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The SAT Has Changed: Here's What to Know 01/15/2024 07:00pm • No more filling in bubbles or waiting for proctors to collect the exam sheets: The SAT is now digital, along with some other modifications. Students taking the test internationally were the first introduced to the new format in 2023. It won't be offered in the U.S. until March 9, 2024. "We had been The world could get its first trillionaire within 10 years, anti-poverty group Oxfam says 01/15/2024 11:32am • DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The world could have its first trillionaire within a decade, anti-poverty organization Oxfam International said Monday in its annual assessment of global inequalities timed to the gathering of political and business elites at the Swiss ski resort of Davos. Oxfam, which fo Election results tell you who won and lost. AP VoteCast tells you why 01/15/2024 09:23am • WASHINGTON (AP) — When the dust settles from Monday’s first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses, the returns will reveal who had Republican caucusgoers' vote, but they won’t shed much light on the types of people who voted or what was on their minds as they cast their ballots. That’s where AP VoteCa After years of delays, former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ties the knot 01/13/2024 04:31pm • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — After almost five years of engagement and a postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic, former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern married longtime partner Clarke Gayford in a private ceremony Saturday. Details of the event were closely held by the pair, but Slowing inflation suggests that Biden's policies are helping, but American voters are still hurting 01/13/2024 11:15am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden can make an increasingly strong case that he's helped fix inflation — if only he can get voters to believe him. Figures issued this past week reflected a historic level of progress on battling high prices, hinting that inflation could be near the Federal Res NC--Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 01/12/2024 01:14pm • 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 Number of police officer deaths dropped last year, report finds 01/11/2024 07:45pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of police officers who died on the job dropped again last year, including deaths from gunfire, traffic accidents and COVID-19, according to a new report released Thursday. A total of 136 U.S. police officers died in the line of duty in 2023, the National Law Enforce Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 01/11/2024 01:24pm • 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 Today in History: January 11, Theodore Roosevelt makes Grand Canyon a national monument 01/11/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Thursday, Jan. 11, the 11th day of 2024. There are 355 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 11, 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed the Grand Canyon National Monument (it became a national park in 1919). On this date: In 1913, the first e Nearly 10,000 died from COVID-19 last month, fueled by holiday gatherings and new variant, WHO says 01/10/2024 08:58pm • GENEVA (AP) — The head of the U.N. health agency said Wednesday holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said nearly 10,000 deaths were reported in December, while hospital admissions d What to know about JN.1, the latest COVID-19 variant 01/10/2024 07:38pm • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said health departments across the country are seeing an increase in respiratory illnesses, including the flu, RSV and a fast-growing new COVID-19 variant called JN.1. WTOP anchors Shawn Anderson and Kyle Cooper spoke with CBS News medical contributo Montana fire chief who had refused vaccine mandate in Washington state charged in Jan. 6 riot 01/10/2024 06:22pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A Montana fire chief who lost a previous job over a coronavirus vaccine mandate has been charged with spraying a chemical irritant on police officers during the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Prosecutors say that Frank Dahlquist sprayed “an orange-colored chemical NC--Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 01/10/2024 01:34pm • 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 Los Angeles Times executive editor steps down after fraught tenure 01/09/2024 05:35pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The executive editor of the Los Angeles Times announced Tuesday that he is stepping down after a 2 1/2-year tenure at the newspaper that spanned the coronavirus pandemic and three Pulitzer Prizes, as well as a period of layoffs and contentious contract negotiations with the news Bueckers says teammates returning from injuries may help her decide to play another year at UConn 01/09/2024 04:38pm • STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn star Paige Bueckers suggested Tuesday that she may return for another season if it means getting to play again with now-injured teammates, including Azzi Fudd and Aubrey Griffin. Bueckers, the national player of the year as a freshman who missed much of the past two seas