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EU, AU, US say Sudan war and Somalia's tension with Ethiopia threaten Horn of Africa's stability 01/18/2024 08:14pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The African Union, European Union, and United States called Thursday for an immediate cease-fire and constructive dialogue between warring factions in Sudan. The groups also called for an end to tension between Somalia and Ethiopia over an agreement signed between Ethiopia an Another burst of winter weather is on the way Friday. Here's what to expect 01/18/2024 07:02pm • Listen live to WTOP for the latest traffic and weather on the 8s. Keep that snow shovel handy. Forecasters are predicting another 1 to 3 inches of snow for the D.C. region Friday to end a workweek that began with the most significant snowfall the area has seen in two years. The snow is expected 7 Best Emerging Market ETFs 01/18/2024 07:00pm • The last decade has seen U.S. markets dominate the investment landscape, but this trend of outperformance is not a constant. A look back at the period from 1999 to 2009 offers a different picture and a sobering lesson for investors heavily weighted toward domestic equities. During these years, U.S. Are Energy Drinks Really that Bad? 01/18/2024 07:00pm • From working moms to doctors on the night shift, Americans' supply of good old-fashioned energy seems to be wearing thin, and many turn to energy drinks. Since the early 2000s, energy drinks have rocketed in popularity. By 2027, sales of energy drinks and shots -- such as Red Bull, Monster, Rockstar Why I Don't Regret Retiring by FIRE 01/18/2024 07:00pm • At the age of 33, Mathew Pezon of Easton, Pennsylvania, achieved FIRE, which stands for financial independence, retire early. The FIRE movement involves saving enough to step away from a job before the age of 66 or 67, which for many is the full retirement age for Social Security benefits. In Pezon' Teams that missed NCAA Tournament are leading 5 of 6 major conferences, thanks in part to transfers 01/18/2024 06:35pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Five of the six major conferences have a leader or co-leader that failed to make the NCAA Tournament last season. That doesn’t mean this is a college basketball season full of Cinderella stories. Four of the major-conference leaders that got left out of March Madness last se Nevada's Republican governor endorses Trump for president three weeks ahead of party-run caucus 01/18/2024 06:11pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada’s Republican governor endorsed former president Donald Trump on Thursday, offering a major backing in a key swing state that Trump is looking to win handily in a caucus next month and will be competitive come the general election. Former Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo Boyfriend of woman fatally shot when they turned into the wrong driveway testifies in murder trial 01/18/2024 06:08pm • FORT EDWARD, N.Y. (AP) — The boyfriend of a 20-year-old woman fatally shot in the neck when they pulled into the wrong driveway last year described to a jury Thursday hearing a shot pierce the car and then seeing his girlfriend slumped over in the passenger seat. “Frantic in the car ... people w Justice Department report details how the shooting at a school in Uvalde, Texas, unfolded 01/18/2024 06:08pm • UVALDE, Texas (AP) — A scathing Justice Department report released Thursday into law enforcement failures during the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, includes a minute-by-minute account of missteps by police at the scene. Heavily armed officers did not kill the 18-year-old gunman House GOP is moving swiftly toward Mayorkas' impeachment as Senate focuses on a border security deal 01/18/2024 05:58pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Laying the groundwork for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, a House committee on Thursday heard from parents whose tearful testimony sought to link government border policy to their daughters' deaths and from a law professor warning off the effort Packers QB Jordan Love offers different challenge for the 49ers from past playoffs 01/18/2024 05:45pm • SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers had plenty of success going up against the Green Bay Packers in the playoffs when Aaron Rodgers was running the show. The Niners knocked Rodgers and the Packers out of the playoffs four times, including twice in the previous four seasons. While f After facing each other in the season opener, Lamar Jackson and C.J. Stroud are ready for a rematch 01/18/2024 05:45pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — When Lamar Jackson and C.J. Stroud faced off in Week 1 back in September, it was not a good representation of how those two would play this season. Jackson threw an early interception. Each quarterback lost a fumble. Stroud was sacked five times and Jackson four. “I havenâ A last sticking point in border security negotiations is humanitarian parole. Here's what that means 01/18/2024 04:07pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is closing in on a Senate deal on border security and Ukraine funding as the White House tries to resolve one of the last major sticking points: whether to preserve the president’s authority to allow migrants into the U.S. for special cases during emergencie 1 dead, at least 6 injured in post-election unrest in the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros 01/18/2024 02:39pm • MORONI, Comoros (AP) — A second day of unrest in the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros on Thursday left one person dead and at least six others injured, a health official said. The protests came after incumbent President Azali Assoumani was declared the winner in an election held over the wee Florida Senate passes bills seeking to expand health care availability 01/18/2024 02:29pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida will seek to streamline regulations and offer incentives to help make health care more accessible under two bills unanimously passed by the Senate, votes that quickly pushed forward Republican Senate President Kathleen Passidomo's top session priority. The bills pa