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Fairfax Co. health official shares what to do as the COVID-19 public health emergency ends 05/10/2023 04:28am • At-home COVID-19 tests. (WTOP/Anne Kramer) For many people, spring is the time of year to go through homes, removing anything old and outdated. And with the COVID-19 public health emergency coming to an official end Thursday, it is also a good time to check the status of pandemic supplies. Th Days after Texas bus stop crash, little info on the victims 05/10/2023 03:37am • BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Two days after eight people were killed when an SUV slammed into a crowd waiting at a Brownsville bus stop, information on the victims remains scarce, leaving relatives of missing people scrambling to locate loved ones and pleading for information. Authorities say the Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan arrested, sparking violence 05/10/2023 12:38am • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested and dragged from court Tuesday as he appeared to face charges in multiple graft cases, a dramatic escalation of political tensions that sparked violent demonstrations by his angry supporters across the country. The arrest Russia's wildfire death toll rises to 21 in Ural Mountains 05/09/2023 09:31pm • MOSCOW (AP) — The death toll from wildfires in Russia's Ural Mountains rose to 21 Tuesday, Russian state news agency Tass reported, citing local emergency service agencies. Wildfires have raged in the Kurgan region of the Urals and in Siberia all week. A resident of western Siberia's Tyumen provi Lakers can oust Warriors, Heat can finish Knicks in Game 5s 05/09/2023 08:57pm • NEW YORK (AP) — LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Miami Heat three years ago in the most unusual NBA Finals ever, played neither during the normal season nor in their home arenas. Those teams might be moving toward something else the league has never seen. Both have 3 Student's body found in cave after New Zealand hit by floods 05/09/2023 08:55pm • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand police said they have found the body of a high school student in a cave after a school group got into trouble when floodwaters hit. A group of 15 students and two adults had set out Tuesday morning on a trip to the Abbey Caves in Whangārei as part of an Biden: US-Mexico border will be 'chaotic for a while' 05/09/2023 08:29pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden predicted Tuesday that the U.S.-Mexico border would be “chaotic for a while" when pandemic-related restrictions end, as 550 active-duty troops began arriving and migrants weighed whether or when to cross. The restrictions have been in place since 2020, an The History of Bitcoin, the First Cryptocurrency 05/09/2023 08:00pm • Are you an owner of one of the more than 100 million cryptocurrency wallets in the world? Cryptocurrency is one of the most hotly debated global financial topics today. In 2013, Forbes named Bitcoin (BTC) the year's best investment. In 2014, Bloomberg countered with its proclamation of Bitcoin being 7 of the Best T. Rowe Price Funds for Retirement 05/09/2023 08:00pm • Selecting the right mutual fund for an employer-sponsored 401(k) retirement plan can be a chore, especially if there are many options and the differences are unclear. With so many fund managers out there vying for your investment, picking the right one can be difficult. Aside from Vanguard, Fidelity 20 Steps to Take When Preparing for Retirement 05/09/2023 08:00pm • Preparing for retirement doesn't have to be difficult or complex. Even if you don't have a detailed plan for retirement in place, taking small steps can make a big difference as you approach retirement. Here are 20 steps to take now to prepare for retirement: 1. Shake off financial fear.2. Make a qu Half of US West out of drought, but not fully recovered 05/09/2023 07:05pm • DENVER (AP) — Nearly half of the U.S. West has emerged from drought this spring, but the welcome wet conditions haven't entirely replenished the region, scientists said Tuesday. Hydrologists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said deep snowpack across much of the West will br White House eases COVID protocols as emergency lifts 05/09/2023 06:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Pandemic-era rules on COVID-19 testing for White House journalists are being loosened as the public health emergency declaration expires Thursday. It’s another sign of how a vast web of policies designed to limit the spread of the virus is dissipating. As part of the shift, Report: Antisemitic incidents on the rise in California 05/09/2023 06:10pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — More than 500 antisemitic acts targeting Jewish people, including assault, vandalism and harassment, were committed in California last year, an increase of more than 40% from 2021, underscoring a proliferation of hate crimes and extremism in the state, according to a repo Discord forces members to change usernames, discord erupts 05/09/2023 05:22pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The social app Discord, a favorite of gamers, inadvertently stirred internal strife after announcing last week that it will force its millions of members to pick new usernames. Now the question is whether the change will escalate into all-out warfare that could include players Officer who killed mall attack shooter hailed as a hero 05/09/2023 05:20pm • ALLEN, Texas (AP) — The shooter with neo-Nazi leanings who killed eight people at a suburban Dallas shopping mall brought eight legally purchased guns to the scene, apparently chose his victims randomly and was shot dead by police within four minutes, authorities said Tuesday. The Allen police off