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Protester's 1971 death still echoes in 2 families 05/11/2014 11:06am • JAY REEVES Associated Press BUTLER, Ala. (AP) -- Carrie Johnson and Gladden Smith are bound together by a single, deadly moment -- a moment for which she says she has forgiven him, a moment he says he never intended but cannot change.Although Johnson and Smith lived in the same rural county for year Distracted driving tickets skyrocket in Md. 05/09/2014 12:31pm • FREDERICK, Md. (AP) -- Maryland State Police records show that tickets for distracted driving offenses have skyrocketed since driving while using a hand-held cellphone became a primary offense in October.The Frederick News-Post (http://bit.ly/1novkGn ) reported Friday that troopers issued nearly 6,8 Smart Spending: How to plan financially for leave 05/09/2014 07:20am • SARAH SKIDMORE SELL AP Business Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Workers are human. That means sometimes they have needs that take them away from work for extended periods of time. Babies, illnesses and even sabbaticals can mean a long time away from a job and a paycheck, too.So how can you cope financ TuneIn adds way to hear 'recently started' songs 05/08/2014 05:44pm • RYAN NAKASHIMA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Tired of flipping through the radio dial? Internet radio service TuneIn is offering a way to see which songs have just started on 100,000 radio stations around the world, allowing you to listen in soon after the tune starts.That's one of the new Uber expands insurance coverage 05/06/2014 02:03am • WASHINGTON -- As ride sharing grows in popularity in the D.C. area, questions have been raised about the insurance held by drivers. UberX is a service that lets drivers with their own vehicles and insurance sign up online to become a part of Uber's network of drivers. Customers then call, track Arson Awareness Week focuses on car fires 05/05/2014 01:29am • WASHINGTON -- When someone sets a fire on purpose, it puts communities at risk and costs us all. May 4-10 is National Arson Awareness Week, and this year, the focus is on vehicle arson. The Maryland Fire Marshal's Office says that vehicle arsonists have many motivations, including insurance Arlington cab drivers rally against UberX 05/01/2014 05:15pm • (Updated at 5:25 p.m.) Nearly a hundred Arlington (Va.) taxi drivers crowded into the County Board offices Thursday afternoon, asking county policymakers to take action against UberX. UberX, which launched in D.C. last summer, is a smartphone app that connects users with drivers wh Morning Notes 04/25/2014 09:05am • ‘Most Clarendon Craigslist Ad Ever’ — Is this listing for rooms in a house in the Clarendon-Courthouse area, which starts out with the greeting “Whasup Craiglist,” the “most Clarendon Craigslist ad ever,” as our tipster puts it? According to the listing, tw Obamacare could lead to lower car insurance costs 04/25/2014 04:26am • WASHINGTON -- The Affordable Care Act may be controversial, but with enrollments exceeding expectations, it could have a ripple effect that benefits your bottom line. A study from the Rand Corp. suggests the Affordable Care Act will drive down the cost of car insurance. Laura Adams of Insurance Cars smashed, air bags stolen in Fairlington 04/11/2014 07:39am • ARLINGTON, Va. -- An Arlington County neighborhood is reeling after a recent rash of airbag thefts. On Tuesday morning, Fairlington residents found their car windows smashed, hoods popped, batteries disconnected and airbags gone. "It seems like an odd thing to steal, but apparently they're val Car insurance discounts for those who take public transit 04/08/2014 05:03pm • WASHINGTON - Drivers who want to keep their cars, but are considering taking the bus, Metro or a bike to work could save money on their vehicle insurance. Many car insurance companies offer what's called a "pleasure use discount" for drivers who use public transit for most of their tips to and Developer to pay building owner $3.2M for structural damage 04/04/2014 08:15am • The developer of a Bethesda apartment tower that caused serious structural damage to a next-door building agreed to pay the building owner $3.2 million in a settlement. Bainbridge, which is near completion on its 17-story, 200-unit apartment on Fairmont Avenue, never admitted fault for the sheeti Fund established for Stafford family whose baby died in fire 04/02/2014 12:38pm • WASHINGTON -- A fund has been set up to help defray the funeral costs for a Stafford County family whose 6-month-old daughter died in a house fire Monday. The fund will help with the burial costs for Eleanor Mae Avery and will helping the Avery family rebuild. Eleanor was the youngest of Dirk a Which driving infractions raise insurance premiums the most? 03/28/2014 08:28am • WASHINGTON -- You already know that driving infractions tend to lead to higher car insurance costs, but a new study illuminates which violations will cost you the most. Your premium could rise as much as 93 percent if you are convicted of driving under the influence, a study commissioned by Insu How some California towns deal with drought 03/17/2014 03:05am • By ALICIA CHANG AP Science Writer SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Drops of rain fell on Josephine Miller's 1920s bungalow -- a watery relief in the midst of a punishing drought. Instead of flowing into storm drains and washing out to sea, an oversized tank harvested the precious resource to keep her thi