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Bangladesh's ex-Premier Hasina calls for probe into killings during unrest that led to her ouster 08/13/2024 05:54pm • DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called on Tuesday from self-exile in India for an investigation into those responsible for the killings of students and others during weeks of violent protests that prompted her ouster. Hasina, who stepped down and fled Bang DC puts the spotlight on local entrepreneurs for National Black Business Month 08/13/2024 05:00pm • August is National Black Business Month, when Black-owned businesses are celebrated, and leaders in D.C. are marking the occasion by visiting and highlighting entrepreneurs in the area. "We're recognizing Black-owned businesses," said Nina Albert, D.C.'s deputy mayor for planning and economic dev In one region of Senegal, girls can become wrestlers — and win. But only until marriage 08/13/2024 01:15am • MLOMP, Senegal (AP) — It’s almost dusk, and the West African heat is finally faltering. In Mlomp, a village in southern Senegal, dozens of teenagers in colorful jerseys are throwing each other to the ground to the rhythm of Afrobeats against a backdrop of palm trees. It's a common sight across S Brazil buries pilot who died in plane crash that killed 62, as questions remain about its cause 08/12/2024 10:46pm • SAO PAULO (AP) — The pilot of the plane that crashed down in Brazil last week was buried Monday in Sao Paulo, becoming the first person laid to rest among the 62 victims, as authorities continue working to determine what exactly caused the accident. A hearse bearing the casket of Danilo Santos Rom How to Find and Cancel Recurring Credit Card Charges 08/12/2024 08:00pm • Checking your credit card statements regularly can help you weed out recurring charges that are costing you money. Recurring charges to your credit card can add up quickly, even if they're small amounts. These recurring credit charges, sometimes known as gray charges, show up on your statement month Banksy unveils new rhino art in an animal-themed collection that has popped up across London 08/12/2024 05:55pm • LONDON (AP) — Street artist Banksy on Monday unveiled a new mural of a rhinoceros that looks like it is climbing on top of a car in London — the eighth animal-themed artwork he has posted in the past week in a collection that includes elephants, a goat, a wolf, pelicans and more. The elusive gr Man stabs a girl and her mother in a London tourism hot spot before being arrested, police say 08/12/2024 03:21pm • LONDON (AP) — A man stabbed an 11-year-old girl and her mother in London’s bustling theater district on Monday before being arrested, police said, adding that there was no indication that the attack was terrorism-related. The attack occurred shortly before noon outside a tea shop in Leicester Sq Americans' refusal to keep paying higher prices may be dealing a final blow to US inflation spike 08/12/2024 03:18pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The great inflation spike of the past three years is nearly spent — and economists credit American consumers for helping slay it. Some of America's largest companies, from Amazon to Disney to Yum Brands, say their customers are increasingly seeking cheaper alternative products DC-area restaurateurs sound off on the ongoing growth of pop-up restaurants 08/12/2024 09:55am • D.C. restaurateurs got creative during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ghost kitchens gave chefs a chance to cook in another eatery's kitchen and sell their to-go meals with no real restaurant of their own behind it. Pop-up restaurants, though not a new concept — they’ve been around since the supper c 'As a mother of 4 kids, it’s too much': What a Fairfax Co. mom spends on school supplies — and how she saves 08/12/2024 04:46am • From vaping, the cost of school supplies to cellphone policies, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow on air and online in our series “WTOP Goes Back to School” this August and September. Crayons, pencils, notebooks — even headph 10 Ways to Save on Back-to-School Shopping 08/11/2024 08:00pm • Parents are prepared to dig deep into their wallets for back-to-school shopping. Nearly three-quarters of caregivers surveyed by U.S. News & World Report in July say their school expenses have increased this year. For many, covering the cost will be difficult, with 43% of survey respondents sayi English town of Southport mourns 9-year-old stabbing victim and calls for an end to unrest 08/11/2024 05:41pm • LONDON (AP) — The people of Southport, England, came together Sunday for the first of the funerals for three girls killed during a dance class, remembering 9-year-old Alice da Silva Aguiar’s radiant smile and calling for an end to the unrest that has convulsed Britain since the attack two weeks Maryland's tax-free week ends Saturday 08/11/2024 06:24am • Maryland is holding a tax-free week through Saturday, Aug. 17, as shoppers across the state load their carts with back-to-school items. Only “designated clothing, footwear and backpacks/bookbags” are eligible, according to the state’s Office of the Comptroller. It said “certain clothin Where do you live? That's a complicated question for a California town with no street addresses 08/11/2024 12:07am • CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. (AP) — No one in this wealthy California community known for its white-sand beaches and storybook charm has a street address. But unlike the houses in Carmel-By-The-Sea, those days may soon be numbered. After more than a century of address-free living, this seaside touris Today in History: August 11, first prisoners reach Alcatraz 08/11/2024 12:00am • Today is Sunday, Aug. 11, the 224th day of 2024. There are 142 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 11, 1934, the first federal prisoners arrived at Alcatraz Island, a former military prison, in San Francisco Bay; the island would be home to more than 1,500 prisoners over the next three