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Silence descends around China’s deadliest mass killing in years as flowers cleared away 11/13/2024 09:51am • ZHUHAI, China (AP) — Online discussion about China's deadliest mass killing in years was being censored Wednesday as authorities in a southern city cleared candles and flowers from the memorial to the 35 people dead. Police have offered little information about the 62-year-old driver who rammed hi 66 Express operator provides over $100 million to improve Northern Virginia's mass-transit infrastructure 11/13/2024 09:21am • This content is provided by I-66 EMP. Featuring a plethora of game-changing multi-modal transportation options, the I-66 corridor west of the Capital Beltway has been transformed to benefit Northern Virginia commuters no matter where they go — or how they get there. As part of VDOT’s Trans Guns smuggled from the US are blamed for a surge in killings on more Caribbean islands 11/13/2024 08:51am • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Dozens of soldiers and police fanned out across a neighborhood on a recent night in the Turks & Caicos Islands just days after the archipelago reported a record 40 killings this year. They were on the hunt for criminals and illegal weapons fueling a surge of violen Maryland considers a full rebuild of the Bay Bridge, and you can give your input 11/13/2024 06:34am • Imagine a 10-lane Chesapeake Bay Bridge connecting motorists to and from Maryland's Eastern Shore. A structure that big is on the table as state officials consider what's next for the bridge and solicit public input. On Tuesday, the Maryland Transportation Authority said it will host three meetings Driver rams his car into crowd in China, killing 35. Police say he was upset about his divorce 11/12/2024 10:09pm • ZHUHAI, China (AP) — A man who authorities said was upset over his divorce settlement rammed his car into a crowd of people exercising at a sports complex in southern China, killing 35 and severely injuring dozens of others, police said Tuesday. Police detained the 62-year-old man, who is being tr Amsterdam warns of new calls for unrest after violence around Israeli soccer match 11/12/2024 08:49pm • AMSTERDAM (AP) — A senior police officer warned Tuesday of calls for more rioting in Amsterdam, after dozens of people armed with sticks and firecrackers set a tram on fire Monday night and the city faces tensions following violence last week targeting fans of an Israeli soccer club. Olivier Dutil Trump spends first week as president-elect behind closed doors at Mar-a-Lago 11/12/2024 08:17pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — For a man who loves the spotlight, Donald Trump has been conspicuously out of view since his triumph in last week's presidential election. There have been no rallies, no press conferences, no speeches. Instead, Trump has spent most of his first week as president-elect behind clos Amtrak service disrupted after fire near tracks in New York City 11/12/2024 07:58pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Amtrak service in parts of the Northeast was disrupted or delayed Tuesday after a fire broke out near a train route in New York City. Amtrak said initial reports indicated a brush fire stemming from a transformer at an Amtrak substation caused power losses for trains in the area, a A former prosecutor in southern Mexico is arrested in the grisly decapitation of a mayor 11/12/2024 07:56pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — A former prosecutor and local police official was arrested Tuesday in connection with the grisly decapitation of a mayor on Oct. 6. Officials in the southern state of Guerrero confirmed that Germán Reyes was arrested on charges of homicide for the killing of Alejandro Arcos jus US prohibits airlines from flying to Haiti and UN suspends flights after planes were shot by gangs 11/12/2024 07:48pm • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration prohibited U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti for 30 days after gangs shot three planes and the United Nations also Tuesday temporarily suspended flights to Port-au-Prince, limiting humanitarian aid coming into the country. Bullets h Why International Students Should Seek Mentors at U.S. Colleges 11/12/2024 07:00pm • For international students at U.S. colleges, having a mentor can be invaluable. When Victoria Keane arrived at Hofstra University in New York in the fall of 2021 from Trinidad and Tobago, she contracted COVID-19 and missed the first two days of international student orientation. Keane says being an Best Credit Cards for Streaming Services 11/12/2024 07:00pm • For many of us, streaming services have become a daily staple in our lives. The American Experiences Survey by Consumer Reports found that more than half of all U.S. households subscribe to four or more streaming services. Fortunately, streaming services have become a frequent bonus category offered What's the Cheapest Way to Travel for the Holidays in 2024? 11/12/2024 07:00pm • Are you looking for the cheapest way to travel during the upcoming holiday season? After several years of elevated inflation and high interest rates, many Americans are pinching pennies. But that doesn't mean you have to stay home. Here are five ways to keep your travel costs down. 1. Comparison Sho The Beatles, 'BRAT' summer, country and more: All of the 2025 Grammy nomination snubs and surprises 11/12/2024 06:52pm • NEW YORK (AP) — It looks like the 2025 Grammy Awards may be a different kind of award show. Beyoncé leads the nods with 11, bringing her career total to a record-breaking 99 nominations. There's an incredible diversity of genres represented across the major categories, and women continue to succe Trump ally Steve Bannon blasts 'lawfare' as he faces New York trial after federal prison stint 11/12/2024 06:35pm • NEW YORK (AP) — After spending four months in federal prison for snubbing a congressional subpoena, conservative strategist Steve Bannon had a message Tuesday for prosecutors in cases against him and President-elect Donald Trump. “You wait. The hunted are about to become the hunters,” Bannon