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Va. man cited for bringing loaded gun through Reagan National Airport security checkpoint 09/23/2023 03:07pm • A Virginia man was cited by police at Reagan National Airport Thursday after TSA officers found a loaded handgun in his carry-on bag. A Virginia man was cited by police at Reagan National Airport Thursday after Transportation Security Administration officers found a loaded handgun in his carry-o Biden has gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and the annual flu shot, the White House says 09/23/2023 02:34pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and annual flu shot, the White House said Saturday. The White House physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, said in a memo that Biden received both shots on Friday. O'Connor said Biden, 80, also was vaccinated several weeks ago a Former USPS worker charged with stealing over $1.6 million in checks from mail 09/23/2023 10:50am • A former U.S. Postal Service employee has been charged with stealing over $1.6 million in checks from the mail. Prosecutors said 43-year-old Hachikosela Muchimba, of D.C., was charged with mail theft and bank fraud in a D.C. District Court for the two-year-long scheme, according to a Friday news Prost! Say 'cheers' to these DC-area Oktoberfest events 09/23/2023 04:34am • Traditionally, Oktoberfest is an annual celebration that is hosted from mid-September to early October in the Bavarian state in Germany. The festival originated on Oct. 12, 1810, and has continued ever since, with as much as approximately two million gallons of beer served each year. For those i Rangers back on top of AL West after 8-5 win in opener over Mariners, and a loss by Astros 09/23/2023 12:14am • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Corey Seager and the Texas Rangers have talked all season about being resilient. There have been all of those injuries to their All-Stars, the loss of two starting pitchers with multiple Cy Young Awards and a late-season slide that knocked them out of first place. After al Brewers clinch playoff spot, close in on NL Central title with 12-run 2nd in 16-1 rout of Marlins 09/22/2023 11:45pm • MIAMI (AP) — Postseason appearances have become a regular accomplishment for the Milwaukee Brewers lately. Christian Yelich and Josh Donaldson homered during a 12-run second inning and the Brewers clinched their latest playoff berth Friday night with a 16-1 rout of the Miami Marlins. Milwaukee, as UNGA Briefing: Nagorno-Karabakh, Lavrov and what else is going on at the UN 09/22/2023 08:40pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — It's Day 5 of the U.N. General Assembly high-level meeting that brings world leaders together at U.N. headquarters in New York. Here are the highlights of what happened Thursday at the U.N. and what to keep an eye on Saturday. WHAT HAPPENED AT THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON FRID A list of mass killings in the United States since January 09/22/2023 08:24pm • The latest mass killing in the U.S. happened at a suburban Chicago home, where a couple, their two children and three dogs were found fatally shot on Sunday evening. Officers were asked to check on the family at their home in Romeoville, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) southwest of Chicago after one Seattle police officer put on leave after newspaper reports alleged off-duty racist comments 09/22/2023 07:34pm • SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle police officer has been placed on administrative leave after Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz said Friday he listened to an audio recording including comments by the officer that led to the filing of a bias/hate complaint. “As I have said from the beginning of my tenure MILAN FASHION PHOTOS: Versace taps Barbie Zeitgeist; Sharon Stone takes front row at Tod's 09/22/2023 06:10pm • MILAN (AP) — Rain forced more than one fashion house to scramble for indoor locations in Milan and fashionistas to find a way to move about the gridlocked Italian city without the threat of a drenching Friday. Some scenes from inside the runway shows on the third day of Milan Fashion Week ’s mos Iowa man disappears on the day a jury finds him guilty of killing his wife 09/22/2023 05:53pm • OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — Police were searching for an Iowa man who failed to show up at his first-degree murder trial on Friday, the day a jury found him guilty of killing his wife. A judge issued an arrest warrant for Gregory Showalter Sr. of Ottumwa after he missed the reading of the jury verdict, a US education chief considers new ways to discourage college admissions preference for kids of alumni 09/22/2023 05:45pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s education chief said he’s open to using “whatever levers” are available — including federal money — to discourage colleges from giving admissions preference to the children of alumni and donors. In an interview with The Associated Press, Educatio Jets' Rodgers is focused on getting healthy and playing again but won't put a timeline on his return 09/22/2023 04:54pm • FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers misses being around his New York Jets teammates and feels a bit isolated at times as he recovers from surgery on his torn left Achilles tendon. “It’s like the reverse darkness retreat," the star quarterback said with a laugh during an appearance Friday o Argentina beats Samoa to get into Rugby World Cup quarterfinals contention 09/22/2023 03:03pm • SAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP) — Argentina was back in the quarterfinals hunt after defeating Samoa 19-10 in a bruising, scrappy Rugby World Cup pool match on Friday. The Argentines needed to win after the dismal opening defeat to England, and used the 13-day break to get their heads on right for the Germany considering short-term migration border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic 09/22/2023 02:57pm • BERLIN (AP) — Germany is considering establishing short-term border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic to keep irregular migrants from entering the country, a government official said Friday. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser told German newspaper Welt am Sonntag that setting up temporary po