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Teen says she 'just prayed' while saving girl in Michigan school shooting 07/28/2023 06:24pm • PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A teenager recalled Friday how she helped save a girl who was severely wounded during a Michigan school shooting in 2021, telling a judge that she moved her to an empty classroom, applied pressure to stop the bleeding and prayed with her. “I asked her if she knew who God wa Donald Trump appeals judge's decision to keep hush-money case in New York state court 07/28/2023 06:07pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump asked a federal appeals court Friday to reverse a federal judge’s decision to keep his hush-money criminal case in a New York state court that the former president claims is “very unfair” to him. Trump’s lawyers filed a notice of appeal with the 2nd U.S. Circui 2 years after a woman and her dog were slain in an Atlanta park, police renew calls for public help 07/28/2023 05:38pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police renewed calls Friday for the public's help to try to solve the gruesome stabbing death of a woman who was walking her dog at a popular park two years ago, a killing that stoked fear across the city. Katherine Janness, 40, was found just inside an entrance to Piedmont Mobile homes turn deadly when tornadoes hit. This year has been especially bad, AP analysis finds 07/28/2023 05:29pm • ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — Many were not just killed at home. They were killed by their homes. Angela Eason had visited Brenda Odoms’ tidy mobile home before. It was a place where Odoms, who had many tragedies in her life, felt safe. In March, a tornado ripped through this small Mississippi town Column: A bold prognostication of what college football will look like a decade from now 07/28/2023 02:37pm • As that sage philosopher Yogi Berra supposedly opined, “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” Not to worry. We're diving right in with a bold forecast of where college football is headed over the next decade, with the caveat that we've got about as much chance of getti Review: A pusher, pimp and prostitute walk into Netflix for sci-fi comedy 'They Cloned Tyrone' 07/28/2023 02:35pm • Are you craving more urban sci-fi social commentary after binging "I'm a Virgo" on Amazon Prime Video? You might want to check out the twisty new original movie called "They Cloned Tyrone," which is now streaming on Netflix. The story is set in a retrofuturistic neighborhood called The Gle NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 07/28/2023 11:50am • 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: ___ Experts warn that borax cleaning powder isn’t s Body found at home of 78-year-old bank robbery suspect after she failed to show up for court 07/28/2023 10:07am • PLEASANT HILL, Mo. (AP) — A 78-year-old Missouri woman charged with robbing a bank in April didn't show up to a court date, and police found a woman dead at her home when they checked on her this week. Police in Pleasant Hill, a community of about 8,000 southeast of Kansas City, have not said whet WTOP's Neal Augenstein takes cancer-free (for now) lungs for workout at pulmonary rehab 07/28/2023 08:38am • My post-lobectomy dry cough is almost gone. The next step in my recovery from stage 4 lung cancer is to learn how to breathe more efficiently, since I'm down a lobe. Thursday, I had my first pulmonary rehabilitation session. I've gotta tell you, it felt nice to break a sweat, and give my cancer-f Homeless struggle to stay safe from record high temperatures in blistering Phoenix 07/28/2023 08:37am • PHOENIX (AP) — Homeless in America's hottest big metro, Stefon James Dewitt Livengood was laid out for days inside his makeshift dwelling, struggling to breath, nauseous and vomiting. Every day this month, temperatures have soared past 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 degrees Celsius). Livengood said Poland's lawmakers approve a divisive law on Russian influence 07/28/2023 08:07am • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s lawmakers voted Friday to approve an amended but divisive law on Russian influences believed to be targeting the opposition and criticized by the U.S. and the European Union. The law was proposed in May by Poland's ruling right-wing Law and Justice party and criti Leclerc asks for patience from F1 drivers as rain threatens to hit Belgian GP at Spa 07/28/2023 06:02am • Charles Leclerc urged his rival Formula One drivers to put safety first if wet conditions affect racing at this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix. Rain is expected at Spa-Francorchamps and the Ferrari driver cautioned against others anxiously trying to get laps in on a wet track that has seen two fatalit Several stars at the Women's World Cup honed their skills with US collegiate teams 07/28/2023 05:02am • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Christine Sinclair. Megan Rapinoe. Sarina Bolden. Like many players in the Women’s World Cup, all three stars built their skills at the U.S. collegiate level. Of the 736 players competing at this year’s Women’s World Cup, 137 have roots in American college-lev 'Starting to normalize': Fewer teachers resigned from most DC-area school systems this year 07/28/2023 04:42am • Fewer teachers in most school systems across the D.C. region resigned this year compared to last year, according to an analysis of school system data obtained by WTOP. In the aftermath of the pandemic, many teachers expressed frustration with student behaviors and dependence on technology. As a r DC region swelters: Forecasters warn of dangerous heat, strong storms 07/28/2023 03:40am • There's no need to mince words — it's hot, and it's expected to get even hotter throughout the D.C. region this weekend. The heat wave that began Wednesday afternoon, when southerly winds and sunshine brought highs in the lower to mid 90s, will intensify into the weekend, according to 7News Fir