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Celebrating local Pride Heroes: Deacon Maccubbin — the man behind DC's Pride Party 06/07/2024 10:30pm • A year after L. Page "Deacon" Maccubbin opened the gay bookstore Lambda Rising in 1974, he was talking to friends about going to a Pride celebration in New York City. "Somebody said, 'Why don't we do something in Washington,'" said Maccubbin. "I thought 'That's a wonderful idea, let's do it.' VP Harris campaigns to stop gun violence with Maryland Senate candidate Alsobrooks 06/07/2024 07:32pm • LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday that more must be done at the federal level to prevent gun violence during a campaign stop in Maryland to support Angela Alsobrooks, a Democrat whose U.S. Senate race could determine control of the chamber. Harris, speaking on the 10th Hunter Biden's daughter Naomi testifies about her father in his federal gun trial, ending 1st week 06/07/2024 05:45pm • WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden's daughter Naomi testified Friday in his federal gun trial about visiting her father while he was at a California rehab center, telling jurors that he seemed to be improving in the weeks before he bought the revolver in 2018. “I hadn’t seen my dad in a long Real-world mileage standard for new vehicles rising to 38 mpg in 2031 under new Biden rule 06/07/2024 05:29pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — New vehicles sold in the U.S. will have to average about 38 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2031 in real-world driving, up from about 29 mpg this year, under new federal rules unveiled Friday by the Biden administration. The final rule will increase fuel economy by 2% per year fo Memphis, Tennessee, police checking if veteran charged with killing homeless man has targeted others 06/07/2024 05:02pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis police are investigating whether a U.S. Army veteran charged with killing a homeless man has targeted other homeless people in the city, a spokesperson said. Karl P. Loucks, 41, was charged Friday with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Shaun Rhea. Loucks at Woman wanted in triple killing investigation in Virginia taken into custody in upstate New York 06/07/2024 04:09pm • AVOCA, N.Y. (AP) — A 23-year-old woman wanted in the deaths of her three roommates in Virginia was taken into custody after a chase on an upstate New York highway, police said Friday. Police began searching for Alyssa Jane Venable after the bodies of her roommates, all in their 60s or 70s, were di Relatives of inmates who died in Wisconsin prison are shocked guards weren't charged in their cases 06/07/2024 03:48pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Relatives of two inmates who died in an aging maximum security prison in Wisconsin say they're stunned prosecutors haven't filed charges in those cases after bringing multiple counts against the warden and other prison employees in connection with two other prisoners' deaths. The Latest: Jurors dismissed for the day in Hunter Biden's trial 06/07/2024 02:07pm • WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Latest on Hunter Biden's federal gun trial (all times local): Jurors have been dismissed for the day in Hunter Biden's federal gun trial and they'll return Monday morning. The judge sent the jury home after there were no more defense witnesses left to testify Friday, bu Judge rather than jury will render verdict in upcoming antitrust trial 06/07/2024 01:19pm • ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge rather than a jury will decide whether Google violated federal antitrust laws by building a monopoly on the technology that powers online advertising. The decision Friday by U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema was a defeat for the Justice Department, which sought a j Rural pharmacies fill a health care gap in the US. Owners say it's getting harder to stay open 06/07/2024 12:58pm • Basin Pharmacy fills more than prescriptions in rural northern Wyoming. It’s also the key health care access point for the town of about 1,300 people and the surrounding area. It sells catheters, colostomy supplies and diabetic testing strips. The storage room contains things that people rely on t NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 06/07/2024 11:35am • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. ___ Video edited to make it appear Biden tried to sit down when there was Yankees slugger Juan Soto exits game with left forearm discomfort, will undergo imaging Friday 06/07/2024 11:34am • NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees slugger Juan Soto was removed from Thursday night's game against the Minnesota Twins with left forearm discomfort. Soto will undergo imaging Friday. New York manager Aaron Boone said it's too early to tell if the right fielder will need to miss time. “I don't know what it What's the firearms form at the center of Hunter Biden's gun trial? AP Explains 06/07/2024 09:48am • The prosecution of Hunter Biden on federal firearms charges stems from a 7-page form that would-be gun buyers must fill out when purchasing a weapon from a licensed gun business. The form includes standard questions about things that would disqualify someone from legal gun ownership, like previous f Left turn wait times, pedestrian safety are biggest concerns in Fairfax Co. study to improve Route 29 06/07/2024 06:22am • As Fairfax County continues to study and consider possible improvements to a busy stretch of Route 29, community members in the Virginia suburb say they'd like to see pedestrian and cyclist upgrades, plus shorter wait times to make turns. The county's transportation department launched the study Third term for Modi likely to see closer defense ties with US as India's rivalry with China grows 06/06/2024 11:03pm • NEW DELHI (AP) — Fresh from declaring victory in India's election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered few details on the agenda for his third term, but went out of his way to underline he would continue to focus on raising the country's military preparedness and clout. That should come as good n