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Louisiana governor pays fine and discloses $13K in unreported free trips in deal to end ethics probe 09/05/2025 01:59pm • BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry agreed Friday to pay a $900 fine for failing to disclose a free plane ride to Hawaii and other free flights, ending a yearslong ethics investigation into his travels. The Republican also revealed he accepted nearly 20 complimentary trips worth mor Israel strikes high-rise building and threatens to hit more in Gaza City offensive 09/05/2025 01:54pm • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel struck a high-rise building in Gaza City on Friday after an evacuation warning, as the military stepped up operations aimed at seizing control of the famine-stricken city of some 1 million Palestinians. Strikes elsewhere in Gaza City killed at least 27 peopl What to know about the streetcar derailment in Lisbon 09/05/2025 01:32pm • LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The derailment of a streetcar that is a popular tourist attraction in Portugal's capital killed 16 people and injured 21 others, emergency services said. Police said that 11 of those killed were foreigners. Officials called the accident one of Lisbon's worst tragedies in re Jalen Carter awaits discipline from the NFL, which made sportsmanship a priority 09/05/2025 12:32pm • The NFL made it clear before the season that sportsmanship would be a point of emphasis. Jalen Carter provided the first example of misconduct. Now, he awaits discipline from the league. With tens of millions watching the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles taking on the rival Dallas C Monza gearing up for Hamilton in Ferrari red at the Italian GP 09/05/2025 12:29pm • There’s an added air of excitement among the passionate, red-clad tifosi at the Italian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton is preparing to make his Monza debut in a Ferrari. It will be Hamilton’s 19th race at the high-speed Italian track, but his first in red. His weekend got off to a great start when t Thai appeals court finds 5 activists guilty of trying to block royal motorcade in 2020 09/05/2025 11:13am • BANGKOK (AP) — An appeals court in Thailand on Friday reversed the acquittals of five people charged with impeding the motorcade of the country’s queen during pro-democracy demonstrations in 2020, handing them prison sentences ranging from 16 to 21 years. The case stemmed from an incident on Oct Woman charged with driving through Laurel street festival in May goes on trial 09/05/2025 09:46am • The woman charged with driving her car past police barricades, and through the Main Street Festival in Laurel, Maryland, back in May is headed to trial Friday. In May, Laurel police released body camera footage of the interaction between an officer and Kai Deberry-Bostick, 28. In the video, the o ‘We’ve made our statement’: Maryland woman shares experience winning boys soccer title at Blair HS 09/05/2025 04:48am • A light drizzle fell at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland, as Allie Coyle marched the sidelines watching the boys’ soccer team play in an intersquad scrimmage. At the time, the 31-year-old stood silently, observing her players’ movements, passing and defending. Yet, Car Review: Volvo means velocity. Yes, you read that right. 09/05/2025 03:59am • A closeup view of the Volvo EX30 Twin Motor Performance Ultra. (WTOP/John Aaron) Those speed freaks at Volvo are at it again. Seriously. The Swedish brand has actually been putting out some real hot rods lately. A few weeks ago, we drove a rip-roaring, plug-in hybrid version of Volvo’s midsize Suspect among 2 dead in mass stabbing in Canada, 8 injured 09/05/2025 03:10am • WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — A man killed his sister and injured seven others in a mass stabbing at a First Nation reserve in Canada before dying in a collision with a police car, authorities said Thursday. The Mounties identified the attacker as 26-year-old Tyrone Simard and said he killed his 18-ye The Latest: Trump holds dinner for tech and AI leaders 09/04/2025 10:22pm • President Donald Trump hosted a high-powered group of tech executives at the White House on Thursday as he showcased research on artificial intelligence and boasted of investments that companies are making around the United States. Trump has exulted in the attention from some of the world’s most s In ruined Ukrainian cities, residents have tried to cling to hope but eventually they leave 09/04/2025 09:31pm • KOSTIANTYNIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — For many residents of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, evacuation begins with one defining blast — the explosion that makes it impossible to stay. For 69-year-old Tetiana Zaichikova, it came when a strike reduced her home to rubble. The region has been the epice Case against Tennessee man accused of killing 4 people can move forward to grand jury, judge rules 09/04/2025 07:02pm • TIPTONVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Data from a cellphone used by a Tennessee man accused of killing four members of the same family and kidnapping a baby showed he was in the vicinity of a wooded area where the bodies were found with gunshot wounds and covered by tarpaulins, an FBI agent said Thursday. FBI School changing ‘Thunderbirds’ to ‘T-Birds’ to comply with NY ban on Native American team names 09/04/2025 06:32pm • BOHEMIA, N.Y. (AP) — A school district in New York City's suburbs agreed this week to change its “Thunderbirds” nickname to simply the “T-Birds” in order to comply with the state’s mandate to retire all Native American sports names and mascots. According to the deal, Connetquot Central S Bryce Young's pivotal Year 3: Panthers QB aims to lead with renewed confidence 09/04/2025 04:55pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bryce Young doesn't like to talk about last season. He says there's no point, and that all of his attention is focused on 2025. And perhaps it should be. There is an undeniable undercurrent in Carolina that Year 3 could be pivotal for Young when it comes to his long-term fut