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What you do before and during a tornado could mean the difference between life and death 04/03/2025 03:03pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� With new innovations and technology, scientists have learned from major tornado outbreaks over the years how to improve safety guidance. During tornado season, forecasters try to get the word out about staying safe during a storm ��� but also planning for it ahead of time. Tornado s Moment of joy turns tragic: Virginia father and 6-year-old son drown while fishing 04/03/2025 02:54pm • Within seconds, a young boy's delight over catching a fish turned calamitous during a father-son fishing trip in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Danny Sumner, 37, of Fredericksburg, and his 6-year-old son, Donovan, drowned on March 22. The two began fishing from a boat landing off of Legacy Lane i When heavy rainfall threatens flooding, you can protect yourself. Here's how 04/03/2025 01:59pm • Extreme weather is dangerous weather, and that's particularly true for the heavy rainfall events that experts say are becoming more frequent with climate change. The powerful storms can pose threats ranging from falling limbs to downed power lines to drowning. Experts say disaster preparation and go Stellantis temporarily halts production at 2 plants in Canada, Mexico as auto tariffs take effect 04/03/2025 12:46pm • Automaker Stellantis is temporarily halting production at a plant in Canada and a plant in Mexico shortly after President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on imported vehicles. The move will result in the temporary layoff of 900 U.S. employees. Stellantis, which owns car brands like Jeep, Citr Noteworthy and influential people who've died this year 04/03/2025 11:43am • The world said goodbye last month to someone who made history as the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress. Former Utah congresswoman Mia Love, who died after battling brain cancer, didn���t emphasize her race during her campaigns, but acknowledged the significance of her election after h Noteworthy and influential people who've died this year 04/03/2025 10:39am • The world said goodbye last month to someone who made history as the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress. Former Utah congresswoman Mia Love, who died after battling brain cancer, didn���t emphasize her race during her campaigns, but acknowledged the significance of her election after h Today in Sports - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar plays final NBA game 04/03/2025 10:10am • April 4 1921 ��� The NHL champion Ottawa Senators beat the Pacific Coast Hockey Association champion Vancouver Millionaires 2-1 to win the Stanley Cup 3 games to 2. 1937 ��� Byron Nelson shoots a 283 to win the Masters by two strokes over Ralph Guldahl. 1938 ��� Henry Picard beats Ralph Guldahl and Today in Sports - Week Ahead, April 4 - April 10 04/03/2025 10:05am • April 4 1921 ��� The NHL champion Ottawa Senators beat the Pacific Coast Hockey Association champion Vancouver Millionaires 2-1 to win the Stanley Cup 3 games to 2. 1937 ��� Byron Nelson shoots a 283 to win the Masters by two strokes over Ralph Guldahl. 1938 ��� Henry Picard beats Ralph Guldahl and Virginia will be 1st state to order reckless drivers to install speed-limiting devices 04/03/2025 09:48am • Judges in Virginia will soon be able to order reckless drivers convicted of going over 100 miles an hour to install speed-limiting technology in their vehicles. Under HB2096, the Intelligent Speed Assistance Program, introduced by Arlington Del. Patrick Hope, a Democrat, a judge can require a dri This is what forecasters mean when they talk about a 100-year flood 04/03/2025 08:51am • Weather forecasters sometimes warn of storms that unleash rains so unusual they are described as 100-year or even 500-year floods. Here���s what to know about how scientists determine how extreme a flood is and how common these extreme events are becoming. What does a 100-year flood mean? Scientist Red Bull's Tsunoda is the latest in a long line of Japanese drivers seeking F1 success 04/03/2025 02:10am • SUZUKA, Japan (AP) ��� Yuki Tsunoda finally has his promotion at Red Bull. That was difficult enough, elevated to the top team last week as Liam Lawson was demoted to Red Bull's No. 2 Formula 1 team ��� Racing Bulls ��� after failing to score points in the season's first two races. Delivering will b 1 person dead as violent storms, including tornadoes, wallop Midwest and South 04/03/2025 12:38am • Tornadoes and violent storms struck parts of the South and Midwest on Wednesday, killing at least one person, knocking down power lines and trees, ripping roofs off homes and shooting debris thousands of feet into the air. A tornado emergency was briefly issued in northeast Arkansas, with the Nation Senate rebukes Trump���s tariffs as some Republicans vote to halt taxes on Canadian imports 04/02/2025 08:08pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Senate passed a resolution Wednesday night that would thwart President Donald Trump���s ability to impose tariffs on Canada, delivering a rare rebuke to the president just hours after he unveiled sweeping plans to clamp down on international trade. The Senate resolution, p Outrage grows over Maryland man's mistaken deportation to El Salvador prison 04/02/2025 07:31pm • In the 22 days since Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported to a notoriously violent prison in El Salvador, his young son has sought comfort in the scent of his missing father's clothes. ���He shows me how much he missed Kilmar,��� Abrego Garcia's wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura 15-year sentence handed down for woman who slammed 7-year-old onto concrete in Waldorf 04/02/2025 04:32pm • A woman has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for first-degree child abuse after a violent assault on a 7-year-old girl in Waldorf, Maryland, last year. Renee Daytona Roberts, 45, pleaded guilty on March 13 to first-degree child abuse resulting in severe injury, Charles County State���s Attorn