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See what baby names were the most popular last year 05/12/2023 11:17am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Dutton and Wrenlee are on the rise but they're no match for champs Liam and Olivia as the top baby names in the U.S. last year. The Social Security Administration released the annual list Friday. The agency tracks baby names in each state based on applications for Social Security McDonald's found liable for hot Chicken McNugget that burned girl 05/12/2023 10:41am • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) ��� McDonald���s and a franchise holder are at fault after a hot Chicken McNugget from a Happy Meal fell on a little girl's leg and caused second-degree burns, a jury in South Florida found in a case reminiscent of the famous hot coffee lawsuit of the 1990s. A second jury Pope joins Meloni in urging Italians to have more kids, not pets 05/12/2023 09:31am • ROME (AP) ��� Pope Francis joined Italy���s conservative premier on Friday in encouraging Italians to have more children, denouncing the financial precariousness facing young couples and ���selfish, egotistical��� choices that have led to a record low birth rate that is threatening the country���s e Player of the Week: St. John's Paul Robinson 05/12/2023 04:48am • Each week, WTOP is picking one student athlete to be featured on air and online as our Player of the Week. This week's WTOP Player of the Week is Paul Robinson of St. John's College High School in Northwest D.C. Paul, a junior at St. John's, had a dominant season in indoor and outdoor track and f Review: Amazon series 'The Power' drops season finale in electrifying mosaic of literal 'girl power' 05/12/2023 04:00am • In 2016, readers were riveted by Naomi Alderman's bestselling science-fiction novel "The Power." Now, it's a captivating TV drama that wraps its first season this Friday on Amazon Prime Video. The series is set in our world but with one important sci-fi twist. On a seemingly ordinary day, Sex? Sexual intercourse? Neither? Teens weigh in on evolving definitions ��� and habits 05/12/2023 02:45am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� Situationships. ���Sneaky links.��� The ���talking stage,��� the flirtatious getting-to-know-you phase ��� typically done via text ��� that can lead to a hookup. High school students are having less sexual intercourse. That���s what the studies say. But that doesn���t mean the Review: Jennifer Lopez anchors the action pic ���The Mother��� 05/11/2023 09:37pm • The most interesting part of ��� The Mother,��� a decent if forgettable action pic starring Jennifer Lopez, is the one that is left largely unexplored. The movie is a high-concept thriller that boils down to just a few words: She���s a mother and an assassin. OK, you���re probably thinking, fine. Mi Banning gun sales to young American adults under 21 is unconstitutional, judge rules 05/11/2023 09:21pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ��� A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that a law banning licensed federal firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults under 21 violates the Second Amendment and is unconstitutional. The ruling Wednesday by U.S. District Court Judge Robert Payne in Richmond, if not o 9 College Application Tasks for the Summer Before Senior Year 05/11/2023 08:00pm • The summer before senior year of high school is a critical time for students to make progress on the college application process.Before the busyness of the school year starts and fall and winter college application deadlines loom, students can knock out several key tasks to avoid stress down the roa 7 Companies That Went Bankrupt Due to COVID 05/11/2023 08:00pm • COVID-19 had a massive effect on the American economy. There was the first wave, when many retail and location-based businesses failed amid the shutdowns. The extent of the pandemic would go much further than that, however. As the government resorted to extraordinary measures, such as zero interest Younger parents are moving in with kids: Here's why 05/11/2023 08:00pm • Bundling expenses can be an effective strategy to lower costs, and one way to do it is by forming multigenerational households. When several adults are earning and living as one, they can economize and save. It's becoming more common, too, especially as inflation pushes the cost of goods and serv Fermin's bunt in ninth gives Royals 4-3 win over White Sox 05/11/2023 06:13pm • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) ��� Freddy Fermin had fouled off a couple of bunt attempts earlier in the week, yet Royals manager Matt Quatraro had no qualms about calling for another one with the backup catcher at the plate and a chance to beat the White Sox on Thursday. This time, Fermin's bunt was fair. N With Feinstein back in Senate, 3 of Biden's stalled judicial nominees move forward 05/11/2023 05:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Senate Democrats advanced three of President Joe Biden���s judicial nominees along party lines Thursday after weeks of delay due to California Sen. Dianne Feinstein���s extended absence. With Feinstein back in the Senate, and voting in the committee, the panel approved three fede A look at who's who in the murder trial of slain kids' mom 05/11/2023 03:51pm • BOISE, Idaho (AP) ��� Idaho jurors will soon begin deciding the guilt or innocence of a mother charged in a bizarre triple murder case. Prosecutors say Lori Vallow Daybell took part in a complex conspiracy that included doomsday-focused spiritual beliefs and efforts to kill those who stood in the wa Flyers hand rebuild to player-turned-broadcaster Keith Jones, promote Briere 05/11/2023 02:49pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) ��� The Flyers had been drubbed in yet another loss in April 2021 ��� a dreary preview for two more adrift seasons ahead ��� when analyst Keith Jones went on the televised postgame show and cut loose on the sorry state of the franchise. ���This is a team that's in need of a major m