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Car Review: The full-electric Fiat 500e is a great choice as an urban commuter 04/22/2024 07:32am • The original Fiat 500 and the new 500e still of some of the smaller cars on the market. However, even taller drivers will find decent space. (WTOP/Brian Armstead) Brian Armstead, Special Contributor Don���t let the small size fool you the Fiat 500e packs plenty of space for adults and offers a fun WATCH: Red Bull Showrun brings race cars and more to the streets of DC 04/22/2024 07:26am • toggle audio on and off change volume Kimberly Palmer: How to escape from a money rut 04/22/2024 07:00am • Sometimes, climbing out of a money rut starts with a pep talk ��� to yourself. ���I like affirmations and speaking out loud,��� says Giovanna Gonzalez, a financial educator and author of ���Cultura & Cash.��� Her favorite affirmations are statements like, ���I am not a reflection of my money mis Using virtual reality to put the brakes on dangerous driving 04/22/2024 04:30am • A Chevy Camaro parked inside Springfield Town Center in Fairfax County on Sunday let shoppers test whether they are safe drivers. The traveling exhibit is part of the Street Smart campaign from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) to promote pedestrian and bicycle safety. " Race car in Sri Lanka veers off track killing 7 people and injuring 20, officials say 04/22/2024 12:07am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ��� A race car veered off the track during a competition in Sri Lanka on Sunday and rammed into a crowd of spectators and race officials, killing seven people and injuring 20 others, officials said. Thousands of spectators looked on as the mishap took place during a race in t Terry Anderson, AP reporter abducted in Lebanon and held captive for years, has died at 76 04/21/2024 09:36pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Terry Anderson, the globe-trotting Associated Press correspondent who became one of America���s longest-held hostages after he was snatched from a street in war-torn Lebanon in 1985 and held for nearly seven years, has died at 76. Anderson, who chronicled his abduction and torturou MJ for the win: Reddick pulls off a Talladega buzzer-beater for Michael Jordan 04/21/2024 08:47pm • TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) ��� So much for Michael Jordan being a jinx at the race track. The Basketball Hall of Famer celebrated as if he was still on the court after Tyler Reddick stole a NASCAR Cup victory at Talladega Superspeedway, speeding across the line after front-runner Michael McDowell ��� swe Tesla cuts the price of its 'Full Self Driving' system by a third to $8,000 04/21/2024 08:26pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Tesla knocked roughly a third off the price of its ���Full Self Driving��� system ��� which can���t drive itself and so drivers must remain alert and be ready to intervene ��� to $8,000 from $12,000, according to the company website. Tesla CEO and billionaire Elon Musk promised 'Great bravery and resolve.' Reaction to the death of Terry Anderson, AP reporter held hostage 04/21/2024 08:25pm • A courageous correspondent who reported from the world's trouble spots. A supporter of humanitarian causes. A good friend. Those were among the reactions to the death of Terry Anderson, the former chief Middle East correspondent for The Associated Press. Anderson was one of America���s longest-held Scott Dixon stretches fuel to inch closer to A.J. Foyt on IndyCar's all-time win list 04/21/2024 07:41pm • LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) ��� Scott Dixon used mind-boggling fuel-saving strategy Sunday to win the Grand Prix of Long Beach and move closer to A.J. Foyt on IndyCar's all-time win list with his 57th career victory. Foyt is IndyCar's winningest driver with 67 victories ��� a mark the 43-year-old Dixon 15 people injured when tram collides with guardrail at Universal Studios theme park near Los Angeles 04/21/2024 07:36pm • UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) ��� More than a dozen people suffered mostly minor injuries when a tram used for tours crashed into a railing at Universal Studios Hollywood near Los Angeles, authorities and the company said. Los Angeles County Fire Department units responded shortly after 9 p.m. Saturda Ukrainian and Western leaders laud US aid package while the Kremlin warns of 'further ruin' 04/21/2024 07:02pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� Ukrainian and Western leaders on Sunday welcomed a desperately needed aid package passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, as the Kremlin warned that passage of the bill would ���further ruin��� Ukraine and cause more deaths. Ukrainian commanders and analysts say the long Race car in Sri Lanka veers off track killing 7 people and injuring 20, officials say 04/21/2024 02:19pm • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ��� Race car in Sri Lanka veers off track killing 7 people and injuring 20, officials say. Unprecedented wave of narco-violence stuns Argentina city 04/21/2024 01:14pm • ROSARIO, Argentina (AP) ��� The order to kill came from inside a federal prison near Argentina's capital. Unwitting authorities patched a call from drug traffickers tied to one of the country's most notorious gangs to collaborators on the outside. Hiring a 15-year-old hit man, they sealed the fate o Earth Day: How one grocery shopper takes steps to avoid 'pointless plastic' 04/21/2024 12:31pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) ��� Nature wraps bananas and oranges in peels. But in some modern supermarkets, they're bagged or wrapped in plastic too. For Judith Enck, that's the epitome of pointless plastic. The baby food aisle is similarly distressing for her, with its rows and rows of blended fruits, vegeta