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Apple App Store - Top Apps 09/12/2023 11:50am • Top Free iPhone Apps (US): 1. Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire, Temu 2. MONOPOLY GO!, Scopely, Inc. 3. YouTube TV, Google LLC 4. Threads, an Instagram app, Instagram, Inc. 5. TikTok, TikTok Ltd. 6. Google, Google LLC 7. ESPN Fantasy Sports & More, Disney 8. Instagram, Instagram, Inc. 9. WhatsApp Me The Taliban have waged a systematic assault on freedom in Afghanistan, says UN human rights chief 09/12/2023 06:33am • ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban have waged a systematic assault on the freedom of Afghanistan's people, including women and girls experiencing “immeasurably cruel” oppression, the U.N.'s human rights chief said Tuesday. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said that human How Md. retailers are responding to organized retail theft that has 'become so serious' 09/12/2023 04:14am • In response to organized retail theft across the state, the Maryland Retailers Association is meeting with several jurisdictions to discuss solutions before the issue becomes so significant that stores consider closing. Cailey Locklair, president of the Maryland Retailers Association, said the gr Stock market today: Asian shares mostly slide despite Big Tech rally on Wall Street 09/12/2023 12:02am • TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly declined Tuesday despite a Big Tech rally on Wall Street, as investors looked ahead to data on U.S. consumer prices set for later in the week. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 surged 0.7% in morning trading to 32,686.67. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.2% to 7,176. The 9 Best Cheap Caribbean All-Inclusive Resorts for 2024 09/11/2023 08:00pm • All-inclusive resorts are a much-loved option for low-stress Caribbean vacations. With accommodations, food and some activities all rolled into one price, these resorts can take away much of the hassle of planning a relaxing trip someplace warm and tropical. As vacation prices continue to rise, it's 9 of the Best REITs to Buy for 2023 09/11/2023 08:00pm • Real estate investments can be an excellent way for investors to earn returns, generate cash flow, hedge against inflation and diversify an investment portfolio. However, buying physical properties can be costly, difficult and risky for an individual investor. Instead, investors can buy shares of di Google's search engine dominance is at the center of the biggest US antitrust trial in decades 09/11/2023 02:53pm • The U.S. government is taking aim at what has been an indomitable empire: Google’s ubiquitous search engine that has become the internet’s main gateway. The legal attack will swing into full force Tuesday in a Washington D.C. federal courtroom that will serve as the battleground for the biggest 'Rocky' screening with live orchestra will have audiences posing atop steps of Merriweather 09/11/2023 02:09pm • In 1976, "Rocky" became the rare movie to win both the box-office crown and the Best Picture Oscar, a feat that looks even more impressive with each passing year. Can you imagine that happening today? It remains the most influential film of the franchise, inspiring nine installments with Clubber As US East Coast ramps up offshore wind power projects, much remains unknown 09/11/2023 01:53pm • POINT PLEASANT BEACH,N.J. (AP) — As the U.S. races to build offshore wind power projects, transforming coastlines from Maine to South Carolina, much remains unknown about how the facilities could affect the environment. And that worries some people, particularly those who depend on the sea for the As US East Coast ramps up offshore wind power projects, much remains unknown 09/11/2023 01:53pm • POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N.J. (AP) — As the U.S. races to build offshore wind power projects, transforming coastlines from Maine to South Carolina, much remains unknown about how the facilities could affect the environment. And that worries some people, particularly those who depend on the sea for th Missouri jury awards $745 million in death of woman struck by driver who used inhalants 09/11/2023 12:54pm • CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri jury has awarded $745 million to the parents of a young woman killed on a sidewalk outside an urgent care center by a driver who huffed nitrous oxide canisters right before the accident. The verdict was reached Friday in the lawsuit brought by the parents of Marissa Piggly Wiggly owner buying 10 DC-area Harris Teeter stores 09/11/2023 12:28pm • Harris Teeter owner Kroger will sell 10 D.C.-area Harris Teeter stores to C & Wholesale Grocers, owner of the storied Piggly Wiggly grocery store chain. The move is part of a larger plan to divest hundreds of stores in order to win regulatory approval of Kroger’s planned $24.6 billion m Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 17-23 09/11/2023 11:13am • Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 17-23: Sept. 17: Singer-turned-photographer LaMonte McLemore of the Fifth Dimension is 88. Singer Fee Waybill of The Tubes is 75. Actor Elvira is 72. Comedian Rita Rudner is 70. Puppeteer Kevin Clash (formerly Elmo on “Sesame Street”) is 63. Actor-direct These 5 DC museums are worth visiting just for their café menus 09/11/2023 09:30am • Several museums on and off the National Mall in D.C. tie the focus and message of their exhibitions past the gallery halls and into dining halls and cafés. As seen and well-celebrated in the Sweet Home Café at the National Museum of African American History & Culture, food can be a pathway to Europe's economic outlook worsens as high prices plague consumer spending 09/11/2023 06:37am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Union has lowered its forecast for economic growth this year and next, saying inflation is taking a heavy toll on people's willingness to spend in shops — while higher interest rates are sharply restricting the credit needed for investment and purchases. T