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The US is wrapping up a pier to bring aid to Gaza by sea. But danger and uncertainty lie ahead 05/14/2024 03:08pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� In the coming days, the U.S. military in the eastern Mediterranean is expected to jab one end of a hulking metal dock ��� the length of five U.S. football fields ��� into a beach in northern Gaza. And that may be the end of the easy part for the Biden administration's two-month- Alice Munro, Nobel literature winner revered as short story master, dead at 92 05/14/2024 03:02pm • Nobel laureate Alice Munro, the Canadian literary giant who became one of the world���s most esteemed contemporary authors and one of history's most honored short story writers, has died at age 92. A spokesperson for publisher Penguin Random House Canada said Munro, winner of the Nobel literary priz At LIV now, Rahm says 'I'm still a PGA Tour member' and he wants that tour to succeed, too 05/14/2024 02:38pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) ��� Jon Rahm���s move to LIV Golf last year has been portrayed as a turning point in the "us vs. them��� narrative that has overrun this sport over the past 24 months. Rahm insists he never fully bought into that. ���You guys keep saying ���the other side,������ Rahm said Tuesda Rory McIlroy files for divorce from his wife of 7 years ahead of the PGA Championship 05/14/2024 02:37pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) ��� Rory McIlroy has filed for divorce after seven years of marriage, according to court records in Palm Beach County, Florida, a stunning development going into the PGA Championship. McIlroy and his wife, Erica Stoll, had a storybook meeting during the Ryder Cup in 2012, began Hot history: Tree rings show that last northern summer was the warmest since year 1 05/14/2024 02:30pm • The broiling summer of 2023 was the hottest in the Northern Hemisphere in more than 2,000 years, a new study found. When the temperatures spiked last year, numerous weather agencies said it was the hottest month, summer and year on record. But those records only go back to 1850 at best because it's Alice Munro, Nobel literature winner revered as short story master, dead at 92 05/14/2024 01:44pm • Nobel laureate Alice Munro, the Canadian literary giant among the world���s most esteemed contemporary authors and short story writers, has died at age 92. A spokesperson for publisher Penguin Random House Canada said Munro, winner of the Nobel literary prize in 2013, died Monday at home in Port Hop Amsterdam university cancels classes after violence erupted at a pro-Palestinian rally 05/14/2024 11:25am • THE HAGUE (AP) ��� The University of Amsterdam canceled classes Tuesday and shut buildings for two days after the latest pro-Palestinian demonstrations over the war in Gaza turned destructive. Protests continued to simmer at several European universities where students faced off with academic author Day care prices aren't getting better. So states are stepping in 05/14/2024 11:12am • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) ��� Across the country, the story for families is virtually the same: Child care is unaffordable for many, hard to find for those who can pay, and financially precarious for day care operators and their employees. The Biden administration and Congress tried to alleviate some o Waymo is latest company under investigation for autonomous or partially automated technology 05/14/2024 10:21am • DETROIT (AP) ��� The U.S. government's highway safety agency has opened another investigation of automated driving systems, this time into crashes involving Waymo's self-driving vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration posted documents detailing the probe on its website early Tue Wholesale price increases accelerated in April as inflation remains sticky 05/14/2024 09:36am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� U.S. wholesale prices rose sharply last month, a sign that inflation pressures remain stubbornly high after three elevated readings in consumer prices to start the year. The Labor Department said Tuesday that its producer price index ��� which tracks price changes before they re Proposed Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment draws rival crowds to Capitol for crucial votes 05/14/2024 08:11am • ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) ��� Impassioned supporters and opponents of a far-reaching Equal Rights Amendment to the Minnesota Constitution flocked to the State Capitol ahead of crucial votes aimed at putting it on the 2026 ballot. However, the state House adjourned without voting on the bill late Monday Migration tracking group says 76 million people were displaced within their countries in 2023 05/14/2024 07:46am • GENEVA (AP) ��� Conflicts and natural disasters left a record nearly 76 million people displaced within their countries last year, with violence in Sudan, Congo and the Middle East driving two-thirds of new movement, a top migration monitoring group said Tuesday. The Internal Displacement Monitoring Maryland 2024 primary election voter guide: Everything you need to know 05/14/2024 07:42am • Visit WTOP���s Election 2024 page for comprehensive coverage. 2024 is shaping up to be a big year politically ��� especially in Maryland. In addition to the presidential contest, voters in Maryland's May 14 primary will be asked to weigh in on a slew of statewide and local races, including a Sena New industry readies for launch as researchers hone offshore wind turbines that float 05/14/2024 07:21am • ORONO, Maine (AP) ��� As waves grew and gusts increased, a wind turbine bobbed gently, its blades spinning with a gentle woosh. The tempest reached a crescendo with little drama other than splashing water. The uneventful outcome is exactly what engineers aimed for. The demonstration featuring a 13-f AP Investigation: In hundreds of deadly police encounters, officers broke multiple safety guidelines 05/14/2024 06:09am • In hundreds of deaths where police used force meant to stop someone without killing them, officers violated well-known guidelines for safely restraining and subduing people ��� not simply once or twice, but multiple times. Most violations involved pinning people facedown in ways that could restrict