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Prince George's Co. police officer found not guilty of murder in 2020 shooting 12/06/2023 06:52pm • A jury has found Prince George's County police Cpl. Michael Owen not guilty of murder in the deadly shooting of a D.C. man in 2020. Owen was the first officer the county ever charged with murder in the line of duty, after he shot and killed 43-year-old William Green while the Southeast D.C. resid Norfolk Southern to end relocation aid right after one-year anniversary of its fiery Ohio derailment 12/06/2023 05:59pm • Norfolk Southern railroad plans to stop paying relocation aid to people displaced by last February's fiery derailment in eastern Ohio right after the one-year anniversary of the crash. Railroad officials announced the change this week as they reiterated their long-term commitment to helping the town A former Ukrainian lawmaker who fled to Russia found shot dead outside of Moscow 12/06/2023 05:26pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A renegade Ukrainian lawmaker who fled to Russia shortly after Moscow's invasion was found dead on Wednesday near Moscow. The Ukrainian military intelligence lauded the killing, warning that other “traitors of Ukraine” would share the same fate. Illia Kyva, 46, a former m Freezing rain causes accidents that leave 3 dead in Germany while Munich airport resumes flights 12/06/2023 04:54pm • BERLIN (AP) — Freezing rain and cold weather buffeting Germany were blamed for traffic accidents that left three dead on Tuesday while Munich Airport temporarily suspended flights. One student was killed in a crash involving a school bus in the Erzgebirge mountains in the eastern German state of S Three North Carolina Marines were found dead in a car with unconnected exhaust pipes, autopsies show 12/06/2023 04:50pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The car where three Marines died of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning in North Carolina in July had unconnected and rusted exhaust pipes, according to autopsy findings released on Wednesday. The Pender County Sheriff’s Office said months ago that autopsies performed on Ca Suspended Florida prosecutor tells state Supreme Court that DeSantis exceeded his authority 12/06/2023 04:49pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis exceeded his authority when he removed a Democratic prosecutor from her elected office after a teenager fatally shot a girl and a news reporter, her attorney told the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The state constitution only allows for the suspensio Fantasy plays: Players to start and sit for NFL Week 14 12/06/2023 04:44pm • Week 14 is either the most or least important fantasy football week to date. If your postseason fate is already sealed (for better or worse), who you start this week doesn’t really matter. Rock a tight end in your flex, buy into the Joe Flacco redemption tour, do something crazy. But for those of Europe was set to lead the world on AI regulation. But can leaders reach a deal? 12/06/2023 03:47pm • LONDON (AP) — The generative AI boom has sent governments worldwide scrambling to regulate the emerging technology, but it also has raised the risk of upending a European Union push to approve the world’s first comprehensive artificial intelligence rules. The 27-nation bloc’s Artificial Intell Automakers, dealers and shoppers dawdle on EVs despite strong year in US sales growth 12/06/2023 03:14pm • Despite new electric vehicle market share and sales hitting a record in the U.S. this year, EV growth is starting to slow and fall short of the auto industry's lofty ambitions to transition away from combustion engines. The U.S. has reached a crucial milestone in its efforts to electrify: More than A Saudi prince bought this Great Falls mansion in 2017 but never moved in. It's back on the market. 12/06/2023 03:05pm • A 24,000-square-foot Great Falls mansion reportedly bought in 2017 by a Saudi prince, but never lived in, is back on the market for $11.8 million. Piper Yerks and The Yerks Team of Washington Fine Properties has the listing for Chateau de Lumiere, an eight-bedroom, 10.5-bath estate, with all the lu A list of mass killings in the United States since January 12/06/2023 02:54pm • Another mass killing happened in the United States on Tuesday after authorities say one man killed six people and wounded three in a trail of attacks that stretched 80 miles (129 kilometers) between Austin and the San Antonio area. Texas authorities charged a man with capital murder Wednesday in the A boulder-strewn village, screeching seabirds and sheep: Taking Portugal’s roads less traveled 12/06/2023 10:19am • As we steered our rented hatchback up the narrow gravel road behind the walled city of Óbidos, we had the sinking feeling that Google Maps’ idea of the best route to the popular tourist destination wasn’t the standard way there, and certainly not the most direct. The dusty, tan path was wending A group of Norwegian unions says it will act against Tesla in solidarity with its Swedish colleagues 12/06/2023 08:51am • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A conglomerate of unions in Norway said Wednesday it will take action against Tesla in solidarity with its Swedish colleagues, who are demanding that the Texas-based automaker sign a collective bargaining agreement. Jørn Eggum, the head of Fellesforbundet, or the Unite A British financier sought for huge tax fraud is extradited to Denmark from UAE 12/06/2023 07:55am • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Dubai-based British hedge fund trader sought by Danish authorities for allegedly orchestrating a $1.7 billion tax fraud, considered one of the largest in the Scandinavian country, has been extradited from the United Arab Emirates, officials said Wednesday. Financier Sa Dutch plans to tackle climate change are in doubt after the election victory of a far-right party 12/06/2023 07:10am • AMSTERDAM (AP) — The outgoing Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, told delegates at the COP28 United Nations climate conference his country is “committed to accelerating our efforts” to tackle climate change. Whether that happens in this nation — large parts of which are under sea level and pr