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US traffic deaths fell 3.6% in 2023, the 2nd straight yearly drop. But nearly 41,000 people died 04/01/2024 01:24pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� U.S. traffic deaths fell 3.6% last year, but still, almost 41,000 people were killed on the nation's roadways, according to full-year estimates by safety regulators. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it was the second year in a row that fatalities decreased. Th Andy Enfield hired by SMU to take the Mustangs into basketball-rich ACC 04/01/2024 01:15pm • DALLAS (AP) ��� Andy Enfield will lead SMU into the basketball-rich Atlantic Coast Conference after being named coach of the Mustangs on Monday. Enfield was at Southern California the past 11 seasons, after he had taken No. 15 seed Florida Gulf Coast to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2013. ���Coach Enfield is Maine's trail system makes the state an outdoor destination. $30M in improvements could come soon 04/01/2024 12:56pm • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) ��� Maine's beloved outdoor trail network could receive millions of dollars of improvements under a proposal conservationists have asked lawmakers to put before voters. The state has long been a destination for hikers, cyclists, snowshoers and other outdoor adventurers, and the NCAA Women's Div. II Basketball Tournament Glance 04/01/2024 10:00am • All Times EDT First Round Friday, March 15 Atlantic Region At campus sites Gannon 73, West Virginia St. 53 Lock Haven 74, California (Pa.) 60 Fairmont St. 72, West Chester 68 Fayetteville St. 72, Indiana (Pa.) 63 Central Region Southern Nazarene 70, Henderson St. 61 Harding 82, Pittsburg St. 74, OT Indonesian President-elect Subianto visits China in bid to strengthen ties 04/01/2024 09:19am • BEIJING (AP) ��� Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto pledged to continue his country���s friendly policy toward China as he met Monday with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing. Subianto, who will succeed Joko Widodo in October, chose Beijing for his first official visit after his February e Gillian Anderson and Rufus Sewell recreate a royal media disaster in Prince Andrew drama 'Scoop' 04/01/2024 07:55am • LONDON (AP) ��� As the past few weeks have shown, British royalty and the media can be an explosive mix. The absence of the Princess of Wales after abdominal surgery in January sparked uncontrolled online speculation that was first heightened by the release of a manipulated photo, then eased by a Car Review: Range Rover Sport remade in 2023 now adds a powerful plug-in hybrid, big V-8 in 2024 04/01/2024 07:13am • The redesigned Range Rover Sport has big style, sharing some looks with the pricier Range Rover. (Mike Parris/WTOP) The Range Rover Sport is the more playful version of the stately Range Rover luxury SUV. With slightly less off-road aspiration and more on-road driving dynamics, the Range Rover Sport This Northern Virginia soldier is training to win an elite Army combat title 04/01/2024 05:35am • When the U.S. Army needs to figure out how to move soldiers, it calls in the sappers ��� an elite group of combat engineers who know how to do anything the Army asks of them. And one Fairfax County, Virginia, soldier is training to clinch the Army���s top combat engineer title in the 17th Annual Crews escorting cars around damaged section of California's Highway 1 after lane collapsed in storm 04/01/2024 05:07am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� Authorities urged motorists to avoid California's Highway 1 along the central coast after a section of the scenic route collapsed during an Easter weekend storm, forcing closures and stranding motorists near Big Sur, authorities said. The collapse occurred amid heavy rain Sat NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 Results 04/01/2024 01:08am • Sunday At Richmond Raceway Richmond, Va. Lap length: 0.75 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 407 laps, 46 points. 2. (10) Joey Logano, Ford, 407, 49. 3. (1) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 407, 51. 4. (7) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 407, 50. 5. (2) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 407 Mavericks end Rockets 11-game win streak 125-107 03/31/2024 11:30pm • HOUSTON (AP) ��� Luka Doncic had 47 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists, Kyrie Irving added 24 points and seven assists, and the Dallas Mavericks won their seventh straight and snapped the Houston Rockets��� 11-game winning streak with a 125-107 victory on Sunday night. Doncic scored 32 points in With cherry blossom season winding down in the DC area, these flowers will feed your springtime fix 03/31/2024 10:40pm • Tulips are now blooming across the D.C. region, including at the Netherlands Carillon in Arlington, Virginia, where the flower viewing experience is punctuated by the sounds of pealing bells. The steel tower bearing 53 bells was dedicated in 1960, a gift from the Netherlands to the U.S. for the Ame Overturned third out on replay leads to a 5-4 Phillies win over Braves 03/31/2024 10:08pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) ��� Trea Turner capitalized on a third out overturned on replay with a tying single and Alec Bohm drove in the two runs in the seventh inning to rally the Philadelphia Phillies over the Atlanta Braves 5-4 on Sunday. The win settled some nerves among the grumbling sports faithful i N.C. State and its 2 DJs headed to 1st Final Four since 1983 after 76-64 win over Duke 03/31/2024 10:05pm • DALLAS (AP) ��� Bruising big man DJ Burns Jr. plays with plenty of joy, skipping on and off the floor and interacting with North Carolina State fans that he often works into a frenzy with slick moves and a soft-touch shot. ���I was raised in a happy environment,��� Burns said. ���I try to take th Paul George pours in 41 points as Clippers continue dominance of Hornets with 130-118 victory 03/31/2024 09:40pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ��� Paul George knocked down eight 3-pointers and finished with a season-high 41 points, and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Charlotte Hornets 130-118 on Sunday night for their fifth straight road win. George finished 14 of 21 from the field and 8 of 12 from beyond the arc