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Baltimore police fired 36 shots at armed man, bodycam recordings show 11/17/2023 04:40pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — Four Baltimore police officers unleashed a barrage of deadly gunfire at a man who pointed a gun at them while fleeing last week, according to body-camera recordings released by the department Friday. The officers fired three dozen shots, officials said during a press conference Fr Author A.S. Byatt, who wrote best-seller 'Possession' and had a beetle named after her, dies at 87 11/17/2023 03:15pm • LONDON (AP) — British author A.S. Byatt, who wove history, myth and a sharp eye for human foibles into books that included the Booker Prize-winning novel “Possession,” has died at the age of 87. Byatt’s publisher, Chatto & Windus, said Friday that the author, whose full name was Antonia Woman hospitalized after Mercedes crashes into Amazon Fresh in Chevy Chase 11/17/2023 02:53pm • A woman was taken to the hospital after crashing into an Amazon Fresh grocery store in Chevy Chase, Maryland, on Friday afternoon. The incident started in a gated parking lot of "The Collection," a group of shops and restaurants that includes the Amazon Fresh. A woman who was in the lot told WTOP Police board votes to fire Chicago officer accused of dragging woman by the hair during 2020 unrest 11/17/2023 02:52pm • CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Police Board voted to fire an officer accused of dragging a Black woman out of a car by her hair during unrest at a mall in 2020. The board voted unanimously Thursday to fire Officer David Laskus, finding he used excessive force and lied to investigators about the incide Thousands march through Athens to mark 50 years since a student uprising was crushed by dictatorship 11/17/2023 02:25pm • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — More than 25,000 people marched through central Athens on Friday to mark the 50th anniversary of a pro-democracy student uprising that was violently put down by the military dictatorship ruling Greece in 1973. The demonstration was peaceful, although minor rioting broke out a Maine lobsterman jumps from boat to help rescue a driver from a car submerged in a bay 11/17/2023 11:45am • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A lobsterman in Maine jumped from a boat into the water to help save a driver trapped in a sinking car, police said. The car drove into Casco Bay shortly after noon on Thursday, according to police in Portland, Maine. Police and fire crews were able to force entry into the F1 off to rough Las Vegas start. Ferrari damaged, fans told to leave before practice ends at 4 a.m. 11/17/2023 07:32am • LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Grand Prix had a bumpy opening when the first practice of the $500 million Formula One race was halted nine minutes into the session Thursday night because Carlos Sainz Jr. ran over a water valve cover that badly damaged his Ferrari. It caused the first practice to Los Angeles freeway closed after fire will reopen by Tuesday, ahead of schedule, governor says 11/17/2023 05:59am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Repairs to an elevated Los Angeles freeway closed because of an arson fire are moving faster than expected and all lanes are scheduled to reopen by next Tuesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday. Earlier this week officials said it could take crews between three and fi Jay Leno reflects on favorite 'Tonight Show' memories, Letterman rivalry en route to MGM National Harbor 11/17/2023 04:14am • He became a household name by hilariously hosting "The Tonight Show" for decades every night on NBC. On Saturday, comedian Jay Leno brings his standup tour to MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland. "I'm having a good time," Leno told WTOP. "I just took politics out of my act. I'm just so Shakur Stevenson wins WBC lightweight belt with unanimous decision over Edwin De Los Santos 11/17/2023 02:18am • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Shakur Stevenson won the WBC lightweight championship on Thursday night via unanimous decision over Edwin De Los Santos in a fight that had fans booing the lack of action. Stevenson (21-0, 10 KOs) picked up a title in a third weight class. The Newark, New Jersey, native also won t Gang attack on Haitian hospital leads to a call for help and an unlikely triumph for police 11/17/2023 12:27am • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The bullets began piercing the windows of the hospital as women cradling young children ran from room to room searching for a safe place to hide while the heavily armed gang drew closer. The louder the gunfire grew, the more the women screamed until a hospital employee What's streaming now: Dolly Parton rocks out, Godzilla stomps, 'The Crown' returns, 'Rustin' marches 11/17/2023 12:18am • Colman Domingo's incredible performance in the civil rights biopic “Rustin” and Dolly Parton's rock music album are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journ Live updates | Gaza loses communications due to lack of fuel. Israel signals forces may move south 11/16/2023 11:31pm • A dire lack of fuel in the Gaza Strip shut down all internet and phone networks Thursday, the main Palestinian telecom provider said, effectively cutting off the besieged territory from the outside world. In a signal that Israel’s ground invasion could soon expand to the south, Palestinians in par Chicago commuter train crashes into rail equipment, nearly 40 injured, some seriously 11/16/2023 09:27pm • CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago commuter train collided with rail equipment Thursday morning, injuring nearly 40 people, some of them critically, fire officials said. The Chicago Transit Authority train crashed into snow-removal equipment just before 10:35 a.m. on the city’s North Side near the Howa Max Verstappen unimpressed with excess and opulence of Las Vegas Grand Prix 11/16/2023 08:46pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Grand Prix is an absolute spectacle of neon extravagance and Max Verstappen has absolutely no interest in the excess and opulence weaved into Formula One's first visit to Sin City in 41 years. The reigning three-time Formula One champion called Saturday night's race