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What are tactical nuclear weapons and why did Russia order drills? 05/06/2024 08:59am • Russia's Defense Ministry said Monday that the military would hold drills involving tactical nuclear weapons ��� the first time such an exercise has been publicly announced by Moscow. A look at tactical nuclear weapons and the part they play in the Kremlin's political messaging. WHAT ARE TACTICAL NU Car Review: Kia Sportage Hybrid is frugal on gas, but stands out in the crowd 05/06/2024 08:21am • The front end has striking-shaped LED lights that will make you take a double take when you see it on the road or even parked. (WTOP/Mike Parris) Kia has been remaking its lineup the last few years with more EV, PHEVs and hybrids in many of its popular models. The compact crossover Sportage is no di 3 bodies in Mexican well identified as Australian and American surfers killed for truck's tires 05/06/2024 06:02am • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� Relatives have identified three bodies found in a well as those of two Australian surfers and one American who went missing last weekend, Mexican authorities said Sunday. Baja California state prosecutors said the relatives had viewed the corpses recovered from a remote well Empty nest coaches help parents in DC and beyond navigate a 'bittersweet' phase 05/06/2024 05:32am • Christine Oakfield wasn���t prepared for the realization that only a few months remained until her teen daughter would leave for college. Her awakening came at a family gathering shortly before graduation. ���It was really easy to ignore it for a while because you have all the ���to-do��� list As China and Iran hunt for dissidents in the US, the FBI is racing to counter the threat 05/06/2024 12:17am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� After a participant in the historic Tiananmen Square protests entered a 2022 congressional race in New York City, a Chinese intelligence operative wasted little time enlisting a private investigator to hunt for any mistresses or tax problems that could upend the candidate's bid, NASCAR Cup Series AdventHealth 400 Results 05/05/2024 10:02pm • Sunday At Kansas Speedway Kansas City, Kan. Lap length: 1.50 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (4) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 268 laps, 57 points. 2. (12) Chris Buescher, Ford, 268, 51. 3. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 268, 35. 4. (13) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 268, 43. 5. (14) Denny Hamlin, Toyo A Holocaust survivor will mark that history differently after the horrors of Oct. 7 05/05/2024 08:27pm • KIBBUTZ MEFALSIM, Israel (AP) ��� When Hamas fighters invaded southern Israel on Oct. 7, the militant group that rules the Gaza Strip perpetrated the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust. So this year���s Holocaust Remembrance Day, which begins on Sunday evening in Israel, carries a heavier Is the Chase Sapphire Reserve Credit Card Worth its $550 Annual Fee? 05/05/2024 08:00pm • The luxury benefits offered by premium travel credit cards come with a price to match. One of the options for frequent travelers is Chase Sapphire Reserve��. Cardholders can earn three points per dollar on dining and travel, plus more for travel booked through Chase. Learn more about Chase Sapphire 2 women found dead and 5-year-old girl critically injured in New Mexico park, police say 05/05/2024 06:01pm • CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) ��� Two women were found dead and a 5-year-old girl critically injured at a park near Clovis, New Mexico, authorities said Sunday. Meanwhile, police said they are searching for an abducted 10-month-old girl, who is the daughter of one of the victims. No suspect has been identified A truck driver is accused of killing a Utah police officer by driving into him 05/05/2024 05:32pm • SANTAQUIN, Utah (AP) ��� A truck driver allegedly killed a police officer during a traffic stop on a Utah highway Sunday by driving his rig into the officer, police said. A Santaquin police officer and a Utah Highway Patrol trooper had stopped the semitrailer around 6:30 a.m. after somebody called 9 As US spotlights those missing or dead in Native communities, prosecutors work to solve their cases 05/05/2024 05:08pm • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) ��� It was a frigid winter morning when authorities found a Native American man dead on a remote gravel road in western New Mexico. He was lying on his side, with only one sock on, his clothes gone and his shoes tossed in the snow. There were trails of blood on both sides of 1 person killed and 23 injured in a bus crash in northern Maryland, police say 05/05/2024 01:49pm • BEL AIR, Md. (AP) ��� One person was killed and 23 others were injured when a bus crashed early Sunday on Interstate 95 in northern Maryland, police said. The bus was carrying 24 people when it lost control and hit a guardrail on I-95 in Harford County at around 6 a.m., the Maryland State Police Poga��ar takes victory and the leader's pink jersey at end of second stage of Giro d'Italia 05/05/2024 12:29pm • BIELLA, Italy (AP) ��� It only took Tadej Poga��ar until the second day of his Giro d���Italia debut to make a mark on the Italian grand tour. And the Slovenian star did it despite a puncture and a tumble, 11 kilometers (seven miles) from the end of the tricky second stage on Sunday, on the approach Madonna's biggest-ever concert transforms Rio's Copacabana beach into a massive dance floor 05/05/2024 11:37am • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ��� Madonna put on a free concert on Copacabana beach Saturday night, turning Rio de Janeiro's vast stretch of sand into an enormous dance floor teeming with a multitude of her fans. It was the last show of The Celebration Tour, her first retrospective, which kicked off in Octob They study next to one of Africa's largest trash dumps. They're planting bamboo to try to cope 05/05/2024 12:23am • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) ��� Armed with gardening hoes while others cradled bamboo seedlings, students gathered outside their school in Kenya's capital. They hoped the fully grown bamboo would help to filter filthy air from one of Africa's largest trash dumps next door. More than 100 bamboo plantings dot