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How Race Affects Your Credit Score 05/05/2024 08:00pm • When looking at the numbers, you can't ignore the racial disparity in credit scores. Rates of subprime credit scores in majority-Black, Hispanic and Native American communities are at least 1.5 times higher than in majority-white communities, according to a 2022 report from the Urban Institute, a no A British Palestinian doctor was denied entry to France for a Senate meeting about the war in Gaza 05/05/2024 04:29am • PARIS (AP) — A well-known British Palestinian surgeon who volunteered in Gaza hospitals said he was denied entry to France on Saturday to speak at a French Senate meeting about the Israel-Hamas war. Dr. Ghassan Abu Sitta was placed in a holding zone in the Charles de Gaulle airport and will be ex With a vest and a voice, helpers escort kids through San Francisco’s broken Tenderloin streets 05/05/2024 01:36am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Wearing a bright safety vest with the words “Safe Passage” on the back, Tatiana Alabsi strides through San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood to its only public elementary school, navigating broken bottles and stained sleeping bags along tired streets that occasionally Virginia attorney general joins efforts to fight back against Title IX changes 05/04/2024 09:59pm • Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has joined a multi-state effort to stop new Title IX rules from going into effect. The list of new rules designed to protect victims of campus sexual assaults and the rights of LGBTQ+ students has come under attack by Republican attorneys general in several Home favorite Jannik Sinner withdraws from the Italian Open because of hip injury 05/04/2024 10:21am • ROME (AP) — Second-ranked Jannik Sinner announced Saturday that he is withdrawing from the Italian Open because of an injured hip — denying the tournament of its most anticipated home player in decades. Sinner joins third-ranked Carlos Alcaraz on the sidelines after the Spaniard withdrew from Ro After Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as 'the underground' 05/04/2024 08:48am • NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — Waiting in a long post office line with the latest shipment of “abortion aftercare kits,” Kimra Luna got a text. A woman who’d taken abortion pills three weeks earlier was worried about bleeding — and disclosing the cause to a doctor. “Bleeding doesn’t mean you need After Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as 'the underground' 05/04/2024 08:47am • NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — Waiting in a long post office line with the latest shipment of “abortion aftercare kits,” Kimra Luna got a text. A woman who’d taken abortion pills three weeks earlier was worried about bleeding — and disclosing the cause to a doctor. “Bleeding doesn’t mean you need DC Veg Restaurant Week showcases flavorful, plant-based specials, discounts … and more 05/04/2024 08:28am • For Bershan Shaw, her healthy, happy life is all to thanks her vegan diet. The TV personality, CEO, tech founder and business coach told WTOP that she became a vegan after she was diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer 16 years ago. " doctor said I had three months to live, and it was a rude awaken Vegas use of injured reserve prompts questions about salary cap. Other NHL teams do same thing 05/04/2024 08:10am • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Boos began raining down on Golden Knights captain Mark Stone at American Airlines Center in Dallas the moment he first touched the puck. They didn't let up whenever the first-round series was in Dallas. Stars fans weren't happy that the poster boy of all that is questionable with Are skin care products with benzoyl peroxide dangerous? This Va. doctor says 'context matters' 05/03/2024 11:16pm • A recent report links benzoyl peroxide skin care products, often used for acne, to an increased risk of cancer. One local dermatologist says more context is needed, and her message is: don't panic. "A small, independent research organization called Valisure recently did a study where they took, e Twins put Buxton on injured list with inflammation in troublesome knee; antsy Lewis still rehabbing 05/03/2024 09:28pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins put center fielder Byron Buxton on the 10-day injured list Friday because of inflammation in his troublesome right knee, with guarded optimism his latest absence can be kept to the minimum. Buxton exited early from the game at Chicago on Wednesday after exper 'It happens to real people like me': Montgomery Co. Health Officer on her experience with Bell's palsy 05/03/2024 07:59pm • The news that NBA All-Star Joel Embiid was experiencing Bell's palsy triggered a response from Montgomery County's Health Officer Dr. Kisha Davis. In a post on X, Davis wrote: "#BellsPalsy doesn't just happen to NBA stars like @JoelEmbiid it happens to real people like me." She wrote about her The Latest | Israel's planned invasion of Rafah risks killing hundreds of thousands, UN says 05/03/2024 07:30pm • The United Nations humanitarian aid agency says hundreds of thousands of people would be “at imminent risk of death” if Israel carries out a military assault in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. The border city is a critical entry point for humanitarian aid and is filled with displaced Palestinia Data Doctors: How to use a Wi-Fi analyzer app to determine signal strength 05/03/2024 07:11pm • Q: Can you explain how to use a Wi-Fi analyzer app? A: Wi-Fi has become an essential utility for most homes and making sure the signal is adequate in high-usage areas is key. When a Wi-Fi signal is unobstructed, it generally creates a uniform pattern of coverage. But the various construction The Latest | Court in Trump's hush money trial adjourns for the day following Hope Hicks' testimony 05/03/2024 04:15pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Hope Hicks took the stand Friday in Donald Trump's hush money case, recounting in her testimony how she followed Trump from the real estate world to politics and how his 2016 presidential campaign was turned upside down following a leak of a video recording in which he boasted abou