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Who's running for president? See a rundown of the 2024 candidates 10/09/2023 07:27pm • Another Republican presidential candidate has dropped out of the crowded 2024 field. Former Texas congressman Will Hurd announced Monday that he was leaving the race and endorsing rival Nikki Haley. He said the need to rally around one candidate to defeat former President Donald Trump had become inc German far-right leader says gains in state elections show her party has 'arrived' 10/09/2023 08:37am • BERLIN (AP) — A leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany said on Monday that her party is no longer a primarily eastern German phenomenon after a pair of strong state election performances in the country's more prosperous west, declaring that “we have arrived.” The 10-year-old Alternati A former Goldman Sachs banker convicted in looting 1MDB fund back in Malaysia to help recover assets 10/09/2023 07:50am • KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A former Goldman Sachs executive convicted in the United States in the multibillion-dollar ransacking of a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund has been brought back to the country to assist in asset recovery efforts, an official said Monday. Roger Ng Chong Hwa is under p Car Review: Mercedes Sprinter 2500 cargo van can move a house in one trip 10/09/2023 05:09am • The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 Cargo Van 170″ is large and ready to work hard. (WTOP/Mike Parris) When I saw the list of rides coming my way, this Mercedes really stood out. A two-seat Benz usually means a wind-in-my-hair type of week with a fancy convertible top and corner carving. This week What Is Loan-Level Price Adjustment? 10/08/2023 08:00pm • Loan-level price adjustments, or LLPAs, are fees that influence the cost of a conventional mortgage based on a borrower's risk level. LLPA fees lower mortgage pricing for low-risk borrowers while raising the cost for higher-risk borrowers. Here's what you need to know about LLPAs if you take out a m Rogers throws 3 TD passes before injury, Mississippi State tops Western Michigan 41-28 10/07/2023 05:18pm • STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State’s bye week couldn’t be coming at a better time. The Bulldogs are battered and bruised and that injury list grew on Saturday in 41-28 win over Western Michigan. “These guys have put in the work. They’ve done what we’ve asked them to do. Came out How $6 billion in Ukraine aid collapsed in a government funding bill despite big support in Congress 10/07/2023 09:51am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The collapse of Ukraine aid in Congress was months in the making, and exactly what Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell had feared. McConnell had warned that political support for Ukraine was in danger as a small but vocal contingent of fellow Republican lawmakers intensified Record-breaking turnout for AWS Girls’ Tech Day in Prince William County 10/07/2023 08:14am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. More than 600 middle school girls from across the region gathered at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Prince William County Satur German prosecutors say witness evidence so far doesn't suggest a far-right leader was assaulted 10/06/2023 11:33am • BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors said Friday that testimony from witnesses hasn't revealed any indication so far that a co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany party was assaulted at an election rally, German news agency dpa reported. Tino Chrupalla was given medical treatment and then A Russian missile attack in eastern Ukraine kills a 10-year-old boy and his grandmother 10/06/2023 10:36am • KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile attack killed a 10-year-old boy and his grandmother Friday in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, officials said. Elsewhere in the region, villagers prepared to bury their dead after a strike the previous day killed at least 52 civilians in one of A Hong Kong man gets 4 months in prison for importing children's books deemed to be seditious 10/06/2023 09:26am • HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong man was sentenced to four months in prison Friday after he pleaded guilty to importing children’s books that were deemed to be “seditious publications.” Kurt Leung, a 38-year-old clerk, was sentenced after he admitted to importing 18 children’s books featuring 5 Best Nuclear Energy Stocks and ETFs to Buy Now 10/05/2023 08:00pm • It looks as if the next generation of computing and the next generation of nuclear energy could go hand in hand. Microsoft Corp. (ticker: MSFT) is reportedly eyeing the possibility of powering artificial intelligence data centers, which will require more energy than traditional ones, with small modu Trump's penthouse value estimate boosted by millions due to his fame, execs testify in fraud trial 10/05/2023 06:29pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’ s corporate executives once boosted the estimated worth of his Trump Tower penthouse by $20 million partly because of the value of his celebrity, according to trial testimony Thursday. Another $100 million hike in the estimate was based on a single email from a real Wisconsin hearing considers $614M plan to fund Milwaukee Brewers stadium repairs 10/05/2023 05:54pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The chief architect of a plan to hand the Milwaukee Brewers more than $614 million to cover stadium improvements defended his proposal Thursday in front of a legislative committee, promising the deal will keep the team in Milwaukee for another generation without new taxes. Rep Nearly 50 European leaders stress support for Ukraine at a summit in Spain. Zelenskyy seeks more aid 10/05/2023 04:02pm • GRANADA, Spain (AP) — Almost 50 European leaders used a summit in the southern Spanish city of Granada on Thursday to stress that they stand by Ukraine at a time when Western resolve appears weakened. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that beside maintaining such unity, more military ai