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30 heat-related fatalities so far this summer is the most in Maryland in over a decade 08/21/2025 10:29am • Thirty people have died so far this summer due to heat-related illness in Maryland, the highest number of heat deaths in the state in more than a decade, according to the latest state data. And the grim milestone comes with weeks still remaining in this year’s “heat season,” the Maryland He Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, aka Sincaraz, rule men's tennis as the 2025 US Open arrives 08/21/2025 09:38am • NEW YORK (AP) — OK, sure, maybe it wouldn't be rational to say there's no point in actually holding the full U.S. Open and instead just fast-forwarding to the inevitable matchup for the men's championship between Jannik Sinner — assuming he's healthy — and Carlos Alcaraz on Sept. 7. Seems reas AP's dream road trip: How to see every preseason Top 25 team at least once in 2025 08/21/2025 07:10am • Forget about easing your way into college football this year. The schedule includes several enticing matchups before September even starts, including a clash of ranked Big 12 teams facing off in Ireland this weekend, plus multiple top-10 matchups. All of these were considered in AP’s annual attemp Popular European dessert franchise opens first location in DC 08/21/2025 05:54am • You may have seen videos of them online already, but have you tried one in person? The decadence, the richness, the flavor explosion — all packed into a one-of-a-kind pastry called a "chimney cake!" You can find this tasty, cinnamon bun-like dessert — baked to perfection, filled with ice c A wartime mass grave in Sri Lanka yields a baby bottle, children's clothes and 141 skeletons 08/21/2025 01:27am • CHEMMANI, Sri Lanka (AP) — A baby bottle, a squeaky toy and a schoolbag are among items that have surfaced from a mass grave site in Sri Lanka’s formerly war-torn northern region, along with 141 human skeletons including some that appear to be of children of different ages. The findings were mad Giants right-hander Landen Roupp knocked out of game by line drive 08/21/2025 01:05am • SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Francisco Giants right-hander Landen Roupp was carted off the field after he was hit by a line drive by Ramón Laureano of the San Diego Padres in the third inning Wednesday night. Roupp has a sprained left knee and was being sent back to San Francisco for an MRI, manager Bob Sheets hits 2 of San Diego's 4 homers, Tatis robs Devers as the Padres beat the Giants 8-1 08/21/2025 12:30am • SAN DIEGO (AP) — Gavin Sheets hit two of San Diego's four home runs and drove in four runs, and Fernando Tatis Jr. robbed San Francisco's Rafael Devers of a homer as the Padres beat the Giants 8-1 on Wednesday night. Manny Machado and Ryan O'Hearn also homered for the Padres, who pulled within one Thousands of Montgomery Co. school staff await updated background checks after IG report 08/20/2025 09:51pm • Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Thomas Taylor said the school system, which is the largest in the state, is still working to clear up the backlog of background checks discovered in a recent inspector general's report. Taylor emphasized to reporters on Wednesday that "MCPS is a saf The Latest: Texas House approves new congressional maps that favor GOP in 2026 midterms 08/20/2025 09:37pm • The Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives passed Wednesday a redrawn congressional map that creates up to five new winnable GOP seats in Congress, further deepening a national redistricting battle between states. Republicans want to make it easier for the GOP to hold on to its slim U. 7 Best Safe Stocks to Buy Now 08/20/2025 08:00pm • There's no such thing as a sure thing on Wall Street, but investors can find the best safe stocks to buy now by taking a look at companies that emphasize stability over short-term growth. Sure, there are a lot of sexy artificial intelligence plays and high-growth crypto firms out there, but for ever How Tariffs Are Affecting This Colorado Small Business Owner 08/20/2025 08:00pm • President Donald Trump ran on a promise to boost America's economy, but businesses across the country say his tariff regime is hurting their bottom lines. Since announcing blanket tariffs on April 2, his plans have changed repeatedly as countries are removed from and added to the lengthy list of tar The Consumer Price Index and Your Money 08/20/2025 08:00pm • As a shopper, you're aware when prices on things you normally buy go up or down. You experience it at the supermarket, the gas station, when shopping for clothes or anywhere else you spend money, and will then make decisions to fit your budget. If a can of your favorite soup is normally $3.50, you m Still Need to Notify Your Credit Card Company If You're Going On a Trip? It Depends. 08/20/2025 08:00pm • If notifying your credit card company about an upcoming trip is on the to-do list, you may be able to skip this task. Using new fraud detection technology powered by machine learning and artificial intelligence, some issuers already know your travel plans and can anticipate your purchase activity be Part of wild UCLA-Tennessee QB swap, Joey Aguilar excited to start for No. 24 Vols 08/20/2025 07:46pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Joey Aguilar is half of college football's wildest flip-flops. When Nico Iamaleava departed Tennessee in April for UCLA, the quarterback left the Bruins to join the Volunteers. Now Aguilar has Iamaleava's old starting job. “Coming out here and being the starting quarterba Microsoft employee protests lead to 18 arrests as company reviews its work with Israel's military 08/20/2025 07:04pm • Police officers arrested 18 people at worker-led protests at Microsoft headquarters Wednesday as the tech company promises an “urgent” review of the Israeli military's use of its technology during the ongoing war in Gaza. Two consecutive days of protest at the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washin