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Berlin taxi drivers hail city's Uber ban 08/14/2014 10:04am • FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) -- Berlin taxi drivers were celebrating Thursday after authorities banned the ridesharing service Uber from operating in the city because of safety concerns.In a decree Wednesday, Berlin authorities said they wouldn't tolerate Uber putting customers at risk

'Street view' goes undersea to map reefs, wonders 08/13/2014 09:46pm • JENNIFER KAY Associated Press ISLAMORADA, Fla. (AP) -- It's easy to go online and get a 360-degree, ground-level view of almost any street in the United States and throughout the world. Soon, scientists hope people will be able to do the same with coral reefs and other underwater wonders.U.S. govern

Dozens of cars submerged at BWI long-term parking 08/12/2014 06:06pm • WASHINGTON -- Dozens of cars parked in Baltimore-Washintgon International Thurgood Marshall Airport's long-term lot were submerged in water on Tuesday after record flooding in the region. Between 50 and 100 vehicles parked in the A and B lots at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marsh

Rental Report: You Found A Great Place, Now What? 08/12/2014 01:00pm • Editor’s Note: This biweekly sponsored column is written by Rick Gersten, founder and CEO of Urban Igloo, a rental real estate firm that matches up renters with their ideal apartments, condos or houses. Please submit any questions in the comments section or via email. Now that

Oracle sues Oregon over health insurance exchange 08/11/2014 04:48pm • JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- Oracle Corp. has sued the state of Oregon in a fight over the state's health insurance exchange, saying government officials are using the technology company's software despite $23 million in disputed bills.Oracle's breach-of-contract lawsuit a

Health care at college: Can your teen manage? 08/11/2014 01:00pm • LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- Lauren Davies had a desperate thought while stuck in traffic as she frantically drove upstate to reach her 19-year-old."If I drive on the shoulder and a cop stops me, will he believe me when I tell him I think my daughter's dying in a hospital?"The sop

D.C. drivers pay second-highest car insurance premiums 08/11/2014 10:46am • Maryland remains one of the most expensive states for car ownership, but the District is the second-most expensive for insurance premiums when compared with states. D.C. drivers pay, on average, $1,273 a year in auto insurance premiums, Bankrate.com says, citing statistics from the National Associat

A Q&A on changes coming to FICO credit scores 08/09/2014 01:20am • MARLEY JAY AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- There are changes coming to FICO, a broadly used credit score, that may mean higher credit scores for many consumers. Banks, credit card issuers, auto lenders and other businesses use those scores to decide whether to lend to consumers and how much i

Distracted smartphone walking poses safety risks 08/08/2014 03:22pm • WASHINGTON -- Smartphone users are starting to fill up emergency rooms as distracted walking is to blame for everything from sprained ankles, broken bones and even deaths. "You see people in restaurants with their phones all on the table; you see people checking their phones walking on the stree

Md., Va., decide fates of car-sharing services; take opposite positions 08/06/2014 01:01pm • Amanda Iacone and Ari Ashe, wtop.com WASHINGTON - On one day, neighboring states Maryland and Virginia took opposing stances in how they would treat car-sharing service Uber. In Virginia, the state cut a deal with both Uber and Lyft that would allow the companies' drivers to operate legally as

Marion Barry retracts tweets, praises D.C. police 08/05/2014 08:25pm • WASHINGTON -- The oft-quoted Yogi Berra once remarked, "I didn't really say everything I said." That memorable line has now been freshened for the digital age: I didn't tweet what I tweeted. D.C. Councilmember Marion Barry, Ward 8, sent out a blast of tweets Tuesday evening, both explaining p

Corrosion led pipe to burst that swamped UCLA 08/05/2014 07:58pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Corrosion and structural problems caused a pipe to burst that flooded a landmark athletic arena at the University of California, Los Angeles and submerged hundreds of cars, officials said Tuesday.The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power said outdated welding and engineering

Marion Barry's tickets apparently paid 08/05/2014 08:33am • UPDATED Aug. 5: A check of Marion Barry's license plate number currently shows a $0 balance owed to the D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles. EARLIER: WASHINGTON -- The car of former D.C. mayor and current council member Marion Barry has been impounded after he was involved in a crash Saturday.

Following car crash, Marion Barry faces new round of scrutiny 08/04/2014 01:33pm • WASHINGTON -- Former District of Columbia Mayor and current Council member Marion Barry has been released from the hospital, only to face new ethics questions. Barry, who is diabetic, suffered a hypoglycemic attack on Saturday. He became disoriented at the wheel and collided with another car.