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Man in critical condition after early morning shooting in Arlington 05/19/2024 03:58pm • Police say a man is in critical condition after a shooting in a hotel parking lot early Sunday morning in Arlington, Virginia. In a news release, the Arlington County Police Department said officers responded to multiple reports of shots heard near the 1200 block of North Courthouse Road around 2 Maryland officials prepare for beginning of Bay Bridge summer traffic 05/19/2024 03:49pm • Memorial Day is one of the busiest traffic days of the year, especially on the way to Maryland's Eastern Shore. In preparation for the increase in traffic, Maryland Transportation Authority police officers conducted "high visibility traffic enforcement" along US-50 near the Bay Bridge on Friday. Will Power suffers engine hiccup as Chevrolet and Honda struggle ahead of Indy 500 qualifying 05/19/2024 02:09pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Will Power experienced the seventh engine issue for Chevrolet in two days of Indianapolis 500 qualifying when his Team Penske entry sputtered Sunday during practice ahead of the afternoon pole shootout. The manufacturer had six engine problems on Saturday, when Power joined tea French security forces work to regain control of airport highway in violence-scorched New Caledonia 05/19/2024 12:56pm • Using armored vehicles and backhoes to shove aside charred barricades, French security forces worked Sunday to retake control of the highway to the international airport in violence-scorched New Caledonia, shuttered because of deadly unrest wracking the French Pacific archipelago where indigenous pe WTOP Book Report: How 'Jazzmen' Ellington, Basie and Armstrong moved America forward on racial justice 05/19/2024 06:59am • New York Times-bestselling author Larry Tye offers a captivating new work titled "The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Count Basie Transformed America." The book explores the intimate lives and historic musical legacies of Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie � Japanese authorities urge caution after wild bears attack several people in the northeast 05/19/2024 06:50am • TOKYO (AP) — Japanese authorities have warned residents to be aware of wild bears in the country's northeast after several people were attacked, including police officers. A bear about 1 meter (3 feet) in size was captured in Fukushima prefecture Sunday by officials in charge of wildlife damage, Companies are trying to attract more smartphone users across Africa. But there are risks 05/19/2024 02:17am • ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Anita Akpeere prepared fried rice in her kitchen in Ghana's capital as a flurry of notifications for restaurant orders lit up apps on her phone. “I don’t think I could work without a phone in my line of business,” she said, as requests came in for her signature dish, a tr Today in History: May 19, Anne Boleyn, wife of Henry VIII, beheaded 05/19/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Sunday, May 19, the 140th day of 2024. There are 226 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 19, 1536, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of England’s King Henry VIII, was beheaded after being convicted of adultery. On this date: In 1780, a mysterious 3 hurt in 3-car crash on Rock Creek Parkway in DC 05/18/2024 10:49pm • An evening crash closed D.C.'s Rock Creek Parkway in both directions Saturday. U.S. Park Police and D.C. Fire and EMS told WTOP it happened at about 8:30 p.m. near P Street NW. First responders found three people injured, including a woman — who D.C. Fire and EMS spokesperson Vito Maggiolo s Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters rally in the rain in DC to mark a painful present and past 05/18/2024 07:50pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of protesters rallied within sight of the U.S. Capitol, chanting pro-Palestinian slogans and voicing criticism of the Israeli and American governments as they marked a painful present — the war in Gaza — and past — the exodus of some 700,000 Palestinians who fled o Rinus VeeKay overcomes early crash with final flourish to make Indianapolis 500 pole shootout 05/18/2024 07:23pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Rinus VeeKay changed his fortunes with one late, daring Indianapolis 500 qualifying run Saturday. It could change the trajectory of his entire season. The 23-year-old Dutch driver overcame an early crash that forced crew members to scramble to repair the No. 21 Chevrolet and th NHRA Route 66 Nationals 05/18/2024 06:52pm • SaturdayAt Route 66 RacewayJoliet, Ill.First RoundTop Fuel 1. T.J. Zizzo, 3.735 seconds, 331.77 mph vs. 16. Tony Stewart, 3.852, 323.04; 2. Clay Millican, 3.746, 332.84 vs. 15. Kyle Wurtzel, 3.847, 320.20; 3. Doug Kalitta, 3.750, 332.84 vs. 14. Justin Ashley, 3.831, 320.05; 4. Shawn Langdon, 3.771, Team Penske dominates first day of Indy 500 qualifying as Ganassi and Ericsson shut out of pole 05/18/2024 06:32pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Team Penske swept the top three spots in qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 on Saturday, with Will Power at the top of the list, giving a team under scrutiny a solid shot at winning the pole for “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” Kyle Larson also qualified for his first Ukraine's divisive mobilization law comes into force as a new Russian push strains front-line troops 05/18/2024 06:26pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A divisive mobilization law in Ukraine came into force on Saturday, as Kyiv struggles to boost troop numbers after Russia launched a new offensive that some fear could close in on Ukraine’s second-largest city. The legislation, which was watered down from its original draft, Joey Logano captures pole for All-Star race after qualifying first at North Wilkesboro Speedway 05/18/2024 06:25pm • NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (AP) — Joey Logano has won 30 poles in his Cup Series career. This one meant something extra to him. Logano will start up front for the NASCAR All-Star race after turning a lap of 1:29.75 on Saturday during qualifying at North Wilkesboro Speedway. The two 60-laps heats that