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Judge declines to send Young Thug to prison over a viral post that sparked backlash 04/03/2025 04:53pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� A judge in Atlanta has declined prosecutors' request to revoke Young Thug 's probation and send him to prison. But the judge cautioned him over his social media use after his viral post sparked an online backlash against the district attorney's office. The Grammy Award-winning rappe Tom Cruise opens CinemaCon speech with moment of silence for Val Kilmer 04/03/2025 04:53pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� Tom Cruise opened his highly anticipated CinemaCon appearance on Thursday with a moving tribute to his ���Top Gun��� co-star, Val Kilmer, who died Tuesday in Los Angeles. ���He loved movies and he gave a lot to all of us with his performances and his films,��� Cruise said to a roo Moment of joy turns tragic: Virginia father and 6-year-old son drown while fishing 04/03/2025 02:54pm • Within seconds, a young boy's delight over catching a fish turned calamitous during a father-son fishing trip in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Danny Sumner, 37, of Fredericksburg, and his 6-year-old son, Donovan, drowned on March 22. The two began fishing from a boat landing off of Legacy Lane i Death toll from the wildfires that tore through the Los Angeles area reaches 30 04/03/2025 01:55pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Nearly three months after two wildfires destroyed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area, officials said the death toll from the blazes had reached 30. A team responded Wednesday following a report of possible human remains at a scorched property in Altadena, within the Eat Community, mentors and skill-building: Experts weigh the role of employee resource groups 04/03/2025 09:48am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� After moving to the United States from South Korea at age 6, Jenny Jang found it challenging to navigate through school and her first jobs. ���In all of the environments I was in, I was always a minority,��� Jang said. ���Coming to the States, I didn���t have a road map for me. An Fewer Americans file for jobless benefits last week as labor market continues to show strength 04/03/2025 08:53am • The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell modestly last week, remaining within the same range of recent years. Jobless claim filings fell by 6,000 to 219,000 for the week ending March 29, the Labor Department said Thursday. That���s less than the 226,000 new applications analysts fo Maryland lawmakers approve measure to study reparations for slavery 04/02/2025 09:11pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) ��� Maryland lawmakers voted Wednesday to create a commission to study and recommend potential reparations for slavery and the lingering effects of racial discrimination in the state. The 101-36 vote in the Maryland House sends the bill to Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat who says he w The Latest: Business leaders warn Trump tariffs will raise prices for US consumers 04/02/2025 08:53pm • President Donald Trump announced plans for sweeping tariffs Wednesday, saying ���our country has been looted, pillaged, raped, plundered��� by other nations. The aggressive rhetoric came as Trump showed a willingness to dismantle a global economic system that the United States helped to build after Outrage grows over Maryland man's mistaken deportation to El Salvador prison 04/02/2025 07:31pm • In the 22 days since Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported to a notoriously violent prison in El Salvador, his young son has sought comfort in the scent of his missing father's clothes. ���He shows me how much he missed Kilmar,��� Abrego Garcia's wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura Social Security's acting leader faces calls to resign over decision to cut Maine contracts 04/02/2025 07:27pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Social Security Administration's acting commissioner is facing calls to resign after he issued an order ��� which was quickly rescinded ��� that would have required Maine parents to register their newborns for Social Security numbers at a federal office rather than the hospit Feds promise to take back education grants could put PGCPS in bigger hole 04/02/2025 04:59pm • What the Prince George's County Public School system called an "unexpected decision" regarding federal grant money dating back to the covid-era recovery could turn a tough financial situation into something even more drastically difficult. Last week Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the US D Apple Federal Credit Union and Prince William County Schools empower families with financial literacy 04/02/2025 12:55pm • This content is sponsored by Apple Federal Credit Union. Apple Federal Credit Union��believes that financial literacy is a cornerstone of a thriving community. That's why they're dedicated to empowering parents and young people with the knowledge and tools they need to navigate the complexiti Winners in Neal Augenstein impression challenge tour WTOP: 'I had to get that voicemail recording' 04/02/2025 05:04am • What a fun experience, Monday, as the finalists in our recent "Neal's Signature Sound: The Augenstein Impression Challenge" toured WTOP's newsroom. It was such a pleasure to meet finalists Anne of Arlington, Isaac from Front Royal, and young contestants Elijah from Springfield, along with Jack an ���Problematic���: Fairfax Co. parent speaks out about proposed cut to program for college students with disabilities 04/01/2025 04:48pm • Michael Newman and his wife and stepson moved from the West Coast to Virginia's Fairfax County a few years ago because of his wife���s new job. The family selected the Virginia suburb specifically after researching Northern Virginia Community College���s offerings for students with disabilities. Beating with bamboo stick breaks Manassas child's arm; parents left injury untreated, police say 03/30/2025 04:54pm • A Manassas couple has been charged after police say the father beat his daughter with a bamboo stick, breaking her arm, and then both parents allowed the injury to go untreated for nine days. On March 26, detectives began an investigation stemming from an assault on a child that occurred at a hom