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Artificial intelligence sparks debate at COP30 climate talks in Brazil 11/18/2025 09:00am • BELEM, Brazil (AP) ��� At the U.N. climate talks in Brazil, artificial intelligence is being cast as both a hero worthy of praise and a villain that needs policing. Tech companies and a handful of countries at the conference known as COP30 are promoting ways AI can help solve global warming, which i After years of vetoes, Virginia poised to launch adult-use cannabis market 11/18/2025 08:27am • After four years of stalled efforts and repeated vetoes from outgoing Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Virginia lawmakers now see a clear path to finally standing up a legal adult-use cannabis market. During her campaign, Democrat Abigail Spanberger, elected governor two weeks ago, pledged to sign legislatio The former Marine sniper accused of a mass shooting and the warning signs that came before 11/18/2025 08:02am • Marc Simmons hadn���t heard from his estranged friend in nearly seven years. Then, Nigel Max Edge showed up at his work and falsely accused Simmons of stealing his identity. They met taking community college classes and bonded over their time with the Marines in Iraq. Simmons��� kids once called Edg Your Investment Portfolio Is Probably Riskier Than You Think 11/18/2025 06:00am • Sometimes investors need to think big picture: how to build a smart portfolio, avoid mistakes, and access time-tested principles. Here to discuss investing ideas is Christine Benz, Morningstar���s director of personal finance and retirement planning. This interview has been edited for length and cla A key vote that could decide if DC-area data centers jack up your power bill 11/18/2025 03:57am • Ahead of an important vote, D.C.-area lawmakers are urging the operators of the electrical grid that powers the region to protect the power rates that customers pay. The lawmakers, including D.C. Council member Charles Allen, are calling on PJM Interconnection to adopt a plan called the Protectin Ahead of planned vote, Fairfax Co. massage therapy businesses concerned about changes to when they can lock doors 11/18/2025 03:45am • Ahead of a public hearing and vote on proposed changes to regulations for Fairfax County massage therapy businesses, some business owners in the Northern Virginia suburb are worried about a provision that would dictate when they can and can't lock their doors. For the first time in decades, the c How a top New Zealand police officer's downfall provoked public fury and scrutiny of police powers 11/18/2025 01:20am • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) ��� He was one of the most powerful police officers in New Zealand and a year ago almost won the country���s top law enforcement job. But the public didn���t know Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming was facing claims of sexual abuse during an affair with a young Slovaks protest populist leader Fico on anniversary of Velvet Revolution 11/18/2025 12:58am • BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) ��� Tens of thousands of people in Slovakia on Monday protested against populist Prime Minister Robert Fico and his pro-Russian stance, taking advantage of the anniversary of the 1989 Velvet Revolution that ended decades of communist rule in the former Czechoslovakia. Ralli Pope Leo XIV calls for urgent climate action and says God���s creation is 'crying out' 11/17/2025 09:24pm • BELEM, Brazil (AP) ��� Pope Leo XIV on Monday urged countries at United Nations climate talks to take ���concrete actions��� to stop climate change that is threatening the planet, telling them humans are failing in their response to global warming and that God���s creation ���is crying out in floods Maryland more than doubles cost estimate on rebuilding collapsed Baltimore bridge 11/17/2025 09:17pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) ��� Maryland officials have more than doubled the estimated cost to replace Baltimore���s Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed and killed six construction workers last year after a massive container ship crashed into it, and they���ve added two years on to the projected comp With battle lines drawn on redistricting, Md. Gov. Moore work to shift line in their favor 11/17/2025 08:52pm • Gov. Wes Moore (D) has a difficult, but not insurmountable, path to redraw the state���s eight congressional districts ��� and it may hinge on the first-term Democratic executive���s ability to win votes in the Senate. With the House of Delegates apparently on board with the governor, Moore needs Hundreds of National Guard troops deployed to Portland and Chicago are being sent home 11/17/2025 08:29pm • Hundreds of National Guard troops deployed to Chicago and Portland, Oregon, are being sent home, and those who will remain will continue to stay off the streets amid court battles over their domestic mission by the Trump administration, a defense official said Monday. The withdrawal of soldiers ��� The Latest: UN approves US Gaza plan with possible future path to an independent Palestinian state 11/17/2025 08:29pm • The U.N. Security Council on Monday approved a U.S. plan for Gaza that authorizes an international stabilization force to provide security and envisions a possible future path to an independent Palestinian state. The vote was a crucial next step for the fragile ceasefire and efforts to outline Gaza� Lions' Campbell won't stop going for it on fourth down after 0-for-5 performance against Eagles 11/17/2025 07:41pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� Dan Campbell knows his aggressive play calling hurt the Detroit Lions in their loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night. That doesn���t mean he'll change his approach. Campbell goes for it on fourth down more than any other coach in the NFL, and he tried it five times on a wi With Big Ten $2.4B deal looming, lawmaker asks questions about tax-exempt status of college sports 11/17/2025 07:14pm • A lawmaker skeptical of the Big Ten's proposed $2.4 billion deal with a private investor has requested a Congressional analysis of the tax consequences for the NCAA, its schools and conferences in the changing college sports industry. ���Legitimate questions have been raised about whether it is time