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A car bomb in a Syrian opposition-held town kills at least 3 people, including 2 children 03/31/2024 03:49pm • BEIRUT (AP) — A car bomb exploded in a busy market in a northern Syrian town controlled by Turkey-based Syrian opposition fighters early Sunday, killing at least three people, rescue workers and a war monitor said. The bomb exploded in the town of Aziz in Aleppo province. Volunteers with the Syri Chandler Smith wins spring NASCAR Xfinity race at Richmond Raceway for the second year in a row 03/30/2024 05:39pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Chandler Smith took the lead with 59 laps to go Saturday and won the spring NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Richmond Raceway for the second year in a row. Smith led a 1-2-3 finish for Joe Gibbs Racing — the seventh time the organization has done it — with Aric Almirola secon The Baltimore collapse focused attention on vital bridges. Thousands are in poor shape across the US 03/30/2024 11:09am • After a yearlong closure, a bridge over the Puyallup River reopened in 2019 with a sturdy new span and a brand new name. It even won a national award. But today, the Fishing Wars Memorial Bridge is closed again after federal officials raised concerns about a vintage section of the nearly century-old Police ID suspects who they say tried to rob Prince George’s Co. GameStop before detectives intervened 03/29/2024 07:01pm • Prince George's County police have identified the three men accused of trying to rob a GameStop on Thursday, before police intervened and shot one of the suspects. Kanard Bishop, 26, Edward Leroy Brown, 24, and Kahlill Boyd, 18, all of D.C., face armed robbery and other charges, police said in a In Jerusalem, Palestinian Christians observe scaled-down Good Friday rituals 03/29/2024 06:29pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of Christians participated in a customary Good Friday procession through the limestone walls of Jerusalem's Old City, commemorating one of the faith's most sacred days with noticeably thinner crowds amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. The procession, which normally draws t For years she thought her son had died of an overdose. The police video changed all that 03/29/2024 12:39pm • BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — It was in the den that Karen Goodwin most strongly felt her son’s presence: On the coffee table were his ashes, inside a clock with its hands forever frozen at 12:35 a.m., the moment that a doctor had pronounced him dead. As Goodwin swept and dusted the room, she’d often An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve shows price pressures easing gradually 03/29/2024 11:41am • WASHINGTON (AP) — A measure of inflation that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve slipped last month in a sign that price pressures continue to ease. The government reported Friday that prices rose 0.3% from January to February, decelerating from a 0.4% increase the previous month in a poten Data Doctors: Tips for testing and buying battery banks 03/29/2024 10:05am • Q: Is there a way to test an external battery pack before I go on a long road trip? A: With all the portable electronics we tend to bring on our trips these days, having a portable power source has become an essential travel accessory. If you’ve had your battery pack for a few years, its abi AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Arkansas' state house primary runoffs 03/29/2024 07:04am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in three Arkansas state House districts will return to the polls Tuesday to complete some unfinished business from the March 5 primaries, including one race in which Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and her father, former Gov. Mike Huckabee, are supporting different Georgia joins states seeking parental permission before children join social media 03/29/2024 01:51am • ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia could join other states in requiring children younger than 16 to have their parents’ explicit permission to create social media accounts. Lawmakers on Friday gave final approval to Senate Bill 351, which also would ban social media use on school devices and internet servic It's a bittersweet Easter for chocolate lovers and African cocoa farmers but big brands see profits 03/29/2024 01:24am • ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Shoppers may get a bitter surprise in their Easter baskets this year. Chocolate eggs and bunnies are more expensive than ever as changing climate patterns eat into global cocoa supplies and the earnings of farmers in West Africa. About three-quarters of the world’s cocoa — The irony of Steve Martin's life isn't lost on him 03/29/2024 01:14am • NEW YORK (AP) — Steve Martin has long marveled at the many phases of his life. There’s his youth as a Disneyland performer, surrounded by vaudeville performers and magicians. A decade as a stand-up before the sudden onset of stadium-sized popularity. An abrupt shift to movies. Later, a new chapt 'A friendly face to seafarers': Catholic group checks in with Dali crew members after Baltimore bridge collapse 03/28/2024 09:00pm • Days before the Dali container ship crashed into Baltimore's Key Bridge, the director of the local Apostleship of the Sea helped some of its crew members run errands before its trek to Sri Lanka. Andrew Middleton, the group's director, said crew members contacted him Sunday via WhatsApp, expressi Can You Refinance a Mortgage in Forbearance? 03/28/2024 08:00pm • If you want to refinance your mortgage but you're enrolled in a forbearance program, you will first need to end the forbearance and then meet certain conditions. Refinancing involves paying off your original loan and taking out a new loan with new terms. If you can reduce your interest rate or lengt Texas judge moves late fee case to DC, accusing banks of venue shopping for favorable ruling 03/28/2024 07:21pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A Texas federal judge on Thursday accused the major banking industry groups and U.S. Chamber of Commerce of venue shopping in their lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a major win for the federal regulator. The bureau had argued the only reason banks filed