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Maryland lawmakers approve $63B budget with some tax, fee increases 04/05/2024 06:12pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers gave final passage on Friday to the state's $63 billion budget legislation, which includes tax and fee increases to help pay for transportation and education, though not as much as some lawmakers wanted. The General Assembly, which is controlled by Democ A Nebraska bill to ban transgender students from the bathrooms and sports of their choice fails 04/05/2024 06:03pm • LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A bill that that would bar transgender students from school bathrooms, locker rooms and sports teams that correspond with their gender identity failed Friday to get enough votes to advance in heavily conservative Nebraska. Legislative Bill 575, dubbed the Sports and Spaces Act 'Red flag' bill debated for hours in Maine months after mass shooting that killed 18 04/05/2024 05:47pm • Months after Maine's deadliest mass shooting, state lawmakers held an hourslong hearing Friday to debate a so-called red flag bill that would let family members petition a judge to remove guns from someone experiencing a psychiatric crisis. Supporters say it's important to reconsider the proposal af The Latest | With outrage over strike mounting, Israel punishes officers and vows to let more aid in 04/05/2024 05:44pm • Amid widespread outrage over a strike that killed seven aid workers delivering food in the Gaza Strip, Israel punished five military officers on Friday and said it would take steps to increase the flow of humanitarian aid, including temporarily reopening a key border crossing into northern Gaza. Isr Emergency operations plan ensures 'a great day' for Monday's eclipse, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says 04/05/2024 04:18pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio is pulling out all the stops for Monday's total solar eclipse, as it braces for potentially hundreds of thousands of visitors. “I have to say, we don't always get a lot of time leading up to events,” Ohio Emergency Management Agency Director Sima Merick said at a new Senior doctors in England agree on a pay deal with the government to end a yearlong dispute 04/05/2024 03:27pm • LONDON (AP) — Senior doctors in England have accepted a pay offer from the British government that ends a yearlong dispute with unprecedented strike action. The British Medical Association and the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association, which represent the senior doctors, who are known Clemson Spring: Tigers seeking players to make big-time plays on revived offense 04/05/2024 02:54pm • CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Garrett Riley sees what he wants most from the Clemson offense this spring — lots of players making big plays. The Tigers second-year offensive coordinator believes that will continue into the regular season after a year of false starts, miscues and struggles where the defen Glass Animals return this summer with a new album, each song exploring a 'different side of love' 04/05/2024 02:29pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Glass Animals' latest album was born thanks to a massive storm, a house on a cliff and an existential crisis. What emerged from that? A 10-track collection exploring love. The indie-pop band's frontman, songwriter and producer Dave Bayley found himself in an Airbnb house high on st Woman found dead in Prince George's Co. was stabbed to death, handcuffed. Her son is charged in the disturbing slaying 04/05/2024 01:35pm • A Bladensburg, Maryland, man has been arrested and charged with murder after his mother's handcuffed body was found inside their apartment, according to police. Officers said they showed up to an apartment in the 4100 block of 53rd Place in Bladensburg at 11:10 p.m. Wednesday for a welfare check. Houston coach Kelvin Sampson edges UConn's Dan Hurley for AP coach of the year 04/05/2024 01:01pm • There was a moment during the NCAA Tournament, when top-seeded Houston was well on its way to a 40-point rout of No. 16 seed Longwood, that helps to capture why the Cougars have become so dominant under Kelvin Sampson. It was late in the game, and Mylik Wilson was late closing out on the Lancers' DA Vingegaard has collapsed lung after crash in Basque Country race. Tour de France defense is in doubt 04/05/2024 12:50pm • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Two-time defending Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard remained hospitalized in Spain on Friday, one day after he broke his collarbone and several ribs in a bad crash with other top riders during a chaotic Tour of the Basque Country. The Danish rider’s Visma-Lease A Small plane clips 2 vehicles as it lands on North Carolina highway, but no injuries are reported 04/05/2024 12:26pm • MONCURE, N.C. (AP) — A small plane experiencing engine problems struck two vehicles as it landed on a highway near a North Carolina airport, but no injuries were reported, authorities said. The single-engine Lancair 360 with only the pilot on board landed near Raleigh Executive Jetport at Sanford- Road closures set for DC's Cherry Blossom races, Petalpalooza festival 04/05/2024 10:49am • The District continues celebrating the iconic cherry blossoms with a 5K walk/run and live music festival this Saturday. But beware D.C. area drivers, road closures could complicate your weekend plans. The Credit Union Cherry Blossom Races are put on by a consortium of credit unions that have dona Norway wants a 'historic increase' in defense spending of $56 billion over the next 12 years 04/05/2024 08:30am • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Norwegian center-left governnment said Friday it plans “a historic increase” in defense spending of 600 billion kroner ($56 billion) over the next 12 years. “We need a defense that is fit for purpose in the emerging security environment," Prime Minister Jonas G Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announces book detailing her rapid rise in Democratic politics 04/05/2024 07:49am • LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will detail her rapid ascent in Democratic politics in a book out this summer, a move that will undoubtedly spark fresh speculation about her potential presidential ambitions. “True Gretch” is scheduled for release July 9 and a book announce