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13 teens arrested in 1 day in Montgomery Co. in connection with carjackings, stolen cars 11/15/2023 06:34pm • Thirteen teens between the ages of 14 and 18 were arrested Monday in Montgomery County, Maryland, and each arrest involves a stolen or carjacked vehicle, according to police. The flurry of arrests comes at a time when county police leaders are concerned about the rising number of young people inv Parents cautioned against giving kids melatonin long-term to help with sleep 11/15/2023 04:41pm • A lot of young kids are taking melatonin to help get a full night's sleep, according to a new study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics. Researchers surveyed about 1,000 families and found that roughly 20% of children ages 5 to 13 had taken melatonin in the past month. They'd been usi Nikki Haley walks back her demand that social media ban anonymous posters after facing GOP backlash 11/15/2023 04:15pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ��� Nikki Haley on Wednesday partially walked back her proposed requirement that social media companies ban people from posting anonymously online for national security reasons, a stance for which she drew backlash across conservative social media and some of her GOP presidential Father of July 4th parade shooting suspect turns himself in to begin jail sentence 11/15/2023 04:03pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� The father of the suspect in a deadly Fourth of July parade shooting in suburban Chicago turned himself in Wednesday to begin a 60-day jail sentence, but not before the judge reprimanded him for violating court rules. Robert Crimo Jr. entered a guilty plea to seven misdemeanor coun Black and Latino students lack access to certified teachers and advanced classes, US data shows 11/15/2023 03:45pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� America���s Black and Latino students are at a disadvantage in nearly every measure of educational opportunity, with less access to advanced classes, counselors and even certified teachers, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Education Department. The findings refle Ousted Texas bishop rallies outside US bishops meeting as his peers reinforce Catholic voter values 11/15/2023 03:29pm • BALTIMORE (AP) ��� Soon after U.S. bishops inside a Baltimore hotel approved materials on how Catholics should vote in 2024 elections, their recently ousted colleague and dozens of his supporters rallied outside the annual fall business meeting. Bishop Joseph Strickland, a conservative cleric recent Democrat Biberaj concedes in hard-fought northern Virginia prosecutor race 11/15/2023 02:53pm • FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) ��� A high-profile Democratic prosecutor in northern Virginia who pursued progressive reforms and drew criticism from Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin conceded defeat Wednesday in her reelection bid. Buta Biberaj's narrow loss to Republican Bob Anderson in the race for Loudoun C Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 11/15/2023 02:46pm • 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 Moms for Liberty removes two Kentucky chapter leaders who posed with far-right Proud Boys 11/15/2023 02:13pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Moms for Liberty says it has removed two Kentucky chapter chairs from leadership positions after the women posed in photos with members of the far-right group the Proud Boys, one of several controversies that the conservative ���parental rights��� nonprofit has fended off in its ri Movie Review: Taika Waititi's 'Next Goal Wins' is a sweet, frothy diversion but no knee slide 11/15/2023 10:47am • In ���Next Goal Wins,��� a soccer coach comes from far away to lead a hapless group of athletes. He's a fish-out-of-water type, ill-suited for the job, but rises to the occasion and everyone feels good at the end. Wait, you're thinking, that's the plot of ���Ted Lasso.��� Well, only kind of. Writer- Md. GOP calls on Democrats to join them in getting tough on crime legislation 11/15/2023 10:36am • House and Senate Republicans called for a renewed effort to combat crime in advance of the 2024 General Assembly session. Calling crime a growing crisis, Republican leaders said it is incumbent that lawmakers act in the coming session. They called on Democrats to join with them to pass measures t Many parents don't know when kids are behind in school. Are report cards telling enough? 11/15/2023 09:29am • Nearly nine out of 10 parents believe their child is performing at grade level despite standardized tests showing far fewer students are on track, according to a poll released Wednesday by Gallup and the nonprofit Learning Heroes. Report cards, which many parents rely on for a sense of their childr Mendoza starts Mets job emphasizing how close team was to success in 2022, not this year's fall 11/15/2023 08:18am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Carlos Mendoza was tired after getting home to Tampa, Florida, following a cross-country flight. About 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 5, 9-year-old son Andres came up to him. ���Dad, I���m bored. I want to go out and play catch. I want to do some picks,��� Mendoza remembered his son saying. Soo TJX: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot 11/15/2023 07:35am • FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) ��� FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) ��� The TJX Cos. (TJX) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $1.19 billion. On a per-share basis, the Framingham, Massachusetts-based company said it had net income of $1.03. The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average e Tracy Camilla Johns, star of Spike Lee's 'She's Gotta Have It,' presents photography exhibit in Laurel 11/15/2023 04:35am • She was the lead actress in Spike Lee's breakthrough film "She's Gotta Have It" (1986). Now, Tracy Camilla Johns, 60, presents her photography exhibit at the Laurel Museum, operated by the Laurel Historical Society in Maryland where she's lived for 25 years. The exhibit runs now through Thanksgiv