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12 years after she vanished, divers believe they have found body of woman in submerged vehicle 01/03/2024 02:22pm • KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — The body of a woman who went missing 12 years ago appears to have been found in a minivan submerged in a central Florida retention pond near Walt Disney World, according to family members and volunteer divers who discovered the remains last week. The family of Sandra Lemire Movie Review: Jessica Chastain, Peter Sarsgaard anchor ‘Memory,’ a thorny drama with a tender heart 01/03/2024 12:57pm • Pain and trauma permeate Michel Franco’s new drama “ Memory, ” about two lost souls who find surprising comfort in one another. Both Jessica Chastain’s Sylvia and Peter Sarsgaard’s Saul are hostage to their own minds, though in vastly different ways. Hers haunts her. His is failing rapidly Edmunds recommends the best vehicles for achieving your New Year's resolutions 01/03/2024 12:11pm • Many of us will renew our vows to self-improvement in the form of New Year’s resolutions. For many of us, those commitments will unravel before summer. But if buying a new car is in your plans, why not tie it to a goal to last all year? There may be no better motivation than a daily reminder — y Japan police arrest a knife-wielding woman inside a train after 4 people are reported injured 01/03/2024 11:04am • TOKYO (AP) — Police arrested a woman who wielded a knife and injured four passengers inside a train that stopped at Tokyo's electronic town of Akihabara late Wednesday, Japanese media reported. Police rushed to the scene after a report that a woman was brandishing a knife while the train stopped Prince George's Co. man faces murder charges after disappearance of friend 01/03/2024 09:26am • A Prince George’s County, Maryland, man is facing murder charges after the mysterious disappearance of his friend in April 2023. Parrish Goode, 23, of Fort Washington was arrested on Dec. 27 and has been charged with first- and second-degree murder in the death of 20-year-old Damion Myers Ac Sure, it might be cold and dark, but traveling to wintry places can be magical 01/03/2024 07:44am • Planning a trip this winter? Yes, it’s tempting to look for sunny spots where you can lie on a beach or play golf. But some of my favorite winter vacations have been to northerly destinations at their coldest, darkest times of year. I don’t ski, so I’m not looking for powder. But I have seen n 'Bad everywhere': How DC is using Bluetooth devices in response to rise in carjackings 01/03/2024 05:18am • Michele Dedeaux said that when her daughter's best friend had her car stolen a few days ago, she luckily had an Apple AirTag inside. The devices use Bluetooth technology to connect to drivers' phones. The device pinged, Dedeaux said, and the friend was told to go to the nearest police station. Th In 2024, Shapiro faces calls for billions for schools, a presidential election and wary lawmakers 01/03/2024 01:58am • HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — In 2024, Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro could face a more complicated sophomore year in charge of Pennsylvania after his first year brought a highway collapse, a budget stalemate and friction with allies and adversaries as he navigated the battleground state's political divide Ex-celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi found competent to stand trial for alleged $15 million client thefts 01/02/2024 09:40pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Disgraced Los Angeles celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi has been found competent to stand trial on charges that he stole more than $15 million from his clients. A federal judge filed a notice of the brief order Tuesday under seal. Lawyers for both sides were given five days to identi Man shoots woman and police officers in Hawaii before being killed in New Year's Day shootout 01/02/2024 08:46pm • HONOLULU (AP) — A man in Hawaii shot and wounded a woman, stole a car at gunpoint and was later killed in a shootout with police that left two officers wounded, authorities said. Police began searching for the man Monday, on New Year's Day, after a woman said he shot her, Honolulu Police Chief Art Prosecutors say Sen. Menendez cashed in by linking Qatari royal family member with NJ businessman 01/02/2024 08:16pm • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez used his international clout to help a friend get a multimillion-dollar deal with a Qatari investment fund, partly by taking actions favorable to Qatar’s government, federal prosecutors said Tuesday in a revised indictment. The new allegations deepen the le Russian missiles hit Ukrainian cities, killing 5 and injuring at least 130, Kyiv officials say 01/02/2024 07:51pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's two largest cities came under attack early Tuesday from Russian missiles that killed five people and injured as many as 130, officials said, as the war approached its two-year mark and the Kremlin stepped up its winter bombardment of urban areas. Air defenses shot do Important Dates to Mark on Your Financial Calendar 01/02/2024 07:00pm • A lot of people make New Year's money resolutions. If one of yours is to stay on top of your finances, a calendar can be a big help. Aside from having the money to pay bills, much of staying organized with your finances means keeping track of dates, so pull out your digital or paper calendar and add Burning Man survived a muddy quagmire. Will the experiment last 30 more years? 01/02/2024 06:25pm • RENO, Nev. (AP) — The blank canvas of desert wilderness in northern Nevada seemed the perfect place in 1992 for artistic anarchists to relocate their annual burning of a towering, anonymous effigy. It was goodbye to San Francisco’s Baker Beach, hello to the Nevada playa, the long-ago floor of an 'Favorable conditions' for winter storm this weekend in DC area 01/02/2024 05:45pm • Sign up for WTOP alerts to get up-to-date information on storm-related traffic disruptions and closings, sent to your email or phone. The full force of winter could be coming to the D.C. region early in 2024, with an evolving storm system that could result in snowfall in parts of the area thi