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Today in History: May 11, Adolf Eichmann captured 05/11/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Thursday, May 11, the 131st day of 2023. There are 234 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 11, 2010, Conservative leader David Cameron, at age 43, became Britain’s youngest prime minister in almost 200 years after Gordon Brown stepped down and What the end of the COVID-19 emergency declaration means for Montgomery Co. residents on Medicaid 05/10/2023 08:26pm • Medicaid recipients are being put on notice, as the end of the federal declaration of a public health emergency due to COVID-19 means changes that could lead to the loss of their benefits. The emergency declarations that went into effect in 2020 enhanced federal funding and meant participants did Georgia's Smart says declining invitation for White House visit was not political 05/10/2023 08:05pm • ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia coach Kirby Smart insisted Wednesday there was no political motivation behind the decision for his national championship football team to decline an invitation to visit the White House in June. Instead, Smart says scheduling issues, including a youth camp in June at t Biden goes after Republicans on debt limit in campaign-style speech 05/10/2023 07:21pm • VALHALLA, N.Y. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday blasted Republican-demanded spending cuts as “devastating,” making his case in a campaign-style speech to voters as lawmakers met in Washington on raising the government's borrowing limit to avoid a potentially catastrophic U.S. default. T DC-area advocates express concerns over ending of Title 42 migrant policy 05/10/2023 04:28pm • As the nation braces for an influx of migrants, advocates in the D.C. area are expressing concern about a lack of resources. The D.C. Office of Migrant Services recently said it didn't have any more room available to house families. According to the agency, hotels used for housing were filled DeSantis signs immigration overhaul ahead of expected White House run 05/10/2023 04:00pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed into law a sweeping immigration bill that bolsters his migrant relocation program and limits social services for immigrants lacking permanent legal status — key political priorities of the Republican as he prepares to launch India's Modi to visit White House in June as Biden seeks stronger ties amid competition with China 05/10/2023 03:40pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House next month, courting an Indo-Pacific leader with whom he has sought stronger ties as the United States looks to blunt China's growing assertiveness in the region. Modi's visit June 22 “will af PGA Championship has 99 of top 100 in the field for Oak Hill, no Sergio Garcia 05/10/2023 01:11pm • The PGA Championship stuck to its mission of getting the strongest field of the four majors, announcing a field Wednesday that includes 99 of the top 100 in the world ranking no matter what tour they play. Missing from the 155-player list is Sergio Garcia, the former Masters champion who had been el Toyota's profits rise as global chips supply crunch subsides 05/10/2023 04:34am • TOKYO (AP) — Toyota’s January-March profit edged up 3% from the previous year on robust sales as a chips supply crunch gradually eased. Toyota Motor Corp. racked up 552.2 billion yen ($4 billion) in quarterly net profit, up from 533.8 billion yen ($3.9 billion), according to results released We Fairfax Co. health official shares what to do as the COVID-19 public health emergency ends 05/10/2023 04:28am • At-home COVID-19 tests. (WTOP/Anne Kramer) For many people, spring is the time of year to go through homes, removing anything old and outdated. And with the COVID-19 public health emergency coming to an official end Thursday, it is also a good time to check the status of pandemic supplies. Th White House eases COVID protocols as emergency lifts 05/09/2023 06:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Pandemic-era rules on COVID-19 testing for White House journalists are being loosened as the public health emergency declaration expires Thursday. It’s another sign of how a vast web of policies designed to limit the spread of the virus is dissipating. As part of the shift, COVID-19 vaccine maker Novavax to chop workforce, expenses 05/09/2023 01:14pm • Novavax is cutting about a quarter of its global workforce as the COVID-19 vaccine maker seeks to slash expenses while dealing with uncertain future revenue. The company said Tuesday that it expects to trim next year’s costs for research and development as well as selling, general and administrati Gaithersburg's Novavax to cut 25% of its workforce 05/09/2023 01:13pm • Gaithersburg, Maryland-based Novavax, whose COVID-19 vaccine was late in getting into the market, announced a series of cost reductions, including eliminating 25% of its workforce, but also announced positive results for its experimental combination COVID-influenza vaccine. Investors rallied Germany saw more politically motivated crimes in 2022 05/09/2023 07:23am • BERLIN (AP) — The number of politically motivated crimes reported in Germany rose by 7% last year, the country's top security official said Tuesday. Overall, Germany registered 58,961 politically motivated crimes last year, most of which were for offenses such as damage to property, insults or inc How those fleeing Ukraine inspired US border policies 05/09/2023 06:04am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine, refugees from the threatened nation started showing up at Mexico's border with the United States. Roughly 1,000 Ukrainians a day flew to Tijuana on tourist visas, desperate to reach U.S. soil. The volume was overwhelming the nation’s busies