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Killing of nursing student out for a run underscores fears of solo female athletes 02/24/2024 05:12pm • Carol Capps runs regularly in the forested area of the University of Georgia campus, where the body of a 22-year-old nursing student was found earlier this week after she was reported missing from a morning run. Capps, 24, said the trails around Lake Herrick always seemed safe, a place where she cou The body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed over to his mother, aide says 02/24/2024 03:01pm • The body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed over to his mother, a top aide to Navalny said Saturday on his social media account. Ivan Zhdanov, the director of Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, made the announcement on his Telegram account and thanked “everyone” wh Chief enforcer of US gun laws fears Americans may become numb to violence with each mass shooting 02/24/2024 09:15am • LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — The head of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says he fears that a drumbeat of mass shootings and other gun violence across the United States could make Americans numb to the bloodshed, fostering apathy to finding solutions rather than galvanizi Video shows Oklahoma nonbinary teen after attack in school bathroom, the day before their death 02/23/2024 11:48pm • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A 16-year-old Oklahoma student who died the day after a fight in a high school bathroom was conscious and alert when telling police about the attack by three girls that occurred after the teen squirted them with water, according to police video released Friday. Nex Benedict's Fighting fires, fighting stigma: A discussion of mental health among DC firefighters 02/23/2024 08:40pm • D.C. firefighter Jamal Woods, who's been with the DC Fire and EMS Department for 14 years, grew up in the District. As a child, Woods said, violence was normal in his neighborhood. "In the Black community itself, we're taught to, as young kids, be tough," Woods said. "You're a boy, get up, don Two Navy SEALs drowned in the Arabian Sea. How the US charged foreign crew with smuggling weapons 02/23/2024 05:58pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Two Navy SEALs drowned last month while trying to board a vessel that was intercepted by U.S. naval forces in the Arabian Sea. On Thursday, federal prosecutors unsealed a criminal complaint against four foreign nationals they say were transporting suspected Iranian-made missil Leverkusen extends Bundesliga lead to 11 points and sets German 33-game unbeaten record 02/23/2024 05:18pm • BERLIN (AP) — Granit Xhaka scored his first goal for Bayer Leverkusen as the Bundesliga leader defeated Mainz 2-1 on Friday and set a German record of 33 games unbeaten across all competitions. Leverkusen, which hasn’t lost a match since last season, stretched its lead to 11 points before 11-tim NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 02/23/2024 04:51pm • 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. ___ Executive Order 9066 authorized Japanese detention during World War Stock market today: Wall Street clings to modest gains and marks another winning week 02/23/2024 04:40pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks clung to modest gains on Wall Street Friday, giving the market another record high and a winning week. The listless day for stocks capped off a mostly solid week of earnings where the technology sector once again powered the market higher. The sector has been the driving for A watch that melted during the atomic blast over Hiroshima, Japan, sells for more than $31,000 02/23/2024 04:20pm • BOSTON (AP) — A watch melted during the Aug. 6, 1945, bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, has sold for more than $31,000 at auction. The watch is frozen in time at the moment of the detonation of an atomic bomb over the Japanese city — 8:15 a.m. — during the closing days of World War ll, according t Checking a bag will cost you more on United Airlines, which is copying a similar move by American 02/23/2024 03:35pm • CHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines said Friday that it is raising its fees for checking bags, following a similar move earlier this week by American Airlines. Starting with tickets booked Saturday, economy-class passengers on domestic flights will be charged $5 more. That will bring the price to $35 i Craving a cocktail? In Maryland, it could soon show up at your doorstep 02/23/2024 02:07pm • These days, you can have practically anything delivered to your home. In Maryland, you might soon be able to add liquor to the list. Coming out of the pandemic, dinner delivery has become particularly popular. You can have a meal brought to your door — via services such as DoorDash and Uber Eat In Ukraine, Schumer challenges Speaker Johnson to 'rise to the occasion' and pass more US aid 02/23/2024 02:03pm • Standing on Ukrainian soil in a surprise visit with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer challenged House Speaker Mike Johnson to take up a $95 billion national security package that includes aid for the country as it battles Russia's invasion. “The weight of histor 'He was just crazy': Maryland father recounts son's addiction to tianeptine 02/23/2024 01:14pm • Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) -- What's known on the streets as gas station heroin -- which is just one of its names -- is legal in Maryland for anyone to buy, and there's a good chance it's sold at a smoke shop or gas station near you. It goes by many names - Verstappen calls on F1 tracks to 'double-check' safety after loose drain cover stops testing again 02/23/2024 11:25am • SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — Max Verstappen called for Formula 1 venues to “double-check” the safety of objects around the track after a loose drain cover interrupted preseason testing for the second day running Friday. The cover flew up when Verstappen's Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez drove over a