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Adidas sells another batch of Yeezy sneakers left over from breakup with Ye 02/26/2024 02:00pm • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Shoe and sports clothing maker Adidas said Monday it had started a third sale of the Yeezy sneakers it was left with after severing ties with Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West. The company has accompanied the sales with donations to groups fighting antisemitism Today in History: February 24, Soviet sub torpedoes ship, kills nearly 800 Jewish refugees 02/24/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Saturday, Feb. 24, the 55th day of 2024. There are 311 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 24, 1942, the SS Struma, a charter ship attempting to carry nearly 800 Jewish refugees from Romania to British-mandated Palestine, was torpedoed by a Soviet Los Angeles County district attorney seeks reelection in contest focused on feeling of public safety 02/23/2024 06:26pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County voters are set to decide next month if embattled District Attorney George Gascón will remain the head of the nation’s largest prosecutor’s office in a race centered on perceptions of public safety. Gascón, who was elected in 2020 on a criminal justice pl Google says its AI image-generator would sometimes 'overcompensate' for diversity 02/23/2024 06:04pm • Google apologized Friday for its faulty rollout of a new artificial intelligence image-generator, acknowledging that in some cases the tool would “overcompensate” in seeking a diverse range of people even when such a range didn’t make sense. The partial explanation for why its images put peopl Former Colorado police officer appeals conviction in Black man Elijah McClain's death 02/22/2024 06:01pm • DENVER (AP) — A former Colorado police officer is appealing his conviction by a jury for his role in the death of Eljiah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died after being stopped by police in a Denver suburb in 2019. Lawyers for Randy Roedema filed a notice of appeal with the state appeals Tuesday's Scores 02/20/2024 11:29pm • BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Banner Christian 82, Amelia Academy 11 Blue Ridge School 103, Va. Episcopal 67 Brunswick Academy 85, Fuqua School 31 Carlisle 79, North Cross 61 Carmel 77, Guardian Christian 52 Catholic 76, Nansemond-Suffolk 36 Faith Christian-Roanoke 45, Regents 43 Grace Christian 66, Dayspri Three slain Minnesota first responders remembered for their commitment to service 02/20/2024 05:09pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two young police officers and a firefighter-paramedic were killed in a burst of gunfire Sunday as they responded to a domestic disturbance call in the Minneapolis suburb of Burnsville. Another officer also was injured, and the man identified as the shooter fatally shot himself, Louisiana governor declares state of emergency due to police shortage 02/16/2024 03:46pm • BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana GOP Gov. Jeff Landry has declared a state of emergency due to a police officer shortage. Landry's executive order issued Thursday lifts limits on how many new employees Louisiana sheriffs can hire and on payroll increases for their departments. Landry, who previo Team owner, Hall of Fame driver Tony Stewart vows changes, puts team on blast after winless 2023 02/16/2024 12:31pm • DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tony Stewart put his NASCAR team on blast ahead of the Daytona 500 and in the wake of a winless 2023 season: get to victory lane, hang banners — or else. Stewart-Haas Racing is in more than a small slump. SHR has been downright dismal. The team once among NASCAR's best Thursday's Scores 02/16/2024 12:50am • BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Bellevue 74, Bishop Brossart 61 Boone Co. 63, Cin. McNicholas, Ohio 60 Bowling Green 73, Evangel Christian 68 Campbell Co. 60, Beechwood 38 Cumberland Co. 79, Somerset Christian 73 Floyd Central 89, Huntington Prep, W.Va. 66 Fort Campbell 78, Community Christian (Paducah) 61 Fo Teaching Black history is under national scrutiny. At DC-area museums and historic sites, it's the status quo 02/15/2024 09:55am • Throughout February, WTOP is celebrating Black History Month. Join us on air and online as we bring you the stories, people and places that make up our diverse community. When you walk across D.C.'s National Mall or into the suburbs in nearby Maryland and Virginia, you are almost certain to come Wednesday's Scores 02/14/2024 11:55pm • BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Auburn 70, Galax 42 Benedictine 68, Trinity Episcopal 61 Brooke Point 64, Stafford 52 Chilhowie 66, Rural Retreat 33 Christchurch 62, Fredericksburg Christian 47 Clarke County 79, Luray 56 Colonial Forge 38, North Stafford 35 Cosby 75, Huguenot 62 Floyd County 49, Radford 41 Fr Jimmie Johnson struggled in his first year as NASCAR team owner. Can he make Legacy a winner? 02/14/2024 11:50pm • DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth forged a deeper friendship bantering on all those punishing bicycle rides than they did as rivals on four wheels over their Hall of Fame NASCAR careers. Johnson gained an understanding of Kenseth’s often unassuming demeanor and the time Ex-officer acquitted of assault in 2020 encounter with racial injustice protester in Philadelphia 02/14/2024 02:34pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A former Philadelphia police inspector has been acquitted of assault in the use of a baton during an encounter with a protester in a 2020 racial injustice demonstration. Jurors acquitted 57-year-old Joseph Bologna on Wednesday of charges of simple assault and possessing an inst Tuesday's Scores 02/13/2024 11:59pm • GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Abingdon 63, John Battle 40 Archbishop Carroll, D.C. 48, Paul VI Catholic High School 45 Atlantic Shores Christian 29, Gateway Christian 26 Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot 56, Amelia Academy 36 Brookville 45, Heritage (Lynchburg) 36 Bullis, Md. 76, Potomac School 62 Carlisle 78, Ro