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GOP candidate for NC governor blasts public spending as his family nonprofit rakes in taxpayer funds 05/22/2024 07:45am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� In his bid to become North Carolina���s first Black governor, Republican Mark Robinson assails government safety net spending as a ���plantation of welfare and victimhood" that has mired generations of Black people in ���dependency��� and poverty. But the lieutenant governor's po Watchdog report: Metro skipping some steps while inspecting railcars 05/22/2024 07:23am • An independent agency that oversees safety on Metro released an audit Tuesday that found the D.C. transit system has skipped some safety checks, including railcar inspections and precautions to protect personnel. The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission conducted interviews, site visits and dat Edmunds: The Four Best Auto Deals for Memorial Day Weekend 05/22/2024 06:27am • Memorial Day weekend is often considered to be the kick-start to summer and, for car shoppers looking for the best finance and lease deals, a great opportunity to take advantage of a marketplace finally returning to normalcy. ���It���s time for car shoppers to dust off their old, pre-pandemic playbo Tornado devastates Iowa town, killing multiple people as powerful storms rip through Midwest 05/21/2024 11:59pm • GREENFIELD, Iowa (AP) ��� Multiple people died Tuesday and at least a dozen were injured when a powerful tornado tore through a small Iowa town, carving a bleak landscape of destroyed homes and businesses, shredded trees, smashed cars, and widely strewn debris. The tornado destroyed much of Greenfie China is accelerating the forced urbanization of rural Tibetans, rights group says 05/21/2024 08:34pm • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) ��� China is accelerating the forced urbanization of Tibetan villagers and herders, Human Rights Watch said, in an extensive report that adds to state government and independent reports of efforts to assimilate rural Tibetans through control over their language and traditional Bu Former Arizona grad student convicted of first-degree murder in 2022 shooting of professor 05/21/2024 08:22pm • A former University of Arizona graduate student was convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder for fatally shooting a hydrology professor on campus, months after he was expelled. A Pima County Superior Court jury deliberated for less than three hours before reaching a verdict against Murad Dervish, 48 How to Pay Off a Personal Loan Faster 05/21/2024 08:00pm • Paying off a personal loan early can save you a ton in interest and make it easier to qualify for a home loan or auto loan. However, whether it's the best use of any extra funds depends on your financial situation. We cover scenarios where it might make sense and strategies you can use to pay off a Hawaii officials stress preparedness despite below-normal central Pacific hurricane season outlook 05/21/2024 07:48pm • HONOLULU (AP) ��� This year's hurricane season for waters around Hawaii will likely be ���below normal��� with one to four tropical cyclones across the central Pacific region, forecasters said Tuesday. A near-normal season has four or five cyclones, which include tropical depressions, tropical stor Report says there was 'utter chaos' during search for Maine gunman, including intoxicated deputies 05/21/2024 07:47pm • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) ��� The search for the gunman behind last October's mass shooting in Maine was marked by ���utter chaos,��� including one group of deputies who had been drinking nearly crashing their armored vehicle and others showing up in civilian clothes who could have been mistaken for the New cars in California could alert drivers for breaking the speed limit 05/21/2024 07:45pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� California could eventually join the European Union in requiring all new cars to alert drivers when they break the speed limit, a proposal aimed at reducing traffic deaths that would likely impact motorists across the country should it become law. The federal government s Ex-NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani pleads not guilty to felony charges in Arizona election interference case 05/21/2024 07:39pm • PHOENIX (AP) ��� Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani pleaded not guilty Tuesday to nine felony charges stemming from his role in an effort to overturn Donald Trump���s 2020 election loss in Arizona to Joe Biden. Ten others, including former Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward, also pleade Ex-Washington state police officer acquitted in Black man's death files claims alleging defamation 05/21/2024 07:04pm • TACOMA, Wash. (AP) ��� One of the Washington state police officers cleared of criminal charges in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis ��� a Black man who was shocked, beaten and held facedown on a sidewalk as he pleaded for breath ��� has filed multimillion-dollar claims against local and state officials Ricky Rudd, Carl Edwards and Ralph Moody selected to NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2025 05/21/2024 06:42pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ��� Ricky Rudd was clearing away leaves by his pool when he got an anonymous text message that he might want to make the 20-minute drive south to Charlotte ��� quickly. Rudd knew right away that he was finally getting into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in his eighth year on the ballot DC calls them 'scofflaws.' And if they���re found, they���re getting towed 05/21/2024 04:33pm • Much has been made in recent years about all the money owed by drivers who have racked up tickets for speeding, running red lights and other infractions caught on D.C.���s bevy of traffic cameras. And quietly over the last month, D.C. has started going after some of those drivers. A pilot program Analysis: Bryson DeChambeau doesn't win the PGA trophy, but he does win the crowd 05/21/2024 03:14pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) ��� Golf is more than about winning the trophy. Such was the message from Bryson DeChambeau on the eve of the final round at the PGA Championship. He had just used a 6-iron to chip in for eagle on the 18th hole at Valhalla. He lunged into a ferocious fist pump. He set off one of