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Emergency call issue resolved after some Md. counties report glitch affecting Verizon Wireless customers 06/30/2023 01:50pm • Difficulties faced by Verizon Wireless customers placing emergency calls have been resolved, according to Maryland officials. Earlier Friday morning, officials in Montgomery, Prince Georges and Charles counties all confirmed a regional Verizon issue causing a disruption of 911 services. Howeve Drones, guns and Botox: A rundown of new Va. laws taking effect July 1 06/30/2023 01:14pm • New Virginia laws, set to take effect Saturday, July 1, seek to improve safety, privacy and quality of life in the Commonwealth. Here is a rundown of some key changes. Safety and privacy addressed  Peeping or spying by drone will be against the law, in Virginia, as of July 1. HB1583 prohibits The Supreme Court will decide if some judges have gone too far in striking down gun restrictions 06/30/2023 12:19pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after its sweeping gun rights ruling, the Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether judges are going too far in striking down restrictions on firearms. The justices will hear the Biden administration's appeal of one such ruling that struck down as unconstitutional a fe Iowa governor's request for federal aid in partial building collapse denied 06/30/2023 11:42am • DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — The federal government denied Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds' request for assistance after a six-story apartment building partially collapsed roughly one month ago, leaving three dead, many injured and dozens displaced. A federal agency “determined that the severity of the situati A week after an armed rebellion rattled Russia, key details about it are still shrouded in mystery 06/30/2023 11:20am • Did mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin have inside help from the military and political elite in his armed rebellion that rattled Russia? A week after the mutiny raised the most daunting challenge to President Vladimir Putin’s rule in over two decades, key details about the uprising are still unkno Music Review: The Japanese House on love, heartbreak and a very good dog 06/30/2023 11:12am • “In the End it Always Does” by The Japanese House (Dirty Hit) More than four years have passed since the first studio release by Amber Bain, known professionally as The Japanese House. Her second album, “In the End it Always Does,” was conceived in a burst of creativity after the disintegra A Boris Johnson ally quits the UK government with a blast at Prime Minister Rishi Sunak 06/30/2023 10:25am • LONDON (AP) — A British environment minister who is close to former Prime Minister Boris Johnson quit on Friday, accusing the current government of apathy toward climate issues. While Zac Goldsmith cited environmental policies as his reason for resigning, it came after he was asked to apologize fo Company executives urge Europe to rethink its world-leading AI rules 06/30/2023 09:46am • LONDON (AP) — More than 150 executives are urging the European Union to rethink the world's most comprehensive rules for artificial intelligence, saying Friday that upcoming regulations will make it harder for companies in Europe to compete with rivals overseas, especially when it comes to the tec The key players in last weekend's armed rebellion in Russia 06/30/2023 09:33am • The key players in last weekend's armed rebellion by Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin: YEVGENY PRIGOZHIN Prigozhin, 62, owed his position and his fortune to links with President Vladimir Putin. The former convict who became a St. Petersburg restaurateur was dubbed “Putin's chef” for luc Fourth of July 2023: What's open and what's closed in the DC area 06/30/2023 06:10am • There's no better way to "party in the USA" than to celebrate Independence Day in the nation's capital. Here's a look at what's open and what's closed across the D.C. area Tuesday, in observance of the Fourth of July. Public transit Both Metrorail and Metrobus will operate on a Sunday holiday s EU leaders recommit to support Ukraine as they and NATO see divisions emerging in Russia 06/30/2023 12:14am • BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took center stage at a European Union summit, underscoring the importance the 27 EU leaders attach to protecting their eastern flank from Russian aggression and beefing up Ukraine’s defense capabilities. In a s France mobilizes tens of thousands of police to head off unrest after police fatally shot a teenager 06/29/2023 11:54pm • NANTERRE, France (AP) — France mobilized tens of thousands of police officers Thursday in an effort to head off widespread urban rioting following the deadly police shooting of a 17-year-old that shocked the nation, with commuters rushing home before transport services closed early to avoid being In rural India, summer's heat can be deadly. Ambulance crews see the toll up close 06/29/2023 11:04pm • BANPUR, India (AP) — Siren blaring, Sunil Kumar Naik's ambulance tore across a dry and rocky countryside blasted by dangerous midday heat, rushing to check on a vomiting and dizzy 30-year-old man with possible heat stroke. As soon as they reached the man's village, Naik's paramedic partner guided UN warns that 90% of Syrians are below the poverty line, while millions face cuts in food aid 06/29/2023 10:43pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. humanitarian chief warned Thursday that the 12-year conflict in Syria has pushed 90% of its population below the poverty line, and that millions face cuts in food aid next month because of a funding shortfall. Martin Griffiths said that the $5.4 billion U.N. humanit Crews will rebuild a critical dam in Puerto Rico that was battered by Hurricane Maria 06/29/2023 10:17pm • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A key dam in Puerto Rico that was severely damaged nearly six years ago by Hurricane Maria will be rebuilt and improved, officials announced Thursday. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will work with Puerto Rico’s Electric Power Authority on the multimillion-dollar pr