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Hornets select Brandon Miller over Scoot Henderson with the No. 2 pick in the NBA draft 06/23/2023 12:07am • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — There was plenty of debate in the weeks leading up to the NBA draft over whether the Charlotte Hornets preferred Alabama's Brandon Miller or the G League Ignite's Scoot Henderson with the No 2 pick. In general manager Mitch Kupchak's mind there was never a debate. “Brandon 10 Colleges With No Sororities or Fraternities 06/22/2023 08:00pm • Schools without Greek life Cost, location and types of academic programs are not the only factors students consider when deciding which colleges to apply to. Students also look at campus life, such as whether a school has competitive sports teams, expansive dining hall options or enticing clubs and 12 Fixed-Income Investments to Take Advantage of High Rates 06/22/2023 08:00pm • As the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates to cool inflation over the past year or so, fixed-income investments have become an increasingly attractive investment vehicle for some. That's because fixed-income investments are typically less volatile and risky than equities, and many investors al How many months of savings should you have in your rainy day fund? Financial analyst adds his two cents 06/22/2023 05:01pm • How much money should you have saved in case of an unforeseeable emergency? Inflation and the COVID-19 pandemic have wreaked havoc on Americans' savings across the board, adding to financial strain under normal circumstances when markets aren't in flux. "People recognize that they don't have e Gadhafi’s detained son taken to hospital due to hunger strike in Lebanon 06/22/2023 05:00pm • BEIRUT (AP) — A son of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi was briefly taken to hospital this week after his health deteriorated nearly three weeks into a hunger strike to protest his detention without trial in Beirut, a person familiar with the case said Thursday. The health of Hannibal Gadhafi, w In 'Every Body,' a galvanizing moment — and celebration — for the intersex community 06/22/2023 04:46pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Like some 260,000 Americans, Sean Saifa Wall was born with significant intersex traits. The sex on the birth certificate was checked “ambiguous” and then crossed out. Wall was instead labeled female on the document and, at the age of 13, after his mother was inaccurately warne Florida Gov. DeSantis picks up backing from 15 South Carolina lawmakers as he makes a campaign swing 06/22/2023 04:33pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis rolled out endorsements from 15 South Carolina lawmakers on Thursday, hoping their support for his Republican presidential campaign will help him make his case to voters in the first-in-the-South primary state. The endorsements, shared first on Thurs Did initial delays in communication hamper tourist sub search? 06/22/2023 04:33pm • BOSTON (AP) — Eight hours. And within them, many unanswered questions. About an hour and a half after it dipped below the North Atlantic, a submersible on an expedition to view the wreckage of the Titanic lost communication with the surface Sunday. It would take another nearly eight hours before Past deep sea rescues show the challenges of saving those on board 06/22/2023 04:12pm • BOSTON (AP) — The desperate search for a submersible that disappeared and imploded while taking five people to view the Titanic wreckage has drawn attention to other deep-sea rescues. Those rescue efforts — from a submersible off Ireland to a submarine off the New Hampshire coast — offer some 3 reasons why you might see more ticks in the DC area this summer 06/22/2023 03:20pm • School's out, and while you or your family may have plans for summer fun, there's one tiny insect experts say you'll need to be more aware of this season to avoid a world of hurt. "There really could be an uptick in ticks this year in the DMV for at least three reasons," said Professor Emeritus M Senate votes to keep Biden rule toughening requirements on stabilizing braces for firearms 06/22/2023 02:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — New rules that require owners to register stabilizing braces for firearms will stay in place after the Senate rejected a Republican effort on Thursday to overturn them. President Joe Biden had promised to veto the resolution overturning the rules if it had passed. In January, the Teen jogger fights off attacker in Chevy Chase, police say 06/22/2023 07:00am • A police investigation is underway after a 17-year-old girl was assaulted Wednesday while jogging in Montgomery County, Maryland. The Maryland-National Capital Park Police, which called the attack "an attempted sexual assault," said it happened as she was jogging on Beach Drive at the intersectio German leader defends deal to stop migrants at EU borders, says old system was 'dysfunctional' 06/22/2023 06:11am • BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday defended a deal to stop migrants from entering the European Union until their chances of getting asylum have been reviewed, arguing that the bloc's existing arrangement is “completely dysfunctional.” Speaking to lawmakers in Berlin, he sa Australian online safety watchdog demands answers from Twitter on how it tackles online hate 06/22/2023 01:39am • CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s online safety watchdog has issued a legal notice to Twitter demanding an explanation of what the social media giant is doing to tackle a surge in online hate since Tesla CEO Elon Musk bought the platform. Australia’s eSafety Commission describes itself as New Zealand debates whether ethnicity should be a factor for surgery waitlists 06/22/2023 12:23am • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealanders this week were debating a thorny health care issue — whether ethnicity should be a factor in determining when patients get surgery. It turns out that in some parts of Auckland, the country's largest city at 1.4 million people, clinicians have been us