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Illinois Democrats say abortion-access protections are a promise: 'You're safe here' 05/17/2023 06:56pm • SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Access to abortion is essentially locked down in Illinois. But Democrats are looking for ways to further protect the practice and its availability, including to outsiders who potentially face home-state penalties for seeking treatment here. Legislation approved by both ho Md. man leads Virginia State police on chase in stolen SUV, rams into trooper car 05/17/2023 06:51pm • The disabled Virginia State Police SUV that was rammed multiple times during a stolen car pursuit on May 17, 2023. (Courtesy Virginia State Police) Police say a man from Brooklyn, Maryland, stole an SUV from a dealership in Prince William County, Virginia, on Wednesday morning, ramming into a Vi Rudy Giuliani sued for defamation by supermarket employee he accused of assault 05/17/2023 06:49pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A man who spent a night in jail for smacking Rudy Giuliani on the back and calling him a “scumbag” is suing him and several New York City police officers for false arrest and defamation. Daniel Gill brought the federal lawsuit in Manhattan court on Wednesday, accusing Giuliani Limo service manager convicted of manslaughter in New York crash that killed 20 05/17/2023 05:53pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A limousine service manager was convicted of manslaughter Wednesday in a crash that killed 20 people in rural New York, one of the deadliest U.S. road wrecks in two decades. Jurors reached their verdict during their second day of deliberations in the trial of Nauman Hussain, w 2nd escaped inmate captured after breaking out of Philadelphia prison 05/17/2023 05:21pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A task force led by federal marshals recaptured the second of two inmates who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison earlier this month, a man who had been held on charges in four slayings, authorities said. Ameen Hurst, 18, was rearrested Wednesday morning in Philadelphia, accordi Is a decades-old U.Md. tradition getting out of hand? 05/17/2023 04:31pm • For decades, students at the University of Maryland have made playful sacrifices to the Testudo statue in front of the library, hoping for a little extra luck on their final exams. Over the years, you may have seen anything from pens and notebooks to coffees and alcohol set up around the statue over 'True heroism': Biden honors 9 with Medal of Valor including 2 NYPD cops killed during 911 call 05/17/2023 03:25pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Two New York Police Department officers ambushed and killed after responding to a 911 call and the rookie cop who took down the gunman were honored Wednesday, along with six others, by President Joe Biden with the Medal of Valor, the nation's highest honor for bravery by a public Ex-DC Metro contractor logged in to sensitive system from Russia, watchdog finds 05/17/2023 02:29pm • (CNN) — A former Washington, DC, Metro transit system contractor retained access to “critical and sensitive” Metro data from his computer in Russia after he left his job in a breach that raises broader security concerns about one of the nation’s largest transit systems, according to a re Review: 'The Big Door Prize' on Apple TV+ is existential dramedy about life's potential 05/17/2023 01:40pm • What would you do if a magical machine revealed your true life potential? Would you suddenly change your career to pursue your supposed destiny? Or would you be content with the life you have already built by chance? That's the high-concept premise of the new 10-episode streaming series "The How the opening of the Potomac Yard Metro station could impact your commute 05/17/2023 01:32pm • Metro's Potomac Yard station on the Blue and Yellow lines is set to open on Friday, May 19. (Courtesy City of Alexandria) When the Potomac Yard Metro station finally opens Friday, it will benefit more than those seeking a ride to the fast-growing area between the Braddock Road and Ronald Reagan Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 05/17/2023 01:24pm • 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 How many people in DMV car crash deaths weren't buckled up 05/17/2023 12:20pm • For most, putting on your seatbelt is a simple reflex. For those who still prefer living life on the edge, some new data may convince you otherwise: Half of all Americans killed by car crashes in 2021 were unbuckled. The D.C. region saw a similar trend, according to data released on Tuesday from Movie Review: A delicious Jason Momoa saves 'Fast X' from furiously speeding off into numbness 05/17/2023 12:14pm • Fans and critics may disagree over when exactly the “Fast & Furious” franchise jumped the shark, but there is only one correct answer: When the Pontiac Fiero went into space. Weightless and violating every physical law, the floating car — tasked with bumping a satellite in the ninth instal Prince Harry, Meghan say they were involved in car chase by 'aggressive' paparazzi 05/17/2023 10:36am • LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry, Meghan say they were involved in car chase by 'aggressive' paparazzi. Automaker warns over UK operations and calls for Brexit trade deal renegotiation 05/17/2023 09:20am • LONDON (AP) — The world's fourth-biggest carmaker by sales has warned of a potential existential threat to large parts of the British car industry unless the government moves to alter the terms of its post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union. In a submission to a parliamentary inquiry into t