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Hanukkah message of light in darkness feels uniquely relevant to US Jews amid war, antisemitism 12/06/2023 08:06am • MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Preparing for Hanukkah — Judaism’s celebration of finding light in the darkness — feels uniquely somber yet defiant this year for the diverse Jewish community in Miami-area towns that many consider a welcoming home for their faith. Even here, daily life for many Jews How much will it cost to rename W.T. Woodson High School? 12/06/2023 04:41am • Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia is estimating that it will cost $100,000 to rename W.T. Woodson High School. At a school board meeting Monday night, Leigh Burden, the county's chief financial officer, said renaming schools usually costs about $300,000, but that the Woodson renaming may Generation after generation, Israeli prison marks a rite of passage for Palestinian boys 12/06/2023 04:26am • NABI SALEH, West Bank (AP) — For all Palestinian parents, Marwan Tamimi said, there comes a moment they realize they're powerless to protect their children. For the 48-year-old father of three, it came in June, when Israeli forces fired a large rubber bullet that struck the head of his eldest son, Biden tells donors: 'If Trump wasn’t running I’m not sure I’d be running. We cannot let him win' 12/06/2023 02:48am • BOSTON (AP) — President Joe Biden told campaign donors Tuesday that he wasn’t sure he’d be running for reelection if Donald Trump wasn’t also in the race, warning that democracy is “more at risk in 2024” and that the former president and his allies are out to “destroy” democratic ins 'We are officially hostages.' How the Israeli kibbutz of Nir Oz embodied Hamas hostage strategy 12/05/2023 11:10pm • NIR OZ, Israel (AP) — The engineer and his family cowered in the safe room, dark except for a red remote-control light because they feared the gunmen outside the door would notice anything brighter. Eyal Barad had just reconfigured the settings on a homemade traffic camera from his cellphone to mo Families of 3 Black victims in fatal Florida Dollar General shooting plead for end to gun violence 12/05/2023 08:33pm • JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Lawyers and family members of three Black people who were fatally shot during a racially motivated attack at a north Florida Dollar General on Tuesday blamed the national chain for not providing security to protect customers and employees. They are suing the store's landl Behind the Scenes: The Unglamorous Side of Being a Real Estate Agent 12/05/2023 07:00pm • Years ago, a Los Angeles-based couple hired my team and me to sell their New York City condo. It was once their home, but since they moved to LA for career reasons, they'd been renting it out and collecting income. Our task was to sell the apartment while the current tenant still lived there. That t Colleges That Have Produced the Most NFL Players 12/05/2023 07:00pm • From college to the prosTo earn a shot at playing on Sundays, football players with professional aspirations must first prove themselves on Saturdays, playing at the college level. National Football League rosters are filled with former Division I-FBS, Division I-FCS and even Division II athletes. A 10 Sites to Kick Off Your Scholarship Search 12/05/2023 07:00pm • Scholarships can be a good way to ease the financial burden of college or fund your education entirely. Many scholarships are merit-based, meaning they're awarded because of a student's academic, athletic, artistic or leadership abilities. But you don't need to be at the top of your class or a star How to Get Preapproved for a Mortgage 12/05/2023 07:00pm • When you're serious about buying a home, one of the first steps you should take is getting a mortgage preapproval. It's a relatively quick process that involves a lender pulling your credit and reviewing your financial situation to determine whether you qualify for a home loan and how much house you Patients of color more often brace for unfair treatment in health care, survey finds 12/05/2023 05:35pm • A trip to the doctor’s office comes with a bit of preparation for most, maybe even an internal pep talk to prepare for being told to get more exercise or calm a simmering fear of needles. But dressing well in hopes of warding off unfair treatment – or even bracing for being insulted? A newly rel Tug the beard! Kris Kringle joins WTOP as Toby's Dinner Theatre stages 'Miracle on 34th Street' 12/05/2023 01:39pm • Few movie moments are as iconic as young Susan Walker (Natalie Wood) tugging the beard of Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn) at Macy's in New York City in "Miracle on 34th Street" (1947), a tradition that continues every year with Santa Claus as the grand finale of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. To 'We are officially hostages.' How the Israeli kibbutz of Nir Oz embodied Hamas' hostage strategy 12/05/2023 01:36pm • NIR OZ, Israel (AP) — The Hamas attack on the kibbutz of Nir Oz started a little after 6:30 a.m. on Oct. 7 and lasted long into the afternoon, with dozens of militants rampaging unopposed through the community with an apparent mission: To capture as many civilians as possible. By the time the last New Seven Reasons restaurant opens in CityCenterDC (some diners will wear blindfolds) 12/05/2023 01:24pm • Acclaimed D.C. restaurant Seven Reasons has made its move from its original 14th Street location to larger spot in CityCenterDC, and its chef has some surprises in store. Seven Reasons Group's other restaurants include Imperfecto, which earned a Michelin Star last year, The Saga, which is include DC tops the list of office workers skipping lunch 12/05/2023 10:58am • A lunch break is a midday reset during the workweek, but more working Americans are skipping the reset. According to a survey conducted by Boston-based corporate caterer EZCater, today's workers are 40% more likely to say they never stop for a midday meal than they were a year ago. It surveyed