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Today in History: October 10, U.S. Naval Academy is established in Annapolis, Maryland 10/10/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Tuesday, Oct. 10, the 283rd day of 2023. There are 82 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 10, 1845, the U.S. Naval Academy was established in Annapolis, Maryland. On this date: In 1911, Chinese revolutionaries launched an uprising that led to Guatemala's attorney general asks authorities to act against pro-democracy protests 10/09/2023 11:40pm • GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s attorney general on Monday called for the government to act against largely peaceful protesters, who have taken to the streets for weeks demanding her resignation for what they say are clear attempts to undermine their nation’s democracy. Protests broke out in For years, Israelis trusted the army to defend and inform them. Now many feel abandoned 10/09/2023 10:11pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — It was, they thought, an ironclad social contract. Israeli citizens would serve in the military and live along enemy borders. In exchange, the army would defend them. That contract was shattered Saturday when hundreds of Hamas militants breached Israel’s defenses from the Gaza S Israeli survivors recount terror at music festival, where Hamas militants killed at least 260 10/09/2023 08:01pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — The night was a getaway. Thousands of young men and women gathered at a vast field in southern Israel near the Gaza border to dance without a care. Old and new friends jumped up and down, reveling in the swirl of the bass-heavy beats. Maya Alper was standing toward the back of the Video of traffic stop that led to Atlanta deacon’s death will be released, family’s attorney says 10/09/2023 06:44pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Video showing a traffic stop that led to the death of a 62-year-old Black deacon could be publicly released as early as Thursday, a lawyer for the Atlanta man's relatives said Monday after a meeting with prosecutors. Relatives of Johnny Hollman Sr., who died Aug. 10 after he was sho Judge upholds most serious charges in deadly arrest of Black driver Ronald Greene 10/09/2023 06:09pm • FARMERVILLE, La. (AP) — A judge delivered a victory Monday to the state prosecution of white Louisiana lawmen in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene, allowing the most serious charge of negligent homicide to go forward against a trooper captured on body-camera video dragging the Black motorist Column: Allmendinger overcomes demons to play playoff spoiler in NASCAR win at Charlotte 10/09/2023 06:02pm • CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — AJ Allmendinger finds the pressure of racing at NASCAR’s top levels so intense that he once took a two-year mental health break. “I struggle to believe in myself every day. It’s an ugly place sometimes,” Allmendinger said. “I always say I have the best life possible Lawyer makes unconfirmed claim that Tyre Nichols had stolen items in car before beating death 10/09/2023 04:28pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A lawyer for one of five former Memphis officers charged with fatally beating Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop made an unconfirmed claim in court documents that investigators found a hallucinogenic drug and stolen credit cards in Nichols' car when he was pulled over. A lawy DP World Tour Schedule 10/09/2023 03:02pm • 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 _ 'All of the victims were so badly burned': 3 of 4 victims in fatal Prince George's Co. crash identified 10/09/2023 02:09pm • Three of the four people who died in a crash involving a stolen car late last month have been identified as Prince George's County teens. Police said they are still working to verify the identity of the fourth person. "All of the victims were so badly burned," a Prince George's County police s Workers at Mack Trucks reject contract and join the thousands of UAW picketers already on strike 10/09/2023 12:30pm • DETROIT (AP) — Union workers at Mack Trucks went on strike Monday after voting down a five-year contract agreement that negotiators had reached with the company. The United Auto Workers said 4,000 unionized workers walked out at 7 a.m., adding to labor turmoil in the industry that has ensnared al California governor vetoes bill to make free condoms available for high school students, citing cost 10/09/2023 12:07pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected a bill on Sunday that would have made free condoms available to all public high school students, arguing it was too expensive for a state with a budget deficit of more than $30 billion. Legislative staff estimated it would have cost i Kimberly Palmer: How to plan for a potential inheritance 10/09/2023 11:03am • The amount of wealth millennials and Gen Xers stand to inherit from their parents and grandparents almost defies comprehension: According to Cerulli Associates, a Boston-based research and consulting firm, $84.4 trillion in wealth will be transferred between 2021 and 2045, primarily from baby boomer Records, second place and Las Vegas. What to watch in F1 this season after Verstappen's title win 10/09/2023 08:57am • LOSAIL, Qatar (AP) — The race for the Formula One title is officially over with five rounds of the season still to go. The next one is at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 22. It was clear for months that Max Verstappen was on course to retain his title even before the Red Bull Car Review: Mercedes Sprinter 2500 cargo van can move a house in one trip 10/09/2023 05:09am • The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 Cargo Van 170″ is large and ready to work hard. (WTOP/Mike Parris) When I saw the list of rides coming my way, this Mercedes really stood out. A two-seat Benz usually means a wind-in-my-hair type of week with a fancy convertible top and corner carving. This week