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These laws in DC, Maryland and Virginia take effect on July 1 07/01/2024 12:50am • Come Monday, there will be several new laws taking effect throughout D.C. region. Some of the laws raise the minimum wage, some crack down on animal cruelty and others regulate the ever-confusing ticket-selling landscape. Here are a few laws taking effect on July 1 in D.C., Maryland and Virginia: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte urges support for Ukraine, EU and NATO in his farewell speech 06/30/2024 08:29pm • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Long-serving Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte urged his country to support Ukraine and international cooperation in his final address to his compatriots Sunday, as an inward-looking new government is set to take over the Netherlands in two days. “It is crucial that o 7 Ways to Raise Last-Minute Money for College 06/30/2024 08:00pm • Ways to acquire extra money for collegeMany families are unprepared for the often high cost of attending college. According to a recent College Ave survey conducted by Barnes & Noble College Insights, only 44% of families felt ready to pay for their child's first tuition bill. However, the summe How Much Should I Spend on Groceries? 06/30/2024 08:00pm • Determining how much to spend on groceries and creating a budget has always been a challenge for many households. In recent years, inflation made it more complicated. Grocery shopping is still not an activity that most shoppers would call cheap, but things have improved. In 2024, grocery budgeting r Family demands accountability for NY police killing of 13-year-old boy. Police said he aimed BB gun 06/30/2024 07:42pm • On Wednesday, Nyah Mway finished middle school in the central New York city where his family moved about a decade ago as refugees from Myanmar, relatives said. By Friday night, the 13-year-old was fatally shot by police who’d tackled him to the ground after he allegedly pointed what turned out to Nine years after Obergefell, number of same-sex marriages has jumped in Maryland 06/30/2024 11:17am • Same-sex couples could already get married in Maryland before the U.S. Supreme Court extended the right nationwide nine years ago, but the numbers have risen sharply since the ruling was handed down in Obergefell v. Hodges. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that there were about 4,400 same-sex mar Costos del cuidado infantil: las respuestas de Biden y Trump en el primer debate presidencial 06/30/2024 10:06am • Fue un momento que miles de padres habían solicitado: una oportunidad de escuchar cómo los dos principales candidatos presidenciales planean abordar el alto costo del cuidado infantil en Estados Unidos. Citando un informe que encontró que el precio del cuidado infantil en 2023 promedió más d Summer hours are a perk small businesses can offer to workers to boost morale 06/30/2024 08:08am • NEW YORK (AP) — With summer having gotten off to a scorching start, workers across the country may be dreaming of a seaside escape or cutting out early to watch a movie in an air-conditioned theater. For some, that can be a reality. Business owners have found that offering summer hours – a reduc Va. psychiatrist shares tips for easing travel anxiety in children ahead of July 4 06/30/2024 04:44am • CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGE: Dr. Asha Patton-Smith is a psychiatrist with Kaiser Permanente in Burke, Va. (Courtesy Kaiser Permanente) Thursday's Independence Day holiday is set to break travel records as an additional 3 million people from last year are headed out on vacation plans, according to AAA So long to the NHL's centralized draft, with the league planning to do it remotely next year 06/29/2024 08:35pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — So long, Sphere. And say goodbye to the NHL’s centralized draft — for now, at least. The league is planning to shift from its current setup, in which team executives and scouts are all gathered on the floor of a venue to make their selections, to doing so remotely from their h A San Francisco store is shipping LGBTQ+ books to places where they are banned 06/29/2024 08:02pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In an increasingly divisive political sphere, Becka Robbins focuses on what she knows best — books. Operating out of a tiny room in Fabulosa Books in San Francisco’s Castro District, one of the oldest gay neighborhoods in the United States, Robbins uses donations from cust An AP Photographer picked his own path when trying to make the perfect Mud People Festival photo 06/29/2024 03:51pm • BIBICLAT, Philippines (AP) — Aaron Favila has been working for The Associated Press in the Philippines for 26 years, covering everything from politics to crime to sports to disasters to everyday people. He was at the Mud People Festival in Bibiclat in the northern Philippines for the first time si Arizona man gets life sentence on murder conviction in starvation death of 6-year-old son 06/29/2024 03:26pm • FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A northern Arizona man has been sentenced to prison for the rest of his life on convictions including first-degree murder in the 2020 starvation death of his 6-year-old son, according to court proceedings. A Coconino County judge sentenced Anthony Martinez, 28, on Friday to 'I kept it very secret': One trans woman's journey transitioning in the military after 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' repeal 06/29/2024 12:36pm • Hearing the words 'covert operation' may make you think of the military. In Karen Holmes' case, it was her experience transitioning and hiding the fact that she was transgender after she joined the Maryland Defense Force in 2011. Holmes, who grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland, started serving her Politics is on France players' minds ahead of last 16 match against Belgium at Euro 2024 06/29/2024 09:42am • PADERBORN, Germany (AP) — Ahead of France’s first knockout match at the European Championship, some of the players are turning their minds to politics back home. Sunday sees the first of two rounds of National Assembly elections called by France President Emmanuel Macron in an attempt to counter