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Donkey cart loaded with explosives kills a police officer and critically injures 4 others in Kenya 01/18/2024 04:12pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A donkey cart carrying a suspected improvised bomb blew up at a checkpoint on the Kenya-Somalia border Thursday, killing one Kenyan police officer and critically wounding four others, authorities said. A Kenyan police report seen by The Associated Press said the cart pulled b Some US states and NYC succeed in getting 2020 census numbers double-checked and increased 01/18/2024 04:03pm • Illinois is adding tens of thousands of people to its population total, and California is getting misplaced sailors on an aircraft carrier put in the right location, after successfully asking for a review of their 2020 census figures. New York City also appears to have gotten an additional 1,090 pe Snubbed by Netanyahu, Red Cross toes fine line trying to help civilians in Israel-Hamas conflict 01/18/2024 03:56pm • DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The International Committee of the Red Cross has been losing influence, funding and staff, and disparaging remarks from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are just the latest headache for the Geneva-based humanitarian group. Netanyahu said he intentionally bypasse Over 580,000 beds are under recall because they can break or collapse during use 01/18/2024 02:35pm • NEW YORK (AP) — More than a half a million beds sold at retailers like Walmart and Wayfair are under recall because they can break during use, which has resulted in dozens of injuries. The recall impacts several different models and sizes of upholstered low profile standard and platform beds fr US-Best-Sellers-Books-PW 01/18/2024 02:20pm • HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Iron Flame” by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower) 2. “Fourth Wing” by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower) 3. “Sanctuary of the Shadow” by Aurora Ascher (Red Tower) 4. “Holmes, Marple & Poe” by Patterson/Sitts (Little, Brown) 5. “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store” by Health announcements about King Charles III and Kate mark a departure for the tight-lipped UK royals 01/18/2024 02:00pm • LONDON (AP) — The double health announcements from the United Kingdom's royal family — on Kate, the Princess of Wales' abdominal surgery and King Charles III 's prostate treatment — have put a spotlight on the private lives of senior royals. Details of royal health are always a tricky issue i Wastewater tests can find mpox, study finds. Expect more bugs to be tracked that way 01/18/2024 01:01pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Wastewater testing does a good job at detecting mpox infections, U.S. health officials said in a report Thursday that bolsters a push to use sewage to track more diseases. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers found that over the course of a week, there was a 3M begins payments to service members in $6 billion earplug settlement 01/18/2024 11:47am • NEW YORK (AP) — 3M has started paying out its $6 billion settlement to U.S. service members who say they experienced hearing loss or other serious injuries after using faulty earplugs made by the company. The chemical and consumer product manufacturer made a $250 million payment to the qualified s NJ governor renews vows to close detention center where 50 men say they were sexually abused as boys 01/18/2024 11:09am • TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s governor recommitted on Thursday to closing down the state's largest youth detention center, and the state attorney general vowed a prompt investigation after 50 men alleged they were sexually abused there while they were held as boys. Attorney General Matt Plat Off-road racer Sara Price celebrates becoming first American woman to win stage in Dakar Rally 01/18/2024 08:41am • Sara Price slid out of her off-road vehicle at the Dakar Rally, after a rigorous ride through the diabolical dust and dunes in Saudi Arabia, and checked for certain she made history in the endurance event. “I don’t think an American female’s ever won a stage, right,” she asked. Price was rig The Supreme Court wrestles with major challenges to the power of federal regulators 01/18/2024 07:08am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative Supreme Court justices on Wednesday voiced support for weakening the power of federal regulators, but it was not clear whether a majority would overturn a precedent that has guided American law for four decades over everything from the safety of food and drugs to env Things to do in the DC area: Ways to get creative locally, karaoke … and more! 01/18/2024 06:41am • There's so much to do in the D.C. area in the coming days, and WTOP has you covered with our weekly roundup of area events worth anticipating. Check back every Thursday for a roundup of Things to do in the D.C. area. Whether you're a writer, visual artist, someone who dabbles in crafts or all What do nuns, the Civil War and Ireland have in common? Check out this obscure DC monument to find out 01/18/2024 06:18am • .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 Ingram gets triple-double, Pelicans set franchise record for 3s with 25 in 132-112 win over Hornets 01/18/2024 12:09am • NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brandon Ingram put an emphatic, crowd-pleasing end to his recent shooting slump. Ingram highlighted a 28-point performance with a career-best seven 3-pointers to go with 10 rebounds and 10 assists, and the New Orleans Pelicans set a franchise record for 3s with 25 in a 132-112 Newton scores 16 points, Clingan returns from injury, No. 1 UConn beats No. 18 Creighton 62-48 01/17/2024 10:24pm • STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn wasn't about to lose its first game after being ranked No. 1 in the regular season for the first time in 15 years. Tristen Newton scored 16 points and the Huskies (16-2, 6-1 Big East) used a stifling defense Wednesday night to beat No. 18 Creighton, 62-48. Cam Spencer an