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Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 09/19/2023 02:21pm • 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 Easy houseplants for neglectful gardeners 09/19/2023 09:35am • Confession time: I’ve murdered a Monstera, slaughtered a snake plant, assassinated an African violet and offed more orchids than I’d like to admit. It’s not that I don’t know how to care for these houseplants – I do! I just have a tendency to neglect them, and since they’re among the ha Google brings its AI chatbot Bard into its inner circle, opening door to Gmail, Maps, YouTube 09/19/2023 06:01am • Google is introducing Bard, its artificially intelligent chatbot, to other members of its digital family — including Gmail, Maps and YouTube — as it seeks ward off competitive threats posed by similar technology run by Open AI and Microsoft. Bard's expanded capabilities announced Tuesday will be Families upended by school shootings share trauma in push for gun law changes, but get mixed results 09/19/2023 12:03am • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — For nearly a week, families whose lives were upended by a Nashville elementary school shooting took turns sharing dark details to Tennessee lawmakers. Their children thought they were going to die. A teacher told students to race each other, knowing they needed to get some Montgomery Co. Council members continue discussions on a voluntary 911 registry 09/18/2023 11:16pm • Six Maryland jurisdictions, including Howard County, already have a voluntary 911 registry, intended to help police handle calls that involve people with a range of disabilities, including autism. Now Montgomery County is continuing to discuss the merits of similar legislation, where people could Why Is Financial Independence Coming Later for Gen Z and Millennials? 09/18/2023 08:00pm • While many baby boomers and Gen Xers moved out and paid their own bills at a young age, things have since changed. Today, many parents are financially supporting their adult children well beyond the age of 18. Sometimes into their 30s. Here's a look at the current trends. Plus, hear from financial e 7 Best Socially Responsible Funds 09/18/2023 08:00pm • Socially responsible funds play an increasingly important role for investors, as it's more and more difficult to put your money into the stock market without acknowledging the world we live in. Whether it's the dollars-and-cents impact of global warming to the real social issues like wealth inequali Are Fixed- or Variable-Rate Student Loans Better? 09/18/2023 08:00pm • When you borrow a private student loan, you may get to choose between a fixed or variable interest rate. A fixed-rate student loan offers a predictable monthly payment, with an interest rate that doesn't change over the life of the loan. A variable-rate student loan, on the other hand, has an intere Republican gubernatorial candidate in Kentucky appears to soften his hardline opposition to abortion 09/18/2023 07:18pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Republican gubernatorial nominee Daniel Cameron appeared to soften his hardline opposition to abortion on Monday, telling a Kentucky radio station that he would support amending the state's abortion ban to add exceptions allowing for the termination of pregnancies caused by For Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League, representing Ukraine is a duty to the country 09/18/2023 01:13pm • HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Just playing is a small victory for Shakhtar Donetsk, though the Ukrainian champions won't stop there. Team captain Taras Stepanenko told The Associated Press on Monday that Shakhtar's opening Champions League game against Porto on Tuesday is part of his team's duty to repr Foundation encourages wealth building for disadvantaged communities 09/18/2023 05:00am • Karla Green is the Executive Director of the Delta Research and Educational Foundation. (Courtesy, Karla Green) Financial health and wellness webinars, facilitated by financial expert Lynn Richardson, are trying to change grim statistics around African-American financial literacy, wellness and r A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. The school says it wasn't discrimination 09/18/2023 01:10am • The same week his state outlawed racial discrimination based on hairstyles, a Black high school student in Texas was suspended because school officials said his locs violated the district's dress code. Darryl George, a junior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, received an in-school susp Where DC region schools landed in 2024's US News Best College rankings 09/18/2023 12:01am • Making a plan with your teen to go on college tours this school year? The U.S. News and World Report has released its Best College rankings of 2024, and this year, it's focused on graduation rates, post-graduation success and graduating with manageable debt. U.S. News said in a press release that 9 Best Cheap Stocks to Buy Under $10 09/17/2023 08:00pm • Stocks trading under $10 can be attractive for investors looking to scoop up some cheap shares. Unfortunately, quality stocks trading for less than $10 are few and far between. Stocks priced at this level can be a red flag for investors that something serious is wrong with a company. Many of these s 11 Signs You Were Born to Be an Athlete 09/17/2023 08:00pm • For Sarah Thomas, a 40-year-old veterinary recruiter from Conifer, Colorado, being an athlete isn't something she thinks about. She just enjoys swimming, and that passion has taken her far. She was the first person to swim the English Channel four ways nonstop, an 84-mile trek she accomplished in 20