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What's behind the anti-immigrant violence that has exploded across Britain? Here's a look 08/05/2024 01:50pm • LONDON (AP) — Britain has been convulsed by violence for the past week as crowds spouting anti-immigrant and Islamophobic slogans clashed with police. The disturbances have been fueled by right-wing activists using social media to spread misinformation about a knife attack that killed three girls Book Review: 'The Cheesemaker's Daughter' is a culturally rich novel that'll make you really hungry 08/05/2024 01:30pm • This year, Marina's annual summer visit home to the island of Pag in Croatia turns into an extended stay. Marina has a lot to figure out, and home seems like the place to do it, if indeed Pag is still home. Kristin Vuković's debut novel is a mouthwatering platter of culture, history, and the everla DC hiring outlook strong, especially for these types of jobs 08/05/2024 01:17pm • Despite economic uncertainty, D.C.-area companies are hiring. In the second half of 2024, 46% of D.C.-area employers plan to add new permanent positions, and 48% intend to fill vacant positions, according to staffing firm Robert Half. "The Washington, D.C.-area's hiring outlook for the second At the Paris Olympics, it will no longer be personal for Ukraine's athletes. This time, it's war 08/05/2024 01:13pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — For Ukrainian hurdler Anna Ryzhykova, each stride on the Paris Olympic track will have meaning far beyond the time she clocks. Her competitions are no longer strictly an individual battle, but war on a different front. Her goal is not just gold, but also to rivet global attent In Israel and Lebanon, life goes on even as the region teeters on the edge of all-out war 08/05/2024 01:11pm • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — In Beirut, shops are open and traffic is as snarled as ever. In Tel Aviv, cafes hum with patrons and umbrellas sprout across crowded beaches. Such scenes may seem surreal in a region teetering on the edge of all-out war — and beneath the surface there is plenty of fear an Olympics security means minorities and others flagged as potential terror threats can’t move freely 08/05/2024 12:48pm • PARIS (AP) — They are Nabil, Amine, François and more. But they will not be seen around the Paris Olympics, because France's government barred them from getting anywhere close. French authorities are making unprecedentedly broad use of discretionary powers under an anti-terror law to keep hundred Washington attorney general and ex-sheriff who helped nab Green River Killer race for governorship 08/05/2024 12:43pm • SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state's longtime attorney general and a former sheriff known for his work hunting down the Green River Killer are vying to become the next governor of a Democratic stronghold that hasn’t had an open race for the state's top job in more than a decade. Democrat Bob Fergus DC-area first responders head south to provide Hurricane Debby relief 08/05/2024 12:40pm • First responders from the D.C. area are heading south to help provide Hurricane Debby relief as the powerful storm moves east. Members of Task Force One teams in Maryland and Virginia were deployed Sunday night. Hurricane Debby made landfall Monday morning as a Category 1 storm near Steinhatch The Taliban says people in Afghanistan on previous government's visas can stay for now 08/05/2024 12:20pm • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban government said Monday it would allow people in the country on visas issued by the former Western-backed government to stay for now, but that they wouldn’t be allowed back in without documents from a Taliban-approved diplomatic mission. The announcement b Nelly Korda hopeful her game is trending as she bids for an Olympic repeat in women's golf 08/05/2024 12:10pm • SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — Xander Schauffele had his chance. Now it's Nelly Korda's turn. Golf is still young in the Olympics since returning in 2016 after a 112-year hiatus, and it does not have a back-to-back gold medalist. Schauffele won gold at the Tokyo Games and was tied for th This preschool in Alaska changed lives for parents and kids alike. Why did it have to close? 08/05/2024 11:51am • WASILLA, Alaska (AP) — She was a teenager, and the mother of a 2-year-old, when a knock came on the door of her trailer. Two women were there to tell her about a federally funded preschool program called Head Start that was opening near her home in Chugiak. Would she be interested in enrolling her One thing that hasn't changed in Hollywood: Male characters still more than double female ones 08/05/2024 09:29am • NEW YORK (AP) — In recent years the movie industry has gone through the streaming revolution, the pandemic, labor strikes and “Barbenheimer.” But after countless upheavals in Hollywood, you're still more than twice as likely to see male speaking characters in theatrical releases than you are f Car Review: BMW i5 M60 is like an all-electric M5 with sports car performance 08/05/2024 06:37am • The new BMW i5 M60 is an all-electric midsize luxury sedan. (WTOP/Mike Parris) The “Ultimate Driving Machine” is moving to the future with all-electric vehicles and the i5 M60 looks to carry on the tradition with the vaunted M division making sports cars that just happened to be a midsiz EU slaps sanctions on 28 accused of rights abuses and links to the ongoing crackdown in Belarus 08/05/2024 06:26am • BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Monday slapped sanctions on 28 officials accused of human rights violations in Belarus and links to the ongoing crackdown against opponents of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. In a move just ahead of the anniversary of the disputed 2020 elections Hospitality workers' union endorses Harris, dismissing Trump's pledge of tax-free tips 08/05/2024 06:09am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The hospitality workers' union UNITE HERE has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president, a rejoinder to Republican Donald Trump's effort to woo restaurant and hotel workers by promising to make their tips tax-free. Gwen Mills, the union’s president, said Trump was mer