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How DC’s public safety specialists keep communities safe 10/25/2024 03:54pm • Holding an iPad and wearing a black and yellow polo shirt, Jasmine Coley walked along a stretch of Connecticut Avenue in Northwest on Thursday afternoon before stopping into Chocolate Chocolate. It was a quick check-in with business co-owner Ginger Park, and it’s one of several shops along Thousands of children adopted by Americans are without citizenship. Congress is unwilling to act 10/25/2024 11:44am • HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The 50-year-old newspaper was turning yellow and its edges fraying, so she had it laminated, not as a memento but as proof — America made a promise to her, and did not keep it. She pointed to the picture in the corner of her as a little girl in the rural Midwest, hugging t Georgia prepares for a divisive election which could determine its future in Europe 10/25/2024 12:06am • JAVAKHETI, Georgia (AP) — When Vahan Agayan goes to the polling station in Georgia’s parliamentary election Saturday, he says he and his wife will vote as directed to by officials of the ruling Georgian Dream party. Agayan has a sheep farm near the border with Armenia and Turkey, 135 kilometers In a suburban Miami shopping center, Kmart's last 'Blue Light Specials' flicker 10/25/2024 12:01am • MIAMI (AP) — The last Kmart on the U.S. mainland sits at the west end of a busy suburban Miami shopping center, quiet and largely ignored. All around it are thriving chain stores attracting steady streams of customers in sectors where the former box-store chain was once a major player: Marshalls, 20 Top Romantic Getaways in Pennsylvania 10/24/2024 08:00pm • Couples seeking a romantic getaway in Pennsylvania will find a unique array of options that span beyond (but still include) the Poconos, Philadelphia and Hershey. You can also have dinner by candlelight in a cave, spend the night in an International Dark Sky Park and roam through a castle or two. Yo Man who pleaded guilty in Indiana mall shooting that wounded 1 gets home detention 10/24/2024 05:05pm • FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A man who pleaded guilty in a shooting that wounded one person inside a northeastern Indiana shopping mall last year has been sentenced to one year of home detention. An Allen County magistrate sentenced Quentin A. Lewis, 28, on Wednesday to three years with two years suspe Federal appeals court upholds New York's ban on guns in sensitive places 10/24/2024 03:36pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A recent Supreme Court decision doesn't mean New York can't enforce laws banning firearms from “sensitive” places such as public transportation, hospitals and schools, a federal appeals court said Thursday, repeating findings it made a year ago. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Ap Massive displacement from Israel-Hezbollah war transforms Beirut’s famed commercial street 10/24/2024 01:53pm • BEIRUT (AP) — Inside what was once one of Beirut’s oldest and best-known cinemas, dozens of Lebanese, Palestinians and Syrians displaced by the Israel-Hezbollah war spend their time following the news on their phones, cooking, chatting and walking around to pass the time. Outside on Hamra Street Abortion bans are top of mind for young women in North Carolina as they consider Harris or Trump 10/24/2024 12:28am • WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — The TikTok videos haunt 26-year-old Christy Kishbaugh. One seared into her memory shows a young mom talking about how several Idaho emergency rooms rejected her because of the state's abortion ban, leaving her to bleed for weeks after a miscarriage. Kishbaugh sends With 2 women running, the New Hampshire governor's race is both close and personal 10/24/2024 12:08am • CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — One of the nation's most competitive gubernatorial races has also become intensely personal. None of the nation’s 12 female governors are up for reelection, but five women are running as major party gubernatorial nominees in four states. Two of them are in New Hampshire, whe The Latest: Trump targets his base and Harris goes after moderates as early voting numbers rise 10/23/2024 09:17pm • Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are embracing wildly different strategies to energize the coalitions they need to win as the campaigns enter their final sprint. Follow the AP’s Election 2024 coverage at: https://apnews.com/hub/election-2024. Here’s the latest: Harris calls Trump ‘increasingly u Hong Kong discovers dinosaur fossils for the first time 10/23/2024 08:36pm • HONG KONG (AP) — Officials in Hong Kong said Wednesday they have discovered dinosaur fossils in the city for the first time on a remote, uninhabited island that's part of a geopark. Experts have initially confirmed the fossils were part of a large dinosaur from the Cretaceous period, about 145 mi Can You Get a Loan Without a Job? 10/23/2024 08:00pm • Losing your job can be scary. You need your paycheck to cover essentials like housing, food and child care. If you're out of work, you may need to get an emergency loan to make ends meet. You can take out a loan without a job, but qualifying for one will be difficult unless you can show another sour The 12 Best New York City Hotels for Christmas 10/23/2024 08:00pm • The Big Apple celebrates the holiday season in a big way -- from the tallest trees and the most elaborate decorations to the theatrics of stage and decked-out department store windows. The festive season is not to be missed, and several New York City hotels are elevating the holidays this year with 8 Best Expense Tracker Apps 10/23/2024 08:00pm • The latest smartphone apps have made monitoring spending habits, tracking expenses and managing money a breeze. A monthly expense tracker app automates the process of recording transactions, totaling expenses by category and tracking progress toward goals. While there are many resourceful apps avail