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Settlement could cost NCAA nearly $3 billion; plan to pay athletes would need federal protection 05/03/2024 07:21pm • SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The NCAA and major college conferences are considering a possible settlement of an antitrust lawsuit that could cost them billions in damages and force schools to share athletics-related revenue with their athletes. But even if college sports leaders create a new, more pr Boeing threatens to lock out its private firefighters around Seattle in a dispute over pay 05/03/2024 07:00pm • Boeing is threatening to lock out its private force of firefighters who protect its aircraft-manufacturing plants in the Seattle area and bring in replacements beginning Friday night unless the workers accept the company's last offer on wages. The company said the two sides were far apart in negotia Heavy rains over Texas have led to water rescues, school cancellations and evacuation orders 05/03/2024 06:27pm • HOUSTON (AP) — Heavy storms slammed the Houston area again Friday, widening already dangerous flooding in Texas and leading to numerous high-water rescues, including some from the rooftops of flooded homes. Officials redoubled urgent instructions for residents in low-lying areas to evacuate, warni Deadly news helicopter crash likely caused by shaky inspections, leading to loose parts, feds say 05/03/2024 06:22pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Investigators found disconnected and missing hardware aboard a helicopter that crashed in 2022, killing the pilot and a North Carolina television station’s meteorologist, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The NTSB's final report on the 2022 crash, whic Safety lapses contributed to patient assaults at Oregon State Hospital, federal report says 05/03/2024 06:03pm • Safety lapses at the Oregon State Hospital contributed to recent patient-on-patient assaults, a federal report on the state's most secure inpatient psychiatric facility has found. The investigation by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services found that staff didn't always adequately supervise Music Review: Dua Lipa's 'Radical Optimism' is controlled dance pop 05/03/2024 03:27pm • NEW YORK (AP) — In the chorus of “Whatcha Doing," the fifth track on Dua Lipa's latest album, she sings: “But if control is my religion / And I'm headed for collision / Lost my 20/20 vision," referencing the unexpected pull of a new partner. That sentiment proves true on “Radical Optimism," Police defend decision not to disclose accidental gunshot during Columbia protest response 05/03/2024 01:57pm • NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police officials on Friday defended their decision to initially keep quiet about a potentially dangerous accident that happened as officers cleared pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University this week when a sergeant accidentally fired his gun into a dark off AP Was There: Ohio National Guard killed protesters at Kent State University 05/03/2024 01:18pm • KENT, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio National Guard opened fire on unarmed college students during a war protest at Kent State University on May 4, 1970. Four students were killed, and nine others were injured. Not all of those hurt or killed were involved in the demonstration, which opposed the U.S. bombin Missouri abortion-rights campaign turns in more than double the needed signatures to get on ballot 05/03/2024 12:07pm • JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Advocates on Friday turned in more than twice the needed number of signatures to put a proposal to legalize abortion on the Missouri ballot this year. The campaign said it turned in more than 380,000 voter signatures — more than double the minimum 171,000 needed to qu NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 05/03/2024 11:08am • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. ___ Video shows Robert De Niro rehearsing for a Netflix series, not yell Meet The Smashing Pumpkins new guitarist, Kiki Wong 05/03/2024 08:54am • ▶ Watch Video: The Smashing Pumpkins go to social media in search of new guitarist The Smashing Pumpkins has been an iconic alt-rock band for decades. And now the group has added a new member to help them carry on for decades more. "The news you have been waiting for has finally arr China dispatches vice premier, urges better safety measures after highway collapse killed 48 05/03/2024 06:21am • BEIJING (AP) — China has sent a vice premier to oversee recovery efforts and urged better safety measures after a highway collapse killed at least 48 people in the country’s mountainous south. The official Xinhua News Agency on Friday said Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing had “stressed sparing no e Maui sues cell carriers over wildfire warning alerts that were never received during service outages 05/03/2024 04:53am • HONOLULU (AP) — Had emergency responders known about widespread cellphone outages during the height of last summer's deadly Maui wildfires, they would have used other methods to warn about the disaster, county officials said in a lawsuit. Alerts the county sent to cellphones warning people to imm Virginia voter guide: What local races are on the ballot for the 2024 primary election 05/03/2024 04:44am • Visit WTOP’s Election 2024 page for our comprehensive coverage.  Virginia voters are choosing their party's nominees in several local and statewide races as early voting begins in the Commonwealth ahead of its June primary election day. All 11 seats held by Virginia in the U.S. House are A Chinese flavor of rap music is flourishing as emerging musicians find their voices 05/03/2024 03:28am • CHENGDU, China (AP) — In 2018, the censors who oversee Chinese media issued a directive to the nation's entertainment industry: Don't feature artists with tattoos and those who represent hip-hop or any other subculture. Right after that well-known rapper GAI missed a gig on a popular singing compe