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NC State bowl eligible after 20-6 win over Miami 11/05/2023 12:54am • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Behind a defense that forced four turnovers and didn’t allow a touchdown, North Carolina State is bowl-eligible after beating visiting Miami 20-6 on Saturday night. The victory for the Wolfpack (6-3, 3-2 ACC) is the first over the Hurricanes (6-3, 2-3 ACC) since 2008. The wi Big Weekend: Rich Eisen reflects on NFL Network turning 20 and calling Chiefs-Dolphins on Sunday 11/04/2023 05:23pm • Rich Eisen has had many memorable moments during his long tenure at NFL Network. This weekend though might end up being tough to beat. Saturday marks 20 years since NFL Network went on the air with Eisen anchoring “Total Access.” On Sunday, Eisen will call one of the biggest games of the first n Analysis: New House Speaker Johnson caught up in 'whirlwind' 11/04/2023 08:29am • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill. House Speaker Mike Johnson hasn't had much time to adjust to the demands of his new leadership post, amid war in the Middle East, a fast-approaching government shutdown deadl Israel resists US pressure to pause the war to allow more aid to Gaza, wants hostages back first 11/03/2023 11:24pm • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday pushed back against growing U.S. pressure for a “humanitarian pause” in the nearly month-old war to protect civilians and allow more aid into Gaza, insisting there would be no temporary cease-fire until the roughly 240 Live updates | Israel rebuffs US push for humanitarian pause, says hostages must be released first 11/03/2023 08:53pm • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected U.S. calls for a humanitarian pause in the Israel-Hamas war, telling U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday “we are going full steam ahead,” unless the hostages held by Hamas are released. Blinken is on his third visit to Israel si Milk carton shortage hits school lunchrooms in New York, California and other states, USDA says 11/03/2023 08:20pm • The tiny, half-pint cartons of milk served with millions of school lunches nationwide may soon be scarce in some cafeterias, with districts across the country scrambling to find alternatives. The problem is not a shortage of milk itself, but the cardboard cartons used to package and serve it, accord Dozens arrested during Israel-Gaza protests at congressional offices 11/03/2023 07:15pm • More than 50 people were arrested Friday during a protest at congressional offices in D.C. calling for a cease-fire in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. There were 56 arrests in total, according to U.S. Capitol Police. The protests happened at multiple, different offices and buildings, mostly Senate Lawyers in Trump's civil fraud trial are ordered to clam up about judge's communications with staff 11/03/2023 07:06pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump's civil business fraud trial barred attorneys in the case Friday from commenting on “confidential communications” between him and his staff, after the former president's attorneys renewed claims that a clerk is poisoning the proceedings. Threatening � Speaker Johnson led House passage of Israel aid. But the hard part comes next in confronting Biden 11/03/2023 05:21pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — As new Speaker Mike Johnson grabbed hold of the House gavel, he made a plea for Americans to “give me a chance" before making up their minds about the newcomer's ability to lead the far-right House Republican majority that elected him to power. What Johnson has shown in his fir South Dakota governor asks state Supreme Court about conflict of interest after lawmaker resigns 11/03/2023 03:43pm • PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem has requested guidance from the state’s Supreme Court about conflict-of-interest rules for lawmakers, several weeks after a South Dakota state lawmaker resigned and agreed to repay $500,000 in federal COVID-19 relief that she received Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 11/03/2023 01:37pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov It’s Brown Friday. This weekend UPS is looking to hire hundreds for the holidays 11/03/2023 11:28am • Black Friday is looming at the end of the month, and to get a jump on all the holiday shipping that’s about to accelerate, UPS is hosting what it calls Brown Friday as it tries to fill thousands of seasonal job openings around the country, including more than 400 in the D.C. region. Those s Amazon and Meta settle UK investigations with pledges to refrain from unfair practices 11/03/2023 09:00am • LONDON (AP) — Amazon and Meta settled separate U.K. antitrust investigations by agreeing to stop practices that give them an unfair advantage over merchants and customers using their platforms, the watchdog said Friday. The Competition and Markets Authority said it accepted the committments from Joel Embiid says James Harden 'did a lot of great things' in Philly, but it's time to move on 11/03/2023 07:35am • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid envisioned winning an NBA championship with James Harden at his side. Embiid has a new idea of how to win one with the 76ers — play his former teammate and the Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA Finals. “He's on the losing side of it,” Embiid said with a laugh. � Russia steps up its aerial barrage of Ukraine as Kyiv officials brace for attacks on infrastructure 11/03/2023 07:00am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia unleashed a wave of nighttime drone and missile attacks across 10 of Ukraine’s 24 regions, Ukrainian authorities said Friday as they prepare for another winter of infrastructure bombardment by the Kremlin’s forces. Ukraine’s air force said it intercepted 24 of 38