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What to stream this week: Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, 'Grey���s Anatomy' and MLB The Show 24 03/15/2024 12:40am • The launch of season 20 of ���Grey's Anatomy��� and albums from Justin Timberlake and Kacey Musgraves are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press��� entertainment journalis 'Manhunt,' about hunt for John Wilkes Booth, may make you wish you paid attention in history class 03/14/2024 11:43pm • A new series transforms the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln into a true crime thriller that goes deeper into the story than most textbooks. Most who studied Lincoln in school learn he was assassinated by a man named John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln was watching a play with his wife, Mary Todd L 10 Best Investments for 2024 03/14/2024 08:00pm • The S&P 500 started the year slowly after a bang-up performance in 2023. Sector performance has been mixed. Growth stalwarts technology and communication services are leading the pack as of mid-March, and traditional defensives like utilities and real estate are in the red. "The biggest factor 5 Best Virtual Reality Stocks to Buy 03/14/2024 08:00pm • The global virtual reality market is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 27.5% from 2023 to 2030, according to a report from Grand View Research. With a total market value of $59.9 billion in 2022 -- more than double its value in 2021 -- overall revenue in the sector is forecast t Michael Kopech to pitch out of bullpen rather than Chicago White Sox starting rotation 03/14/2024 03:16pm • GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) ��� Hard-throwing Chicago White Sox right-hander Michael Kopech will pitch out of the bullpen instead of the starting rotation, another disappointing development in a career that hasn't lived up to expectations. ���It���s not my first choice where I want to be. I like starting, Facts about hail, the icy precipitation often encountered in spring and summer 03/14/2024 12:07pm • Intense storms swept through Kansas and Missouri on Wednesday and brought whipping winds, possible tornadoes, and what some described as ���gorilla hail.��� In Kansas, hail nearly the size of a softball and measuring 4 inches (10 centimeters) was reported in the town of Wabaunsee and 3-inch (7.6-cen Storm carrying massive 'gorilla hail' hits parts of Kansas and Missouri 03/14/2024 09:11am • ST. LOUIS (AP) ��� Massive chunks of hail pelted parts of Kansas and Missouri on Wednesday night, bringing traffic to a standstill along Interstate 70, as storms unleashed possible tornadoes and meteorologists urged residents to stay indoors. There were three unconfirmed reports of tornadoes in Waba Where to get the best pies in the DC area to celebrate Pi Day 03/14/2024 05:40am • Get a slice of some of the best pies in the region this Thursday for Pi Day. The annual holiday on March 14 was created by math enthusiasts to celebrate ��, a symbol that represents the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, which is approximately 3.14. For those in search of som Many countries are bouncing back from the pandemic but the poorest are not, UN says 03/14/2024 02:31am • UNITED NATIONS (AP) ��� Many countries are bouncing back from the COVID-19 pandemic, but the poorest are not and a significant number are seeing their conditions deteriorate, the U.N. Development Program said Wednesday. Achim Steiner, head of the agency, said that after two decades during which rich Magnificent 7 Stocks: What Are They and How They Dominate the Market 03/13/2024 08:00pm • CNBC personality Jim Cramer is credited with coming up with the popular FANG acronym to describe megacap tech growth stocks Facebook, Amazon.com Inc. (ticker: AMZN), Netflix Inc. (NFLX) and Google way back in 2013. Since then, Facebook changed its name to Meta Platforms Inc. (META), and Google restr A family is shaken in Peacock's 'Apples Never Fall,' starring Annette Bening 03/13/2024 12:28pm • There's a scene in the new Peacock drama ��� Apples Never Fall ��� in which Annette Bening 's character weeps after having too much to drink at a family party. ���Nobody can break your heart like your own children," she laments. Bening, a mother of four with husband Warren Beatty, understands someth Edmunds: Which three-row EV is best? Edmunds compares the Kia EV9 and Rivian R1S 03/13/2024 07:43am • Shoppers thinking about buying a three-row SUV have plenty of options. Unless they want an electric SUV, that is. Fortunately, there are two models that hold a lot of promise: the Kia EV9 and the Rivian R1S. The EV9 is Kia���s latest and largest electric SUV. Think of it as a Kia Telluride that���s Returns from Tommy John surgery may seem routine. Recovery can be full of grief, angst and isolation 03/13/2024 06:00am • OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) ��� One August morning in 2022 while all alone at the Oakland Coliseum, Daulton Jefferies plopped down in the grass and wept. The pitcher cried for a good 45 minutes. Six years after becoming a first-round draft pick and days after his 27th birthday, he contemplated giving up ba As Putin orchestrates his reelection, a resilient Russian economy is a key selling point 03/12/2024 01:32am • MOSCOW (AP) ��� Russians are finding a few imported staples, like fruit, coffee and olive oil, have shot way up in price. Most global brands have disappeared ��� or been reincarnated as Russian equivalents under new, Kremlin-friendly ownership. A lot more Chinese cars are zipping around the streets. Warden ousted as FBI again searches California federal women's prison plagued by sexual abuse 03/11/2024 08:38pm • The warden of a troubled federal women���s prison in California has been ousted months into his tenure as FBI agents on Monday hauled boxes of evidence from the facility in an apparent escalation of a yearslong investigation that put a former warden and other employees behind bars for sexually abusi