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Metro train with 43 on board derails outside Reagan National Airport, no reported injuries 09/29/2023 03:36pm • A Blue Line Metro train carrying 43 passengers derailed Friday morning outside Reagan National Airport after apparently hitting debris left behind on the track by another Metro train, according to the transit agency. No injuries have been reported as a result of the derailment, which happened jus Already the winningest team in NASCAR, Hendrick Motorsports sets new goals after 300th win 09/29/2023 01:04pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rick Hendrick believes in setting goals because chasing carrots has proved to be an effective motivator for NASCAR’s winningest team. He spent decades chasing Petty Enterprises in his bid to win 269 Cup races and claim NASCAR’s crown from The King. Kyle Larson gave him t Crystal City's new food-centric Water Park opens next week 09/29/2023 12:37pm • Developer JBG Smith's Water Park in Virginia's Crystal City is ready for its close-up. The 1.6-acre park will be open to the public on Oct. 6. JBG began work on redeveloping the park in early 2022, and signed on nine food operators for food kiosks lining Crystal Drive. Those chosen are a diverse Another arrest made in toddler's fentanyl-linked death at Bronx day care center 09/28/2023 08:22pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A man who fled a New York City day care center where a child died and three others were hospitalized with suspected fentanyl poisoning is in custody in California — the latest person to face charges in what investigators said was a drug lab run out of a place where toddlers playe Pros, Cons of High School Jobs for College Applicants 09/28/2023 08:00pm • Many students and their families wonder about the potential benefits of working a job while in high school, particularly its impact on college applications and whether it can make a difference in the competitive world of college admissions. Some experts say the pros of high school jobs outweigh the What Is a Mortgage? 09/28/2023 08:00pm • Buying a home can be a path to building savings and putting down roots in a community. But with median home prices higher than $400,000 in the United States today, many people can't take this step without borrowing money. That's where a mortgage comes in. What Is a Mortgage?A mortgage is an agreemen 5 Best Ways to Use a Home Equity Loan 09/28/2023 08:00pm • Homeowners have an average of $199,000 in tappable equity per borrower, according to Black Knight, a mortgage technology and data provider. You may be tempted to turn your equity gains into cash with a home equity loan or cash-out refinance. But before you access your home equity, consider the best Mom of Colorado man killed by police after taking ‘heroic’ actions to stop gunman settles with city 09/28/2023 06:08pm • DENVER (AP) — A Colorado city has reached a nearly $2.8 million settlement in a lawsuit filed by the mother of a man killed by police in 2021 after taking heroic actions to stop a gunman who had shot another officer, a law firm announced Thursday. Kathleen Boleyn filed the lawsuit in June 2022, a Comic book shop in DC brings world of superheroes to life 09/28/2023 05:22pm • Running a D.C.-area comic book shop provides an opportunity for constant learning and exploration. It's a place where the vivid, colorful world of superheroes comes to life. "There's a big crowd for that here in D.C.," said Jacob Shapiro, owner of Fantom Comics in the District. "It's a pretty Virginia Daybook 09/28/2023 04:33pm • Associated Press Virginia Daybook for Thursday, Sep. 28. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. To see your Daybooks and events for Virginia and other St Italy's leader signs deal with industry to lower prices of essentials like food for 3 months 09/28/2023 11:43am • MILAN (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni launched a pact Thursday with Italian industry aimed at keeping prices down on a range of essential goods, including food, personal care and baby items, which consumer advocates said could mean billions in savings for families. The experimental program r Florida auto shop owner and angry customer shot each other to death, police say 09/28/2023 10:44am • LARGO, Fla. (AP) — A shooting at a Florida auto shop that killed two men was triggered by a former customer's dissatisfaction with work done on his car two years ago, police said Thursday. The Largo Police Department said Eugene Frank Becker, 78, arrived at Stout's Automotive in a rental car Wedne Inspired by llamas, the desert and Mother Earth, these craftswomen weave sacred textiles 09/28/2023 08:18am • COLCHANE, Chile (AP) — In northern Chile, Teófila Challapa learned to weave surrounded by the hills and sandy roads of the Atacama Desert. “Spin the threads, girl,” her grandmother told her a half a century ago. Aymara women like Challapa, now 59, become acquainted with wool threads under blu TikTok says it regrets Indonesia's decision to ban e-commerce sales on social media platforms 09/28/2023 04:25am • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Chinese-owned app TikTok on Thursday said it regretted the Indonesian government's decision to ban e-commerce transactions on social media platforms and particularly the impact it would have on the millions of sellers who use TikTok Shop. But TikTok Indonesia said in a st University of Nevada basketball could have a new home in 3 years under a major casino expansion plan 09/27/2023 08:30pm • RENO, Nev. (AP) — The University of Nevada’s basketball team could have a new off-campus home by 2026 under an ambitious 10-year expansion plan that Reno’s largest hotel-casino announced Wednesday. The estimated $1 billion private capital investment will be the biggest in the city's history,