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Prince William Co. voters could decide control of the House of Delegates in ‘competitive’ race 09/29/2023 10:08pm • Voters in western Prince William County will decide one of the most closely-watched General Assembly races this cycle on Nov. 7, and one that could ultimately decide the partisan control of the House of Delegates. The 21st House District race features a familiar face to longtime county residents California Gov. Newsom will pick Feinstein’s replacement. He pledged in past to choose a Black woman 09/29/2023 09:31pm • ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Democrats' fragile majority in the U.S. Senate puts extra pressure on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to quickly pick a replacement for Sen. Dianne Feinstein following her death, a fraught decision for a two-term governor with national ambitions of his own. The Democrati Court orders Subway franchise owners to pay workers nearly $1M - and to sell or close their stores 09/29/2023 07:24pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal court ordered the owners of 14 Subway locations north of San Francisco to pay employees nearly $1 million in damages and back pay — and also to sell or shut their businesses, with any sale proceeds going to the Department of Labor. Federal investigators said franc What would a government shutdown mean for me? SNAP, student loans and travel impacts, explained 09/29/2023 04:45pm • NEW YORK (AP) — With gridlock persisting in Washington, a government shutdown is looking all but inevitable ahead of this weekend's deadline. While the Senate pushes forward with bipartisan approach aimed at keeping the government open, the Republican-controlled House has made little progress — Browns QB Deshaun Watson is questionable to play against the Ravens amid shoulder soreness 09/29/2023 04:42pm • CLEVELAND (AP) — Deshaun Watson watched most of practice from the sideline Friday. The Cleveland Browns hope the extra rest will help their star quarterback be ready for a division rival. Watson was listed as questionable for Sunday's game against Baltimore because of a shoulder injury that lim How to get unemployment insurance as a furloughed federal worker 09/29/2023 04:31pm • With a shutdown of the federal government on the horizon, government workers and contractors may need to start filing for unemployment insurance. "We're anticipating that there's probably a few hundred thousand federal government employees and even federal government contractors that may be eligi Michigan teen shooter eligible for life prison sentence for killing 4 students, judge rules 09/29/2023 04:08pm • DETROIT (AP) — A teenager who killed four fellow students at Michigan’s Oxford High School is eligible for life in prison with no chance for parole, a judge ruled Friday, finding only a "slim" chance for rehabilitation after the 2021 attack. Judge Kwamé Rowe announced the decision over video co The UAW strike is growing, again. What to know as 7,000 more auto workers join the union’s walkouts 09/29/2023 03:08pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The United Auto Workers strike against Detroit automakers has spread to dozens of facilites nationwide. And the walkouts are deepening. The UAW’s targeted strikes against General Motors, Stellantis and Ford began at select plants after the union’s contract with the companies ex French police are being accused of systemic discrimination in landmark legal case 09/29/2023 03:00pm • PARIS (AP) — France’s highest administrative authority held a landmark hearing Friday over accusations of systemic discrimination in identity checks by French police. Victims are not seeking money, but a ruling to force deep reforms within law enforcement to end racial profiling. Local grassroot The Navy will start randomly testing SEALs and special warfare troops for steroids 09/29/2023 02:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy will begin randomly testing its special operations forces for steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs beginning in November, taking a groundbreaking step that military leaders have long resisted. Rear Adm. Keith Davids, commander of Naval Special Warfare Command, Many questions but few answers in congressional hearing on Maui's wildfire and electric provider 09/29/2023 01:26pm • Lawmakers probing the cause of last month’s deadly Maui wildfire did not get many answers during Thursday's congressional hearing on the role the electrical grid played in the disaster. The president of Hawaiian Electric, Shelee Kimura, said she didn't know specific details about when the power st NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 09/29/2023 11:43am • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ Conspiracy theories about FEMA’s Oct. 4 emergen 804,000 long-term borrowers are having their student loans forgiven before payments resume this fall 09/29/2023 09:45am • NEW YORK (AP) — Karin Engstrom thought she’d be paying off her federal student loans for the rest of her life. The 82-year-old was shocked when she logged on to check her balance ahead of payments resuming in October and found that more than $175,000 in debt had been erased. She's one of 804, Data Doctors: Zelle vs. Venmo, which is better? 09/29/2023 08:38am • Q: What’s the difference between Zelle and Venmo? A: Mobile payment systems allow you to use your smartphone to transfer money, which eliminates the need to write checks, grab cash from an ATM or purchase money orders or cashier’s checks. This convenience also benefits the recipient as the Child Care at a Crossroads: Is there a solution? 09/29/2023 04:59am • This is the final part of a special three-part series, “Child Care at a Crossroads,” where WTOP looks at the state of child care now and what the future holds once billions of dollars in aid expire. The child care industry is struggling — and fewer and fewer people are getting into the fie