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Congresswoman proposes e-cigarette regulations 06/24/2014 12:20pm • SAN MATEO, Calif. (AP) -- A San Francisco congresswoman unveiled legislation Friday that would regulate electronic cigarettes in the same way as typical tobacco products, accusing the e-cigarette industry of targeting children and teenagers with its marketing."With flavors like gummy bear, cotton ca Go For the Food: Italian food in Wyeth country 06/24/2014 09:14am • BETH J. HARPAZ AP Travel Editor CHADDS FORD, Pa. (AP) -- If you love art by the Wyeth family -- N.C., his son Andrew and grandson Jamie -- then a day in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, is a must. Tour the places they lived, worked and were inspired, and enjoy three generations of their art at the Brandyw Research: Foods with added vitamins, nutrients can be harmful 06/24/2014 07:14am • WASHINGTON -- Foods with added vitamins and minerals may seem like a healthy option to supplement a diet, but it turns out that the added nutrients can be harmful to consumers -- especially young children, senior citizens and pregnant women. A new report from the Environmental Working Group stu Red Bull, Volkswagen bet on motorsports in D.C. 06/24/2014 01:17am • WASHINGTON -- "Where's the best place to watch the action?" I've walked the full run of the grounds in the parking lot across from RFK for the Red Bull Global Rallycross D.C. event, presented by Volkswagen, looking for the best vantage point. There are two sets of bleachers running along parts of Greinke battered in Dodgers' 5-3 loss to Royals 06/24/2014 12:04am • DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Zack Greinke trudged stoically off the Kauffman Stadium mound where he first made a name for himself, the cascade of boos growing louder with every step toward the dugout.Evidently, few Royals fans have forgotten the sour way Greinke left town." Correction: Same-Day Grocery Delivery story 06/23/2014 06:40pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- In a story June 19 about same-day grocery delivery companies, The Associated Press reported erroneously that prices charged by the Instacart delivery service are influenced by the company's relationship with retailers. Instacart says that it independently determines its prices.A cor Starbucks adds made-to-order sodas to menus in Virginia (Video) 06/23/2014 10:17am • WASHINGTON -- Days after Starbucks announced it will hike prices for some of its drinks and bagged coffees, it is hoping a new product cools its critics. Starbucks plans to roll out a new line of chilled, made-to-order sodas this week at stores in 16 states including Virginia. The drinks will be AP IMPACT: VA falls short on female medical issues 06/23/2014 07:42am • GARANCE BURKE Associated Press Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Already pilloried for long wait times for medical appointments, the beleaguered Department of Veterans Affairs has fallen short of another commitment: to attend to the needs of the rising ranks of female veterans returning from Iraq and Afg Military considers shopping perk for most veterans 06/23/2014 07:10am • JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The U.S. military is looking into allowing all of the nation's veterans who served honorably to shop online at exchanges that sell discounted, name-brand goods -- a perk that is currently available only to a small minority.The change is pr D.C. Council to vote on D.C.'s controversial 'yoga tax' 06/23/2014 07:04am • WASHINGTON -- The downward dog is set to get more pricey, unless a last-minute alternative gains some traction in D.C. Under a package of tax changes, fitness centers, yoga studios and other similar businesses would be subject to D.C.'s 5.75 percent sales tax effective Jan. 1, 2015. The so-cal 5 Things to Know about women's medical care at VA 06/23/2014 06:10am • GARANCE BURKE Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Already pilloried for long wait times for medical appointments, the beleaguered Department of Veterans Affairs has fallen short of another commitment: to attend to the needs of the rising ranks of female veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanista Love headlines NBA vets who may influence draft 06/23/2014 03:58am • JON KRAWCZYNSKI AP Basketball Writer Kevin Love was a doughy, nervous 19-year-old in 2008 when he was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves.Six years later, the three-time All-Star could hear his name called on draft night -- again.College stars and international prospects may not be the only ones Car Report: Hyundai Santa Fe Sport muscles into the small crossover market 06/23/2014 03:40am • WASHINGTON -- The Hyundai Santa Fe Sport is a smaller version of the three-row, mid-size Santa Fe, which I tested a few months ago. As I tested the Sport, I wondered how it would compare to the mid-size version and if losing some space and only offering four-cylinder engines make the Santa Fe Road America interested in Cup series race 06/21/2014 02:01pm • ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) -- In its fifth year on the NASCAR Nationwide series schedule, Road America has proved it can put on a pretty good -- and, at times, pretty wild -- show with stock cars.Now track president George Bruggenthies is trying to land a Sprint Cup series race."Certainly, every year, Starbucks hiking prices on drinks, bagged coffee 06/21/2014 01:02am • Are you brewing more coffee at home? Are you going out less for that cup of java? Post a comment in this story, comment on WTOP's Facebook Page or use #WTOP on Twitter. CANDICE CHOI AP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Starbucks is raising prices on some of its drinks by 5 cents to 20 cent