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'It's disappointing': Family that made medallions for Kennedy Center honorees reflects on legacy after Tiffany & Co. takes over 08/22/2025 04:14pm • If you've ever seen the Kennedy Center Honors award ceremony, you can envision the rainbow ribbon with a gold name plate hanging around the neck of some of the nation's most treasured artists. President Donald Trump recently took over as chair of the board of the Kennedy Center, and announced tha Apply safety rules to more trains carrying flammable cargo, lawmakers urge 08/22/2025 01:21pm • When a BNSF freight train carrying six cars of liquefied petroleum gas derailed near Manuelito, New Mexico, in 2024, the resulting fire shut down more than 100 miles of an interstate highway. The train carried enough flammable material to send a column of fire and black smoke high into the thin, dry Traditional Polish lace crochet is becoming a new favorite in fashion 08/22/2025 02:30am • KONIAKOW, Poland (AP) — Wiesława Juroszek was only 6 years old when she learned the intricate handicraft of lace crocheting from the women in her family as part of a long tradition in their little mountain village. Now, 53 years later, she is part of a new generation of women using those skills t Ciara reinforces her passion for music with 'CiCi.' The album is her first since 2019 08/22/2025 01:30am • NEW YORK (AP) — Ciara will deliver a new bundle of joy on Friday, but it’s not the fifth child her husband publicly flirts with her about. “It’s time. Honestly, I’ve been working on this album for almost five years,” said the R&B-pop superstar. “I put a lot of blood, sweat, and tea Explosion at Pakistan fireworks storage facility injures at least 25 people 08/21/2025 07:15pm • KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — An explosion at a fireworks storage facility in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Thursday injured at least 25 people, some of them critically, police and hospital officials said. Television footage showed thick smoke billowing into the sky from the building wh Jury acquits Memphis man charged with organizing the daytime ambush killing of rapper Young Dolph 08/21/2025 05:24pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A jury found a man not guilty Thursday of organizing the daytime ambush killing of rapper Young Dolph at a Memphis bakery in November 2021. A Memphis jury deliberated about three hours before finding Hernandez Govan, 45, not guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy to com Tariffs aren't keeping Walmart from attracting shoppers and outpacing Target 08/21/2025 02:45pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart Inc. powered through an uncertain economic environment and tariff concerns to deliver solid second-quarter financial results Thursday, showing it keeps pulling in shoppers and outpacing peers like Target. The nation's largest retailer reported a 4.6% quarterly increase in c Man arrested for WNBA sex-toy throwing at Liberty game, the 3rd arrest in string of disturbances 08/21/2025 02:17pm • NEW YORK (AP) — An Ohio man was arrested for the throwing of a sex toy at a WNBA game in New York, police said Thursday. It's the latest development in a string of disturbances where similar toys were tossed at WNBA games across the country, resulting in at least three arrests. Charles Burgess, 32 How to make climate-friendly and sustainable choices when shopping online 08/21/2025 01:32pm • One way to be climate-friendly: Shop sustainably. But figuring out which products count as “sustainable” can be hard, especially when buying online. As ordering with a computer or phone becomes more ubiquitous, the number of online products labeled sustainable is also increasing. Yet there is no Virginians say housing costs are a crisis, want lawmakers to act 08/21/2025 10:19am • A new statewide survey finds housing one of Virginians’ top concerns — and that a strong majority want lawmakers to act on it. Most respondents said they support policies to make it easier to build more and smaller types of homes, reduce regulatory requirements, and push local governments to Hurricane Erin picking up steam as it edges along the East Coast 08/20/2025 10:59pm • RODANTHE, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Erin began strengthening again Wednesday as it crept closer to the mid-Atlantic coast, its outer bands brushing North Carolina’s Outer Banks as beaches closed across much of the U.S. East Coast. Forecasters expect the storm to peak going into Thursday and say it c A look at those Trump has targeted in tactic of revoking security clearances 08/20/2025 09:02pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's announcement this week that it would rescind the security clearances of 37 current and former national security officials was hardly an isolated act. In ordering the revocation of the clearances, President Donald Trump was turning to a favored retributi Jury deliberations begin in trial of man accused of organizing rapper Young Dolph's killing 08/20/2025 08:06pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A jury began deliberating Wednesday in the trial of a man charged with organizing the daytime ambush killing of rapper Young Dolph at a Memphis bakery in November 2021. The trial of Hernandez Govan, 45, began Monday in a Memphis courtroom. Govan is charged with conspiracy to The Consumer Price Index and Your Money 08/20/2025 08:00pm • As a shopper, you're aware when prices on things you normally buy go up or down. You experience it at the supermarket, the gas station, when shopping for clothes or anywhere else you spend money, and will then make decisions to fit your budget. If a can of your favorite soup is normally $3.50, you m What Is an Assumable Mortgage? 08/20/2025 08:00pm • Assumable mortgages allow homebuyers to take over a seller's home loan -- and importantly, keep the loan's original mortgage rate. Mortgage assumption can help buyers save money while interest rates are high, and it can help sellers stand apart from the competition by offering a more affordable home