C. last week was the result of a miscommunication between D.C.'s 911 call center and D.C. Fire and EMS about the situation's severity, according to the call center director at a news conference Monday. Ten do How Much Would Barbie's Dreamhouse Sell for in Real Life? 08/21/2023 08:00pm • The "Barbie" movie brought to life more than just the doll we all played with as children. It also showed us Barbie's worlds: her sister, Skipper; her hot pink C1 Corvette, which every little girl coveted, and, most epically, her iconic Barbie Dreamhouse. As a toy, there were many iterations of that Thousands of Northern Va. students are headed back to school 08/21/2023 11:45am • Thousands of students across Northern Virginia are gearing up for their first day of school. Multiple municipalities head back to class Monday, including Fairfax and Prince William counties, Alexandria and Manassas. Here's what you need to know. Fairfax County At Robinson Secondary School, Former respiratory therapist in Missouri sentenced in connection with patient deaths 08/20/2023 05:40pm • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) ��� A former Missouri respiratory therapist who pleaded guilty in the deaths of two hospital patients has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. Jennifer Hall was initially charged with two counts of first-degree murder but pleaded guilty in April to reduced first-degree involun Tech executive's brutal kidnapping caught on surveillance video 08/19/2023 10:02pm • ▶ Watch Video: Who Shot the Tech Exec? This story originally aired on April 2, 2022. It was updated on Aug. 19, 2023.Tushar Atre, a successful tech-executive-turned-cannabis-entrepreneur had a multimillion-dollar home on the California coast, where he spent his Two Virginia school districts release lists of 'sexually explicit' library books 08/18/2023 10:28am • Responding to a controversial new state law, two Virginia area school systems have released lists of books containing "sexually explicit" material as defined by state law. The book lists are required so that parents can look at the lists and opt their kids out from reading the books or even check China's Evergrande says it is asking for US court to approve debt plan, not filing for bankruptcy 08/18/2023 07:04am • BEIJING (AP) ��� A giant Chinese real estate developer that is struggling to avoid defaulting on $340 billion in debt said Friday it is asking a U.S. court to approve a restructuring plan for foreign bondholders and rejected what it said were news reports that suggest it filed for bankruptcy. Evergr Identifying victims of the Maui wildfire will be a challenging task. Here's what it entails 08/17/2023 08:11pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The challenge is formidable: identifying the remains of more than 100 victims as agonized loved ones yearn for information about those missing in Maui after the United States��� deadliest wildfire in more than a century. It is a painstaking process, and one that other communities How Colleges Can Support Victims of Sexual Violence and Harassment 08/16/2023 08:00pm • When new University of Oregon students arrive at the campus in Eugene, they receive a student ID card with their photo on the front. On the back -- under the bar code that students use to check out books, eat in the dining halls and ride the bus -- is the phone number for the team that responds to s