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The Latest: UN approves US Gaza plan with possible future path to an independent Palestinian state 11/17/2025 08:29pm • The U.N. Security Council on Monday approved a U.S. plan for Gaza that authorizes an international stabilization force to provide security and envisions a possible future path to an independent Palestinian state. The vote was a crucial next step for the fragile ceasefire and efforts to outline Gaza� Indiana homeowner charged in fatal shooting of house cleaner who showed up at the wrong door 11/17/2025 07:33pm • LEBANON, Ind. (AP) ��� An Indiana homeowner accused of killing a house cleaner who mistakenly arrived at his front door was charged with voluntary manslaughter on Monday in a case that could test the limits of stand-your-ground laws. Curt Andersen, 62, could face anywhere from 10 to 30 years in pris How to Increase Your Credit Score 11/17/2025 07:00pm • If you're often turned down for credit or you can only qualify for loans with exorbitant interest rates, your credit score may be to blame. Fortunately, there is no shortage of strategies you can use to boost your score. As your score increases, you'll generally be better positioned to get loans at Israeli settlers torch West Bank village as Israel begins a busy diplomatic week 11/17/2025 05:59pm • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) ��� Israeli settlers on Monday rampaged through a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank, torching homes and cars in the latest in a string of settler attacks in recent weeks. The violence drew a rare condemnation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top lead On the road again: AP joins ACC commissioner Jim Phillips as he racks up miles hitting league events 11/17/2025 05:30pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) ��� Jim Phillips stood near the ACC Network���s pregame set outside Acrisure Stadium, his dark suit standing out amid droves of Pittsburgh fans decked out in gameday gear ahead of the Panthers' spotlight-grabbing visit from Notre Dame. One recognized the Atlantic Coast Conference co Granddaughter of 'Charlotte's Web' author upset with use of its title in immigration crackdown 11/17/2025 05:06pm • The Trump administration is calling its new immigration sweep in North Carolina's largest city ���Operation Charlotte���s Web.��� But the granddaughter of E.B. White, the author of the classic 1952 children's tale ���Charlotte's Web,��� said the wave of immigration arrests goes against what her gra Lawyer for man charged with killing 4 in rural Tennessee to request change of venue ahead of trial 11/17/2025 03:50pm • TIPTONVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ��� An attorney for a man charged with killing four members of the same family told a judge on Monday that he plans to request that a jury from outside the county hear the case, which set a swath of rural Tennessee on edge as the man eluded authorities for a week after the sh NTSB to hold hearing on Key Bridge collapse that killed 6 workers 11/17/2025 03:04pm • The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday is holding a public hearing into the March 26, 2024, crash and collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge across the Patapsco River in Baltimore, Maryland. The NTSB said its board will vote on findings, probable cause and safety recommendations d Immigrant student enrollment is dwindling at schools across the US amid immigration crackdowns 11/17/2025 10:44am • From Miami to San Diego, schools around the U.S. are seeing big drops in enrollment of students from immigrant families. In some cases, parents have been deported or voluntarily returned to their home countries, driven out by President Donald Trump���s sweeping immigration crackdown. Others have mo When to hit the road for Thanksgiving travel in the DC region 11/17/2025 09:38am • Now that the Federal Aviation Administration has lifted all restrictions on commercial flights imposed at 40 airports during the government shutdown, a record number of Thanksgiving travelers will have some clarity. AAA said a record 82 million Americans are projected to hit the roads, skies or Working Capital: These ambassadors in DC keep the streets clean and offer a friendly face 11/17/2025 04:23am • In the D.C. region, conversations often start with, ���What do you do?��� WTOP���s ���Working Capital��� series profiles the people whose jobs make the D.C. region run. Their jobs center around making downtown D.C. a clean place, all while having a smile on their face and helping any visitor Czech Republic plans $19 billion nuclear expansion to double output and end fossil fuel reliance 11/17/2025 01:27am • DUKOVANY NUCLEAR PLANT, Czech Republic (AP) ��� The eight huge cooling towers of the Dukovany power plant overlook a construction site for two more reactors as the Czech Republic pushes ahead with plans to expand its reliance on nuclear energy. Mobile drilling rigs have been extracting samples 140 m A town in southern Haiti mourns its own as it staggers from Hurricane Melissa's blow 11/16/2025 08:45pm • PETIT-GO��VE, Haiti (AP) ��� Many in Petit-Go��ve were asleep when La Digue river began to rise after midnight. By the time residents in the southern coastal town realized what was happening, it was too late. The river had burst its banks and swept away children, cars and homes as the outer bands o Local advocates push for safer streets in honor of lost loved ones 11/16/2025 07:36pm • Victims of road traffic crashes, their loved ones and community advocates gathered Sunday outside The George Washington University Hospital ahead of a walk to the Lincoln Memorial. The gathering, organized by D.C.���s Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and D.C. 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