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Chaos and horror at a Kyiv hospital as the city is hit with heaviest bombardment in months 07/09/2024 05:32pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The sky was crystal clear as Oksana Femeniuk took her daughter to Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital for routine dialysis. Around 10 a.m, air-raid sirens blared. Sixteen-year old Solomiia was undergoing the treatment that required her to sit still for up to five hours a Target will stop accepting personal checks next week. Are the days of the payment method numbered? 07/09/2024 05:22pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Target will no longer accept personal checks from shoppers as of July 15, another sign of how a once ubiquitous payment method is going the way of outmoded objects like floppy disks and the Rolodex. The Minneapolis-based discounter confirmed the move in a statement to The Associate Daniil Medvedev beats Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon and faces defending champ Carlos Alcaraz next 07/09/2024 04:07pm • LONDON (AP) — Jannik Sinner felt ill. He was dizzy. Hadn't slept well the night before. Wimbledon's top-seeded man, who recently attained the No. 1 ranking, definitely did not want to quit playing against Daniil Medvedev in the quarterfinals, but things were not looking good. Sinner was treated by Fed's Powell highlights slowing job market in signal that rate cuts may be nearing 07/09/2024 12:40pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve faces a cooling job market as well as persistently high prices, Chair Jerome Powell said in testimony Tuesday to Congress, a shift in emphasis away from the Fed's single-minded fight against inflation of the past two years that suggests it is moving closer to Great-grandmother who just finished radiation treatments for breast cancer wins $5M lottery prize 07/09/2024 11:53am • A great-grandmother from Pennsylvania who recently completed radiation treatments for breast cancer won $5 million on a scratch-off state lottery ticket that she only bought because a scheduled family trip didn't go as planned. Donna Osborne, 75, scored the big prize last month when she bought a $50 Relief in South Africa after J&J reversal allows key tuberculosis drug production at lower prices 07/09/2024 11:16am • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Medical advocacy groups have welcomed Johnson & Johnson’s decision not to enforce its patent on a critical tuberculosis medication, allowing its production at much lower prices, after South African authorities opened an investigation into the conglomerate. The French marathon runner Frere to miss Olympics after breaking anti-doping rules 07/09/2024 10:56am • PARIS (AP) — French marathon runner Mehdi Frere will miss his home Olympics after receiving a two-year suspension for breaking anti-doping rules, his lawyer Laurent Fellous confirmed on Tuesday. Frere, aged 27, had a World Athletics disciplinary tribunal after three missed whereabouts checks in Fe Matt About Town: Uncovering the mysteries of the future with a local tarot card reader  07/09/2024 06:00am • .in-article-vertical-video {float: right; padding-left: 10px;width:300px !important;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.in-article-vertical-video {float: none; padding-left: 20px;}}.in-article-vertical-video connatix_video_caption {width: 300px !important;}#tnvbNcaMHUrl {margin-bottom: 1 Grass scientist: 'Less is more' when protecting your lawn during hot and dry weather 07/09/2024 04:30am • Even though you may be spending more time outside this summer, are you paying attention to the state of your yard? Drought conditions and extreme heat can take a toll on your lawn. “The best tip is less is more,” said Dan Sandor, an assistant professor of Turfgrass Science at Virginia Tech. � 'Customers should be aware': Pepco customers are being urged to watch out for scammers 07/09/2024 04:13am • Pepco is reminding customers to watch out for potential scams, which could even involve a phone call from a customer service number. "There's a lot of common schemes that involve scammers' use of technology to replicate a company's phone number through caller ID," said Pepco spokesman Frank Tedes Sparked by Murphy's tying homer in the 9th, Braves rally for 5-4 win over D-backs in 11 innings 07/09/2024 01:23am • PHOENIX (AP) — Sean Murphy hit a tying homer with two outs in the ninth inning and Marcell Ozuna drove in the decisive run with a sacrifice fly in the 11th as the Atlanta Braves rallied past the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 on Monday night for their third straight victory. Matt Olson led off the 11th The White House faces many questions about Biden's health and medical history. Here are some answers 07/08/2024 11:05pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's terrible performance at the June 27 presidential debate has raised concerns about his age, health and ability to lead the federal government. Administration officials have blamed his confused and at times indecipherable answers at the debate with Republican From 'Red October' to '30 Rock,' a look at Alec Baldwin's career on eve of 'Rust' shooting trial 07/08/2024 10:54pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood has never known exactly what to do with Alec Baldwin, so it has done a little of everything with him. Before the horrific 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western “Rust” put his career in question, he took on, and sent up, a wide s Fireworks cause $250K in damage to Arlington wheel repair shop 07/08/2024 10:14pm • Late Friday night, Milan Cukolavic, owner of Wheel Repair Pro in Arlington, Virginia, received the terrible news that the store he's owned since 2017 was burning to the ground. "I got a phone call from the local Chinese restaurant, my neighbors. He was like, 'Milan, your shop is on fire, get here This change — years in the making — could shave seconds off your Metro trip for every stop you make 07/08/2024 08:48pm • A change to the way doors open on Metrorail cars is being rolled out across the transit system Monday — and it could save you several seconds for every stop on your trip. Doors that automatically open once a train pulls into a station have been cleared to use throughout the entire system starti