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A US museum curator was detained in Turkey on claims of spider smuggling. He says he has permits 05/14/2024 02:43am • ISTANBUL (AP) ��� A curator at the American Museum of Natural History was detained in Istanbul while allegedly attempting to smuggle spider and scorpion samples, Turkish media reported. The curator said he had permits from the government to conduct his research. Lorenzo Prendini, an expert on arachn Xi's visit to Hungary and Serbia brings new Chinese investment and deeper ties to Europe's doorstep 05/14/2024 12:06am • BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) ��� When Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Hungary last week, he arrived to one of the few places in the European Union where his country is considered an indispensable ally rather than a rival. By the time he left on Friday, he'd secured deals that provide fertile ground f Misery deepens in Gaza's Rafah as Israeli troops press operation 05/13/2024 11:37pm • RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) ��� Aid workers struggled Monday to distribute dwindling food and other supplies to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by what Israel says is a limited military operation in Rafah, as the two main crossings near the southern Gaza city remained closed. The United N Status of Chinese citizen journalist who reported on COVID unknown on day of expected prison release 05/13/2024 11:15pm • BANGKOK (AP) ��� The whereabouts of a Chinese citizen journalist who served four years in prison for reporting on the early days of the pandemic in Wuhan and was expected to be released Monday are unknown, raising concern from activists. Zhang Zhan, who had been sentenced to four years in prison on The EU is angry that Eurovision banned the EU flag from the song contest and wants to know why 05/13/2024 11:01pm • BRUSSELS (AP) ��� The Eurovision song contest continued to spawn unprecedented controversy, days after the winner was crowned, with the 27-nation European Union lambasting organizers for their ���incoherence��� in banning its flag from the concert hall during the final. In an unusually sharp letter DC opens second ���Safe Commercial Corridor Hub��� in Anacostia 05/13/2024 09:30pm • In an effort to continue driving down crime numbers in the nation's capital, D.C. leaders announced Monday the opening of a second ���Safe Commercial Corridor Hub,��� a building that invites residents to walk in and get immediate help with a wide range of issues. "There will be a friendly D.C. go 3 men charged in Whitey Bulger's 2018 prison killing have plea deals, prosecutors say 05/13/2024 08:16pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Three men charged in the 2018 prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James ���Whitey��� Bulger have reached plea deals with prosecutors, according to court papers filed Monday. The plea deals for Fotios ���Freddy��� Geas, Paul J. DeCologero and Sean McKinnon were disclosed Swiatek on course for Madrid-Rome double; facing Keys in the quarters 05/13/2024 07:13pm • ROME (AP) ��� Top-ranked Iga Swiatek remained on course for an uncommon Madrid-Rome double after beating Angelique Kerber to reach the Italian Open quarterfinals on Monday. It was a ninth straight win for Swiatek, and the two-time Rome champion will next face Madison Keys after the American player e After nine years of court oversight, Albuquerque Police now in full compliance with reforms 05/13/2024 06:50pm • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) ��� The Albuquerque Police Department is now in full compliance with reforms ordered by the U.S. Department of Justice and that paves the way for the end of nine years of court oversight, authorities said Monday. The assessment came from a court-appointed, independent monitor UNC board slashes diversity program funding to divert money to public safety resources 05/13/2024 05:49pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ��� As North Carolina's public university system considers a vote on changing its diversity policy, the system's flagship university board voted Monday to cut funding for diversity programs in next year's budget. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Board of Trustees a Plans unveiled for memorial honoring victims of racist mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket 05/13/2024 05:39pm • BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) ��� A permanent memorial honoring the 10 Black victims of a racist mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket will feature interconnected stone pillars and arches, and a windowed building where exhibitions and events will be held, community and elected leaders announced Monday. The de Questions and grief linger at the apartment door where a deputy killed a US airman 05/13/2024 05:28pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� At the apartment door where a Florida deputy shot and killed Senior Airman Roger Fortson, a small shrine is growing with the tributes from the Air Force unit grappling with his loss. There is a long wooden plank, anchored by two sets of aviator wings, and a black marker for mour A Kremlin shake-up of Russia's Defense Ministry comes at a key moment in the Ukraine war 05/13/2024 05:08pm • Standing in his dress uniform in the back of his Aurus convertible, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was driven around Red Square to review the troops during last week's Victory Day parade. It was to be his last inspection in that role. Over the weekend, President Vladimir Putin replaced Shoigu ��� th The Latest | Nearly half a million people flee fighting in Rafah and northern Gaza, UN says 05/13/2024 04:54pm • Nearly half a million Palestinians have been displaced in recent days by escalating Israeli military operations in southern and northern Gaza, the United Nations says. Around 360,000 Palestinians were driven out of Rafah in Gaza's south over the past week, the United Nations��� agency for Palestinia Dump truck overturns into ravine below I-270 in Montgomery Co. ��� killing 54-year-old driver 05/13/2024 04:50pm • Listen to WTOP Traffic for the latest roadway conditions.�� A 54-year-old man was killed Monday morning when the dump truck he was driving collided with a transit van and overturned into a ravine below Interstate 270 in Hyattstown, Maryland. Traffic was able to get by the crash on Interstate 2