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Fairfax Co. officials look to remove steep hills on road where 2 teens died 07/26/2023 09:45am • After a high-speed crash killed two teenagers earlier this year, Fairfax County, Virginia, officials are looking to get rid of two major obstacles on the winding stretch of road that may have contributed to the crash. Lee Chapel Road, which is between Ox Road and Fairfax County Parkway, has two s Before Oppenheimer: How DC became the unlikely birthplace of the atomic age 07/26/2023 08:19am • Years before Robert Oppenheimer led the Los Alamos lab that developed the first nuclear weapons, physicists in D.C. thrust the world into the atomic age — inside a narrow, zigzagging tunnel running underneath Chevy Chase. "Totally by coincidence," said Shaun Hardy, a librarian at the Carneg Edmunds compares: 2023 Honda Accord vs. 2023 Kia K5 07/26/2023 06:35am • The midsize sedan market lacks the diversity of models it once did, yet what remains is a competitive set of vehicles. Honda’s Accord has been a long-standing fixture in this class and for 2023 it receives a full redesign that introduces added legroom, greater fuel efficiency and new styling eleme Deshazor Everett on crash that killed fiancée, distracted driving PSA and possible return to NFL 07/26/2023 05:38am • Former Washington Commanders player Deshazor Everett knows what the internet says about him: "If you Google my name, it's probably the first thing that pops up." "It" is the Dec. 23, 2021, single-car crash on Gum Spring Road near Aldie, Virginia that killed his fiancée Olivia Peters, and has Residents speak out on Montgomery County road safety plan 07/26/2023 05:25am • From "walking school buses" to better sidewalk upkeep, Montgomery County, Maryland's Pedestrian Master Plan has more than 100 recommendations with the goal of making it safer and more pleasant for those on foot or bike to get where they're going. On Tuesday, residents got their chance to tell the Legal dispute facing Texan 'Sassy Trucker' in Dubai shows the limits of speech in UAE 07/25/2023 08:58pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Houston woman known online as the “Sassy Trucker” has been stuck in Dubai for months after an altercation at a car rental agency, the latest case showing the limits of speech in this skyscraper-studded city-state. The case against Tierra Young Allen, 29, c Colorado cop on trial for putting suspect in car hit by train says she didn't notice the tracks 07/25/2023 07:36pm • GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado police officer on trial for putting a handcuffed woman in a parked police vehicle that was hit by a freight train testified Tuesday that she did not realize the officer who had arrived before her had parked it on the tracks. After racing to the scene, Officer Jord Prosecutors charge woman who drove into Green Bay building with reckless driving 07/25/2023 06:36pm • GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors filed charges Tuesday against the driver of a minivan that crashed into a building in Wisconsin, toppling much of its brick facade and leaving much of its roof sagging precariously. The Brown County District Attorney’s office charged the 29-year-old Green Bay w Man suspected of shooting and injuring Dallas-area doctor was then shot and injured by police 07/25/2023 06:30pm • CEDAR HILL, Texas (AP) — A man suspected of shooting and injuring a doctor at a Dallas-area medical building was shot and injured Tuesday by police officers after his vehicle was involved in crash with another vehicle and officers could see he had a long gun, police said. Police in Cedar Hill, loc Google rebounds from unprecedented drop in ad revenue with a resurgence that pushes stock higher 07/25/2023 05:32pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google snapped out of an unprecedented advertising slump during its latest quarter, signaling a return to growth cycle needed to fuel investments in artificial intelligence technology that expected to reshape the competitive landscape. The results for the April-June period rel Johnny Lujack, 1947 Heisman winner who led Notre Dame to 3 national titles, dies at the age of 98 07/25/2023 05:30pm • Johnny Lujack was one of the faces of Notre Dame's golden age, the second of three Irish players to win the Heisman Trophy in the 1940s and the quarterback of three national championship teams. “Even by Notre Dame standards, you always felt he was larger than life,” said John Heisler, who has wr 3 found dead in car at North Carolina gas station are identified as Marines stationed nearby 07/25/2023 05:16pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Three men who were found dead over the weekend at a North Carolina gas station have been identified as Marine lance corporals stationed at nearby Camp Lejeune, the U.S. Marine Corps said Tuesday. Deputies from the Pender County Sheriff’s Office found the three men unresponsi Editorial Roundup: United States 07/25/2023 04:00pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: July 24 The Washington Post on The Federal Reserve is almost certainly going to lift the benchmark interest rate Wednesday to nearly 5.5$, a stunning rise from practically zero in March 2022. The Fed was too slow to recognize inflatio DP World Tour Schedule 07/25/2023 03:00pm • Nov. 24-27 _ Fortinet Australian PGA Championship (Cameron Smith) Nov. 24-27 _ Joburg Open (Dan Bradbury) Dec. 1-4 _ Investec South African Open Championship (Thriston Lawrence) Dec. 1-4 _ ISPS Handa Australian Open (Adrian Meronk) Dec. 8-11 _ Alfred Dunhill Championship (Ockie Strydom) Dec. 15-18 _ Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 07/25/2023 02:36pm • 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