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Growing concern from House Republicans about crime near US Capitol 03/21/2024 05:20pm • House Republicans said Thursday that D.C.'s crime problem is undermining public safety near the U.S. Capitol, due to an increase in robberies and carjackings that have affected lawmakers and congressional staff members. "D.C. crime is out of control," Rep. Bryan Steil, GOP chair of the House Admi 15-year-old girl killed during fire at Howard Co. town house 03/21/2024 05:13pm • A 15-year-old girl was killed after being trapped inside her town house when it caught fire last night in Howard County, Maryland, officials said Thursday. Firefighters were called to a town house in the 11500 block of Shell Flower Lane in Columbia at around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, according to H Georgia lawmakers advance bills targeting immigrant-friendly policies 03/21/2024 05:01pm • ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Senate on Thursday pushed through bills aimed at forcing local governments to help deport immigrants instead of sheltering them, part of a continuing political response to the killing of a nursing student on the University of Georgia campus allegedly by a Venezuelan man. An Idaho prison gang member and accomplice sought after ambush and escape from Boise hospital are in custody, police say 03/21/2024 04:50pm • BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho prison gang member and accomplice sought after ambush and escape from Boise hospital are in custody, police say. Justice Department sues Apple, alleging it illegally monopolized the smartphone market 03/21/2024 04:12pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday announced a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Apple, accusing the tech giant of engineering an illegal monopoly in smartphones that boxes out competitors, stifles innovation and keeps prices artificially high. The lawsuit, filed in federal cour March Madness is taking over Spokane with both the men's and women's NCAA tourneys in town 03/21/2024 04:08pm • SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Twelve teams. Nine games. Four days. A major college hoops fan probably won’t find a better place than Spokane to watch this much of the NCAA Tournament in person during the opening weekend. Separated by just 1½ walkable miles along the Spokane River, the McCarthey Athleti Portland revives police department protest response team amid skepticism stemming from 2020 protests 03/21/2024 03:56pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A revamped protest response team is being launched in Portland's police department, despite skepticism from some residents who said their confidence was eroded by the police response to 2020 racial justice protests in the city. The Portland City Council on Wednesday approved Man accused of kidnapping and killing ex-girlfriend's daughter to plead guilty to federal charge 03/21/2024 03:53pm • GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A man accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend and kidnapping and killing her 2-year-old daughter has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of kidnapping resulting in death, court records show. The plea agreement entered into Thursday by Rashad Trice shows he faces a m Pennsylvania house fire kills man, 4 children as 3 other family members are rescued 03/21/2024 02:18pm • JEANNETTE, Pa. (AP) — Investigators were searching Thursday for the cause of a fire that tore through a house in the Pittsburgh suburbs, killing a man and four children and spreading to another house before the flames were extinguished. Firefighters arrived quickly but found the two-story house in Spanish journalist leaves Russia after authorities refuse to renew his visa 03/21/2024 02:04pm • Spanish daily El Mundo said Thursday that its correspondent in Russia left the country after authorities refused to renew his journalist visa. El Mundo said Xavier Colás left Russia on Wednesday, a day after an official told him that if he didn't leave before his visa expired, he would have problem 2 Northern Va. teens facing charges for YouTube prank at Lowes 03/21/2024 01:18pm • Two Northern Virginia teenagers are facing serious charges after their attempt to film a YouTube prank resulted in a police response in the City of Fairfax earlier this month. Sgt. James Lewis said the City of Fairfax Police received reports of someone being abducted outside of a Lowes on Jermant First-year Michigan assistant Greg Scruggs resigns after drunken driving arrest 03/21/2024 01:03pm • ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan defensive line coach Greg Scruggs resigned Thursday, less than a week after his arrest for suspected drunken driving and without coaching a game with the Wolverines. Coach Sherrone Moore said he was notified of Scruggs' resignation and wouldn't comment further. Scr Aaliyah Gayles is the joyous spirit behind USC's rise to a No. 1 seed in women's NCAA Tournament 03/21/2024 12:56pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — As JuJu Watkins and the rest of Southern California's starting lineup is introduced, each player stops in front of Aaliyah Gayles. The reserve guard then goes through a series of fist-bumps, handshakes and courtesy bows with her teammates that end with them smiling and fired up Rowing club boats capsize off Connecticut, all 19 people who plunged into the water are safe 03/21/2024 12:19pm • WESTPORT, Conn. (AP) — Rowing club boats capsized during a fast change in weather off Connecticut on Wednesday, sending 18 teenagers and one adult coach into the cold waters of Long Island Sound, police and fire officials said. Two people were brought to a hospital with suspected hypothermia. Firs Man who helped drag police officer into mob gets over 5 years in prison for Capitol riot attacks 03/21/2024 12:01pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A Colorado man who helped other rioters drag a police officer into a mob storming the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Thursday to more than five years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. Jeffrey Sabol ripped a baton from an officer's hands before pulling another off