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Knife attack at Berlin school wounds 2 girls; suspect held 05/03/2023 04:01pm • BERLIN (AP) — Berlin police said that two young children were seriously wounded in a knife attack Wednesday at a school in the south of Germany's capital, and a 38-year-old suspect was detained. The girls, ages 7 and 8, were flown to a hospital. One of them had life-threatening injuries, according Virginia High School League approves policy to help guide athletes considering NIL deals 05/03/2023 03:31pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. The Virginia High School League's Executive Committee approved Wednesday a policy it said is designed to only guide student-athletes who FTC: Facebook misled parents, failed to guard kids' privacy 05/03/2023 03:25pm • U.S. regulators say Facebook misled parents and failed to protect the privacy of children using its Messenger Kids app, including misrepresenting the access it provided to app developers to private user data. As a result, The Federal Trade Commision on Wednesday proposed sweeping changes to a 2020 Loneliness is a 'huge public health crisis' for seniors. Here's how one DC group is helping 05/03/2023 03:16pm • Seniors in the nation's capital are being reminded of the importance of fighting against social isolation, following a report from U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy that highlighted the numerous health risks associated with loneliness. "Social isolation is a huge public health crisis in this coun US regulators say Facebook misled parents, failed to protect privacy of children using its Messenger Kids app 05/03/2023 01:07pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — US regulators say Facebook misled parents, failed to protect privacy of children using its Messenger Kids app. History, civics scores of US students dipped amid pandemic 05/03/2023 12:57pm • Test scores in history and civics have declined slightly for eighth grade students in the U.S., according to results that show an increasing number of children lack a basic understanding of either subject. The scores were released Wednesday by the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The sam Man accused in Harvard bomb threat, extortion plan 05/03/2023 12:16pm • BOSTON (AP) — A man is accused of phoning in bomb threats to Harvard University and demanding a large amount of Bitcoin in return, federal prosecutors said. William Giordani, of Nashua, New Hampshire, was arrested Tuesday on charges of conspiracy and aiding and abetting extortionate threats. He h Convicted murderer faces retrial in 2nd Tucson girl's death 05/03/2023 11:54am • TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A man already convicted of murdering a Tucson teenager in 2014 is scheduled to be retried in the kidnapping and death of a 6-year-old girl. Pima County prosecutors said the retrial of 41-year-old Christopher Clements is scheduled to begin on Sept. 12 and last four weeks. Cleme Germany: School evacuated over suspected gas exposure 05/03/2023 09:44am • BERLIN (AP) — At least 84 people have been exposed to a suspected irritant gas at a high school in southwestern Germany, according to German news agency dpa. Both students and teachers experienced mostly slight health effects at the school in the town of Singen, dpa said. Three students and a teac Oklahoma woman: Sex offender controlled my daughter's family 05/03/2023 09:33am • HENRYETTA, Okla. (AP) — As law enforcement officials went silent while investigating what led to the killing of seven people in rural Oklahoma, family members of those slain recalled the domineering nature of one of the dead, who was a registered sex offender. Since announcing the bodies were f How to have a fun summer when your finances fall short 05/03/2023 08:31am • With layoffs, bank closures and inflation, financial tensions remain high for many Americans heading into the summer. In a fall 2022 survey conducted by The Harris Poll for the American Psychological Association, 83% of adults said inflation was a source of stress, and 56% said they and/or their fam Dine Brands: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 05/03/2023 07:18am • GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) — GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) — Dine Brands Global Inc. (DIN) on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $27.4 million. On a per-share basis, the Glendale, California-based company said it had net income of $1.74. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.97 per s Yum: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 05/03/2023 07:06am • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Yum Brands Inc. (YUM) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $300 million. On a per-share basis, the Louisville, Kentucky-based company said it had profit of $1.05. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.06 per share. The resu Wild car crash caught on Fairfax police dash cam video; officer barely escapes 05/03/2023 06:01am • Being a police officer is a dangerous job, and a crash during a traffic stop Monday in Fairfax County, Virginia, demonstrated just how dangerous the job can be. It began shortly before noon on Monday when a Fairfax County Police Officer pulled a driver over on the Fairfax County Parkway. Accor Dominion eyeing more natural gas plants, modular reactors in Va. 05/03/2023 05:04am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Renewables alone aren't expected to meet a projected increase in demand for electricity in the coming decades, Dominion Energy Virginia said in a filing this week that was closely aligned with Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin's energy policy. That means the state's largest el