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Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 04/25/2023 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 Cuba fuel shortages prompt rationing, event cancellations 04/25/2023 01:07pm • HAVANA (AP) — Cuba's fuel shortages have increased dramatically with authorities suspending activities, including a concert by the country's national symphony, as well as rationing gasoline sales and moving some universities' classes online. Cubans have experiences shortages of all kinds of goods Will teams delay on taking Jalen Carter like Sapp, Moss? 04/25/2023 12:47pm • Warren Sapp and Randy Moss waited longer than expected to hear their names called in the first round of the NFL draft because teams were concerned about off-field issues. Both players ended up in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Jalen Carter was once projected to be the No. 1 overall pick in this wee East Palestine families living in limbo months after fire 04/25/2023 12:04pm • EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Jeff Drummond spends days and nights alone in a tiny room with fake wood paneling, two small beds and a microwave atop a mini refrigerator that serves as a nightstand — his pickup truck parked just outside the door at the roadside motel where he's taken refuge since e Adele to be last 'Carpool Karaoke' guest with James Corden 04/25/2023 10:15am • The last time Adele appeared with James Corden doing "Carpool Karaoke," it went viral. Soon there will be an opportunity for that to happen again. CBS announced Monday that the superstar singer will be the final guest for the segment on "The Late Late Show" with James Corden. "During their sec Car Review: Chevrolet Bolt EUV grows in space and technology for 2023 04/25/2023 09:52am • More electric vehicle (EV) choices means more buzz and reviews that hook you until you see the prices. But wait, there are some affordable EVs hitting the market. The 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EUV, which was introduced last year, is bigger than the Bolt by a good six inches and has a starting price under Pakistani police say electrical shorts caused deadly blasts 04/25/2023 09:38am • PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities said Tuesday tha twin blasts that struck a counterterrorism facility in the country's northwest and killed 16 people were caused by electrical shorts and not a militant attack, as initially suggested. The short circuits happened Monday at a munitions Review underway for DC 911's response to deadly car crash into Anacostia River 04/25/2023 01:35am • The agency overseeing D.C.'s 911 dispatch system said it intends to look back at the response to the deadly car crash into the Anacostia River last week. Three people were found dead after the late-night crash into the water beneath the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge last Thursday. The exa Today in History: April 25, Union fleet captures New Orleans 04/25/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Tuesday, April 25, the 115th day of 2023. There are 250 days left in the year. Today’s Highlights in History: On April 25, 1945, during World War II, U.S. and Soviet forces linked up on the Elbe (EL’-beh) River, a meeting that dramatized the collapse of Nazi Germanyâ With virtual vet visits, checkup for your pet is just a whisker away 04/24/2023 09:34pm • Just as human clients have taken to telehealth for virtual doctor's visits, pet owners have scheduled virtual veterinarian checkups, all without having to leave their homes. For owners, it's a convenient way to get their pets' health evaluated and avoids the fiasco that comes with persuading an u Fort Wayne cop in fatal crash had 4 previous on-duty crashes 04/24/2023 08:43pm • FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A Fort Wayne police officer whose vehicle fatally injured a pedestrian in a crosswalk was disciplined for four previous crashes while on duty, the department said Monday. Sgt. Joshua Hartup was suspended for a car crash in 2007, and he received letters of reprimand for cras 7 Best Semiconductor Stocks to Buy for 2023 04/24/2023 08:00pm • This year is already proving to be a pivotal one for semiconductor stocks. The benchmark iShares Semiconductor ETF (ticker: SOXX) is up 19.5% on a year-to-date basis as of April 24, and VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (SMH) is up about 21.7% over the same period. The industry is also on the upswing 3 railroads join up to compete with CPKC to serve Mexico 04/24/2023 07:53pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Three major freight railroads responded Monday to the Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger with an agreement to work together on a competing service to carry shipments across North America. Canadian National, Union Pacific and Grupo Mexico railroads said Monday that they ACLU sues to block Missouri rule on transgender health care 04/24/2023 06:15pm • JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri ACLU on Monday sued to block new state restrictions on both adults and children seeking gender-affirming health care, which are set to kick in Thursday. ACLU, Lambda Legal and Bryan Cave Leighton LLP attorneys representing transgender Missourians and heal Mexico finds 11,520 tequila bottles with liquid meth at port 04/24/2023 05:58pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican Navy inspectors have intercepted 11,520 tequila bottles bound for export that actually contained nearly 10 tons of concentrated liquid meth, the Navy said Monday. The discovery was made Sunday at the Pacific coast seaport of Manzanillo, the Navy said. It said the bottles