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Are ants harmful to the garden? Usually not 07/25/2023 11:19am • I replanted some of my containers last week, swapping out dead pansies for petunias, which will better withstand the heat as summer progresses. As I removed the spent plants from their pots, a swarm of ants immediately covered my bare arms. That wasn’t the first time I’d disturbed an ants’ nes These Trader Joe's cookies may contain rocks. See the products under recall 07/25/2023 11:09am • NEW YORK (AP) — Trader Joe's is recalling two cookie products because they may contain rocks, the grocery chain announced Friday. The recall impacts Trader Joe’s Almond Windmill Cookies and Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies with "sell by" dates ranging from October 17, 2023 AP PHOTOS: Unrest grips Israel as the parliament adopts a law weakening the Supreme Court 07/25/2023 10:31am • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli government’s adoption of the first part of a controversial judicial overhaul on Monday unleashed turbulence in the streets of Israel and in the halls of the Knesset. The approval of the major change in the law by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right Drugs, car chase and dog bite: New York man arrested in Loudoun Co. 07/25/2023 10:23am • A Rochester, New York, man was arrested in Loudoun County, Virginia, over the weekend after a law enforcement pursuit that left four people injured, authorities said. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to a report of two adults, who were passed out inside a vehicle at a S Medical debt can lead to a compounding troubles for low-income Marylanders, particularly for Black families 07/25/2023 09:06am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. In the United States, health concerns that land someone in the hospital or require multiple visits to the doctor can be a taxing experience A year with the 988 Lifeline: What worked? What challenges lie ahead? 07/25/2023 05:00am • ▶ Watch Video: Mental health advocates raise awareness for 988 lifeline The Suicide and Crisis Lifeline's 988 hotline marked its one-year milestone this month. Mental health experts say the three-digit number made help more accessible than before.The hotline wa Youth coach hopes Women's World Cup raises soccer's profile for Maori people in New Zealand 07/25/2023 03:00am • HAMILTON, New Zealand (AP) — When New Zealand kicked off in the Women’s World Cup opener against Norway last week, just three of the 23 Football Ferns traced their roots to the Indigenous Maori people. By contrast, when the Kiwis hosted the Women’s Rugby World Cup last year, more than half of Varsho gets tiebreaking hit in the 11th inning as the Blue Jays beat the Dodgers 6-3 07/25/2023 02:55am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Daulton Varsho hit a tiebreaking two-run double in Toronto's three-run 11th inning, sending the Blue Jays to a 6-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night. Matt Chapman homered in the eighth for the Blue Jays, who earned their 11th win in 16 games. Toronto loaded th Japan police arrest woman, parents in beheading of man at hotel in Hokkaido entertainment district 07/25/2023 01:55am • TOKYO (AP) — Japanese police said they arrested a woman and her parents in a beheading case in a popular night entertainment district in Japan's northern city of Sapporo, where a headless man was found in a hotel room three weeks ago. Hokkaido police on Japan’s northern main island said Tuesday Nearly half of Americans are letting gift cards go unused, report finds 07/24/2023 10:28pm • Check your junk drawers: There's a chance you have almost $200 sitting somewhere in your home that you may have forgotten about. Bankrate found that nearly half of U.S. adults have at least one unused gift card, voucher or store credit. Senior industry analyst Ted Rossman said 47% of Americans Fukushima residents worry nuclear plant's wastewater release in a few weeks will be another setback 07/24/2023 08:51pm • IWAKI, Japan (AP) — Beach season has started across Japan, which means seafood for holiday makers and good times for business owners. But in Fukushima, that may end soon. Within weeks, the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is expected to start releasing treated radioactive wastewat Israeli parliament takes first major step in Netanyahu's contentious overhaul, deepening divisions 07/24/2023 08:36pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament on Monday approved the first major law in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious plan to overhaul the country’s justice system, triggering a new burst of mass protests and drawing accusations that he was pushing the country toward authoritarian r Can You Refinance an FHA Loan? 07/24/2023 08:00pm • If you have an FHA loan -- a mortgage backed by the Federal Housing Administration -- you may want to refinance it to reduce your monthly house payment or to achieve other financial goals. Private, FHA-approved financial institutions, including many banks, credit unions and online lenders, issue the What Is Business Casual Attire? 07/24/2023 08:00pm • Business casual attire has always been difficult to define. It often depends on the company culture where you work, the industry you are in and your superiors. When people were working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, the defined work wardrobe became blurred or even nonexistent. Additionally, Alabama woman confesses to fabricating kidnapping 07/24/2023 07:54pm • HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Authorities in Alabama said Monday that a woman has confessed to fabricating a story that she was kidnapped after stopping to check on a toddler she saw walking on the side of the interstate. Hoover Police Department Chief Nicholas Derzis said Carlee Russell's attorney, Emory