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Disruption at BWI Marshall Airport sparked by bomb threat, authorities say 10/12/2023 01:33pm • The large police investigation at BWI Marshall on Wednesday that shut down access to the airport for about an hour and led to a brief ground stop was triggered by a person who told an airport police officer there was a bomb in their car. At about 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, the person approached a Maryl San Francisco man, 31, identified as driver who rammed vehicle into Chinese consulate 10/12/2023 01:28pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A 31-year-old San Francisco man has been identified as the driver who was shot and killed by police after crashing a car into the Chinese consulate on Monday, drawing condemnation from the White House and Chinese government. The city's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ide Company drops plan for gas power plant in polluted New Jersey area 10/12/2023 12:42pm • WOODBRIDGE, N.J. (AP) — Opponents of a natural gas-fired power plant planned for an already polluted low-income area in New Jersey celebrated Thursday after hearing the company that proposed the project no longer plans to build it, citing low energy prices. Competitive Power Ventures wanted to bui Stockholm to ban gasoline and diesel cars from downtown commercial area in 2025 10/12/2023 11:21am • STOCKHOLM (AP) — A ban on gasoline and diesel-fueled cars from a commercial district of Stockholm's downtown in 2025 will be the first for a European capital, a city official said Thursday. The ban will take effect in a 20-block area of shops, pedestrian walkways and a few homes in order to curb p Robert Wickens on cusp of winning a championship 5 years after he was paralyzed in IndyCar crash 10/12/2023 10:29am • Robert Wickens was determined from the very first days after his life-changing 2018 IndyCar accident not to let it define — or end — his racing career. The Canadian was 29 years old at the time, engaged to be married, and a breakout rookie star in a United States-based racing series after a succ Today in Sports - Week Ahead, October 13 - October 19 10/12/2023 10:05am • Oct. 13 1893 — The U.S. yacht Vigilant wins the America’s Cup with a three-race sweep over the British challenger Valkyrie II. 1903 — The Boston Pilgrims win the first World Series, 5 games to 3, with a 3-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. 1947 — The NHL holds its first All-Star game wit 'Long live' the Eras Tour — Taylor Swift's concert film hits DC-area theaters Thursday 10/12/2023 10:00am • "Long live" the Eras Tour — Direct message WTOP photos of your moviegoing experience this weekend on our Facebook or Instagram and mention where the pictures were taken to potentially be featured on our website and social media platforms. Are you ready for it? Taylor Swift may not have performe 2 people are killed and 6 are injured after car suspected of smuggling migrants overturns in Hungary 10/12/2023 06:06am • KISKUNMAJSA, Hungary (AP) — Two people were killed and six were injured in a car accident in Hungary early on Thursday after a vehicle suspected of transporting migrants entering the country illegally hit a tree and overturned. The accident occurred around 3 a.m. near Kiskunmajsa, in southern Hun More Americans support striking auto workers than car companies, an AP-NORC poll shows 10/12/2023 06:01am • A majority of Americans support higher pay for auto workers who are on strike against Detroit's Big Three carmakers, although approval of the workers' other demands is more mixed, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The poll found that 36% of Ame Who witnessed Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing in Las Vegas? Here's what we know 10/12/2023 12:17am • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Duane “Keffe D” Davis is the last living suspect in one of hip-hop's most enduring mysteries — the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas. Davis, 60, is accused of orchestrating the drive-by shooting near the Las Vegas Strip that also wounded rap music mogul Mari Inside the East vs. West rap rivalry that led to the murders of Tupac and Notorious B.I.G. in 1990s 10/12/2023 12:14am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — As the investigation into the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur ramped up, prosecutors dug into the past and took the grand jury back to some of the most pivotal moments in the East-West Coast rap rivalry. The animosity began when Shakur was ambushed and wounded at a New York City re 7th person charged after Korean woman found dead in trunk, with 1 suspect saying he was a victim too 10/11/2023 11:40pm • ATLANTA (AP) — A seventh person has been arrested on murder charges in the death of a South Korean woman whose body was found decaying in a car trunk in suburban Atlanta. Police arrested Mihee Lee, 54, on Wednesday. She's the mother of three others already accused of murder in the death of 33-year After a hard fight to clear militants, Israeli soldiers find a scene of destruction, slain children 10/11/2023 10:04pm • KIBBUTZ BE'ERI, Israel (AP) — Trudging down a cul-de-sac turned to rubble, an Israeli army commander stopped in front of one scorched home, its front wall blown wide open. Look at what Hamas militants have done, he said, to this close-knit community that only days ago brimmed with life. “Childre Woman accused of falsely reporting she was abducted after seeing child on road seeks to avoid jail 10/11/2023 08:14pm • HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama woman accused of falsely telling police she was abducted after stopping to check on a toddler wandering along the highway is appealing her municipal court conviction in an effort to avoid a yearlong jail sentence sought by prosecutors. A municipal judge on Wednesday 7 Best Electric Vehicle ETFs to Buy 10/11/2023 08:00pm • One of the most prominent types of exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, available in the market today is the thematic ETF. These ETFs aim to capture the market dynamics of specific trends or themes, such as space exploration, genomics or even artificial intelligence, offering investors a focused exposure