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‘Smash-and-grab’ robberies fuel new laws, but Virginia critics question the need 12/20/2023 11:24am • Even before Virginia lawmakers passed a tough new law against organized retail crime earlier this year, Bradley Haywood, a public defender in Arlington, Virginia, challenged the rationale. The idea that retailers in the state had lost billions to organized theft was a myth manufactured by retailers Why Do Jobs No Longer Offer Pensions? 12/19/2023 07:00pm • For many years, companies often provided workers with a pension plan, a valuable benefit that set them up with a steady source of guaranteed income during retirement. These days, fewer employers offer a pension: Only 15% of private industry workers had access to one in 2022, according to the Bureau Live updates | Israel strikes hit Gaza as UN delays vote on a cease-fire resolution 12/19/2023 05:31pm • Israeli troops launched more deadly strikes in Gaza on Tuesday and raided two of the last functioning hospitals in Gaza’s north, while the U.N. Security Council delayed voting on a resolution to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza during some kind of a halt in the fighting. An Israeli strike on an apar Germany protests to Iran after a court ruling implicates Tehran in a plot to attack a synagogue 12/19/2023 02:55pm • BERLIN (AP) — Germany protested to Iran on Tuesday after a court ruling implicated the Islamic republic in a plan to attack a synagogue last year. The Duesseldorf state court convicted a German-Iranian man of attempted arson and agreeing to commit arson and sentenced him to two years and nine mont These kids want to go to school. The main obstacle? Paperwork 12/19/2023 11:56am • ATLANTA (AP) — It’s unclear to Tameka how — or even when — her children became unenrolled from Atlanta Public Schools. But it was traumatic when, in fall 2021, they figured out it had happened. After more than a year of online learning, students were all required to come back to school. Tame Xfinity notifies its customers of data breach linked to software vulnerability 12/19/2023 11:50am • NEW YORK (AP) — Hackers accessed Xfinity customers' personal information by exploiting a vulnerability in software used by the company, the Comcast-owned telecommunications business announced this week. In a Monday notice to customers, Xfinity said there was unauthorized access to internal syst Pentagon announces new international mission to counter attacks on commercial vessels in Red Sea 12/19/2023 10:47am • MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — The U.S. and a host of other nations are creating a new force to protect ships transiting the Red Sea that have come under attack by drones and ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Tuesday in Bahrain. The s These kids want to go to school. The main obstacle? Paperwork 12/19/2023 01:16am • ATLANTA (AP) — It’s unclear to Tameka how — or even when — her children became unenrolled from Atlanta Public Schools. But it was traumatic when, in fall 2021, they figured out it had happened. After more than a year of some form of pandemic online learning, students were all required to com 2022 federal elections in the US not tainted by foreign interference, officials say 12/18/2023 09:53pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Foreign hackers did not change vote totals or otherwise compromise the integrity of federal elections last year in the United States, according to a declassified U.S. government report made public Monday. The report does identify multiple instances in which hackers linked to Iran Judge criticizes Trump's expert witness as he again refuses to toss fraud lawsuit 12/18/2023 09:01pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has lost his latest bid to end the business fraud lawsuit he faces in New York as he campaigns to reclaim the White House. Judge Arthur Engoron issued a written ruling Monday denying the Republican's latest request for a verdict in his favor in a lawsu Montgomery, Prince George's Co. schools detail system operating budget proposals 12/18/2023 08:15pm • Maryland's largest public school systems — Montgomery County and Prince George's County Public Schools — have proposed multi-billion dollar budgets to keep their systems running. Here's a look at the current budget proposals and how officials plan to use the funds for their students, staff an A group representing TikTok, Meta and X sues Utah over strict new limits on app use for minors 12/18/2023 08:09pm • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A trade group that represents TikTok and other major tech companies sued Utah on Monday over its first-in-the-nation laws requiring children and teens to obtain parental consent to use social media apps. Two laws signed in March by Republican Gov. Spencer Cox will prohibit mi What International Students Should Know About Financial Aid 12/18/2023 07:00pm • On top of tuition and fees, housing, books and other supplies, international students face additional costs compared to their domestic peers when studying at colleges in the U.S. Some of those supplementary expenses include visa application fees and international airfare. While earning an education Falcons' season teeters on the brink after a dismal loss. Smith and Ridder feel the heat 12/18/2023 05:50pm • ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons are teetering on the brink after one of the worst losses in franchise history, an inexplicable setback that raised questions about the fates of coach Arthur Smith and quarterback Desmond Ridder. As his third season winds down with the playoffs looking increasingl 4 years in prison for Nikola Corp founder for defrauding investors on claims of zero-emission trucks 12/18/2023 05:24pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The founder of Nikola Corp. was sentenced Monday to four years in prison for his conviction for exaggerating claims about his company’s production of zero-emission 18-wheel trucks, causing investors to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars. Trevor Milton learned his fate in Manha