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'We have an emergency' — can DC bill address spike in crime? 01/10/2024 04:57pm • While most parts of the country have seen decreases in crime, including violent crime, that has not been the case in D.C. After finishing 2023 with big spikes in homicides, carjackings, car thefts and other violent crimes, the chair of the D.C. Council’s public safety committee wants to move ag Maryland lawmakers wrestle with budget deficit, public safety, housing as session opens 01/10/2024 04:46pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland General Assembly opened its annual 90-day legislative session on Wednesday with lawmakers set to wrestle with budget challenges as well as measures on affordable housing and public safety. Like other states, Maryland greatly benefited from federal pandemic aid Man accused in Harvard bomb threat and extortion plot last year pleads guilty to a lesser charge 01/10/2024 04:09pm • BOSTON (AP) — A New Hampshire man who had been accused of participating in a plot in which a caller issued bomb threats last year to Harvard University and demanded a large amount of bitcoin pleaded guilty to a lesser charge Wednesday. William Giordani, 55, of Nashua, was arrested last year on cha As House GOP launches effort to impeach Mayorkas, senators want to strike a border deal with him 01/10/2024 03:38pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Marching ahead with multiple impeachment plans, House Republicans set their sights Wednesday on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who they intend to prove is “derelict in his duty” over handling the surge of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. The chairman of th NFL regular-season games see 7% increase in viewers. 17.9M average is second highest since 2015 01/10/2024 11:04am • NFL regular-season games averaged 17.9 million viewers, tied for the second highest since averages were first tracked in 1995. Buoyed by increases of at least 24% in two of the five packages, the first year of the league's new television contracts saw a total increase of 7% from last season. The hig Maryland Senate president wants to ‘prioritize’ investments during 2024 session 01/10/2024 10:45am • Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) expressed cautious optimism for the Senate’s legislative priorities in the upcoming General Assembly session, even in a challenging state budget year, during an interview in his State House office Monday. “There are a lot of places to make sm Hundreds of UK postal workers wrongly accused of fraud will have their convictions overturned 01/10/2024 09:49am • LONDON (AP) — Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Wednesday he will introduce measures to overturn the convictions of more than 900 post office branch managers who were wrongly accused of theft or fraud because of a faulty computer system. Sunak said the scandal, which saw hundreds of postm Video appears to show the Israeli army shot 3 Palestinians, killing 1, without provocation 01/10/2024 09:18am • BEIT RIMA, West Bank (AP) — Security camera video from a West Bank village shows a young man standing in a central square when he is suddenly shot and drops to the ground. Two others rushing to his aid are also hit, leaving a 17-year-old dead, moments before Israeli military jeeps roll in. An Asso DC Council takes first big step in crackdown on speeders in the District 01/09/2024 07:15pm • Facing a rising number of deaths on its roads and a mounting pile of unpaid speeding tickets, the District has taken a first step toward significantly strengthening enforcement against speeding drivers. In a 12-0 first vote, the D.C. Council has said yes to an amendment that would allow more boo 9 Growth Stocks That Also Pay Dividends 01/09/2024 07:00pm • With the Federal Reserve moving up key interest rates over the last year or so, bond markets and CDs are now yielding much better than they did in years past. For instance, the 10-year Treasury bond -- one of the most secure assets on that planet -- now yields roughly 4%. Considering T-notes have su 9 Cruise Lines With the Best Food 01/09/2024 07:00pm • Taking a cruise vacation transports you to coveted destinations in places around the world. For many people, though, it's all about the culinary experience, especially for those who return time and again to dine at their favorite onboard venues -- many of which rival the best restaurants you'll find NRA lawyer says gun rights group is defendant and victim at civil trial over leader’s big spending 01/09/2024 04:36pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A National Rifle Association lawyer acknowledged in court Tuesday that some former executives and outside vendors may have ripped off the influential gun rights group with lavish spending and self-dealing. But, in an opening statement at a New York civil trial scrutinizing the orga Editorial Roundup: United States 01/09/2024 02:31pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Jan. 6 The Washington Post on home schooling in the US If the coronavirus pandemic turned “working from home” into common parlance, “learning from home” might be next: The Post reported last year on the skyrocketing number of Spain investigates contamination of Atlantic shore by countless plastic pellets spilled from ship 01/09/2024 12:43pm • NOIA, Spain (AP) — Countless tiny plastic pellets are washing up on the shores of northern Spain and local authorities declared an environmental emergency on Tuesday after a shipping container fell off a transport vessel last month. The regional governments of Galicia, which has borne the brunt of CES 2024 updates: The most interesting news and gadgets from tech's big show 01/09/2024 09:29am • LAS VEGAS (AP) — CES 2024 kicks off in Las Vegas this week. The multi-day trade event put on by the Consumer Technology Association is set to feature swaths of the latest advances and gadgets across personal tech, transportation, health care, sustainability and more — with burgeoning uses of art