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Dogs gifted by North's Kim resettle in South Korean zoo 12/12/2022 06:13am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A pair of dogs gifted by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un four years ago ended up at a zoo in South Korea after a dispute over who should finance the caring of the animals. Kim had given the two white Pungsan hunting dogs — a breed indigenous to North Korea — to then-S Experts, advocates: LGBTQ+ students 'collateral damage' in education debates, controversy 12/12/2022 05:36am • Since Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced the 2022 Model Policies for Virginia schools that are intended to require students to use locker rooms and programs that match their assigned sex, rather than their gender identity, controversial conversations have continued to impact day-to-day educational experi Court denies govt aid for Nagasaki A-bomb survivors children 12/12/2022 03:44am • TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court on Monday rejected a damages suit filed by a group of children of Nagasaki atomic bombing survivors seeking eligibility for government support for medical costs, saying hereditary radiation impact has not been proven. A group of 28 people whose parents were exposed to How Games Can Build Your Child's Social-Emotional Skills 12/11/2022 07:00pm • Dungeons & Dragons, the 70s-era role-playing game, might bring to mind orcs and elves and multi-sided dice. But today, D&D and games like it are helping kids and teens learn important life skills. Liz Wollman lives in New York City. Her son, Phil, is 15 and was diagnosed with autism spectrum 10 Best Growth Stocks to Buy for 2023 12/11/2022 07:00pm • Where can investors look for growth in 2023?With economists around the world dialing back economic growth forecasts for 2023, it may become increasingly difficult for investors to find reliable growth stocks to buy. Despite the Federal Reserve's best efforts, inflation remains far higher than the ce Basic tips to keep healthy as flu, RSV and COVID-19 cases rise 12/11/2022 02:08pm • As experts warn of a rise in flu, RSV and COVID-19 cases this holiday season, here are some very basic tips for people to keep themselves and their loved ones healthy. Stay home Dr. Keri Althoff, associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Pioneering Black feminist Dorothy Pitman Hughes dies at 84 12/11/2022 01:33pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Dorothy Pitman Hughes, a pioneering Black feminist, child welfare advocate and lifelong community activist who toured the country speaking with Gloria Steinem in the 1970s and appears with her in one of the most iconic photos of the second-wave feminist movement, has died. She was USC's Williams wins Heisman after leading Trojan turnaround 12/10/2022 11:32pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Caleb Williams brought sizzle, excitement and star power back to Southern California football. And now the Heisman Trophy, too. Williams, the dynamic quarterback who was the catalyst for the Trojans’ turnaround season, won the Heisman on Saturday night to make USC the first schoo Clark, No. 19 UCLA rout Denver 87-64 for 5th straight win 12/10/2022 05:51pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jaylen Clark scored 24 points and No. 19 UCLA opened the second half with a 17-0 run on its way to an 87-64 rout of Denver on Saturday for the Bruins’ fifth straight victory. Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 18 points on 9-of-11 shooting for the Bruins (8-2), who last week opened Pac-12 Maryland politicians decry anti-Semitism, embrace Jewish group’s policy agenda 12/10/2022 03:34pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. With reported acts of anti-Semitism on the rise in Maryland and across the nation, dozens of leading state politicians gathered at a synagog New Japan law aims at Unification Church fundraising abuses 12/10/2022 09:12am • TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament on Saturday enacted a law to restrict malicious donation solicitations by religious and other groups, which mainly targets the Unification Church, whose fundraising tactics and cozy ties with the governing party caused public outrage. The South Korean-based relig Karlsson, Meier lead Sharks past Ducks 6-1 to snap skid 12/10/2022 01:25am • ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Erik Karlsson and Nico Sturm scored eight seconds apart in the Sharks’ three-goal second period, and Eetu Makiniemi won his first NHL start with 23 saves in San Jose's 6-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night. Timo Meier and Karlsson had a goal and an assist apie How a Twitter account with a cat avatar took on Beijing 12/10/2022 12:47am • The unprecedented protests that swept China late last month, posing the biggest challenge to leader Xi Jinping's authority since he came to power, had a peculiar focal point: a Chinese Twitter account with a cat avatar. As people took to the streets to call for greater freedoms and an end to zero No food in 9 days for 19 Nevada prisoners on hunger strike 12/10/2022 12:09am • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Through stifled sobs, Nina Fernandez described on Friday a vastly different version of events than those shared by Nevada prison officials as to why her son and dozens of others have been on hunger strike at a maximum-security prison for more than a week. The Nevada Department of Frustration of Gen Z in DC: How to get that apartment even with bad credit 12/09/2022 04:50pm • It's not breaking news to tell you about how hard it is to find a good, affordable apartment in the District. It often feels like you're picking between one or the other, but that having both isn't possible. The D.C. area got a reminder of that this week, when incoming Rep.-elect Maxwell Frost, o