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Turkey's president accuses opposition of stoking racism after anti-Syrian rioting erupts 07/01/2024 02:30pm • ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused opposition parties of stoking xenophobia and racism on Monday, a day after residents in a neighborhood in central Turkey set Syrian-owned shops on fire. The rioting erupted in the Melikgazi region of central Kayseri province late Officials repainting crosswalks in Ocean City with new safer design 07/01/2024 11:53am • For many of us, a getaway to a beach resort means parking the car and doing a lot of walking and biking. Ocean City, Maryland, and state highway officials are looking to make that safer. "It's no secret that in summer months, Ocean City really quickly becomes the second-largest city in the st A car hits pedestrians in central Seoul, killing 9 and injuring 4 07/01/2024 11:33am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A car hit pedestrians waiting at a traffic light in central Seoul on Monday evening, killing nine people and injuring four, South Korea's emergency officials said. The passenger car drove in the wrong direction and collided with two other cars just before hitting the pede Maryland hikes vehicle registration fees and tobacco taxes 07/01/2024 11:14am • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland vehicle registration fees and tobacco taxes rose Monday to help pay for transportation projects and education. State lawmakers approved the vehicle registration hikes this year to help boost the state's Transportation Trust Fund. Lawmakers also approved new weight Josef Newgarden dreams of trying the grueling double of the Indy 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 07/01/2024 10:55am • LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — Back-to-back Indianapolis 500 champion Josef Newgarden has a driving dream he still harbors, even knowing that challenges with schedules and sponsors make it likely impossible to ever achieve. Newgarden not only wants to drive a stock car someday, he wants to do The Double. Y 69-year-old man dies after head-on car crash last week with rally great Ogier in Poland 07/01/2024 09:54am • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A 69-year-old Polish man has died less than a week after he was involved in a head-on car crash with eight-time world rally champion Sébastien Ogier, local police said Monday. The man had been released from the hospital without major injuries following the accident and polic Car Review: 2024 Genesis G70 is built with the car enthusiast in mind 07/01/2024 05:32am • Its unique quad LED lighting clusters combined with an interesting grill shape catches the eye immediately. (WTOP/Mike Parris) When Hyundai launched its luxury brand Genesis, it made sedans that offered the luxury experience for less than the competition. With this model and other releases, Genesis Ultra-Orthodox protest against order to enlist in Israeli military turns violent in Jerusalem 07/01/2024 01:53am • JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Jewish ultra-Orthodox men clashed with Israeli police in central Jerusalem on Sunday during a protest against a Supreme Court order for them to begin enlisting for military service. The landmark decision last week ordering the government to begin drafting ultra-Orthod Economic turmoil in Bolivia fuels distrust in government and its claim of a 'failed coup' 07/01/2024 01:14am • LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Signs reading “I'm buying dollars” line the doors of Víctor Vargas’ shoe shop in the heart of Bolivia’s biggest city, a desperate attempt to keep his family business alive. Just a few years ago, the 45-year-old Vargas would unlock the doors at 8 a.m. to a crush of c These laws in DC, Maryland and Virginia take effect on July 1 07/01/2024 12:50am • Come Monday, there will be several new laws taking effect throughout our region. Some of the laws raise the minimum wage, some crack down on animal cruelty and others regulate the ever-confusing ticket-selling landscape. Here are a few laws taking effect on July 1 in D.C., Maryland and Virginia: Street medicine teams search for homeless people to deliver lifesaving IV hydration in extreme heat 07/01/2024 12:10am • PHOENIX (AP) — Alfred Handley leaned back in his wheelchair alongside a major Phoenix freeway as a street medicine team helped him get rehydrated with an intravenous saline solution dripping from a bag hanging on a pole. Cars whooshed by under the blazing 96-degree morning sun as the 59-year-old h Joey Logano wins at Nashville in record 5th overtime for 1st NASCAR Cup Series victory of year 06/30/2024 10:55pm • LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — Joey Logano felt he couldn't get to the finish line fast enough with his No. 22 Ford sputtering and nearly out of gas. First, he had to hold off the driver with the fastest car to win the rain-delayed race that seemingly wouldn't end Sunday night at Nashville Superspeedway i What Is a Good Credit Score? 06/30/2024 08:00pm • What is considered a good credit score depends on the type of credit score used. You have multiple credit scores, but the most popular type of score is FICO, followed by VantageScore. Even within each type of score, there are multiple score versions offered to lenders when they want to check your cr 7 Ways to Raise Last-Minute Money for College 06/30/2024 08:00pm • Ways to acquire extra money for collegeMany families are unprepared for the often high cost of attending college. According to a recent College Ave survey conducted by Barnes & Noble College Insights, only 44% of families felt ready to pay for their child's first tuition bill. However, the summe 20 Colleges for Skiing and Winter Sports 06/30/2024 08:00pm • Winter sports opportunities are available coast to coast.For students who want to hit the slopes when they're not hitting the books, there are plenty of colleges close to great skiing, snowboarding and other winter sports. Along with competitive or recreational opportunities, some offer academic pro