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Personal Finance Questions to Ask Yourself Now 08/22/2023 08:00pm • The journey toward financial security is one that -- for many -- includes lots of ups and downs along the way. One way to ensure you're making progress toward your long-term goals is by doing periodic check-ins with yourself. "Don't be an ostrich when it comes to your financial situation," says Terr Father of NFL cornerback Caleb Farley killed in explosion at North Carolina home 08/22/2023 06:46pm • MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The father of Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley died overnight in an explosion that destroyed the NFL player's North Carolina home and left another person injured, authorities said Tuesday. Robert M. Farley, 61, was found dead in the debris of the Mooresville house 'Get out of my house!' Video shows 98-year-old mother of Kansas newspaper publisher upset amid raid 08/22/2023 05:55pm • MARION, Kan. (AP) — Newly released video shows the 98-year-old mother of a Kansas newspaper publisher confronting police officers as they searched her home in a raid that has drawn national scrutiny, at one point demanding: “Get out of my house!” Video released by the newspaper Monday shows Jo Wildfires torment Greece. California digs out from Hilary. What to know in extreme weather now 08/22/2023 03:29pm • A nightmarish summer of wildfires for Greece took its deadliest turn yet on Tuesday when firefighters found the burned bodies of 18 people near the city of Alexandroupolis. A hint of the scope of the fire can be seen in this image by Associated Press photographer Achilleas Chiras. The dead were beli Review: After heavenly Season 1, 'Good Omens' Season 2 is crowded as hell on Amazon Prime 08/22/2023 03:04pm • In 2019, in the pre-pandemic "Before Times," Season 1 of "Good Omens" was refreshingly original with Michael Sheen ("The Queen") as cheery angel Aziraphale and David Tennant ("Doctor Who") as devious demon Crowley. Four years later, viewers have probably forgotten everything that happened, so Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 08/22/2023 02:22pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Former Thai leader Thaksin goes to jail as political party linked to him wins vote to take power 08/22/2023 01:56pm • BANGKOK (AP) — A divisive former prime minister of Thailand made a dramatic return home Tuesday to face an eight-year prison term, just as a party linked to him won a vote in Parliament to lead the government — the latest turn in the country's tumultuous politics. The move by Thaksin Shinawatra Marine Corps Marathon 2023 runners: Share your stories with WTOP 08/22/2023 11:38am • Over 30,000 runners from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and 63 countries are now registered to run the 48th Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) on October 29 in Arlington, Virginia, and our nation's capital. WTOP wants to know why you're planning to run and what is motivating you to Harold downgraded to tropical depression after making landfall in Texas 08/22/2023 05:19am • ▶ Watch Video: Tropical storm hits Texas as heat threatens millions Harold, which made landfall on Texas' Padre Island in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday as a tropical storm, has been downgraded to a tropical depression, the National Hurricane Center reported ear Mass shootings spur divergent laws as states split between gun rights and control 08/22/2023 12:07am • Tennessee's Republican-led Legislature is meeting in special session this week to consider a package of public safety proposals, including some stemming from a deadly shooting at a Nashville elementary school earlier this year. Though the session is not expected to result in any new firearms restri Immigrant workers’ lives, livelihoods and documents in limbo after the Hawaii fire 08/21/2023 11:52pm • LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Freddy Tomas was working in his yard in Lahaina when the fire advanced with stunning speed right up to his fence. He rushed to save valuables from a safe inside his house but realized he didn't have time and fled, his face blackened with soot. Days after fleeing in his picku The initial online search that spurred a raid on a Kansas paper was legal, a state agency says 08/21/2023 11:07pm • MARION, Kan. (AP) — The initial online search of a state website that led a central Kansas police chief to raid a local weekly newspaper was legal, a spokesperson for the agency that maintains the site said Monday, as newly released video showed the publisher's 98-year-old mother protesting a sear FACT FOCUS: Is Dodger Stadium flooded? No, it was just an illusion 08/21/2023 09:39pm • A viral aerial video of Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium has many social media users convinced that floodwaters submerged the ballpark over the weekend amid Tropical Storm Hilary. “Dodger Stadium flooded in Los Angeles after Tropical Storm Hilary slams California,” reads one popular post on X, form Trump says he will surrender Thursday on Georgia charges tied to efforts to overturn 2020 election 08/21/2023 09:30pm • Former President Donald Trump says he will surrender to authorities in Georgia on Thursday to face charges in the case accusing him of illegally scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. “Can you believe it? I’ll be going to Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday to be ARRESTED,” Tru How Much Would Barbie's Dreamhouse Sell for in Real Life? 08/21/2023 08:00pm • The "Barbie" movie brought to life more than just the doll we all played with as children. It also showed us Barbie's worlds: her sister, Skipper; her hot pink C1 Corvette, which every little girl coveted, and, most epically, her iconic Barbie Dreamhouse. As a toy, there were many iterations of that