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5 former officers charged with federal civil rights violations in Tyre Nichols beating death 09/13/2023 06:26am • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Five former Memphis police officers were charged Tuesday with federal civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols as they continue to fight second-degree murder charges in state courts arising from the killing. Tadarrius Bean, Desmond Mills, Demetrius Hale Indonesian leader takes a test ride on Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway 09/13/2023 06:03am • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo took a test ride Wednesday on Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway, a key project under China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative. The $7.3 billion rail project, funded largely by China, connects the capital, Jakarta, and Ba 'Forced to show up the day after I give birth': Prince George's Co. Council debates virtual voting, member ethics 09/13/2023 03:57am • The pandemic has brought about lots of changes in the ways we live and work, with more and more jobs allowing for remote work than before. In some cases, employers can find it hard to attract talent by having a rigid “no virtual work” policy. That’s not the case in electoral politics. And w Australian authorities protect Outback town against huge wildfire 09/13/2023 03:48am • CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Emergency crews were working to protect the Outback Australian town of Tennant Creek with containment lines on Wednesday as a huge wildfire threatened the remote community of 3,000. The fire has scorched 10,000 square kilometers (3,900 square miles) of grass and scrublan Editorial Roundup: United States 09/13/2023 12:30am • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Sept. 4 The Washington Post on changes to how to handle allegations of sex crimes in the U.S. military Few things at the Pentagon happen quickly, but rarely have its powers of delay been as regrettable as in its decades-long reconsider Qantas boss retires early after allegations the Australian airline sold tickets for canceled flights 09/12/2023 11:35pm • CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The boss of Australian airline Qantas said Tuesday he would leave his job immediately — two months earlier than planned — following a series of embarrassing revelations about the company, including allegations it sold tickets for flights that had already been cancele New Mexico governor's suspension of right to public carry ignites protests, lawsuits and debates 09/12/2023 09:13pm • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Some demonstrators defiantly wore holstered handguns on their hips or carried rifles in a Tuesday rally by gun-rights advocates, protesting New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's surprise order to suspend the right to carry firearms after two children were recently kille How to help those affected by the Morocco earthquake and Libya flood 09/12/2023 08:21pm • NEW YORK (AP) — International aid groups have mobilized in Morocco, where a 6.8 magnitude earthquake Friday night has killed 2,681 and injured more than 2,500, and Libya, where thousands are reported dead and more than 10,000 still missing from weekend flooding. Donors, both big and small, are als Thousands are feared dead and thousands more are missing in flood-ravaged eastern Libya 09/12/2023 08:18pm • CAIRO (AP) — Emergency workers uncovered more than 1,500 bodies in the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna on Tuesday, and it was feared the toll could surpass 5,000 after floodwaters smashed through dams and washed away entire neighborhoods of the city. The startling death and devastation Massachusetts city got nearly 10 inches of rain in 6 hours, flooding homes and eroding dams 09/12/2023 08:02pm • LEOMINSTER, Mass. (AP) — Heavy rainfall — nearly 10 inches in six hours — flooded parts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, with two communities declaring a state of emergency as water poured into homes and forced boat rescues of residents. Concern about a dam listed in poor condition led to mo Aaron Rodgers is sidelined but the Jets will still make at least 3 more appearances in prime time 09/12/2023 07:16pm • Aaron Rodgers and his new team delivered record viewership numbers for their season opener Monday night and the New York Jets will remain prime-time players even without their star QB, though football fans may feel differently about tuning in going forward. Rodgers’ ill-fated Jets debut — which Balzan Prizes recognize achievements in study of human evolution, black holes with $840,000 awards 09/12/2023 06:45pm • MILAN (AP) — An American literary historian, a French paleoanthropologist, a Danish evolutionary geneticist and a German-Dutch astrophysicist have been named the winners of this year’s Balzan Prize. Their work in the humanities and natural sciences advances the study of comparative literature, h Fall means wildfire season at Shenandoah National Park 09/12/2023 05:52pm • Amanda Swasta, who lives near Shenandoah National Park, told WTOP that she was outside her home in downtown Luray Friday afternoon when she saw light and smoke coming from the mountains. (Courtesy Amanda Swasta) Many head out to Virginia's Shenandoah National Park in the fall to see the chan New Blue Jackets coach Mike Babcock blasts report suggesting he was invading his players' privacy 09/12/2023 05:49pm • New Columbus Blue Jackets coach Mike Babcock said Tuesday he had done nothing wrong in asking players to show him photos off their phones, clarifying he was trying to get to know them after a report emerged criticizing him for invasion of privacy. Paul Bissonnette said on the ‘Spittin’ Chiclets� Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is suspending state gas and diesel taxes again 09/12/2023 05:31pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's governor is again suspending state taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel, declaring a legal emergency over higher prices. Gov. Brian Kemp signed the executive order Tuesday morning. The suspension of the taxes, at 31.2 cents per gallon of gasoline and 35 cents per gallon of di