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On Illinois highway, blinding dust, then 'crash after crash' 05/02/2023 08:00pm • DIVERNON, Ill. (AP) — Winds stirred up a wall of dust from farm fields that engulfed a stretch of busy interstate highway in a matter of minutes. The brown cloud's intensity caked even the insides of vehicles in dirt. As darkness enveloped them, some cars and trucks hurtling down the road put on t Things to watch when interest rates go up 05/02/2023 08:00pm • The Federal Reserve raised interest rates seven times in 2022 and twice -- so far -- in 2023, with the most recent increase of 0.25% occurring in March 2023. Its aim is to cool inflation, which is near its highest levels since the '80s. In a recent Reuters poll, economists predicted only one more Autopsy: Stab wounds to heart, lungs killed Cash App founder 05/02/2023 07:52pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Cash App founder Bob Lee died during surgery from stab wounds that pierced his heart and a lung, according to an autopsy report released Tuesday that also shows he had alcohol and drugs in his system. Doctors at San Francisco General Hospital tried for hours to close the woun Bye-bye blue flame? NY to require gas-free new buildings 05/02/2023 07:46pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state is banning natural gas stoves and furnaces in most new buildings, a policy that's part of a national movement aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The law negotiated by Gov. Kathy Hochul and her fellow Democrats in the Legislature is part of the state budg Column: Sargeant returns home as F1's great American hope 05/02/2023 07:26pm • The first driver to be shown in the opening video for every Formula One race broadcast in the United States is not reigning champion Max Verstappen or seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton or even resurgent Fernando Alonso. No, it is a 22-year-old part-time surfer with four F1 races on his resume. He BNSF tracks back in service after Wisconsin dedrailment 05/02/2023 07:17pm • LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Railroad tracks damaged after a BNSF Railway freight train derailed in southwestern Wisconsin have been repaired and returned to service, rail and government officials say. BNSF contractors made repairs and reopened the line Saturday, BNSF spokeswoman Lena Kent said. “They Mister Car Wash: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 05/02/2023 05:42pm • TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Mister Car Wash Inc. (MCW) on Tuesday reported first-quarter earnings of $21.1 million. The Tucson, Arizona-based company said it had net income of 6 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 8 cents per share. The results fe 'At our wit's end': Police don't have leads in deadly December Silver Spring parking garage shooting 05/02/2023 05:16pm • Joe Reynolds (Courtesy Montgomery County police) Four months after a father of three was shot and killed in a downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, parking garage, Montgomery County police say they have no idea who did it. Now, Joe Reynolds' widow is joining investigators in asking for the public Russian defense chief wants wartime missile output doubled 05/02/2023 04:57pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s defense chief on Tuesday urged a state company to double its missile output, as a possible Ukrainian counteroffensive looms and both sides in the 14-month war reportedly experience an ammunition crunch. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, speaking at a meeting w Business Highlights: Writers strike; bank stocks 05/02/2023 04:41pm • ___ Late-night TV shows go dark as writers strike for better pay NEW YORK (AP) — The first Hollywood strike in 15 years began Tuesday as the economic pressures of the streaming era prompted unionized TV and film writers to picket for better pay outside major studios, a work stoppage that is leadin Mechanic charged with homicide in fatal NYC elevator plunge 05/02/2023 03:44pm • NEW YORK (AP) — An elevator mechanic's failure to execute basic safety procedures caused an elevator at a New York City building to plunge six stories and crush a co-worker to death, prosecutors said Tuesday. Mechanic Peter Milatz, 67, was charged with criminally negligent homicide for the Feb. 18 Prince George's Co. officer convicted of assaulting handcuffed teen after traffic stop 05/02/2023 03:41pm • A longtime Prince George's County, Maryland, police officer was convicted Tuesday of assaulting a handcuffed teen after a 2020 traffic stop. Prince George's County police Cpl. Darryl Wormuth, 46, was found guilty of second-degree assault and misconduct in office following a bench trial before Cir US, Turkey sanction 2 al-Qaida-linked militants in Mideast 05/02/2023 03:23pm • BEIRUT (AP) — The United States and Turkey on Tuesday slapped sanctions on two al-Qaida-linked militants believed to have raised money for two militant groups operating in Syria, the U.S. Treasury said. The announcement followed another joint move by Washington and Ankara four months ago, when th DP World Tour Schedule 05/02/2023 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. 05/02/2023 02:56pm • 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