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Woman was living inside rooftop grocery store sign with computer and coffee maker for a year 05/10/2024 09:53am • Contractors curious about an extension cord on the roof of a Michigan grocery store made a startling discovery: A 34-year-old woman was living inside the business sign, with enough space for a computer, printer and coffee maker, police said. ���She was homeless,��� Officer Brennon Warren of the Midl Hope fades for dozens missing days after South Africa building collapse as death toll rises to 12 05/10/2024 09:50am • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) ��� Hope was fading Friday for dozens of construction workers buried for days in the rubble of a building that collapsed in South Africa as the death toll rose to 12 and more than 40 remained missing. Authorities said rescuers were now faced with the challenge of moving Family petitions to rename Fairfax Co. road after daughter's fatal crash helped spur safety changes 05/10/2024 08:50am • In January 2023, 16-year-old Ariana Haftsavar was killed when the 2019 Lexus IS350 she was riding in left the road and rolled over. Her father tells WTOP Lee Chapel Road has been the site of many crashes. (Courtesy Bahman Haftsavar) A year-and-a-half after his daughter died in a crash on a treac AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Maryland's presidential and state primaries 05/10/2024 07:07am • ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) ��� President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump look to add to their string of victories and pad their delegate totals in Maryland on Tuesday as the presidential primary campaign enters its final weeks. Voters will also decide contested primaries in a U.S. Senate race t Several closely-watched US House primaries in Maryland are loaded with candidates 05/10/2024 05:15am • Three open Maryland congressional seats have led to a flood of candidates in a trio of districts, providing dozens of choices for voters in the May 14 primary. The sprawling 6th District, which stretches from part of Montgomery County, through the Frederick area to the westernmost counties of the Transitional council in Haiti embraces new changes following turmoil as gang violence grips country 05/10/2024 03:06am • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) ��� A transitional council tasked with choosing new leaders for Haiti is changing the way it operates in a move that surprised many as gang violence consumes the country. Instead of having a single council president, four veteran politicians will take turns leading the cou Chad's military ruler declared winner of presidential election, while opposition disputes the result 05/10/2024 02:32am • N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) ��� Chad���s military leader, Mahamat Deby Itno, was declared the winner of this week's presidential election, according to provisional results released Thursday. The results were contested by his main rival, Prime Minister Succ��s Masra. The national agency that manages Chad��� India says Canada has shared no evidence of its involvement in killing of a Sikh separatist leader 05/10/2024 01:48am • NEW DELHI (AP) ��� India said Thursday that Canada has shared no evidence to back its allegation that the Indian government was involved in the slaying of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada last year, despite the recent arrests of three Indian men in the crime. India���s External Affairs Ministry sp Killing of an airman by Florida deputy is among cases of Black people being shot in their homes 05/10/2024 12:15am • The fatal shooting of a U.S. Air Force airman at his off-base apartment in the Florida Panhandle by a sheriff's deputy brings to mind other instances of Black people being killed by law enforcement in their own homes as they're going about their day. Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, was killed on Ma Maui to hire expert to evaluate county's response to deadly wildfire 05/09/2024 11:22pm • WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) ��� Nine months after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century struck Maui, Mayor Richard Bissen says the county will hire an outside expert to assess how its emergency management agency performed during the disaster. The Aug. 8 wildfire killed 101 people and destroyed Pro-Palestinian protesters disperse after police presence at GWU campus; at least 1 arrested 05/09/2024 10:40pm • Pro-Palestinian protesters returned to the George Washington University and pitched tents on campus Thursday night, just one day after police cleared an encampment on the D.C. campus, arresting dozens of people. A group of around 100 pro-Palestinian protesters linked arms and encircled severa Hungary and China sign strategic cooperation agreement during visit by Chinese President Xi 05/09/2024 10:08pm • BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) ��� Hungary and China signed a number of new agreements on Thursday to deepen their economic and cultural cooperation during a visit to the Central European country by Chinese President Xi Jinping, a trip meant to solidify China's economic footprint in the region. Xi and Hung 2nd black bear in a year enters DC's Brookland neighborhood 05/09/2024 10:02pm • Residents of D.C.'s Brookland neighborhood have welcomed a new neighbor and are curious about their whereabouts. A black bear was first spotted in the Northeast community Wednesday morning, with social media posts showing the furry intruder wandering around homes on Newton and Otis streets. On Free software updates available in Md. could shrink the odds your Hyundai is stolen 05/09/2024 09:30pm • In recent years, Hyundai and Kia vehicles have become easy targets for car thieves, thanks to a social media "challenge." The two automakers have since been giving out steering wheel locks across the country. Now, Hyundai is out with a new software update the carmaker hopes will be even more eff Several people detained as protesters block parking garage at Massachusetts Institute of Technology 05/09/2024 09:14pm • CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) ��� Police detained several people Thursday at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology after demonstrators blocked a parking garage in their ongoing protest movement connected to the Israel-Hamas war. Tensions have ratcheted up in standoffs with protesters on campuses across