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2 in custody after driving, running and swimming away from Va. police to avoid traffic stop 04/19/2023 10:10am • After crashing a vehicle when trying to avoid a traffic stop, two people swam away from police in Arlington and were later taken into custody Wednesday, Virginia State Police say. Both were taken to the hospital for treatment after being exposed to the cold water temperatures in Roaches Run, poli Iraq's years of carnage still engrained in Baghdad streets 04/19/2023 08:38am • BAGHDAD (AP) — There are places around Baghdad where I’ll sometimes say a silent prayer for the dead when I pass — on certain residential streets, at a particular restaurant, in a square where minibuses gather. Today, people go about their daily business in these places, perhaps no longer thi Edmunds: 2023 Honda Civic Type R vs. 2023 Volkswagen Golf R 04/19/2023 06:30am • If a traditional two-door sports car isn’t practical enough for you, consider one of these hot hatch options: the Volkswagen Golf R or the Honda Civic Type R. The Volkswagen Golf R’s excellent combination of fun driving dynamics, all-wheel-drive traction and generous cargo space has made it a lo California teenager killed when stabbing suspect crashed car 04/19/2023 12:15am • THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — One Southern California teenager was killed and three others injured Tuesday afternoon when a stabbing suspect crashed his vehicle into the group as they were walking near their high school, authorities said. Investigators are looking into whether the driver, who had Has the DC region's air quality improved? 04/19/2023 12:09am • Findings for the D.C. region's air quality were mixed in the report from the American Lung Association’s 2023 “State of the Air” report, which was released Wednesday. The report grades Americans’ exposure to unhealthy levels of ozone air pollution, annual particle pollution and short-term Power restored for thousands in Prince George's Co. after single vehicle crash cut the power 04/18/2023 11:50pm • Residents in Prince George's County, Maryland, have had their power restored after thousands were in the dark following a car colliding with a utility pole Tuesday night. A Pepco spokesperson told WTOP the outage was caused by a car that crashed in to the utility pole on the 4100 block of Brinkle Parking garage collapses in NYC, killing 1; 5 injured 04/18/2023 10:50pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A parking garage collapsed Tuesday in lower Manhattan’s Financial District, killing one worker, injuring five and crushing cars as concrete floors fell on top of each other like a stack of pancakes, officials said. Vehicles tumbled into what looked like a frozen stream of sedans FACT FOCUS: NYC crime is not worst ever, despite claims 04/18/2023 09:58pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Following Monday’s congressional hearing on violent crime in New York City, claims spread across social media that the bad old days are back in the nation’s largest city. Conservatives and other users widely shared a video clip of New York City Councilman Robert Holden, who tes Trapped by fighting, Sudanese look for ways to survive 04/18/2023 09:50pm • CAIRO (AP) — For the last three days, Howeida al-Hassan and her family have been hunkered down in the first floor of her home in the Sudanese capital, sleeping on the floor as sounds of airstrikes and gunfire surround them. This is the life of millions of Sudanese trapped in their homes since viol Can Laurel make Main Street its 'Main Street?' 04/18/2023 08:27pm • Walk along Main Street in Laurel, Maryland, and you won’t see any shortage of vehicle traffic. A lot of cars drive up and down Main Street, but despite being lined with banks, churches and even some apartments, not to mention the MARC station at the end of the street, there just weren’t nearl Activists demand police reform after Jayland Walker decision 04/18/2023 08:17pm • AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Social justice activists called for widespread police reforms while marching through the streets of Akron on Tuesday, a day after a grand jury declined to indict eight police officers who fired 94 shots at Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man killed after what started as a tr Activities of Daily Living for Seniors 04/18/2023 08:00pm • Independence is a precious commodity that only increases in value as you age. When you're no longer able to complete routine tasks and activities -- such as shopping for food, preparing meals or handling medications -- it can be especially jarring and put you at risk for an accident, injury or illne 4 killed in Maine home; 3 wounded in linked highway shooting 04/18/2023 07:58pm • BOWDOIN, Maine (AP) — Four people were fatally shot at a house in Maine on Tuesday shortly before gunfire wounded three others on a busy highway, in a pair of crimes that are linked, authorities said. Hours later, a man was charged with murder. Police closed a portion of the interstate highway New Jersey halts electric vehicle rebates, demand too high 04/18/2023 07:22pm • TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey residents looking to buy or lease an electric vehicle won’t be able to get a government rebate — at least temporarily — because the state program is so popular that it's already running out of money, officials said. The Charge Up New Jersey program has disburs Can a doorbell ring justify a 'stand your ground' shooting? 04/18/2023 06:39pm • JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Andrew Lester had already gone to bed when the doorbell rang a little before 10 p.m. He got up, grabbed a gun and went to check it out. Seeing a Black male appearing to pull the handle of the front door, police say the 84-year-old white man opened fire. No questions aske