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Mother files wrongful death lawsuit against now-closed Christian boarding school in Missouri 10/23/2023 04:29pm • MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A mother is suing a shuttered Christian boarding school in Missouri, blaming her son's death on a gang rape and other abuse he endured there. Agape Boarding School has been subjected to a wave of litigation as a series of abuse allegations emerged, but the case filed this mont Prime leaf peeping spots in the DC region 10/23/2023 02:56pm • Fall foliage season is underway and there are fall colors already emerging in the D.C. area. As a result, there are plenty of great options to take in autumn's spectacular colors. DC The National Arboretum is famous for its Capitol Columns. The 451-acre park also boasts dozens of species of trees, School shooting in Brazil's Sao Paulo leaves one student dead 10/23/2023 02:19pm • SAO PAULO (AP) — A teenager opened fire at a high school in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo early Monday, killing one student and wounding two others, authorities said. The Folha de S.Paulo newspaper identified the assailant as a male student at the high school who was a frequent target of bullyin 2 New York hospitals resume admitting emergency patients after cyberattack 10/23/2023 11:29am • KINGSTON, N.Y. (AP) — Two New York hospitals that were hit with a cyberattack have resumed admitting emergency patients after shutting down their computer systems to investigate, hospital officials said. Ambulances were diverted from HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston and the affiliated Margaretv Dwindling fuel supplies for Gaza's hospital generators put premature babies in incubators at risk 10/23/2023 11:15am • DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A premature baby squirms inside a glass incubator in the neonatal ward of al-Aqsa Hospital in the central Gaza Strip. He cries out as intravenous lines are connected to his tiny body. A ventilator helps him breathe as a catheter delivers medication and monitors fla Outcome of key local races in Pennsylvania could offer lessons for 2024 election 10/23/2023 10:35am • Local elections in Democratic strongholds at both ends of Pennsylvania next month could show how voters feel about progressive candidates and issues such as abortion and crime ahead of the 2024 election. Philadelphia will get a new mayor, and Allegheny County — where Pittsburgh is the county seat Kimberly Palmer: Ways to recover from a financial shock and be prepared next time 10/23/2023 09:30am • Financial shocks come in many different forms: An unexpected medical bill, house repair or job loss are among the typical ones. The reasons for financial shocks may be common, but recovering from them can be unexpectedly challenging. “These things happen once or twice over a financial lifetime, US renews warning it will defend Philippines after incidents with Chinese vessels in South China Sea 10/23/2023 07:22am • MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States renewed a warning Monday that it would defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack under a 1951 treaty, after Chinese ships blocked and collided with two Filipino vessels off a contested shoal in the South China Sea. Philippine diplomats summoned With only 1 race left before NASCAR's Championship 4 is set, drama awaits in Martinsville 10/23/2023 06:10am • HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — There will surely be elaborate permutations to show all the possibilities of what awaits this coming weekend at Martinsville, when six drivers will battle for the final two spots in NASCAR’s Championship 4. If this guy does this, and this guy does this, or this guy doesn� Prominent German leftist to launch a new party that could eat into far-right's support 10/23/2023 05:53am • BERLIN (AP) — A prominent German leftist politician has launched plans to form a new party that some observers think could take votes away from the far-right Alternative for Germany. Sahra Wagenknecht on Monday presented her “Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance — for Reason and Fairness.” The aim is More than 1,600 migrants arrive on Spanish Canary Islands. One boat carried 320 people 10/23/2023 05:29am • MADRID (AP) — Some 314 migrants arrived in Spain's Canary Islands in two boats early Monday, bringing to more than 1,600 the number of migrants to reach the islands since Friday, emergency services said. The service said one boat carrying 229 migrants was escorted to El Hierro island while another Court orders Russian-US journalist to stay in jail another 6 weeks 10/23/2023 05:11am • A Russian court on Monday ordered a Russian-American journalist who was detained last week on charges of failing to register as a foreign agent to remain in custody until early December, her employer reported. Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty' Hospitals in Gaza overwhelmed, doctor trying to get supplies to those in desperate need 10/23/2023 04:30am • As the Israel-Hamas war rages on, one Chicago doctor with a team working on the ground in Gaza gives WTOP an account of what they are seeing. Dr. Zaher Sahloul, president of U.S.-based MedGlobal, says his team in Gaza is trying to get healthcare supplies to those in desperate need. “One hosp Is a 15- or 30-year Mortgage Right for You? 10/22/2023 08:00pm • If you're preparing to buy a home, you will need to look at not only mortgage interest rates, but also loan types and terms. Your mortgage term is how long you have to repay the loan, and most terms are 15 or 30 years. Should you get a 15- or 30-year mortgage? If you can afford the payment on a 15-y 7 Best Semiconductor ETFs to Buy in 2023 10/22/2023 08:00pm • During the gold rush of the 19th century, it wasn't just the fortunate prospectors who struck it rich. Arguably, one of the most enduring success stories emerged from an entirely different angle. Two entrepreneurs, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis, recognized the miners' need for durable clothing. They