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Fears grow that dam across Mekong River in Laos could harm World Heritage site of Luang Prabang 02/02/2024 05:09am • LUANG PRABANG, Laos (AP) — Landlocked Laos doesn't have the famous beaches of its neighbors to attract tourists, but instead relies on the pristine beauty of its mountains and rivers and historical sites to bring in visitors. The crown jewel is Luang Prabang, a UNESCO World Heritage Site where leg Toddler gets stuck after climbing into a claw machine looking for a toy in Australian shopping mall 02/02/2024 12:24am • BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Australian police came to the aid of a 3-year-old boy after he became trapped inside a claw machine at a suburban shopping mall. Video of the unusual rescue Saturday was shared on social media by Queensland Police on Thursday. It showed the toddler sitting inside the gla How to Build Healthy Habits for the Family 02/01/2024 07:00pm • I know I'm not alone in wanting children to develop healthy relationships with food. Rather than focus on numbers or set goals, I challenge you to explore what you can do together as a family. Yes, measurable and timely goals are typically the recommendation, but when it comes to your kids, let's ke Amazon reports better-than-expected revenue, profits for the holiday shopping season 02/01/2024 05:48pm • Amazon on Thursday reported better-than-expected revenue and profits for the fourth quarter, driven by strong consumer spending during the holiday shopping season. The Seattle-based e-commerce company said it earned $170 billion in revenue and $10.6 billion in profits during the last three months o Street fight: Cheverly neighbors worried about plan to connect 2 dead-end streets to big new development 02/01/2024 05:05pm • There's a street fight, of sorts, brewing in the town of Cheverly, Maryland, over the redevelopment of the old Prince George's Hospital Center. The dispute isn't over the project itself, which enjoys wide support in the town, but the potential traffic impact on what are now two quiet residential str Two Native American boys died at a boarding school in the 1890s. Now, the tribe wants them home 02/01/2024 04:46pm • When two Native American boys from Nebraska died after being taken to a notorious boarding school hundreds of miles away in Pennsylvania, they were buried there without notice. Nearly 130 years later, the tribe wants the boys' remains back home. So far, the Army has refused to return to the Winnebag Things to do in the DC area: Ways to celebrate Black History Month … and more! 02/01/2024 06:14am • Throughout February, WTOP is celebrating Black History Month. Join us on air and online as we bring you the stories, people and places that make up our diverse community. There’s so much to do in the D.C. area in the coming days, and WTOP has you covered with our weekly roundup of area events w South Korean court convicts 23-year-old man in car-and-stabbing attack that killed 2 and injured 12 02/01/2024 04:59am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean judge convicted a man of murder Thursday for an unprovoked car-and-stabbing rampage that killed two people and injured 12 others in a city near Seoul last year. Prosecutors had sought a death penalty for 23-year-old Choi Won-jong, who was arrested in Augu Why European Union officials are taking angry farmers so seriously before Thursday's summit 02/01/2024 12:21am • HALLE, Belgium (AP) — The writing of angry farmers was on the Paris-to-Brussels highway in giant yellow letters visible from up high: “Ursula, We are here!” It was chalked onto the road with an equal measure of defiance and desperation, warning European Commission Ursula von der Leyen not to A Turkish family is still afraid to go home one year after deadly earthquake 02/01/2024 12:08am • ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — A year after a powerful earthquake in southern Turkey reduced hundreds of thousands of homes to rubble, Fatma Kirici lives in a tent with her husband and two grown children, afraid to return to the multistory house they fled that somehow still stands. “Our house is at the El Salvador's Bukele has everyone's attention as he seeks reelection in spite of the constitution 02/01/2024 12:00am • SAN SALVADOR (AP) — Love him or hate him, all eyes are on Nayib Bukele. To many, El Salvador’s president is a national hero who took on the country's violent gangs with an unrelenting hand. To others, the populist is a 21st century autocrat who has committed mass human rights abuses and has alte What Students Can Use Scholarship Money For 01/31/2024 07:00pm • From textbooks to a spring break trip to Cancún, if you've won some scholarship money, you may be trying to figure out what you can spend it on. The answer depends. Just as colleges and scholarship organizations have application requirements, many also have rules covering how to spend an award. Tui Walmart to build or convert 150-plus stores in next 5 years. It hasn't opened new stores in 3 years 01/31/2024 04:45pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart said Wednesday it plans to build or convert more than 150 stores in the next five years, while remodeling existing stores. The plan marks a big change for the discounter. In 2016, Walmart said it was slowing new store openings and instead investing in its online efforts, t H&M's top leader steps down in surprise move as earnings at fashion retailer disappoint 01/31/2024 11:39am • LONDON (AP) — H&M's top executive unexpectedly stepped down Wednesday and the company's stock plunged as the fashion giant reported a drop in sales over the holiday shopping season. Helena Helmersson resigned after four years as CEO and 26 years at the company, saying she was proud of the work Miracle cures: Online conspiracy theories are creating a new age of unproven medical treatments 01/31/2024 10:33am • BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — The hotel on the outskirts of town looks a lot like lodging one can find on any American highway. Over the years it has been a Holiday Inn and a Days Inn. The sign outside now bears the brand of a new, growing chain. One that promises a lot more than a good night’s sleep. At t