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Army Special Operations Command mourns 5 US troops killed in helicopter crash 11/14/2023 02:35am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The U.S. Army Special Operations Command on Monday identified the five Army aviation special operations forces killed when their helicopter crashed in the Eastern Mediterranean over the weekend, calling each a ���national treasure��� whose loss cut deeply. The military���s Europe Police and protesters clash at Atlanta training center site derided by opponents as 'Cop City' 11/13/2023 10:16pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Police used tear gas and flash-bang grenades Monday to halt a march against building an Atlanta-area police and firefighter training center that opponents call ���Cop City.��� More than 400 people marched about 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) from a park to the site in suburban DeKalb Coun Los Angeles man accused of killing wife and her parents, putting body parts in trash 11/13/2023 09:03pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� A Los Angeles man was charged Monday with murder for allegedly killing his wife and her parents, then stuffing dismembered body parts into a trash bag, prosecutors announced Monday. Samuel Haskell, 35, was charged with three counts of murder with special circumstances of committ A terminally ill baby at the center of a legal battle in Britain and Italy has died 11/13/2023 08:50pm • LONDON (AP) ��� A terminally ill baby at the center of a legal battle involving her parents, British health officials and the Italian government has died, a group supporting her family said Monday, Christian Concern said Indi Gregory died in a hospice on Monday morning after her life support was wit More than 900 children, teens reported missing in Montgomery Co. so far this year 11/13/2023 08:20pm • The trendline for cases of missing children and teens is ticking upward in Montgomery County, Maryland, where, as of Friday, 936 had been reported missing this year. Of those cases, 15 remain open, according to police. Of those 15, nine are related to children who have been missing for less than How to Navigate College Admissions With a Learning Disability 11/13/2023 07:00pm • The college admissions process can be overwhelming for any student, but it can be especially challenging for those with learning disabilities. "Many of the students we work with struggle with organizational skills, anxiety and writing," Eric Endlich, founder of Top College Counselors, a college cons 504 Plan Versus IEP: A Guide for Parents 11/13/2023 07:00pm • Children who require academic accommodations will most likely have them met through one of two ways: a 504 plan or an Individualized Education Program, commonly referred to as an IEP. While both plans are federal laws and offer formal support for students with disabilities, there are some key differ What Is Media Literacy? What Parents Need to Know 11/13/2023 07:00pm • The rise of the internet and social media makes it easier than ever to access information -- and that includes information that's false or misleading. Add to that increasing political polarization, eroding trust in mainstream media and institutions, the rise of artificial intelligence products and Bowser declares public emergencies over spike in youth crime, opioid overdoses 11/13/2023 06:48pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has declared a public emergency over two issues facing the nation���s capital. The first is a dramatic spike in juvenile crime and the second addresses the evolving opioid crisis. Bowser said the emergency declaration is designed to help the government spend money quicker Detroit-area doctor grieves the loss of 20 relatives killed during Israel's war against Hamas 11/13/2023 06:43pm • ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (AP) ��� Each time Dr. Emad Shehada���s phone rings, the suburban Detroit pulmonologist worries that it could be more bad news about loved ones in Gaza. He said that so far, 20 cousins and other relatives have been killed since the start of Israel's campaign against Hamas foll Nearly two dozen toddlers sickened by lead linked to tainted applesauce pouches, CDC says 11/13/2023 05:45pm • U.S. health officials are warning doctors to be on the lookout for possible cases of lead poisoning in children after at least 22 toddlers in 14 states were sickened by lead linked to tainted pouches of cinnamon apple puree and applesauce. Children ages 1 to 3 were affected, and at least one child s Jill Biden tells National Student Poets that poetry feeds a hungry human spirit 11/13/2023 05:01pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Jill Biden paid tribute to the power of poetry as she honored the 2023 class of National Student Poets on Monday at the White House, saying poetry ���feeds our spirit." ���In so many moments throughout my life, I turned to poetry,��� the first lady said, citing her dark nights an Parents of Michigan school shooter will have separate trials, judge says 11/13/2023 04:47pm • PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) ��� The parents of a Michigan school shooter will have separate trials for their alleged roles in the deaths of four students, a judge said Monday. James Crumbley and Jennifer Crumbley had presented a united defense for two years. But their lawyers asked for separate trials after Authorities ID a girl whose body was hidden in concrete in 1988 and arrest her mom and boyfriend 11/13/2023 04:19pm • SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) ��� A 5-year-old girl whose body was found encased in concrete and dumped in the woods of rural southeast Georgia has been identified nearly 35 years later, authorities said Monday as they announced the child's mother and a live-in boyfriend have been charged with her murder. D Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 11/13/2023 01:45pm • 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