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Some Arlington parents call for increased security; 1 school introduces new safety protocols 02/17/2023 05:41pm • Some Arlington, Virginia, parents are calling for more security and greater transparency in public schools, after a student's apparent overdose and a trespasser kept kids in classrooms for extended periods during the same week at Wakefield High School. "It is time for action, rather than merely m Mets' Scherzer, Verlander together for 1st time since 2014 02/17/2023 05:06pm • PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) ��� Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander are back together for the first time in nearly a decade. The pair of three-time Cy Young Award winners threw off adjacent bullpen mounds Friday at the New York Mets training complex. The 38-year-old Scherzer and Verlander, who turns 40 Arlington 'bike bus' inspires confidence as kids commute to school 02/17/2023 04:34pm • Pick a weekly playlist, a safe route and get moving ��� that's the key to creating a successful bike bus. It's something that two dozen kids in Arlington, Virginia, use to get to school once a week. Every Friday morning, Gillian Burgess leads a group of kids, including her own, to Escuela Key Ele Iowa school closed after shooting could reopen next week 02/17/2023 03:12pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ��� At-risk highschoolers in Des Moines could return to an alternative education program as soon as next week amid enhanced security, a month after a shooting killed two of their classmates, the program's founder said Friday. Will Keeps, who founded Starts Right Here, was shot Amid rise in carjackings, 7 teens charged with auto theft in Montgomery Co. 02/17/2023 02:35pm • Seven teenagers between the ages of 14 and 17 have been charged with auto theft in Montgomery County, Maryland, according to police. Officers were called to Livingston Street in the Glenmont Forest neighborhood around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday for the report of suspicious activity. Police said detectiv NBA keeps eye on regional networks, unveils new app options 02/17/2023 02:29pm • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ��� The NBA is keeping a constant eye on the status of the financial problems that some regional sports networks are trying to address, and there does not appear to be immediate concern about what will happen if the owner of those networks files for bankruptcy. Los Angeles Clippe Siegrist's scoring touch has Villanova near top of Big East 02/17/2023 02:10pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Villanova's Maddy Siegrist signed autographs and took selfies with adoring young fans for about 30 minutes after helping her No. 14 Wildcats beat St. John's this week, a sign of the increased attention she's been getting on and off the court. She leads the nation in scoring with an Off camera, Fox hosts doubted 2020 election fraud claims 02/17/2023 01:20pm • WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) ��� To millions of viewers, Fox News hosts gave allies of former President Donald Trump a platform to champion false claims that he lost the 2020 election because of voter fraud. To one another, they expressed doubts about the claims and mocked the people making them. Private e Dave Hollis, Disney exec turned self-help author, dies at 47 02/17/2023 11:47am • DALLAS (AP) ��� Dave Hollis, who left his post as a Disney executive to help his wife run a successful lifestyle empire, has died at his home in Texas. He was 47. Hollis, whose ex-wife Rachel Hollis wrote the bestseller ���Girl, Wash Your Face,��� was pronounced dead Sunday afternoon at his home in New this week: Pink, J-Hope, 'Woman King,' 'Hello Tomorrow!' 02/17/2023 11:13am • Here���s a collection curated by The Associated Press��� entertainment journalists of what���s arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week. MOVIES ��� Just a week after hitting theaters the neo-noir thriller ���Sharper,��� anchored by Julianne Moore, arrives on Ap 1979 Daytona 500 picked as NASCAR's most memorable race 02/17/2023 10:58am • DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) ��� Take a ride through Daytona International Speedway���s main tunnel and photos of some of the most celebrated events in track history line the walls. One can���t be missed. It shows Cale Yarborough, helmet in hand, ready to unload on Bobby Allison and ignite a muddy, bloo Turkish quake victims sleep in trains, tents, greenhouses 02/17/2023 10:47am • SAMANDAG, Turkey (AP) ��� Nearly two weeks after a massive earthquake leveled tens of thousands of buildings and displaced millions of people in Turkey and Syria, many are still struggling to fulfill their basic needs and some are bedding down in tents, factories, train cars and greenhouses. People Outer Banks to Northern Virginia teens: Take 'Beach Week' elsewhere 02/17/2023 07:31am • 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. Last June, hundreds of high school students celebrating graduation descended on the quiet North Carolina Outer Banks village of Corolla f TikTok plans 2 more European data centers amid privacy fears 02/17/2023 07:16am • LONDON (AP) ��� TikTok said Friday that it's planning two more European data centers, as the popular Chinese-owned video sharing app seeks to allay growing concerns about data privacy for its users in the West. TikTok has been under fire from European and American authorities over concerns that i Va. Senate panel defeats two bills restricting trans students 02/17/2023 07:06am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ��� Virginia Senate Democrats defeated two bills Thursday that would have restricted transgender students' participation in school athletics and required officials to notify parents if their child identifies as trans in school, measures that faced strenuous objections from LGBTQ a