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Young black bear wanders Washington D.C. neighborhood, sparking a frenzy before being captured 06/09/2023 01:36pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A young black bear gave residents of a quiet northeast Washington neighborhood a start Friday morning when they woke to find a furry interloper wandering backyards and sniffing around garbage cans. Pictures of the bear and its capture touched off a frenzy on social media. It also Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 06/09/2023 01:32pm • 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 DC-area leaders said stay indoors, avoid unhealthy smog. What should homeless people do? 06/09/2023 01:19pm • A man offers drivers water and cool beverages for change while he stood in the smog in Northwest D.C. (WTOP/Ivy Lyons) During the Wednesday morning commute through haze along Georgia Avenue in Northwest D.C., the region's drivers smelled smoke in the air and kept on moving. Alan stayed put. A Reparations campaigns get boost from new philanthropic funding 06/09/2023 12:37pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The campaign to win reparations for Black Americans plans to bring broader support for smaller nonprofits advancing the cause, with a new philanthropic funding initiative announced Friday at the “Alight Align Arise” national conference in Atlanta. The Decolonizing Wealth Projec NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 06/09/2023 11:53am • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ Italy hasn’t created a ‘Family Pride Month’ Indie artist Caroline Rose is proud of new album’s vulnerability, despite moments of regret 06/09/2023 11:51am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — During a recent performance at the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles, indie musician Caroline Rose disappeared from the stage and emerged moments later atop a table in the back of the room. “We’re going to do a trust fall,” they told the audience, encouraging concertgoers to ga Russia claims it blew up advanced Ukrainian tank, but video shows its helicopter attacked a tractor 06/09/2023 10:02am • WASHINGTON (AP) — A grainy black-and-white gunsight video Russia released this week to bolster a claim its military blew up some of Ukraine's most fearsome tanks actually documented the destruction of a tractor, according to a visual analysis by The Associated Press. The Russian Embassy in Washin Erdogan's new central bank chief signals hope for Turkey's economic turnaround 06/09/2023 09:30am • ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appointed a former U.S.-based bank executive to head the central bank Friday, sending the strongest signal yet that the newly reelected leader might pivot from his unusual economic policies that many blame for worsening a cost-of-living UN agency says Myanmar has suspended international aid deliveries to cyclone-hit areas 06/09/2023 09:21am • BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government has rescinded its approval for international organizations to distribute food, shelter and medicines to thousands of residents of cyclone-hit areas in the country's west, a U.N. agency said Friday. Cyclone Mocha hit the coastline of Bangladesh and My Number of migrants brought to DC area now tops 8k 06/09/2023 06:22am • Since coronavirus restrictions for asylum seekers were allowed to expire along the southern border last month, there has not been a "huge increase" of migrants being bussed into the D.C. area. However, SAMU First Response, the nonprofit processing migrants transported to the capital region, says Pets, zoo animals share discomfort with humans in unhealthy air 06/09/2023 05:44am • Dogs and cats are just as uncomfortable as their humans, with the ongoing pollution and unhealthy air from wildfires in Canada. "We're seeing very similar respiratory issues in animals, as people are complaining about," said Christine Klippen, an emergency veterinarian at Friendship Hospital For Trump charged over classified documents in 1st federal indictment of an ex-president 06/08/2023 11:36pm • MIAMI (AP) — Donald Trump said Thursday that he was indicted for mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, a remarkable development that makes him the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges by the federal government that he once oversaw. The indictment carrie Biden, Sunak vow to stick together on Ukraine, deepen cooperation on clean energy transition, AI 06/08/2023 11:03pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday reiterated their commitment to help Ukraine repel Russia's ongoing invasion, while agreeing to step up cooperation on challenges their economies face with artificial intelligence, clean energy, and critical mi Louisiana governor says he intends to veto anti-LGBTQ+ bills including ban on gender-affirming care 06/08/2023 09:57pm • BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, said Thursday he intends to veto a package of bills passed by the GOP-dominated legislature that targets the LGBTQ+ community, including a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors and the state's version of a “Don't 'Dollarization' of North Korean economy, once vital, now potential threat to Kim's rule 06/08/2023 09:10pm • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Before fleeing North Korea in 2014, Jeon Jae-hyun kept U.S. dollars as a store of value and used Chinese yuan to make everyday purchases at markets, restaurants and other places. He used the domestic currency, the won, only occasionally. “There were not many places to