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Masonite, Central Garden rise; Pinterest, Expedia fall, Friday, 2/9/2024 02/09/2024 04:19pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Friday: Cloudflare Inc., up $17.61 to $107.92. The web security and content delivery company beat analysts' fourth-quarter earnings forecasts. DexCom Inc., down $6.58 to $120.47. The medical device company's sales forec An activist who searched for her disappeared brother killed in Mexican border city 02/09/2024 10:44am • MEXICO CITY (AP) — A gunman has killed an activist who led a group of volunteers searching for some of Mexico’s over 100,000 missing people, prosecutors said. The killer burst into a beauty salon Thursday in the northern border city of Mexicali and shot to death Ángela León, who apparently ran NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 02/09/2024 10:28am • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. ___ Posts misrepresent the status of a bill that could disqualify Trump f They opened a Haitian food truck. Then they were told, 'Go back to your own country,' lawsuit says 02/09/2024 10:01am • PARKSLEY, Va. (AP) — A married couple who fled Haiti for Virginia achieved their American dream when they opened a variety market on the Eastern Shore, selling hard-to-find spices, sodas and rice to the region's growing Haitian community. When they added a Haitian food truck, people drove from an Viewpoint: How to transform D.C. into an arts and entertainment hub 02/09/2024 09:08am • Downtown D.C. will never again be what it was pre-pandemic. That’s not a bad thing, but it requires our plans for the future to be visionary rather than attempting to go back in time.  Remote work and artificial intelligence are permanently altering how and where people work. Though these are hi What's trending in the DC real estate market and where you can get the biggest bang for your buck 02/08/2024 07:49pm • For many people in the market for a new home, there has been sticker shock when crunching the numbers. Interest rates have been among the factors driving up costs, so too has the demand for homes as people left condos during the pandemic. Realtor John Coleman, with the Jason Martin Group in D.C., Biden aides meet in Michigan with Arab American and Muslim leaders, aiming to mend political ties 02/08/2024 07:04pm • DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Top Biden administration officials met Thursday with Arab American and Muslim leaders in Michigan in an effort to mend ties with a community that has an important role in deciding whether President Joe Biden can hold on to a crucial swing state in the 2024 election. He is f Athlete's Guide to the Grocery Store: A Shopping List 02/08/2024 07:00pm • As a distance runner, I know that the food I eat directly correlates to how I feel and perform as an athlete. Each main food group and every vitamin helps with athletic performance in a specific way, from protein for muscle recovery, to iron that helps carry oxygen in red blood cells throughout the 7 Easy Keto Desserts Everyone Will Love 02/08/2024 07:00pm • Balancing desserts with a keto dietThe keto diet entails eliminating nearly all carbs, so enjoying sweet indulgences while on this eating style can be a little challenging. The good news is: It's not impossible."The key is to choose low-carb options that are made with healthy ingredients," explains California bill would ban all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores 02/08/2024 06:48pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would ban all plastic shopping bags in 2026 under a new bill announced Thursday in the state Legislature. California already bans thin plastic shopping bags at grocery stores and other shops, but shoppers at checkout can purchase bags made with a thicker plasti Maggiano's moving Tysons restaurant out of the Galleria 02/08/2024 05:53pm • Italian restaurant chain Maggiano’s Little Italy will shutter its longtime outpost at Tysons Galleria in favor of new space across the street at Tysons Corner Center. It may not be the only chain to make the leap. Doug Healey, senior vice president for leasing with Tysons Corner Center owner Th Regency Centers: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 02/08/2024 04:40pm • JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Regency Centers Corp. (REG) on Thursday reported a key measure of profitability in its fourth quarter. The results matched Wall Street expectations. The Jacksonville, Florida-based real estate investment trust said it had funds from operations Pinterest: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 02/08/2024 04:24pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pinterest Inc. (PINS) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income of $201.2 million. On a per-share basis, the San Francisco-based company said it had profit of 29 cents. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and amortization costs, were 53 cent Will Lester, longtime AP journalist in South Carolina, Florida and Washington, dies at age 71 02/08/2024 03:05pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Will Lester, a longtime reporter and editor for The Associated Press who played a critical role in the news organization’s 2000 election-night decision not to call the presidential race, died Wednesday. He was 71. According to his family, Lester died unexpectedly at his ho Wegmans tractor-trailer catches fire, blocking street by Montgomery Co. shopping center 02/08/2024 02:38pm • A tractor-trailer hauling food products caught fire early Thursday morning and began leaking fuel in Germantown, Maryland, according to the Montgomery County fire department. No injuries from the fire have been reported, but it blocked all lanes as first responders worked to clear the smoldering