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Boeing's astronaut capsule arrives at the space station after thruster trouble 06/06/2024 11:22pm • CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) ��� Boeing���s new capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday, delayed by last-minute thruster trouble that almost derailed the docking for this first test flight with astronauts. The 260-mile-high (420-kilometer-high) linkup over the Indian Ocean culmin Yemen's Houthi rebels unveil solid-fuel 'Palestine' missile that resembles Iranian hypersonic 06/06/2024 11:04pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� Yemen's Houthi rebels have unveiled a new, solid-fuel missile in their arsenal that resembles aspects of one earlier displayed by Iran that Tehran described as flying at hypersonic speeds. The rebels fired its new ���Palestine��� missile, complete with a warhead NWS confirms 7 tornadoes from Wednesday's storms that blew through DC region 06/06/2024 10:30pm • Listen live to WTOP for traffic and weather updates on the 8s. The National Weather Service has confirmed seven tornadoes touched down during Wednesday's storms in the D.C. area, a handful of which caused damage, toppling trees, yanking down power lines and injuring at least five people. T Virginia woman suspected of 'heinous' killing of 3 roommates arrested after high-speed chase in New York 06/06/2024 10:10pm • A 23-year-old woman suspected of killing her three older roommates in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, earlier this week was taken into custody following a high-speed chase and cash on a New York highway Thursday. Alyssa Jane Venable, of Spotsylvania, is charged with three counts of second-degree m Kentucky Democratic governor pushes back against Trump-led attacks on electric vehicles 06/06/2024 08:50pm • FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) ��� Electric vehicles have built up enough momentum from job growth and investments to steer past any roadblocks from Donald Trump and other critics, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. The Democratic governor said the thousands of EV-related jobs springing up across the co Judge dismisses Native American challenge to $10B SunZia energy transmission project in Arizona 06/06/2024 08:40pm • A U.S. district judge has dismissed claims by Native American tribes and environmentalists who sought to halt construction along part of a $10 billion energy transmission line that will carry wind-generated electricity from New Mexico to customers as far away as California. Judge Jennifer Zipps said D-Day anniversary haunted by dwindling number of veterans and shadowed by Europe's new war 06/06/2024 08:15pm • OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) ��� As young soldiers, they waded through breaking waves and gunfire to battle the Nazis. Now bent with age, the dwindling number of World War II veterans joined a new generation of leaders on Thursday to honor the dead, the living and the fight for democracy on the shores w Which American Express Platinum Card Is Best? 06/06/2024 08:00pm • The American Express Platinum Card has been the go-to luxury rewards credit card for a generation of travelers. It includes premium benefits, annual credits, elite status and numerous other features that travelers enjoy. However, many people don't realize that there are actually six distinct version Travel Discounts for Seniors 06/06/2024 08:00pm • Whether you're planning a long vacation or just a weekend getaway, there are many travel deals exclusively available to older adults. Some senior travel discounts can be found online, while others may require that you join an organization or call to book. Be ready to read the fine print and ask for Tornado hits Michigan, killing toddler, while Ohio and Maryland storms injure at least 13 06/06/2024 07:55pm • BALTIMORE (AP) ��� A tornado that ripped through suburban Detroit earlier this week downed trees that smashed through the roof of Abby Sata���s family home, sending water gushing below. Though they now have a giant crane taking trees off the house, they were lucky no one was hurt. The tornado that d Report shows a drop in drug overdose deaths in Kentucky but governor says the fight is far from over 06/06/2024 06:40pm • FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) ��� Drug overdose deaths in Kentucky fell nearly 10% in 2023, marking a second straight annual decline in the fight against an addiction epidemic that's far from over, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. The number of fatal overdoses statewide dropped below 2,000, as officials credi US to send new $225 million military aid package to Ukraine, officials say. 06/06/2024 05:58pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The U.S. will send about $225 million in military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Thursday, in a new package that includes ammunition Kyiv���s forces could use to strike threats inside Russia to defend the city of Kharkiv from a heavy Russian assault. The officials said the a North Carolina woman and her dad complete prison sentences for death of her Irish husband 06/06/2024 05:54pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ��� The wife of an Irish businessman who was beaten to death in 2015 and the woman's father were released from separate North Carolina prisons on Thursday after completing the tail end of their sentences for pleas to voluntary manslaughter. Molly Martens Corbett left the North Ca Man pleads not guilty to killing 3 women and dumping their bodies in Oregon and Washington 06/06/2024 05:46pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ��� A man accused of killing three women last year in the Portland, Oregon, area and dumping their bodies has pleaded not guilty to all the charges. Jesse Lee Calhoun���s attorney entered the pleas Thursday to three counts of second-degree murder and three counts of abuse of a c At least 4 people killed, 27 injured when trains collide in the Czech Republic, officials say 06/06/2024 05:14pm • PRAGUE (AP) ��� A passenger train collided head-on with a freight train in the Czech Republic, killing at least four people and injuring 27 others, officials said Thursday. Interior Minister V��t Raku��an said the crash took place late Wednesday night in the city of Pardubice, about 100 kilometers (