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Why the cost of car insurance is skyrocketing in the DC area 02/06/2024 04:58pm • Have you checked recently what you're paying for car insurance? A new study from Bankrate shows the annual cost of auto insurance is up 42% in the D.C. area, a much higher jump than the national average. The annual cost of auto insurance is up 26% across the country in 2024, making the national a Florida considers allowing volunteer chaplains in public schools 02/06/2024 03:12pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida school districts could opt to allow volunteer chaplains in schools under a bill approved Tuesday by a Senate committee. Supporters of the legislation said it will provide another resource for children during tumultuous times, while opponents said there could be con Iowa's Caitlin Clark continues her push for the NCAA women's scoring record 02/06/2024 02:30pm • All eyes will be on Caitlin Clark this week as she try to break the NCAA women's basketball scoring record. Iowa's star guard needs 66 points to break the record of 3,527 held by Kelsey Plum. The No. 2 Hawkeyes play at home on Thursday against Penn State before visiting Nebraska on Sunday. Clark is The top US aviation regulator says oversight of Boeing 'is not delivering safe aircraft' 02/06/2024 01:21pm • The new chief of the Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that his agency is midway through a review of manufacturing at Boeing, but he already knows that changes must be made in how the government oversees the aircraft manufacturer. FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker suggested that Boeing � Two years after deadly tornadoes, some Mayfield families are still waiting for housing 02/06/2024 12:24pm • MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Ashley Prince and her family have been chasing “normal” for years now. Two years ago, the tornado that whipped through Mayfield peeled the roof off their rental property “like a Band-Aid.” She and her fiance Dylan watched from inside, huddled beneath mattresses, as th Music therapy: Healing body and soul in Loudoun County 02/06/2024 11:12am • .in-article-vertical-video {float: right; padding-left: 10px;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.in-article-vertical-video {float: none; padding-left: 20px;}}#tnvbNcaMHUrl {margin-bottom: 10px;padding: 20px 10px;background: #D30000;text-align: center;font-weight: bold;color: #fff;border-r Jokic and Gilgeous-Alexander ascend to NBA MVP favorites with Embiid sidelined by knee injury 02/06/2024 10:52am • DENVER (AP) — The NBA MVP race just became a little more wide open now that Joel Embiid’s chances at a repeat have ended. The Philadelphia 76ers big man was the odds-on favorite at the midway mark of the season, before the announcement that he would need surgery to repair the lateral meniscus in A blaze in a fireworks factory in central India kills 11 people and injures scores of others 02/06/2024 09:52am • NEW DELHI (AP) — A fire raced through a fireworks factory in central India on Tuesday, killing 11 people and injuring about 150 others as it sparked other explosions, officials said. Videos on social media showed smoke and flames billowing from the factory as people fled the area in fear. The cau 'This Is Us' star Justin Hartley leads his own show with CBS' 'Tracker,' playing a loner with skills 02/06/2024 09:38am • NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Hartley is one of those guys who is as comfortable in the rough outdoors as he is safe inside, enjoying creature comforts. “Don’t get me wrong, I like room service. I like an airport greeter. But I also dig camping and stuff like that,” he says. “I love all of it. I Before you start seeds indoors, make sure they're not duds 02/06/2024 08:52am • I’ve had just about enough of winter and am itching to get my hands dirty. I can’t do that yet in my New York garden, but I have been distracting myself by growing microgreens and dwarf strawberries on the kitchen counter. It will be another month before I bring out my seed-starting supplies, bu General Motors is recalling over 323,000 heavy-duty pickups because tailgates can open unexpectedly 02/06/2024 08:29am • General Motors is recalling more than 323,000 heavy-duty pickup trucks in the U.S. because the electronic tailgate release switches can short circuit and open the gates while the vehicles are in park. The recall covers certain Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 2500 and 3500 trucks from the 2020 thr South Dakota man charged with murder for allegedly running down chief deputy during police chase 02/06/2024 08:25am • South Dakota prosecutors charged a Sioux Falls man on Monday with first-degree murder and aggravated eluding in the death of a deputy who was struck while putting out spikes during a police chase. Joseph Gene Hoek, 40, was ordered held without bail at his first court appearance in the death of Moody UN nuclear chief says security is still fragile at Ukraine's Russian-occupied nuclear power plant 02/06/2024 07:18am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Security at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant remains fragile amid worrying recent staff cuts enacted by Russian authorities occupying the facility, which is one of the 10 biggest atomic power plants in the world, the United Nations nuclear watchdog chief said Tuesday Check Point: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 02/06/2024 05:18am • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $249.2 million. On a per-share basis, the Tel Aviv, Israel-based company said it had profit of $2.15. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and amo One state has a shortage of marijuana. Its neighbor had too much. What to do? 02/06/2024 12:36am • HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Marijuana retailers in Connecticut say a dearth of licensed growers in the state’s fledgling legal pot industry has left them with a shortage of product to sell. The supply problem has appeared after slow retail growth in neighboring New York last year left growers there