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Actor Chad McQueen, son of Steve McQueen, dies at 63 09/12/2024 08:39pm • Chad McQueen, an actor known for his performances in the ���Karate Kid��� movies and the son of the late actor and race car driver Steve McQueen, has died. He was 63. McQueen���s attorney and friend Arthur H. Barens confirmed to The Associated Press that he died Wednesday. The cause of death was no What Is a Good APR on a Personal Loan? 09/12/2024 08:00pm • Personal loan rates can be drastically different for a borrower with excellent credit versus one with bad credit, so what's considered a "good" APR on a personal loan will depend on your credit score and debt-to-income ratio, among other factors. The lower your personal loan APR, the less money you' Banking on a Mistake: Can You Cash in When Your Bank Messes Up? 09/12/2024 08:00pm • In September 2024, some Chase Bank customers discovered a system error that allowed them to deposit bad checks into their accounts and then withdraw funds they didn't necessarily have. These customers gleefully broadcasted the error on TikTok and X, claiming that the "Chase glitch" they uncovered wa Car Accident Settlement Process and Timeline 09/12/2024 08:00pm • Every five seconds, a car crash happens somewhere in the U.S., according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. These aren't all minor fender-benders: In 2022, 5.2 million people were injured severely enough that they needed medical attention. But almost all car accident claims are s 19 Top Romantic Getaways in Texas 09/12/2024 08:00pm • Texas offers something for every duo, whether you want to reconnect over dinner in a chic city restaurant or disconnect from the rest of the world in a remote cabin. To help you and your partner choose a romantic getaway in Texas, we've highlighted some of the best big cities, quiet locales and luxu 19 Questions College Financial Aid Officers Wish Parents Would Ask 09/12/2024 08:00pm • Applying to college can be a lengthy and complicated process, and applying for financial aid to help pay for school can add to confusion and stress. While students are the applicants, parents typically must be part of the process of figuring out the full cost of a college education and how it will b Driver who led police on 30-mile high-speed chase in stolen Md. highway truck pleads guilty 09/12/2024 07:42pm • A man, who police said stole a Maryland state highway truck, rammed several vehicles and led authorities on a nearly 30-mile chase in February, pleaded guilty Thursday to assault and other charges. Flavio Lanuza, 27, of Laurel, could face up to 14 years and 10 months in prison when he is sentence Prison time for 2 DC officers convicted in fatal chase of scooter driver 09/12/2024 06:55pm • A D.C. police officer was sentenced Thursday to 5 and 1/2 years in prison after being convicted of second-degree murder in the death of a man who was struck and killed during a police chase in October 2020. At a trial in late 2022, Officer Terence Sutton, 40, was found guilty of second-degree mur Israel-Hamas war latest: Blinken says US will keep pressing Israel to spare Gaza humanitarian sites 09/12/2024 06:51pm • The U.S. secretary of state said Thursday that the United States will continue to press Israel to do more to spare humanitarian sites in the Gaza Strip, a day after an Israeli airstrike on a U.N. school complex sheltering displaced Palestinians killed 14 people, including six U.N. staffers. Meanwhil An earthquake shakes the Los Angeles area as wildfires rage nearby 09/12/2024 05:51pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� As wildfires raging in the mountains cast an orange glow behind the downtown Los Angeles skyline, Southern California residents were jolted awake Thursday by another reminder of Mother Nature's might. It was an all-too-familiar feeling for locals when a 4.7 magnitude earthquake Osaka gears up for the 2025 World Expo with memories of hosting a half-century ago 09/12/2024 05:04pm • OSAKA, Japan (AP) ��� Visitors to Tokyo and Kyoto might not realize it, but Osaka ��� one of Japan���s biggest and oldest cities, known more as a business hub than a tourist destination -- is gearing up to host next year���s World Exposition. The city has been plastered with the Expo���s red-and-bl Jury awards $6M to family members of Black Lives Matter protester killed by a car on Seattle freeway 09/12/2024 04:58pm • SEATTLE (AP) ��� A jury in Seattle ruled Thursday that the driver of a vehicle that struck and killed a Black Lives Matter protester on a closed interstate must pay the protester���s family $6 million. The same King County jury found the state of Washington was not negligent in the death, the Seattl Va. Girl Scout shares love of reading by collecting, donating hundreds of books 09/12/2024 04:55pm • A young girl in Virginia is sharing her love for reading in a big way. Emma Fischer, 11, recently became a Cadette in her Girl Scout Troop and decided to pick a passion of hers for her service project. "I decided to combine my love of reading with this challenge," Fischer said. Fischer, a s Gunmen kill 3 border guards in an attack in restive southeastern Iran 09/12/2024 04:43pm • TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ��� Gunmen killed three border guards and wounded one other person Thursday in restive southeastern Iran, state-run media reported. IRNA news agency reported that gunmen in a car opened fire on a border regiment vehicle in Mirjaveh county in southeast Sistan and Baluchistan provinc 'You are my forever hero': Community mourns fallen DC officer killed in accidental shooting 09/12/2024 04:12pm • Friends, family and hundreds of police officers gathered Thursday to remember D.C. police officer Wayne David, who died last month while trying to retrieve a gun that accidentally fired. On Aug. 28, David, a 25-year veteran of D.C.'s police force, was trying to recover a gun that a man officers