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With flowers, altars and candles, Mexicans are honoring deceased relatives on the Day of the Dead 11/01/2023 07:40pm • SANTA MAR��A ATZOMPA, M��xico (AP) ��� Ana Mart��nez is eager to welcome her deceased loved ones back home. Mart��nez and others in southern Mexico's Oaxaca state wait with anticipation for Day of the Dead celebrations every Nov. 1, when families place homemade altars to honor their dearly departed DC to give out free digital tracking tags to aid in recovering stolen vehicles 11/01/2023 06:00pm • They're not just for locating your luggage at the airport or finding where you put your keys. D.C. is hoping that digital tracking tags, such as Apple AirTags, can help get your vehicle back amid a rise in carjackings in the District. Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. acting police Chief Pamela Smith Chinese arrivals replace Hong Kong exodus. For them, the city is still freer than the mainland 11/01/2023 08:04am • HONG KONG (AP) ��� The exodus of tens of thousands of professionals from Hong Kong triggered by a crackdown on its civil liberties is being offset by new arrivals: mainland Chinese keen to move to the former British colony. The Asian financial hub has attracted tens of thousands of visa application The UK's AI summit is taking place at Bletchley Park, the wartime home of codebreaking and computing 11/01/2023 02:13am • LONDON (AP) ��� The United Kingdom is hosting the AI Safety Summit, bringing politicians, computer scientists and tech executives to a site chosen for its symbolism: Bletchley Park, synonymous with codebreaking and the birth of computing. During World War II, a group of mathematicians, cryptographer Doja Cat, Adam Sandler and Pete Davidson headline November's DC-area entertainment guide 11/01/2023 12:05am • Halloween is in the rear window as we now begin the road to Thanksgiving. Plenty of fun events await the nation's capital throughout the month of November. Here's a roundup of what's going on around town: November Entertainment Guide Nov. 1: Tower of Power at The Birchmere Nov. 1-5: " Today in History: November 1, Clarence Thomas joins the Supreme Court 11/01/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Wednesday, Nov. 1, the 305th day of 2023. There are 60 days left in the year. Today���s Highlight in History: On Nov. 1, 1991, Clarence Thomas took his place as the newest justice on the Supreme Court. On this date: In 1478, the Spanish Inquisition was established. In Your Halloween candy's afterlife: How long is too long to hang on to that stash? 10/31/2023 11:00pm • The shelf life of that Halloween candy haul may surprise you. Your candy stash could last from six months to two years, depending on the type of candy it is, and how it's stored. "Chocolate-based candies, particularly if they're more of that milk chocolate/white chocolate base, those will last No. 5 Washington faces a challenging final month that will prove if the Huskies are playoff worthy 10/31/2023 06:25pm • SEATTLE (AP) ��� When Kalen DeBoer was distinguishing himself as one of the top small-college coaches in the country at Sioux Falls, his teams went undefeated three times on the way to an NAIA national title. Still, there were some rocky moments and closer-than-anticipated games along the way. That Apple-Podcasts-Top-Podcasts 10/31/2023 11:58am • Top New Shows (US): 1. Morrison Mysteries, Dateline NBC 2. Burden of Guilt, iHeart True Crime 3. Hard Feelings with Jennette McCurdy, Lemonada 4. The Wedding Scammer, The Ringer 5. The Vanishing Point, Tenderfoot TV 6. CHEERS! with Avery Woods, Avery Woods 7. Six Trophies with Jason Concepcion and S US-Apple-Books-Top-10 10/31/2023 11:56am • Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. The Woman in Me by Britney Spears (Gallery Books) 2. The Secret by Andrew Child & Lee Child (Random House Publishing Group) 3. The Exchange by John Grisham (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group) 4. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry ( Apple TV app - Top Movies 10/31/2023 11:55am • Top Movie Purchases and Rentals (US): 1. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One 2. Barbie 3. The Equalizer 3 4. The Exorcist: Believer 5. Talk To Me 6. The Royal Hotel 7. Saw X 8. The Retirement Plan 9. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 10. Gran Turismo Apple App Store - Top Apps 10/31/2023 11:53am • Top Free iPhone Apps (US): 1. Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire, Temu 2. Lapse - Disposable Camera, Lapse 3. Peacock TV: Stream TV & Movies, Peacock TV LLC 4. Google, Google LLC 5. ChatGPT, OpenAI 6. TikTok, TikTok Ltd. 7. Max: Stream HBO, TV, & Movies, WarnerMedia Global Digital Services, LLC 8 Millennial Money: Black Friday shopping could look different this year, experts say 10/31/2023 07:00am • Retailers thrive on tantalizing shoppers ahead of the post-Thanksgiving event, keeping them guessing about how exactly the experience will unfold. But economic conditions, past sales and other factors can provide clues about what���s to come. Here���s what marketing, retail and supply chain experts Stock market today: Asian shares mostly fall as investors look ahead to economic data 10/31/2023 01:30am • TOKYO (AP) ��� Asian shares were trading mostly lower Tuesday as investors looked ahead to a week that could se e more swings in financial markets, including key reports on U.S. consumer confidence and the job market. Eyes are also on the U.S. Federal Reserve announcing its next move on interest ra 10 of the Best-Performing 401(k) Funds 10/30/2023 08:00pm • The number of mutual funds globally hit 138,000 in 2022, leaving investors swimming in a sea of options. Yet, a quick glance reveals that most of these funds don't warrant a second look. The conundrum often lies in discerning the value for the fees you pay. High fees can only be rationalized if a fu