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Lawyer: Mother of boy left in hot car devastated 07/16/2014 07:00am • PHILLIP LUCAS Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) -- A lawyer for a suburban Atlanta woman whose husband was arrested after their son was left for hours in a hot SUV said Tuesday that she is devastated by the boy's death.Criminal defense attorney Lawrence Zimmerman said Leanna Harris is "living every pare Ride-sharing Lyft's New York City plans postponed 07/15/2014 04:58pm • MICHAEL VIRTANEN Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- The on-demand ride-sharing app Lyft postponed its scheduled Friday launch in New York City while a state judge will wait until next week to consider whether its planned operations violate state and local laws.The state attorney general's office Man who killed lover's husband gets work release 07/12/2014 05:54pm • HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) -- A man who was 16 when his adult lover recruited him and his friends to kill her husband in a case that inspired the Nicole Kidman movie "To Die For" has been moved to a minimum-security prison.William "Billy" Flynn was transferred this past week to a facility in Warren, Maine, Which company offers the most car insurance discounts? 07/11/2014 10:07am • Sophie Ho, special to wtop.com WASHINGTON -- If you're looking to save a few bucks, consider looking a little closer at your car insurance policies. You may qualify for more discounts than you think. The personal finance website Bankrate compiled a list of car insurance discounts offered by t Uber driver flees inspector, takes passengers for wild ride 07/10/2014 04:19pm • WASHINGTON - Tuesday afternoon an Uber Black driver took three passengers for a wild ride after the driver fled a D.C. taxi inspector and traveled into Virginia. The passengers climbed into an Uber car with Virginia plates Tuesday as the inspector was asking for documents to confirm that the dri Police seek medical records in hot car death 07/07/2014 02:56pm • JEFF MARTIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) -- Court records released Monday show police want to learn about the health of a toddler in the months before he died of heat exposure in his father's car near Atlanta.Search warrants and affidavits released Monday show investigators are seeking medical reco Pulling fuselages from Montana river going 'slow' 07/06/2014 07:40pm • MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) -- Three airplane fuselages that slid down a steep embankment into the Clark Fork River following a train derailment in western Montana could take until Tuesday to remove, railroad officials said Sunday."The progress is going extremely slow," Montana Rail Link spokeswoman Lynda 5 Things to Know on children's life insurance 07/05/2014 01:21pm • BILL BARROW ATLANTA (AP) -- Policies for children represent a small fraction of the life insurance market, but they made the news this week after a court hearing for a Georgia man accused of killing his young son by leaving him in a hot car.Testimony and court documents revealed that Justin Ross Ha Police: Dad intentionally left child in hot car 07/04/2014 02:48pm • KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) -- Justin Ross Harris was a devoted and loving father who talked about his toddler son often, his friends and family say. But prosecutors have portrayed him as a man unhappy in his marriage who exchanged nude photos with several women as his son died Police: Dad sent nude photos while boy sat in car 07/04/2014 04:33am • KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) -- A Georgia man who police say intentionally killed his toddler son by leaving the boy inside a hot SUV was exchanging nude photos with women the day his son died and had looked at websites that advocated against having children, a detective testifi Stephen Gaskin dies; founded 'The Farm' commune 07/02/2014 07:54pm • LUCAS L. JOHNSON II Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Stephen Gaskin, a counterculture visionary who led a caravan of hippies from California to establish one of the country's longest lasting communes in rural Middle Tennessee and later sought the Green Party nomination for president, has di GM returns stolen Corvette to owner after 33 years 07/02/2014 08:50am • DETROIT (AP) -- The last time George Talley saw his beloved 1979 Chevrolet Corvette was when he parked it on Jefferson Avenue in Detroit in 1981.That was 33 years ago, and Talley had believed the sports car was long gone until a surprise June 13 phone call from auto insurer AAA telling him his Vette Report identifies the D.C. area's worst drivers 07/01/2014 01:09am • WTOP TALKBACK: So who do you think are the worst drivers? And why? Call the WTOP Talkback Line at 1-877-222-1035. Post a comment in this story, comment on WTOP's Facebook Page or use #WTOP on Twitter. WASHINGTON -- It's a question that can start an instant argument among motorists in the regio GM won't limit ignition switch crash compensation 06/30/2014 09:56pm • JOAN LOWY Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) -- The attorney overseeing General Motors' compensation to victims of small-car crashes says there's no limit to what the company will pay, provided the crashes were caused by faulty ignition switches. The tally could climb into billions of dollars. Stocks close a strong quarter ... Retirement plans underfunded ... 2 banks fined 06/30/2014 06:39pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. stocks are closing out another strong quarter, giving the Standard & Poor's 500 index its sixth straight quarterly gain. The market was mixed on the day as trading was muted ahead of the July Fourth holiday in the U.S.DETROIT (AP) -- General Motors is adding 8.2 million vehicle