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Unlicensed commercial businesses the focus of crackdown in Prince George’s Co. 03/05/2024 10:14pm • It’s hard to say just how many unlicensed, commercial businesses are being run out of homes in Prince George’s County, Maryland, but every month, the county gets hundreds of complaints about them. This month, the county’s Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement (DPIE) is sprea Sheriff: Carjacking suspect armed with chain saw in Stafford Co. said he was doing landscaping work 03/05/2024 07:55pm • A man who was armed with a gun, chain saw, hammer and brass knuckles broke into a home, tried to take another neighbor's car and proceeded to approach several other homes in a Stafford County, Virginia, neighborhood before he was taken into custody hours later, authorities said Tuesday. Devin Law New obstruction of justice crimes levied against Sen. Bob Menendez in rewritten indictment 03/05/2024 07:54pm • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife face new charges that they obstructed justice while they were being investigated over allegations that they accepted bribes of gold bars, cash and a luxury car from three favor-seeking New Jersey businessmen. The obstruction charges were added Tu Gas chemicals investigated as cause of fire and explosions at suburban Detroit building 03/05/2024 07:35pm • CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A large fire followed by multiple explosions at a building in suburban Detroit killed one person and injured a firefighter. A look at what we know about the site, including investigators' questions surrounding the vaping supply distributor operating there. WHAT CAU The real life consequences of higher interest rates 03/05/2024 07:11pm • High interest rates have real life consequences, but it's not just higher consumer borrowing costs that follow rate hikes. Since the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates two years ago in a bid to curb inflation, Bankrate reports that 50% or more of consumers who applied for a loan or credit 9 Free Services to Take Advantage of Now 03/05/2024 07:00pm • When you need to be careful with money, taking advantage of what's available at no cost to you is powerful. Reducing expenses this way can help alleviate financial stress brought on by inflation. Higher prices on goods and services have caused most Americans to make major adjustments to their budget North Dakota police officers cleared in fatal shooting of teen last year 03/05/2024 06:05pm • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota prosecutor has declined charges against three Bismarck police officers who were involved in the fatal shooting of a teenager last fall during a traffic stop. Nicholas Bruington, 17, of Bismarck, was shot and killed Nov. 12, 2023, in a mall parking lot, where th Explosive fire at site housing vaping supplies kills 1 outside Detroit, sends debris a mile away 03/05/2024 05:50pm • CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A fire that destroyed a building housing supplies for the vaping industry caused multiple explosions, killing one person and injuring a firefighter as the blasts rocked suburban Detroit, sending gas canisters and debris into the air, authorities said. The debris fell Best cameo? Best hat? Ahead of the Oscars, AP hands out its own awards 03/05/2024 05:07pm • The Academy Awards honor many things in movies but not some of the most important. Ahead of Sunday’s Oscars, AP Film Writers Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle make selections for their own awards — some more offbeat than others. BEST ACTUALLY SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE: Cory Michael Smith, ‘May December FIA confirms whistleblower complaints against president regarding Saudi Arabia and Las Vegas races 03/05/2024 03:44pm • The FIA said Tuesday that its compliance officer has received two complaints “detailing potential allegations involving certain members of its governing body" in seeming reference to whistleblower claims against the president of Formula 1's governing body. The BBC reported this week that FIA Pres LIV Golf abandons its pursuit of getting world ranking points 03/05/2024 03:24pm • The Great White Shark is waving the white flag when it comes to LIV Golf being recognized by the Official World Golf Ranking. Greg Norman, the CEO and commissioner of the Saudi-funded league, has told his players that LIV has withdrawn its application. LIV Golf first applied for world ranking points Dodge muscle cars live on with new versions of the Charger powered by electricity or gasoline 03/05/2024 03:03pm • DETROIT (AP) — America’s muscle car culture is adapting to the new world of electric vehicles, but the gasoline-powered high-performance road beasts will be around for at least a few more years. Dodge on Tuesday unveiled two battery-powered versions of the Charger muscle car that will still roar DP World Tour Schedule 03/05/2024 03:01pm • Nov. 23-26 _ Joburg Open (Dean Burmester) Nov. 23-26 _ Fortinet Australian PGA Championship (Min Woo Lee) Nov. 30-Dec. 3 _ ISPS Handa Australian Open (Joaquin Niemann) Nov. 30-Dec. 3 _ Investec South African Open Championship (Dean Burmester) Dec. 7-10 _ Alfred Dunhill Championship (Louis Oosthuizen Iconic Old West tumbleweeds roll in and blanket parts of suburban Salt Lake City 03/05/2024 02:59pm • The gnarled icon of the Old West — ominously featured in movies as gunslingers square off on dusty streets and townsfolk shake behind curtained windows — rolled in over the weekend and kept rolling until blanketing some homes and streets in suburban Salt Lake City. Crews on Tuesday continued to University of Arizona president to get a 10% pay cut after school's $177M budget shortfall 03/05/2024 02:57pm • TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — University of Arizona President Robert Robbins is about to get a salary reduction, but he doesn’t have a problem with that. In fact, he asked for it. Robbins has become a central figure in the school’s financial crisis. The university based in Tucson is trying to dig out o