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USPS touts crackdown on postal crime, carrier robberies, with hundreds of arrests 10/25/2023 04:33pm • With mail theft and postal carrier robberies up, law enforcement officials have made more than 600 arrests since May in a crackdown launched to address crime that includes carriers being accosted at gunpoint for their antiquated universal keys, the Postal Service announced Wednesday. Criminals are b Eagles QB Jalen Hurts likely to start with knee injury Sunday against Washington 10/25/2023 03:28pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts is expected to start for the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday against Washington while playing through an injury to his left knee. In the second half of a 31-17 victory over Miami, Hurts played with a brace on his left knee yet still led the Eagles on a go-ahead dri England and Pumas say they're up for unwanted Rugby World Cup 3rd-place game 10/25/2023 03:10pm • Argentina wants to turn two wrongs into a right when it plays England in the Rugby World Cup third-place game on Friday in Paris. England says it just wants to do right by the jersey. Which is another way of saying England cares about the tournament's unloved and unwanted playoff. The Pumas have bee Colorado judge chides company that tried to pay $23,500 settlement in coins weighing 3 tons 10/25/2023 03:06pm • DENVER (AP) — A Colorado judge chided a welding company that tried to pay off a $23,500 settlement with a subcontractor by sending the money in loose coins that weighed 3 tons (2.7 metric tonnes). Judge Joseph Findley ruled Monday that JMF Enterprises “acted maliciously and in bad faith” by d Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton has surgery on fractured wrist in Los Angeles 10/25/2023 02:06pm • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs' Nick Bolton had surgery in Los Angeles on his fractured wrist this week, though coach Andy Reid said Wednesday he was not sure whether the linebacker would land on injured reserve or how long he might be out. Reid said there was no need during the procedure Tues UCLA undergoes biggest roster rebuild under Mick Cronin after key losses 10/25/2023 01:55pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA fans will be checking their programs this season after the biggest roster turnover in coach Mick Cronin’s tenure. Seven freshmen join just four holdovers from last season — when the Bruins reached the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16. The newcomers are Berke Buyuktuncel, A German authorities say there's no hope for 4 missing sailors after North Sea ship collision 10/25/2023 10:20am • BERLIN (AP) — German authorities on Wednesday broke off their search for four crew members missing since their British-flagged cargo ship sank a day earlier following a collision with a larger vessel in the North Sea. A senior official said there was no longer any hope for them. The Verity, which Lawsuit accuses city of Minneapolis of inequitable housing code enforcement practices 10/25/2023 10:08am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A new lawsuit accuses the city of Minneapolis of discrimination by lax housing code enforcement, especially for rental properties in a part of the city with high populations of people of color. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday on behalf of eight current and former residents of the Anger boils in Morocco's earthquake zone as protesters demand promised emergency aid 10/25/2023 08:49am • AMIZMIZ, Morocco (AP) — Hundreds of protesters on Tuesday took to the streets of a city near the epicenter of a devastating earthquake that hit Morocco last month to express anger and frustration after weeks of waiting for emergency assistance. Flanked by honking cars and motorcycles, demonstrator Reagan National Airport reaches record for guns carried on, caught at security 10/25/2023 08:21am • More guns are being found in carry-on luggage and stopped at airport checkpoints this year at Reagan National Airport, reflecting a troublesome national trend recorded by the Transportation Security Administration. As of Nov. 23, TSA officers say they have stopped 30 guns from getting through DCA Security tensions running high in Belgium on eve of EU summit 10/25/2023 07:49am • BRUSSELS (AP) — Security tensions were running high on Wednesday ahead of a European Union summit in Brussels, with police launching a search for a man they wanted to question over reports of unspecified threats. The Brussels prosecutor's office later said authorities had detained a man in the cas German Cabinet approves legislation meant to ease deportations of rejected asylum-seekers 10/25/2023 07:20am • BERLIN (AP) — The German Cabinet approved legislation Wednesday that is intended to ease deportations of unsuccessful asylum-seekers as Chancellor Olaf Scholz seeks to defuse migration as a political problem. The draft legislation, which would need parliamentary approval to take effect, foresees i First major snowstorm of the season hitting the northern Rockies after a warm fall 10/24/2023 11:03pm • HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The first major snowstorm of the season is expected to hit the northern Cascades, Rockies and North Dakota this week, sending residents searching for their winter coats, gloves and boots and facing much different driving conditions after a warm fall in many places. The Nationa Are you a Va. taxpayer? Be on the lookout for a rebate check 10/24/2023 10:49pm • If you live in Virginia, you may be eligible to get a little cash back in the form of a tax rebate. Starting Wednesday, taxpayers can go online to check their eligibility for a one-time tax rebate. Nine hundred million dollars in tax rebates will go out to eligible Virginia taxpayers over the After gun found in school, Montgomery Co. officer urges parents, students to speak up 10/24/2023 09:50pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, police are encouraging more students to say something, if they see something after a student at Walter Johnson High School was arrested Monday for bringing a gun to school. Security was notified by another student that Akram Nassir, 17, of Bethesda, had a gun while in