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They shared a name — but not a future. How two kids fought to escape poverty in Baltimore 05/16/2024 07:33pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — Growing up in the streets of east Baltimore surrounded by poverty and gun violence, two kids named Antonio became fast friends. Both called “Tone,” they were similarly charismatic and ambitious, dreaming of the day they would finally leave behind the struggles that defined the 61-year-old says long course at PGA reminds him of when he was a kid hitting 3-wood into every green 05/16/2024 07:09pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Tracy Phillips hit what he thought was a pretty good drive on the par-4 17th hole at Valhalla. It traveled 240 yards and didn't make it to the start of the fairway. Such is life when you are 61 and playing in the PGA Championship. This unexpected trip to the majors brings ba Things to do in the DC area: Cirque du Soleil's 'Corteo', Bike to Work Day ... and more! 05/16/2024 06:06pm • 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 worth anticipating. Check back every Thursday for a roundup of Things to do in the D.C. area. Cirque du Soleil is back in town, this time in Fairfax, Virginia's Eag A mission that a group of Chinatown seniors carry out each month: Find traditional groceries 05/16/2024 03:40pm • .in-article-vertical-video {float: right; padding-left: 10px;width:300px !important;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.in-article-vertical-video {float: none; padding-left: 20px;}}.in-article-vertical-video connatix_video_caption {width: 300px !important;}#tnvbNcaMHUrl {margin-bottom: 1 Walmart's strong first quarter driven by consumers seeking bargains with inflation still an issue 05/16/2024 01:08pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart Inc. reported another quarter of strong results Thursday as its low prices pull in shoppers scouring for discounts with inflation stubbornly high. The nation's largest retailer, based in Bentonville, Arkansas, also offered an upbeat outlook. Share rose more than 6% in early Pro-cannabis advocates in Thailand rally ahead of the government's plan to recriminalize the plant 05/16/2024 06:00am • NONTHABURI, Thailand (AP) — Dozens of pro-cannabis advocates gathered Thursday at the health ministry on the outskirts of the Thai capital, Bangkok, to oppose the government’s plan to relist the plant as a narcotic, two years after it was decriminalized. The rally came after Prime Minister Srett Matt About Town: Doughnuts with a side of history — explore the District’s Underground Donut Tour 05/16/2024 05:47am • .in-article-vertical-video {float: right; padding-left: 10px;width:300px !important;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.in-article-vertical-video {float: none; padding-left: 20px;}}.in-article-vertical-video connatix_video_caption {width: 300px !important;}#tnvbNcaMHUrl {margin-bottom: 1 Latina Creators Who are Building Generational Wealth -- And What You Can Learn From Them 05/15/2024 08:00pm • Wanting to provide financial resources to family members is a universal human desire. However, not everyone starts out on the same economic starting line. Demographic inequities persist. According to a 2023 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis report, Hispanic families owned only about 23 cents for eve Angie Harmon is suing Instacart and a former shopper who shot and killed her dog, Oliver 05/15/2024 05:23pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Actor Angie Harmon has filed a lawsuit against Instacart and one of its former shoppers who fatally shot her dog in March while delivering groceries at her North Carolina home. The lawsuit filed late last week in Mecklenburg County seeks to hold the shopper and Instacart lia Shopping, dining, coffee, pickleball? Indoor pickleball courts are coming to Manassas Mall 05/15/2024 04:42pm • Traditionally, a trip to the mall involves shopping, maybe a movie, a bite to eat or just browsing — soon, a visit to Manassas Mall, in Manassas, Virginia, can include indoor pickleball. The pickleball courts are scheduled to open on June 8, according to Gage Tutko, who'll be the director of p This, too, could pass: Christian group's rule keeping beaches closed on Sunday mornings may end 05/15/2024 03:24pm • OCEAN GROVE, N.J. (AP) — In this seaside community that calls itself “God's Square Mile at the Jersey Shore,” all the land is owned by a religious group that has for generations enforced an 11th Commandment: Thou shalt stay off the beach on Sunday morning. But there are signs that decades-old Shopping complex fire inflicts tragedy on Vietnamese community in Poland 05/15/2024 02:30pm • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Nguyen Van Son struggled to hold back tears as he stood outside the vast burnt carcass of a shopping complex that was engulfed in flames three days earlier in Warsaw. The 42-year-old Vietnamese trader had his entire livelihood inside — unsold clothing in three shops, equip Retail sales were unchanged in April from March as inflation and interest rates curb spending 05/15/2024 12:27pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Americans unexpectedly paused their spending in April from March as inflation continued to sting and elevated interest rates made taking on debt more burdensome. Retail sales were unchanged, coming in well below economists' expectations, and follow a revised 0.6% pace in March, acc 1 fatally shot, 1 wounded in Centreville parking lot during suspected drug deal, police say 05/15/2024 12:18pm • Listen to WTOP online and on the radio at 103.5 FM or 107.7 FM for the latest.  A man is dead and another is critically wounded after gunfire broke out during a suspected drug deal in Centreville, Virginia, on Wednesday morning, police say. The shooting happened at around 9:30 a.m. in the par Quiénes son los creadores de contenido en TikTok que interpusieron demanda contra EEUU 05/15/2024 11:28am • Ocho creadores de contenido en TikTok interpusieron el martes una demanda contra el gobierno de Estados Unidos, en lo que significa una nueva impugnación a una ley federal recién aprobada que podría prohibir el uso de la popular plataforma de redes sociales en todo el país en caso de que su empr