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An online dump of Chinese hacking documents offers a rare window into pervasive state surveillance 02/21/2024 11:49pm • Chinese police are investigating an unauthorized and highly unusual online dump of documents from a private security contractor linked to the nation's top policing agency and other parts of its government — a trove that catalogs apparent hacking activity and tools to spy on both Chinese and foreig Unpublished Eagles book dished on the band's 1980 breakup, manager says at trial over lyrics pages 02/21/2024 09:19pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A never-published biography of the Eagles delved deeply into the superstar classic rock band's 1980 breakup, their longtime manager testified Wednesday, saying co-founders Glenn Frey and Don Henley were “very disappointed” with the manuscript. The book never found a publisher. What's the latest in the investigation of the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl parade? 02/21/2024 07:36pm • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — One of the men charged in a Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory celebration shooting that left one person dead and around two dozen others injured had recently come off probation for pulling out a gun during a dispute over a basketball game. Lyndell Mays, of Raytown, whos How Long Is a Check Good for? 02/21/2024 07:00pm • Depositing or cashing a check as soon as you can is the right (and polite) thing to do. That's because an uncashed check can create uncertainty or worry for whomever gave it to you. Depositing or cashing it lets that person know you received the check -- and the funds. Despite your best intentions, Seattle police officer who struck and killed graduate student from India won't face felony charges 02/21/2024 06:41pm • SEATTLE (AP) — Prosecutors in Washington state said Wednesday they will not file felony charges against a Seattle police officer who struck and killed a graduate student from India while responding to an overdose call — a case that attracted widespread attention after another officer was recorde FDA warns against smartwatches and rings that claim to measure blood sugar without needles 02/21/2024 05:50pm • Smartwatches and rings that claim to measure blood sugar levels for medical purposes without piercing the skin could be dangerous and should be avoided, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Wednesday. The caution applies to any watch or ring, regardless of brand, that claims to measure blood 'It's just egregious': Payroll problems frustrating Prince George's County schools employees 02/21/2024 04:33pm • Paychecks are a problem for many Prince George’s County Public School employees in Maryland. Besides the fact that many of them feel underpaid, some employees have been dealing with miscalculated payments that are either too high or too low depending on where they work. The problem started last Jury opens deliberations in trial of New Hampshire man accused of killing daughter, 5 02/21/2024 04:22pm • CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A prosecutor said Wednesday that a New Hampshire man accused of killing his 5-year-old daughter treated her like a thing he'd broken and needed to throw away. But his lawyer said he wasn't guilty of her death though he made terrible decisions to hide and move her body to keep In wake of mass shooting, here is how Maine's governor wants to tackle gun control and mental health 02/21/2024 02:50pm • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's governor rolled out legislation on Wednesday she said will prevent dangerous people from possessing weapons and strengthen mental health services to help prevent future tragedies like the Lewiston mass shooting that shook the state. Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, call Federal Reserve minutes: Officials worried that progress on inflation could stall in coming months 02/21/2024 02:42pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials acknowledged at their most recent meeting in January that there had been “significant progress” in reducing U.S. inflation. But some of the policymakers expressed concern that strong growth in spending and hiring could disrupt that progress. In minu Why is everyone talking about getting sick from reheated rice? 02/21/2024 02:01pm • One of the latest debates on the internet surrounds something you may eat for dinner a lot. A D.C. food safety expert gives the dish on rice and whether reheating it could make you sick. "We're not always aware of the things that could be making us sick," said Janet Buffer with the Center for Foo Ghost gun manufacturer agrees to stop sales to Maryland residents 02/21/2024 01:25pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — A leading manufacturer of ghost guns has agreed to stop selling its untraceable, unassembled firearms to Maryland residents under a settlement agreement announced Wednesday by the city of Baltimore. City leaders sued the company, Nevada-based Polymer80, two years ago “in resp Fiorentina winger Kouame tests positive for malaria. He helped Ivory Coast win the Africa Cup 02/21/2024 01:13pm • FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Fiorentina winger Christian Kouame has been hospitalized after testing positive for malaria, the Tuscan squad announced Wednesday. Kouame recently returned from the Africa Cup of Nations where he helped Ivory Coast to the title. “ACF Fiorentina announces that, following si Robots and happy workers: Productivity surge helps explain US economy's surprising resilience 02/21/2024 12:22pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Trying to keep up with customer demand, Batesville Tool & Die began seeking 70 people to hire last year. It wasn't easy. Attracting factory workers to a community of 7,300 in the Indiana countryside was a tough sell, especially having to compete with big-name manufacturers ne Churches and nonprofits ensnared in Georgia push to restrict bail funds 02/21/2024 10:57am • ATLANTA (AP) — When she was behind bars in Georgia, Nia Thomas would use toothpaste to stick handwritten flyers to the wall and spread the word about community bail funds that could pay inmates' bonds, no strings attached. “I was posting the phone numbers in everybody's rooms, everybody's dorms,