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A peace summit for Ukraine opens this weekend in Switzerland. But Russia won't be taking part 06/14/2024 08:53am • GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland will host scores of world leaders this weekend to try to map out the first steps toward peace in Ukraine even though Russia, which launched the war, isn't attending. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government didn’t want Russia involved. But the Swiss insist Japan has no plans to seek a suspension of Osprey flights despite restrictions in US 06/14/2024 07:29am • TOKYO (AP) — Japan's defense chief said Friday that Japanese and American V-22 Ospreys are being safely operated in his country, and that he has no plans to request a flight suspension despite restrictions in the U.S. where ongoing safety and performance assessments will continue until next year. Could Friday be the hottest day of the year in the DC region so far? 06/14/2024 05:15am • This Friday has the potential to be the hottest day of the year so far in the D.C. area with temperatures forecast in the 90s and the heat index even higher. On Thursday night, the D.C. government announced it's preparing for "the first possible Heat Emergency activation of the 2024 season" on Fr How National Park Service's deer management program is helping DC-area food banks 06/14/2024 05:00am • Editor's note: An earlier version of this story contained an inaccurate reference to the hunting season in D.C. The headline has been updated.  The D.C. area has a thriving deer population and, in some areas, an overabundance of deer. Each year, the National Park Service takes steps to reduce th Tom Brady enshrined into Patriots Hall of Fame during star-studded night 06/13/2024 10:03pm • FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady brought the New England Patriots endless memories and six Super Bowl trophies during his two-decade run with the team. The Patriots made sure his induction into the franchise's Hall of Fame was a celebration unlike it had ever thrown before. Dozens of Brady's f Phoenix police have pattern of violating civil rights and using excessive force, Justice Dept. says 06/13/2024 09:14pm • PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police discriminate against Black, Hispanic and Native American people, unlawfully detain homeless people and use excessive force, including unjustified deadly force, according to a sweeping federal civil rights investigation of law enforcement in the nation's fifth-largest Takeaways from Supreme Court ruling: Abortion pill still available but opponents say fight not over 06/13/2024 08:53pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court unanimously upheld access to a drug used in the majority of U.S. abortions on Thursday, though abortion opponents say the ruling won't be the last word in the fight over mifepristone. The narrow decision came two years after the high court overturned the nationw Father of girl hospitalized with E. coli after swim in Lake Anna: 'It's just been a whole nightmare for us' 06/13/2024 08:45pm • The father of a teenager from Warrenton, Virginia, said his daughter has been hospitalized and was diagnosed with E. coli after a Memorial Day swim at Lake Anna in Spotsylvania County. John Inglett said his daughter Ava was one of several cases of the illness linked to the lake. The Virginia Depa What Is Stagflation? 06/13/2024 08:00pm • Stagflation is an economic perfect storm that combines inflation, supply shortages and slower growth, along with a high unemployment rate. The 1970s is often referenced as a period of severe stagflation that brought higher jobless rates, soaring inflation and two economic recessions. During the OPEC The 6 Best Fidelity Mutual Funds to Buy and Hold 06/13/2024 08:00pm • Fidelity Investments has no shortage of renowned actively managed mutual funds available to retail investors. Names you might have heard of or even seen in your 401(k) lineup include Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund (ticker: FBGRX), Fidelity Contrafund (FCNTX) or even the famous Fidelity Magellan Fund How Much Does It Cost to Buy a Mobile Home? 06/13/2024 08:00pm • While inflation has slowed since its peak, prices are still rising, with shelter and vehicle insurance being major contributors. It's generally well understood that buying a mobile home is cheaper than a conventional house with a foundation and maybe a basement. It's understandable why people are at Does Medicare Cover the Cost of Medical Alert Systems? 06/13/2024 08:00pm • More than 27% of U.S. adults over age 60 live alone, according to research by the Pew Research Center. That estimate is expected to rise as more baby boomers reach retirement age. "Many older adults are aging in place as technological innovations offer more vulnerable seniors the opportunity to live Woman charged in DC hospital carjacking denied showers in jail, lawyer says 06/13/2024 07:49pm • A woman charged with carjacking after police say she stole a vehicle parked outside a hospital with an ill passenger inside last week, has been denied showers in the D.C. jail and experienced other mistreatment, her lawyer told a judge Thursday. Kayla Brown, 23, is charged with unarmed carjacking Tropical rainstorms in South Florida lead to flight delays and streets jammed with stalled cars 06/13/2024 07:17pm • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A tropical disturbance that brought a rare flash flood emergency to much of southern Florida delayed flights at two of the state's largest airports and left vehicles waterlogged and stalled in some of the region's lowest-lying streets. “Looked like the beginning of a Justice Department says Phoenix police violated rights. Here are some cases that drew criticism 06/13/2024 07:06pm • PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police use unjustified deadly force, discriminate against people of color and routinely violate the rights of homeless people, the Justice Department said in announcing the results of a sweeping civil rights investigation. The government launched the investigation in 2021 af