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Russian missiles and drones target Kyiv for 5 hours and hit Ukraine's power grid 09/26/2024 07:39am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� Ukraine���s air defenses battled an overnight Russian aerial attack on the capital Kyiv for five hours, officials said Thursday, as missiles and drones again hammered the Ukrainian power grid. The Kyiv attack injured at least two people, Ukraine���s Emergency Service said. A k CarMax: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot 09/26/2024 06:58am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ��� RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ��� CarMax Inc. (KMX) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $132.8 million. The Richmond, Virginia-based company said it had profit of 85 cents per share. The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analys Things to do in the DC area: Art All Night, Virginia Beer Festival ��� and more! 09/26/2024 04:44am • This weekend, the District is hosting a citywide celebration of art and culture with vibrant performances and dining opportunities across all eight wards. Art All Night, on Friday and Saturday, occurs from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m., with both the visual and performing arts showcased in indoor and outdoor Tropical Weather Latest: Fast-moving Hurricane Helene is expected to be a major storm upon landfall 09/25/2024 11:32pm • Helene strengthened into a hurricane Wednesday, and forecasters warned that the storm would intensify as it crosses the Gulf of Mexico on a path to Florida. The storm had already prompted residents to evacuate, schools to close and officials to declare emergencies in Florida and Georgia. The hurrica Suspect is detained after an explosion at a California courthouse injures 5 people 09/25/2024 11:01pm • SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) ��� A man set off an explosive device in the lobby of a California courthouse on Wednesday, sending five people to the hospital with minor injuries and prompting the shutdown of the court complex and other city buildings, officials said. A 20-year-old man was detained follow Israel tells its troops to prepare for a possible ground operation in Lebanon 09/25/2024 10:10pm • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) ��� Israel is preparing for a possible ground operation in Lebanon, its army chief said Wednesday as Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets across the border and a missile aimed at Tel Aviv that was the militant group's deepest strike yet. Addressing troops on the northern border, C Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel threatens ground operation after long-range Hezbollah missile attack 09/25/2024 09:45pm • The Israeli military is preparing for a possible ground operation in Lebanon, the Israeli army chief said Wednesday as Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets into Israel, including a longer-range projectile that set off air raid sirens in Tel Aviv and across central Israel. It was the group���s farthe Judge approves $600 million settlement for residents near fiery Ohio derailment 09/25/2024 08:09pm • A federal judge on Wednesday approved a $600 million class-action settlement Wednesday that Norfolk Southern railroad offered to everyone who lived within 20 miles (32 kilometers) of last year's disastrous derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Judge Benita Pearson gave the deal final approval after a How to Calculate Your Net Worth 09/25/2024 08:00pm • We're intrigued by the net worth of celebrities, business magnates, politicians and sports heroes. But knowing our own net worth can be useful for us mere mortals, too. It may seem like figuring out your own net worth isn't worth the trouble. But because of the insight it can give you into your fina How to Choose the Right Senior Living Facility: A Checklist 09/25/2024 08:00pm • Moving aging parents or other loved ones into a senior living facility is a major event in anyone's life. Emotions are often high, discussions among children and loved ones may be tense, and the decisions that need to be made can feel overwhelming. Finding the Best Senior Care Facility for You Takes Father of teenage suspect in North Carolina mass shooting pleads guilty to gun storage crime 09/25/2024 06:33pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ��� The father of a teenager accused in a 2022 mass shooting in North Carolina���s capital city that left five people dead pleaded guilty Wednesday to storing improperly a handgun that authorities said was found with his son after the shootings. Alan Thompson, 61, appeared to cry A Missouri man has been executed for a 1998 murder. Was he guilty or innocent? 09/25/2024 06:27pm • JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) ��� With the end of his life approaching, Missouri death row inmate Marcellus Williams was offered an opportunity to make a final statement to the world. His words were few ��� neither proclaiming innocence nor admitting guilt in the 1998 murder of Lisha Gayle, a social work Thousands are pouring into Syria, fleeing worsening conflict in Lebanon 09/25/2024 05:27pm • JDEIDET YABOUS, Syria (AP) ��� Families fleeing the escalating conflict in Lebanon poured into Syria in growing numbers on Wednesday, waiting for hours in heavy traffic to reach the relative safety of another war-torn country. U.N. officials estimated that thousands of Lebanese and Syrian families h California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs laws to curb oil and gas pollution near neighborhoods 09/25/2024 05:14pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed laws Wednesday to reduce oil and gas pollution ��� the Democrat���s latest move in an ongoing battle against the fossil fuel industry and its impacts on the environment and public health. The new laws set out to give local governments m Harris competing for a single electoral vote in Nebraska as Trump fails to get rules changed 09/25/2024 03:17pm • OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) ��� Terri Sanders stood among the dozens of voters who turned out Tuesday afternoon to pick up campaign signs at a Democratic event in north Omaha. ���I haven't seen outreach like this in a long time,��� the 67-year-old CEO of an African-American newspaper said of Democratic pre