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A Georgia beach aims to disrupt Black students' spring bash after big crowds brought chaos in 2023 04/18/2024 10:00am • TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Thousands of Black college students expected this weekend for an annual spring bash at Georgia's largest public beach will be greeted by dozens of extra police officers and barricades closing off neighborhood streets. While the beach will remain open, officials are blockin Hoaxer who waged 6-week terror campaign in Britain in 2013 faces near 10-year prison term 04/18/2024 09:41am • LONDON (AP) — A British man who targeted schools and businesses with threatening letters in a six-week terror campaign in 2013 was sentenced Thursday to more than four years in prison and an additional five years over a sexual assault in 1988. Woolwich Crown Court in east London heard that Gary Pr Sydney teen accused of stabbing 2 clerics showed no signs of radicalization, Muslim leader says 04/18/2024 07:12am • SYDNEY (AP) — A 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing two Christian clerics during a Sydney church service might have “anger management and behavioral issues” and a “short fuse” but had shown no signs of being radicalized, a community leader said Thursday, after authorities declared the stab French hero gains Australian residency for confronting killer in deadly Sydney shopping mall attack 04/18/2024 06:48am • SYDNEY (AP) — French construction worker Damien Guerot was made an Australian permanent resident on Thursday as a reward for his heroism during a knife attack in a Sydney shopping mall that left six victims dead and a dozen wounded. Guerot was nicknamed “Bollard Man” on social media after secu South Carolina making progress to get more women in General Assembly and leadership roles 04/18/2024 12:21am • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — At first glance, the all-male South Carolina Senate subcommittee deciding whether to approve a proposal to remove the sales tax from feminine hygiene products was a reminder that as recently as 2012 the state had no women in its Senate. But progress is being made. The electio Md. lawmakers pass bill to address deceptive concert, sports ticket prices — here's how it will help 04/17/2024 07:50pm • If you've bought a ticket to a concert or a sporting event lately, you know how much the prices have spiked in the last few years. Costs can be in the thousands for big-name performers or hugely popular teams. Now, there's been a move in Maryland to try to make that process of buying tickets more Southern California city council gives a key approval for Disneyland expansion plan 04/17/2024 06:07pm • ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Visitors to Disney's California parks could one day walk through the snow-covered hamlet of Arendelle from “Frozen” or the bustling, critter-filled metropolis of “Zootopia” under a park expansion plan approved by the Anaheim City Council. Disney would spend at least Disneyland performers file petition to form labor union 04/17/2024 03:55pm • ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Performers who help bring Disney's beloved characters to life at its Southern California theme parks filed a petition Wednesday to form a labor union. The workers include parade performers, character actors and support staff at Disneyland and an adjacent theme park, Disney C Amazon removed Just Walk Out from many of its own stores but wants to sell the system to others 04/17/2024 12:04pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon wants the public and - especially other businesses - to know it’s not giving up on its Just Walk Out technology. Although the company is ditching the cashier-less checkout system at its Amazon Fresh grocery stores, it plans to sell the technology to more than 120 third-pa Edmunds: Avoid these 3 mistakes when buying a used car sight unseen 04/17/2024 08:08am • It’s easier than ever before to buy a used vehicle online. Unfortunately, that also means it’s easier than ever before to make a purchase you might later regret. Buying a vehicle online and sight unseen allows you to potentially shop the nation’s entire inventory of cars rather than what just Father of boy accused of stabbing 2 Sydney clerics saw no signs of extremism, Muslim leader says 04/17/2024 04:58am • SYDNEY (AP) — The father of a boy accused of stabbing two Christian clerics in Australia saw no signs of his son’s extremism, a Muslim community leader said on Wednesday as police began arresting suspected rioters who besieged a Sydney church demanding revenge. The 16-year-old boy spoke in Arabi Things to do in the DC area: Earth Day-inspired food festival, vintage clothing pop-up … and more! 04/17/2024 04:04am • Celebrate Earth Day early with local artists, food vendors and eco-friendly community offerings at the Earth, Art and Eats: An Earth Day Festival. 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. C Ecuador rations electricity as drought persists in the northern Andes 04/16/2024 07:42pm • QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador on Tuesday began to ration electricity in the country's main cities as a drought linked to the El Niño weather pattern depletes reservoirs and limits output at hydroelectric plants that produce about 75% of the nation’s power. The power cuts were announced on Monda Former shoemaker admits he had an illegal gambling operation in his Brooklyn shop 04/16/2024 06:03pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A former shoemaker pleaded guilty Tuesday to allegations that he ran an illegal gambling operation for the Mafia out of his shop in Brooklyn. Salvatore Rubino, also known as “Sal the Shoemaker,” admitted in court to running card games and operating illegal gambling machines in Aumentan los delitos en Westfield Mall en Bethesda, según cifras de la policía 04/16/2024 05:57pm • Visitantes a un reconocido centro comercial en Bethesda, Maryland dicen sentirse preocupados ante el presunto aumento de la criminalidad en ese establecimiento.  Ya son seis incidentes, desde agresiones simples hasta agresiones a mano armada, ocurridos en Westfield Montgomery Shopping Center