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10 people charged in kidnapping and death of man from upstate New York homeless encampment 08/28/2023 10:33pm • ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Ten people have been charged in the death of a man who was kidnapped from a homeless encampment on the outskirts of Ithaca and found buried in a neighboring county more than two months later, authorities said Monday. The charges were announced 100 days after Thomas Rath, 33, wa HBCU president lauds students, officer for stopping Jacksonville killer before racist store attack 08/28/2023 10:02pm • JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A campus security officer tipped off by observant students likely stopped the killer who fatally shot three people at a nearby Dollar General Store from carrying out his racist attack at Edward Waters University, the president of the historically Black institution said Mo Faculty member fatally shot in University of North Carolina building 08/28/2023 08:15pm • CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — A shooter killed a faculty member in a science building at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Monday, police said after a lockdown that paralyzed the campus community as authorities searched for the suspect. Police arrested the suspect over three hours afte 7 High-Yield ETFs for Income Investors 08/28/2023 08:00pm • The traditional 4% rule -- which suggests that you can withdraw 4% of your portfolio in the first year of retirement and adjust it for inflation thereafter without running out of money for at least 30 years -- has long been the cornerstone of retirement planning. There are two primary ways to achiev Poland is investigating disruptions to train traffic from unauthorized radio signals 08/28/2023 04:04pm • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish security authorities are investigating multiple cases of disruption to railway traffic, after unauthorized radio signals stopped several trains over the weekend. On some of the signals, the Russian national anthem could reportedly be heard in the background. Poland's DC Bike Ride gets rolling Sept. 9 — 20 miles and no cars 08/28/2023 02:33pm • The annual D.C. Bike Ride will take place on Sept. 9 with 20 miles of streets from the Capitol to the Pentagon closed off for thousands of riders of all ages. More than 7,000 riders are registered and close to 10,000 are expected by the time registration closes Sept. 7. The ride raises money Thousands of DC-area students return back to school for new year 08/28/2023 11:00am • Virginia's Arlington County, the District and nearby Montgomery, Prince George's, Anne Arundel and Charles County, Maryland, students are packing their bags and settling into a new school year brimming with changes. Just one week after thousands of D.C.-area students returned to Northern Virginia A broad genetic test saved one newborn's life. Research suggests it could help millions of others 08/28/2023 09:57am • CINCINNATI (AP) — Brynn Schulte nearly died twice when she was a baby, at one point needing emergency surgery for massive bleeding in her brain. No one knew what was wrong until a test that looked at her full genetic blueprint found a rare bleeding disorder called factor XIII deficiency — an ear Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis booed at vigil as hundreds mourn more racist killings 08/28/2023 07:35am • JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at prayer vigils and in church, in frustration and exhaustion, to mourn yet another racist attack in America: this one the killing of three Black people in Florida at the hands of a white, 21-year-old man who authorities say left behind Maryland Football Preview: Taulia Tagovailoa and the Terps have their eyes on a title 08/28/2023 04:00am • Maryland football enters its tenth season as a member of the Big Ten Conference daring to dream. Never mind that in its first nine years of membership the Terps have yet to post a winning league record (their best was 4-4 in 2014). But consecutive winning seasons with back-to-back bowl victories Texas takeover raises back-to-school anxiety for Houston students, parents and teachers 08/28/2023 12:25am • HOUSTON (AP) — The library at Houston’s Lockhart Elementary had been a refuge for 8-year-old Sydney, who has struggled because of dyslexia. The school’s librarian, Cheryl Hensley, curated a space that encouraged her to read. But now Texas has taken over Houston’s public school district, and Many big US cities now answer mental health crisis calls with civilian teams -- not police 08/28/2023 12:10am • DENVER (AP) — Christian Glass was a geology geek, a painter and a young man beset by a mental health crisis when he called 911 for help getting his car unstuck in a Colorado mountain town last year. Convinced that supernatural beings were after him, he balked when sheriff's deputies told him to ge Many big US cities now answer mental health crisis calls with civilian teams -- not police 08/28/2023 12:05am • DENVER (AP) — Christian Glass was a geology geek, a painter and a young man beset by a mental health crisis when he called 911 for help getting his car unstuck in a Colorado mountain town last year. When sheriff's deputies arrived, he refused to get out of the car after saying that supernatural Megan Khang earns 1st win, and Andrea Lee earns Solheim Cup spot at CPKC Women's Open 08/27/2023 11:40pm • VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Megan Khang needed an extra hole to win her first LPGA tournament in 191 career starts. Andrea Lee agonizingly watched the leaderboard for nearly an hour to see if she would play on the Solheim Cup team for the first time. It was worth the wait for both. Khang be 15 Best Dividend Stocks to Buy Now 08/27/2023 08:00pm • The Federal Reserve has made a dramatic move to raise interest rates and tighten liquidity as part of its efforts to rein in inflation. After having held interest rates at or near zero for the greater part of the past decade, the effective federal funds rate has now topped 5%. In August, the surge i