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Heavy rain in Germany causes flooding and leads to flight cancelations in Frankfurt 08/17/2023 03:12am • BERLIN (AP) — Heavy rain in parts of Germany caused flooding and led to dozens of flight cancelations at Frankfurt Airport, the country's busiest and a major European hub, authorities said Thursday. The airport said large quantities of water accumulated on the tarmac Wednesday evening and ground h Today in History: August 17, First commercial CDs are produced 08/17/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Thursday, Aug. 17, the 229th day of 2023. There are 136 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 17, 1982, the first commercially produced compact discs, a recording of ABBA’s “The Visitors,” were pressed at a Philips factory near Hanover, West G Police who fatally shot a pregnant woman are sued by her family in Colorado 08/16/2023 10:42pm • DENVER (AP) — Destinee Thompson was supposed to be on her way to lunch with her stepmother in August 2021 when Colorado police, mistaking her for a robbery suspect, fatally shot the pregnant mother as she fled in her minivan. Frustrated by the district attorney's decision last year not to charge t Judge declines to approve Hyundai/Kia class action settlement, noting weak proposed remedies 08/16/2023 10:38pm • A federal judge on Wednesday declined to approve a proposed settlement in a class-action lawsuit prompted by a surge in Hyundai and Kia vehicle thefts, saying it fails to provide “fair and adequate” relief to vehicle owners. The proposed settlement, announced in May, could be valued at $200 mil This 100-year-old Ivy City church was also devastated in Monday's flood. Why is no one talking about it? 08/16/2023 10:11pm • When heavy rains led to flash flooding in D.C. on Monday, Rhode Island Avenue Northeast wasn’t the only area to see devastation. Ten minutes down the road in Ivy City, stormwater mixed with sewage rose from storm drains outside Bethesda Baptist Church. The water would rise to almost 3 feet, Gruesome video circulating on social media recalls darkest days of Mexico's drug cartel brutality 08/16/2023 09:31pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — A gruesome video circulated Wednesday on social media may have recorded the last moments of five kidnapped young men, and has transported Mexico back to the darkest days of drug cartel brutality in the 2000s. Prosecutors in the western state of Jalisco say they are investigating Police change account of fatal shooting by Philadelphia officer, saying driver was shot inside car 08/16/2023 08:56pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police have changed their account of a fatal shooting by a Philadelphia officer earlier this week, acknowledging that the person was shot inside the car rather than outside and no longer saying that he fled a traffic stop and later “lunged at” police with a knife. Police Co When Your Adult Children Launch: What to Do With the Money You Aren't Spending on Them 08/16/2023 08:00pm • You took care of your children into adulthood, most likely at no minor cost. A 2022 Brookings Institute report found the projected average outlay from birth to age 18 for a child born in 2015 to a middle-class family with two children will be $310,605. Now that your adult children are on their own, This Is What Fraud Costs Consumers 08/16/2023 08:00pm • American consumers lost $8.8 billion to fraud in 2022 -- 30% more than in 2021 -- according to the latest data from the Federal Trade Commission. That breaks down to a per report median of about $650. To help prevent you and your loved ones from becoming victims, learn about the five most frequently Woman charged with murder in case of Kansas officer killed in shootout with car chase suspect 08/16/2023 07:24pm • MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A Tennessee woman was charged with first-degree murder on Wednesday in connection with the killing of a police officer in suburban Kansas City after a car chase ended in a shootout that also killed the fleeing vehicle's driver. Andrea Rene Cothran, 32, Goodlettsville, was alre Highway robbery: Watch out for auto maintenance cost and repairs 08/16/2023 06:40pm • If your summer travels take you on the highway, pay attention to vehicle and maintenance repairs because it could cost you a pretty penny. "I think a lot of shops know that many drivers don't know what their car needs during these maintenance sessions," said Kevin Brasler, executive editor of Con Bottleneck buster? Express Lanes extension to Fredericksburg on I-95 in Virginia set to open Thursday 08/16/2023 04:52pm • One of the most congested areas in the country may start to see some relief starting on Thursday evening. An extension of the I-95 Express Lanes will extend the quicker route all the way to Fredericksburg, Virginia. "It's over. Now, folks, we got some we got some fast wins," Virginia Transportati House Oversight Committee member asks chairman to refer Dan Snyder to the DOJ for investigation 08/16/2023 04:22pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The ranking Democrat on the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform is asking the Republican chair in charge to refer former Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder to the Department of Justice for lying under oath. Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin wrote a letter Wednesday to Ke DC officials offer few answers about emergency response to Monday’s flooding 08/16/2023 03:50pm • Two days after severe flooding prompted multiple rescues of people and led to the deaths of several dogs inside a doggy day care in Northeast D.C., city leaders were ready to offer few answers about what happened during Monday’s storms. Chris Rodriguez, who leads the D.C.'s Department of Homela Tennessee man who killed 8 gets life in prison in surprise plea deal after new evidence surfaces 08/16/2023 02:51pm • GALLATIN, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man who had been facing a death penalty trial in the killings of eight people in rural Westmoreland in April 2019, including his parents, uncle and a 12-year-old girl, pleaded guilty Wednesday to eight counts of first-degree murder in exchange for a sentence of l