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Is The Platinum Card From American Express Worth its $695 Annual Fee? 09/14/2023 08:00pm • The Platinum Card from American Express is a popular rewards card known for its suite of luxury perks, such as concierge service, travel protections and access to various lounge networks. However, these top-tier benefits come at a cost: a $695 annual fee, which can be steep for some travelers. Altho In a court filing, a Tennessee couple fights allegations that they got rich off Michael Oher 09/14/2023 07:15pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Memphis couple who took in former NFL offensive lineman Michael Oher when he was in high school denied in court documents filed Thursday that they used a legal agreement between them to get rich at his expense and lied about intending to adopt him. Lawyers for Sean and L Person of interest in fatal Tennessee shooting caught after 2-day manhunt, authorities say 09/14/2023 06:53pm • MAYNARDVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in Tennessee has been arrested following a two-day manhunt that unsettled a community in Virginia's Appalachian Mountains, authorities said Thursday. Jason Dockery was taken into custody at about 2:45 p.m. near Maynardv Explosion at world's largest railyard in Nebraska prompts evacuations because of heavy toxic smoke 09/14/2023 06:33pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An explosion inside a shipping container at the world's largest railyard prompted evacuations in western Nebraska Thursday because of the toxic smoke generated when one of the chemicals aboard caught fire. Around noon, an explosion occurred inside an intermodal container on a ra Off-duty Pentagon police officer pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder in 2021 double shooting 09/14/2023 05:07pm • An off-duty Pentagon police officer who fatally shot two men in the parking lot of his Takoma Park condo building in 2021 has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder charges. David Hall Dixon, 42, opened fire on a car in the parking lot of the Takoma Park Overlook Condominiums in the predawn h Biden's clean-car rules face a crucial test as appeals court hears Republican-led challenges 09/14/2023 04:58pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Efforts by the Biden administration to limit pollution from automobile tailpipes — a major source of planet-warming emissions — face a crucial test as a federal appeals court considers legal challenges brought by Republican-led states. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Distri Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 09/14/2023 02:05pm • 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 Firefighters fear the toxic chemicals in their gear could be contributing to cancer cases 09/14/2023 01:40pm • BOSTON (AP) — Boston firefighter Daniel Ranahan had heard about colleagues getting cancer but he was stunned when doctors discovered a tumor in his chest. He was only 30 and had been in the Boston Fire Department less than a decade. But as he investigated his diagnosis of Hodgkin’s lymphoma in O Fix of dangerous Lee Chapel Road in Fairfax Co. to move forward, funding secure 09/14/2023 01:03pm • Eight months after two South County High School students died in a crash, a treacherous stretch of Lee Chapel Road in Fairfax County, Virginia, will soon be fixed. "We received good news from Sen. George Barker, that he acquired the final $4 million that we needed to complete this road," said Pa Retail sales rise 0.6% in August largely due to a spike in gas prices 09/14/2023 12:13pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Americans stepped up retail spending modestly from July to August as the price of gasoline jumped, cutting into budgets as many families send their kids off to school. Retail sales rose 0.6% in August, compared with a revised 0.5% increase in July, according to a report issued by Europe's central bank hikes key interest rate to record high even as recession threat grows 09/14/2023 11:18am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank hiked its key interest rate to a record high Thursday, pressing its fight against stubbornly high inflation that has been plaguing consumers — even as worries grow that higher borrowing costs could help push the economy into recession. The incr Whole families drowned in Libya's flood. Many didn't realize the danger until they heard dams burst 09/14/2023 10:54am • DERNA, Libya (AP) — The wall of water several stories high smashed into apartment buildings, drowning entire families in minutes. One man lost at least 13 members of his extended family. Fadellalah has yet to hear about the fate of another 20, several days after two dams burst above the Libyan co Emergency roadside service without cell service: iPhone 14, 15 users can call for help via satellite 09/14/2023 10:51am • Having your car break down is bad, and not being able to call for a tow makes it worse. Now, AAA and Apple are teaming up with a solution. Users of the new iPhone 15, as well as iPhone 14, will be able to connect to AAA for Roadside Assistance by satellite, even in remote locations where there is Shane van Gisbergen to leave Australia and run NASCAR development program for Trackhouse in 2024 09/14/2023 10:29am • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Shane van Gisbergen's expected move to NASCAR will be in a development program driving in all three national series for Trackhouse Racing. The New Zealand native won his NASCAR debut race on the downtown streets of Chicago driving for Trackhouse in early July. He said after Today in Sports - Week Ahead, September 15 - September 21 09/14/2023 10:00am • Sept. 19 1925 — Bill Tilden wins his sixth straight U.S. Open tennis championship with a five-set victory over Bill Johnston. Tilden wins 4-6, 11-9, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. It’s the fourth consecutive year that Tilden beats Johnston in the final. 1942 — Alsab, runner-up in the 1942 Kentucky Derby, beat