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Los Angeles freeway closed after arson fire set to fully reopen before Monday morning's rush hour 11/20/2023 06:34pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — An elevated Los Angeles freeway closed for more than a week because of an arson fire is expected to reopen ahead of Monday morning's commute, a day earlier than previously announced and weeks ahead of the original estimate, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Sunday. The Nov. 11 b Investigators found fire and safety hazards on land under I-10 in Los Angeles before arson fire 11/20/2023 06:30pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — State investigators repeatedly identified fire and safety hazards at a leased storage space under an elevated Los Angeles freeway before it burned in an arson fire last weekend, documents show. The blaze — fed by flammable materials stored under the roadway in violation of the 3 teen girls plead guilty, get 20 years in carjacking, dragging death of 73-year-old woman 11/20/2023 03:23pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Three teenage girls involved in the dragging death of a woman whose arm was severed during a carjacking in New Orleans last year pleaded guilty Monday to reduced charges and were sentenced to 20 years in prison. New Orleans news outlets report that the three were convicted of a A dozen fresh-picked holiday gift ideas for gardeners 11/20/2023 03:21pm • The best holiday gifts for gardeners are the ones that keep their minds in the dirt, even during the off-season. These gardening and garden-themed gifts will sow the seeds of anticipation for greener days to come and spread a little sunshine just when it’s needed most. This image provided b After Something Corporate and Jack’s Mannequin, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness hits Fillmore 11/20/2023 03:10pm • Hear our full chat on my podcast “Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.” Musician Andrew McMahon has lived more lifetimes in his 41 years than most people do in their entire lives. Not only has he inspired countless cancer warriors with his public leukemia battle and nonprofit organiz DP World Tour Schedule 11/20/2023 03:00pm • Nov. 24-27 _ Fortinet Australian PGA Championship (Cameron Smith) Nov. 24-27 _ Joburg Open (Dan Bradbury) Dec. 1-4 _ ISPS Handa Australian Open (Adrian Meronk) Dec. 1-4 _ Investec South African Open Championship (Thriston Lawrence) Dec. 8-11 _ Alfred Dunhill Championship (Ockie Strydom) Dec. 15-18 _ Los Angeles freeway is fully reopened after arson fire, just in time for Monday morning's rush hour 11/20/2023 02:02pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles drivers returned to a much more normal commute Monday when an elevated stretch of a major freeway reopened well ahead of original estimates following a raging arson fire that shut down the roadway for more than a week. The section of Interstate 10 south of downtown Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 11/20/2023 01:36pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Experts say a wall that collapsed and killed 9 in the Dominican Republic capital was poorly built 11/20/2023 01:29pm • SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A concrete wall along an avenue in the Dominican Republic's capital that collapsed over the weekend and killed nine people during heavy rains was poorly designed, experts said Monday. The government of the Caribbean country has come under scrutiny, with exp Italy is outraged by the death of a young woman in the latest suspected case of gender violence 11/20/2023 11:58am • ROME (AP) — Italy has erupted in outrage over the death of a young woman, allegedly at the hands of her possessive ex-boyfriend, with the Italian premier vowing to crack down further on gender-based violence that has claimed the lives of more than 50 women so far this year. Police in Germany over Hannes Strydom, a 1995 Rugby World Cup winner with South Africa, dies at 58 in a car crash 11/20/2023 10:40am • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Hannes Strydom, a player on South Africa's revered 1995 Rugby World Cup-winning team, has died in a car crash, the South African Rugby Union said Monday. He was 58. Strydom was killed in the crash Sunday evening, the union said in a statement. Strydom was a lock who Insider Q&A: Pentagon AI chief on network-centric warfare, generative AI challenges 11/20/2023 10:21am • The Pentagon's chief digital and artificial intelligence offer, Craig Martell, is alarmed by the potential for generative artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT to deceive and sow disinformation. His talk on the technology at the DefCon hacker convention in August was a huge hit. But he's anyt Near-record Thanksgiving travel projected for DC region as gas prices continue to drop 11/20/2023 10:20am • More than 1.25 million people in the D.C. region will be hitting the roads over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, making it the second-highest number since AAA began tracking holiday travel in 2000. And, gassing up for the travel will be considerably cheaper this year. Overall, the travel group p With the world's eyes on Gaza, attacks are on the rise in the West Bank, which faces its own war 11/20/2023 10:08am • QUSRA, West Bank (AP) — When Israeli warplanes swooped over the Gaza Strip following Hamas militants’ deadly attack on southern Israel, Palestinians say a different kind of war took hold in the occupied West Bank. Overnight, the territory was closed off. Towns were raided, curfews imposed, teena Georgia deputy who shot absolved man had been fired for excessive force. Critics blame the sheriff 11/20/2023 09:45am • When Staff Sgt. Buck Aldridge fatally shot Leonard Cure during a roadside struggle after pulling him over for speeding, it wasn’t the first time a traffic stop involving the Camden County sheriff's deputy had spiraled into violence. Last year, Aldridge dragged a driver from a car that crashed afte