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Suspect in helmeted motorcyclist's stomping of car window in Philadelphia is jailed on $2.5M bail 10/05/2023 02:26pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man who prosecutors say was the helmeted motorist who stomped in the back window of a car in Philadelphia and waved a gun at the vehicle's driver in a weekend assault that was recorded on video was in custody Thursday after bail was set at $2.5 million. Court records show Phi Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 10/05/2023 01:12pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Columbus statue, removed from a square in Providence, Rhode Island, re-emerges in nearby town 10/05/2023 12:35pm • BOSTON (AP) — Three years after a Christopher Columbus statue was removed from a square in Providence, Rhode Island, the bronze cast has re-emerged, this time in a park in Johnston, Rhode Island, about 9 miles (14 kilometers) west of the capital. The statue had been targeted by vandals, at one po Health care workers picket outside US hospitals in multiple states, kicking off 3-day strike 10/05/2023 12:29pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente workers took to picket lines in multiple states on Wednesday, launching a massive strike that the company warned could cause delays at its hospitals and clinics that serve nearly 13 million Americans. The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unio India says the Afghan embassy in New Delhi is functioning despite the announcement of suspension 10/05/2023 12:10pm • NEW DELHI (AP) — The Afghan embassy in New Delhi continues to function, days after it said it was closing due to a lack of diplomatic support in India and the absence of a recognized government in Kabul, India's foreign ministry said Thursday. Arindam Bagchi, the ministry spokesman, told reporters Thousands of US workers are on strike today. Here's a rundown of major work stoppages happening now 10/05/2023 11:30am • NEW YORK (AP) — It's been a big year for labor organizing in the U.S. And from auto production lines to Hollywood, all eyes are on strikes taking the world of work by storm. The boiling point we’re seeing today comes amid soaring costs of living and rising inequality, including growing pay gaps Report on Virginia Beach mass shooting recommends more training for police and a fund for victims 10/05/2023 11:20am • NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A state commission has called for numerous changes to how Virginia and its communities respond to mass shootings, from establishing a victims' fund to teaching people how to slow bleeding before paramedics arrive. But the panel's final report on a 2019 mass shooting at a Virgin No. 16 Ole Miss hosts Arkansas in series that has produced offensive fireworks lately 10/05/2023 10:55am • Arkansas (3-2, 0-2 SEC) at No. 16 Mississippi (4-1, 1-1), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (SEC Network) Line: Ole Miss by 11 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook Series record: Arkansas leads 37-29-1. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Ole Miss is trying to remain in the SEC West hunt after a big win The Rebels offense expl No. 14 North Carolina is looking for a 5-0 start when it hosts Syracuse in ACC play 10/05/2023 10:45am • Syracuse (4-1, 0-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) at No. 14 North Carolina (4-0, 1-0), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN) Line: North Carolina by 8 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Tied 3-3. WHAT’S AT STAKE? The Tar Heels emerge from their open date after beating Pittsburgh for their be 'It’s scary out here': DC residents weigh in on city's steps to tackle violent crime 10/05/2023 06:30am • The D.C. Council took steps Tuesday that effectively extended several emergency crime bills through the spring, but many people who live in areas most impacted by crime don’t feel the work the city has done so far is helping. When asked if she’s seen improvement, Trace Cobb, who lives in Healthy Gabriel leads No. 12 Oklahoma against No. 3 Texas in clash of unbeaten Big 12 border rivals 10/05/2023 06:10am • Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel had a concussion and never took the field against Texas last season. Brent Venables was there for the entire debacle. He had been on the sideline for some big romps over the Longhorns in years past, but left his first game in the rivalry as Oklahoma's head coach No. 23 LSU, still smarting from loss to Ole Miss, heads back on the road to face No. 21 Missouri 10/05/2023 06:10am • Brian Kelly spent a good chunk of time this week getting grilled about the LSU defense, which surrendered 55 points and more than 700 yards of total offense in a down-to-the-wire loss to SEC-rival Ole Miss last weekend. The Tigers' coach noticed, too, prompting him to pull out of a sheet of paper an Bangladesh's anti-graft watchdog quizzes Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus in embezzlement case 10/05/2023 05:34am • DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s official anti-graft watchdog Anti-corruption Commission on Thursday questioned Muhammad Yunus, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, involving charges of money laundering and fund embezzlement. Yunus pioneered the use of microcredit to help impover Trains collide in northern Polish city, injuring 5 people 10/05/2023 04:20am • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Two trains collided head-on in the northern Polish city of Gdynia on Thursday morning, injuring five people, emergency services said. Four people were taken to a hospital while a fifth person was treated on-site. The Gdynia fire brigade said all five people were railway emplo Why Montgomery Co. officials are cheering the just-approved Novavax COVID-19 vaccines 10/04/2023 11:03pm • Novavax, a biotech firm based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, has been granted emergency FDA authorization for its version of a COVID-19 vaccine — and local officials hope it will encourage more people to get boosted against the latest COVID-19 variants. At his weekly briefing with reporters, Montgo