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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis booed at vigil as hundreds mourn more racist killings 08/28/2023 07:35am • JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at prayer vigils and in church, in frustration and exhaustion, to mourn yet another racist attack in America: this one the killing of three Black people in Florida at the hands of a white, 21-year-old man who authorities say left behind Montgomery Co. nonprofit 'Story Tapestries' transforms students into creative artists 08/28/2023 03:12am • Monday marks the first day of school for many public schools in the D.C. area. That means the nonprofit "Story Tapestries" is ramping up efforts to inspire kids' creativity. "We partner with schools, libraries, community centers and other not-for-profits to use the arts as a tool to help those or Texas takeover raises back-to-school anxiety for Houston students, parents and teachers 08/28/2023 12:25am • HOUSTON (AP) — The library at Houston’s Lockhart Elementary had been a refuge for 8-year-old Sydney, who has struggled because of dyslexia. The school’s librarian, Cheryl Hensley, curated a space that encouraged her to read. But now Texas has taken over Houston’s public school district, and Many big US cities now answer mental health crisis calls with civilian teams -- not police 08/28/2023 12:10am • DENVER (AP) — Christian Glass was a geology geek, a painter and a young man beset by a mental health crisis when he called 911 for help getting his car unstuck in a Colorado mountain town last year. Convinced that supernatural beings were after him, he balked when sheriff's deputies told him to ge Many big US cities now answer mental health crisis calls with civilian teams -- not police 08/28/2023 12:05am • DENVER (AP) — Christian Glass was a geology geek, a painter and a young man beset by a mental health crisis when he called 911 for help getting his car unstuck in a Colorado mountain town last year. When sheriff's deputies arrived, he refused to get out of the car after saying that supernatural Common Black College Application: What to Know 08/27/2023 08:00pm • When Robert Mason worked in recruitment at Clark Atlanta University in Georgia, he spent much of his time attending college fairs and meeting with interested students. But he noticed that not all historically Black colleges and universities, known as HBCUs, had the budget to send representatives to Using Life Insurance as an Asset Class for Investing 08/27/2023 08:00pm • If there ever was a topic that has the financial industry fighting like the Hatfields and McCoys, it is the use of life insurance as an investment. Financial advisors argue that life insurance is too expensive and clients can do better with other choices, like stocks and bonds. Insurance professiona Members of US Congress make a rare visit to opposition-held northwest Syria 08/27/2023 03:24pm • BEIRUT (AP) — Three Republican members of the U.S. Congress made a quick trip Sunday into opposition-held northwest Syria in the first known visit to the war-torn country by American lawmakers in six years. They urged the Biden administration and regional partners to keep up the pressure on Syrian National Cinema Day is back with $4 movie tickets 08/27/2023 08:33am • New York (CNN) — If you haven’t seen some of the summer’s hottest blockbusters, there’s no time like the present. Sunday is the second annual National Cinema Day. At more than 3,000 participating theaters across the country the price of a movie ticket is just $4. The last time the average WTOP Book Report: She was a Calif. soccer mom hiding a secret. In jail, she became 'Mama Love' 08/27/2023 05:28am • (Courtesy Simon & Schuster) This story was written as part of the WTOP Book Report series authored by Terik King. Read more of that coverage.  When you get right down to it, the group dynamics of a jailhouse are really not all that different from those at a PTA meeting — at least A white man fatally shoots 3 Black people at a Florida store in a hate crime, then kills himself 08/26/2023 10:45pm • JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A masked white man fatally shot three Black people inside a Jacksonville, Florida, Dollar General store in a predominately African-American neighborhood on Saturday, in an attack where he used a gun painted with a swastika, officials said. The shooter, who had also posted DC's newest high school will soon open its doors. WTOP got a sneak peek 08/26/2023 10:17pm • Thousands of students will head back to class Monday and in D.C., some will be going to a brand new school. WTOP got a sneak peek of the new MacArthur High School in Northwest D.C. during a tour Saturday. Dozens of nervous yet excited students and their parents toured the halls of the high school Tips on how to avoid scams when back-to-school shopping 08/26/2023 08:55pm • Looking for a deal on back-to-school shopping? Scammers may be looking to take advantage of you. This warning comes as Americans are set to spend around $890 per child this year on back-to-school supplies and clothes, according to the National Retail Federation. "The bad guys know this and they're New crew for the space station launches with 4 astronauts from 4 countries 08/26/2023 09:44am • CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four astronauts from four countries rocketed toward the International Space Station on Saturday. They should reach the orbiting lab in their SpaceX capsule Sunday, replacing four astronauts living up there since March. A NASA astronaut was joined on the predawn liftoff National Zoo pandas to head back to China — here's when and why 08/26/2023 09:00am • ▶ Watch Video: "Panda diplomacy" marks 50th anniversary at Smithsonian's National Zoo It's the end of an era for the Smithsonian National Zoo's beloved giant pandas. The three pandas currently living at the zoo will be returned to China by Dec. 7 – giving visitors less than five mont