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Federal appeals court upholds California law banning gun shows at county fairs 06/11/2024 07:52pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld California's ban on gun shows at county fairs and other public properties, deciding the laws do not violate the rights of firearm sellers or buyers. The 3-0 decision by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturns a federal judge's ruli Gov. Jay Inslee says Washington will make clear that hospitals must provide emergency abortions 06/11/2024 06:11pm • SEATTLE (AP) ��� Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday said Washington will spell out in state law that hospitals must provide abortions if needed to stabilize patients, a step that comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule this month on whether conservative states can bar abortions during some medic North Carolina lawmakers approve mask bill that allows health exemption after pushback 06/11/2024 06:09pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ��� A new, reworked version of a bill that originally caught flak for removing a pandemic-era health exemption for wearing a mask in public was approved by North Carolina lawmakers on Tuesday. The amended bill still increases punishments for people wearing masks while committing a Idaho police force loses millions worth of gear and vehicles in fire 06/11/2024 05:11pm • COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) ��� Police in northern Idaho lost millions of dollars worth of law enforcement equipment and vehicles in a fire that tore through a department building over the weekend, Coeur d���Alene police said. No one was injured in the fire that broke out early Sunday, but everything Former Trump attorney in Wisconsin suspended from state judicial ethics panel 06/11/2024 04:38pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) ��� The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended former President Donald Trump���s Wisconsin lawyer from a state judicial ethics panel a week after he was charged with a felony for his role in a 2020 fake electors scheme. Liberal advocates have been calling for Jim Troupis to Fairfax Co. police cracking down on illegal street takeovers 06/11/2024 04:03pm • Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, are cracking down on street takeovers as part of a summer crime prevention initiative aimed at being proactive and keeping communities safe. The first wave of the program, which started earlier this month, is focused on street takeovers and bars and restaurants Apple Pay will have more payment options this fall and will also welcome Windows, Chrome users 06/11/2024 12:06pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Apple Inc. plans to add several new features to Apple Pay and Apple Wallet later this year that will more deeply integrate financing, rewards, and buy now, pay later options into the iPhone. The new features are part of Apple's annual iOS update that will arrive in the fall, the c Palestinian DC chef and Senegalese restaurant in New Orleans win coveted James Beard Awards 06/11/2024 08:41am • CHICAGO (AP) ��� A Palestinian chef using ancient cooking techniques, a Senegalese restaurant in New Orleans and an upscale Thai restaurant in Oregon won coveted James Beard Awards Monday at a red carpet awards ceremony in Chicago. More than 100 restaurants were finalists across 22 categories for th Cameroon or Canada? Poorly paid doctors and nurses are choosing to leave. That's common in Africa 06/11/2024 12:02am • DAKAR, Senegal (AP) ��� After training as a nurse, Nevielle Leinyuy spent almost a decade in Cameroon working as a front desk receptionist because he was unable to find a decent paying job in the medical field. Last year, he gave up looking. He applied for a nursing program in Canada, where he now l Electronic voting worries security experts. Nevada touts safeguards as it expands it to tribes 06/10/2024 04:43pm • SCHURZ, Nevada (AP) ��� Members of the Walker River Paiute Tribe have watched the boundaries of their land recede over time along with the waters of the lake that are central to their identity, threatening the cultural symbol that gave the tribe its name ��� Agai Dicutta, or Trout Eaters. Not wantin DC's Rainbow History Project reflects on 60 years of LGBTQ history ahead of World Pride 06/10/2024 05:54am • A D.C. organization has been documenting the history of the LGBTQ community in the District since 2000. This year, that same organization told WTOP of its plans to share the region's history ahead of next year's World Pride celebration. Vincent Slatt, Director of Archiving at the Rainbow History 7 Best Fintech ETFs to Buy Now 06/09/2024 08:00pm • Fintech stocks have held the attention of institutional and individual investors for over a decade, and for good reason. This dynamic industry combines disruptive technological innovation with the lucrative field of financial services to produce tremendous market potential and the opportunity for ab How to Reduce Your Tax Bill by Saving for Retirement 06/09/2024 08:00pm • U.S. adults continue to be jittery about their retirement savings. That's especially the case as the price tag for a secure retirement continues to rise. According to a recent study by Northwestern Mutual, Americans believe they'll need $1.46 million to retire comfortably. That figure is 15% higher Ricky Hatton, Michael Moorer strike different tones in leading their class into boxing Hall of Fame 06/09/2024 06:18pm • Ricky Hatton laughed his way through his Hall of Fame induction speech, marveling at the places boxing took him and the thousands of his fans that would always follow. ���I had some wars, didn���t I?��� Hatton said Sunday. ���When I think back at the Kostya Tszyu fight, Floyd Mayweather fight, Manny Thailand's progressive Move Forward party braces for court case that might dissolve it 06/09/2024 01:24am • BANGKOK (AP) ��� The former leader of Thailand���s progressive opposition Move Forward party vowed on Sunday to keep fighting as the party faces a court case that could result in its dissolution. The Constitutional Court has agreed to rule on whether the party violated the constitution by proposing