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Texas battles historic wildfires as snow covers scorched land in the Panhandle 03/01/2024 10:04am • STINNETT, Texas (AP) — A dusting of snow covered a desolate landscape of scorched prairie, dead cattle and burned out homes in the Texas Panhandle on Thursday, giving firefighters brief relief in their desperate efforts to corral a blaze that has grown into the largest in state history. The Smokeh Pato O'Ward signs 2-year extension with McLaren's IndyCar team 03/01/2024 09:48am • Pato O'Ward signed a multi-year extension with McLaren Racing, the IndyCar team announced Friday. The 24-year-old Mexican driver is entering his fifth full season in IndyCar, all with Arrow McLaren, and late last year was named McLaren's reserve driver for its Formula 1 team. The Indianapolis Star Newcastle's Howe stays positive despite getting Man City for latest FA Cup road trip 03/01/2024 08:03am • NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Eddie Howe had hoped to steer clear of Manchester City in the FA Cup. It wasn’t to be. The Newcastle manager was in his car when the quarterfinals draw this week paired his team with the juggernaut of English soccer. “I was driving at the time, I almost swerved off th Maryland State House lockdown prompted by threatening call lifted, nothing suspicious found 03/01/2024 07:15am • Police locked down the Maryland State House for about two hours following an anonymous threat that prompted officials to close the legislative building and the surrounding area on Thursday evening. Law enforcement officials gave the all clear to reopen the area just before 7 p.m. after sweeping t Faith-based network looks for your support in getting hundreds of guns off Montgomery Co. streets 03/01/2024 05:17am • A faith-based gun violence prevention group is asking for donations to help fund a “no questions asked” buyback event that hopes to get 300 guns off the streets of Montgomery County, Maryland. The D.C. area Interfaith Gun Violence Prevention Network is sponsoring the event which will be held Gunfire paralyzes Haiti as powerful gang leader says he will try to detain police chief, ministers 03/01/2024 02:28am • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Heavy gunfire paralyzed Haiti’s capital Thursday, and at least four police officers were slain, as a powerful gang leader announced that he would try to capture the country’s police chief and government ministers. The move came during the absence of Prime Minister Speeding ticket fines could double in Arlington under proposal 02/29/2024 10:40pm • Leaders in Arlington, Virginia, are considering increasing the fines for cars caught driving too fast by speed cameras in school crossing zones and highway work zones. Currently, speed camera tickets come with a $50 fine. However, the county board is exploring whether to increase that fine to $10 Georgia sets execution date for man who killed ex-girlfriend 30 years ago 02/29/2024 09:06pm • ATLANTA (AP) — A man who killed his former girlfriend three decades ago is set to be put to death in March in what would be Georgia's first execution in more than four years. A judge on Thursday signed the order for the execution of Willie James Pye, who was convicted of murder and other crimes in Md. man accused of leading chase in stolen truck was having 'psychotic episode,' lawyer argues 02/29/2024 08:47pm • A Montgomery County, Maryland, District Court judge has ordered the man accused of stealing a state highway truck and leading police on a chase across several suburban neighborhoods to be held without bond. On Thursday, Judge Holly D. Reed III called the incident "one of the most extreme dangers 'Beer bottles, mattresses, ladders': Maryland crews tackle cleanup of 17,000 miles of roadway 02/29/2024 08:28pm • Crews spent hours picking their way along the shoulder of Interstate 370 in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and by noon, they had already filled huge trash bags full of what either falls or gets tossed from cars and trucks. It's part of "Operation Clean Sweep," the Maryland Department of Transportati Maryland State House lockdown prompted by anonymous threat is lifted after nothing suspicious found 02/29/2024 08:04pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland State House was locked down for about two hours Thursday after an anonymous phone threat was made, but officials said no signs of suspicious activity were found and later allowed people back inside. Annapolis Police Department spokesperson Bernie Bennett said som The Latest | Gaza death toll tops 30,000 as over 100 killed in aid convoy violence 02/29/2024 08:02pm • More than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed and over 70,000 wounded in the Gaza Strip since the Israel's war on Hamas began nearly five months ago, health officials in the territory said. On Thursday, Palestinian witnesses say Israeli troops opened fire on a crowd of people scrambling for aid in Rashford defends his commitment to Man United, asks critics to show 'more humanity' 02/29/2024 07:12pm • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Marcus Rashford fired back at critics who have questioned his commitment to Manchester United amid a disappointing season and the forward suggested on Thursday that he's judged more critically than other players. The England international has scored just five goals so fa Humanoid robot-maker Figure partners with OpenAI and gets backing from Jeff Bezos and tech giants 02/29/2024 05:22pm • ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is looking to fuse its artificial intelligence systems into the bodies of humanoid robots as part of a new deal with robotics startup Figure. Sunnyvale, California-based Figure announced the partnership Thursday along with $675 million in venture capital funding from a group th Palestinians say Israeli troops fired at people seeking food. Israel says scene was deadly stampede 02/29/2024 05:18pm • RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops fired on a crowd of Palestinians racing to pull food off an aid convoy in Gaza City on Thursday, witnesses said. More than 100 people were killed in the chaos, bringing the death toll since the start of the Israel-Hamas war to more than 30,000, according to