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Smoking in cars with kids is banned in 11 states, and West Virginia could be next 02/12/2024 05:32pm • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) ��� Smoking in cars with children is banned in 11 states, and lawmakers are pushing to join them in West Virginia, where more adults use cigarettes than anywhere else in the nation, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The state Senate on Monday passed The wife of a man charged with killing his 5-year-old daughter says she still cares about him 02/12/2024 05:16pm • CONCORD, N.H. (AP) ��� The estranged wife of a New Hampshire man accused of killing his 5-year-old daughter and hiding the child's body for months testified Monday that she still cares about him despite the horrors she said she witnessed. Kayla Montgomery has been the star witness against her husban NASCAR driver Ryan Preece returns to Daytona, where his harrowing crash prompted grass removal 02/12/2024 05:09pm • DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) ��� Ryan Preece might not recognize the spot where his harrowing crash started at Daytona International Speedway last August. NASCAR paved over the grassy area that seemingly caused Preece���s car to become airborne and roll about a dozen times during the 400-mile summer rac Avis Budget: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 02/12/2024 04:44pm • PARSIPPANY, N.J. (AP) ��� PARSIPPANY, N.J. (AP) ��� Avis Budget Group Inc. (CAR) on Monday reported fourth-quarter profit of $259 million. The Parsippany, New Jersey-based company said it had net income of $7.10 per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five a New 'Safe Commercial Corridor Hub' in DC opens a block from site of Chinatown Walgreens shooting 02/12/2024 03:27pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the opening of a new community center designed to offer residents direct access to police and other city agencies to deal with crime and behavioral health issues. "We not only want people to be safe," Bowser said, "but feel safe." The opening of Chinatown's n DP World Tour Schedule 02/12/2024 03:00pm • Nov. 23-26 _ Joburg Open (Dean Burmester) Nov. 23-26 _ Fortinet Australian PGA Championship (Min Woo Lee) Nov. 30-Dec. 3 _ ISPS Handa Australian Open (Joaquin Niemann) Nov. 30-Dec. 3 _ Investec South African Open Championship (Dean Burmester) Dec. 7-10 _ Alfred Dunhill Championship (Louis Oosthuizen Memphis man who shot 3 people and stole 2 cars is arrested after an intense search, police say 02/12/2024 02:51pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) ��� Police on Monday identified a man arrested during an intense search and charged with fatally shooting one man, wounding two women and carjacking two vehicles at four different locations in Memphis. Courdarion Craft, 20, of Memphis, was arrested Sunday on charges including fir Retired AP photographer Lou Krasky, who captured hurricanes, golf stars and presidents, has died 02/12/2024 01:48pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ��� Lou Krasky, an Associated Press photographer who took photos of presidents and the pope as well as hurricanes, golf tournaments, car racing stars and space shuttle launches throughout his more than 35 years with the wire service, has died. Krasky, 86, died Thursday, his famil DC woman narrowly escapes being hit by a stolen car that drove through her front yard 02/12/2024 01:19pm • Imagine being in front of your house doing yard work, when all of the sudden, a car jumps the sidewalk and is headed right at you. That's what happened to a woman in Northeast D.C. Evelina Voronina was in the 100 block of U Street Saturday, when she heard screeching tires and sensed something was Less is more? Consumers have fewer choices as brands prune their offerings to focus on best sellers 02/12/2024 12:03pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� How much choice is too much? Apparently for Coca-Cola, it's about 400 different types of drinks. That's why the beverage company recently decided to discontinue half of them, shedding brands like Tab, Zico coconut water, Diet Coke Feisty Cherry and Odwalla juices but still leaving Mobileye CEO Shashua expects more autonomous vehicles on the road in 2 years as tech moves ahead 02/12/2024 11:15am • DETROIT (AP) ��� Six years ago, automakers and tech companies thought they were on the cusp of putting thousands of self-driving robotaxis on the street to carry passengers without a human driver. Then an Uber autonomous test vehicle hit and killed a pedestrian in Arizona, multiple problems arose w Millennial Money: So you got a raise? Here���s what to do with the money 02/12/2024 11:00am • Whether it���s a 5% increase or a 20% bump, a pay raise at work is an opportunity to take charge of your financial priorities. A small raise might not seem like much when it���s broken down into a biweekly paycheck, but over time, that difference in income could provide a boost to your lifestyle or Kimberly Palmer: Building financial resilience can help you ride out tough times 02/12/2024 10:40am • Financial resilience provides a safety net that you might rarely use ��� but when you need it, you���ll be glad you have it. ���A household is financially resilient if they are prepared to encounter unexpected financial shocks,��� says Emerson Sprick, associate director of economic policy at the Bip Takoma Park Police search for reckless drivers after 'donuts' and 'burnouts' on DC-area streets 02/12/2024 09:19am • Police in Takoma Park, Maryland, released a community advisory on Sunday after a large crowd gathered and formed a circle around an intersection, driving recklessly and performing what the department called "dangerous maneuvers." Takoma Park Police said the incident began when a crowd blocked off Floats at Germany's Carnival parades satirize leading political figures 02/12/2024 08:46am • DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) ��� Throngs of revelers took to the streets of Germany's Carnival strongholds on Monday, accompanied by floats that satirized the Ukrainian and Russian presidents, German politicians, former U.S. President Donald Trump and many others. Shrove Monday parades are a traditiona