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Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 05/30/2023 01:18pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov DC has fewer big conventions on the books, but that's not a concern 05/30/2023 10:35am • Walter E. Washington Convention Center. (Courtesy Events DC) Business travel in the D.C. region and nationwide has made a comeback. It is still shy of pre-pandemic levels, but a recent survey by the American Hotel and Lodging Association shows it is getting closer. Of business travelers AHLA Let's Go! Music Festival returns to Annapolis headlined by Live, 311, Chris Young 05/30/2023 04:01am • The Let's Go! Music Festival is returning to Annapolis, Maryland, at the Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds this weekend. The third annual event features three straight days of music with Live and Collective Soul on Friday; 311, Cold War Kids and Lit on Saturday; and country-music stars Chris Yo Blaney wins Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte to end winless drought 05/30/2023 01:26am • CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Jumping into the crowd to celebrate a big race victory appears to have become a Team Penske thing. Ryan Blaney held off William Byron to win the rescheduled Coca-Cola 600 on Monday at Charlotte Speedway, giving team owner Roger Penske a sweep of the Memorial Day weekend’s to 25 NATO-led peacekeepers injured in Kosovo in clashes with Serbs outside municipal building 05/29/2023 11:27pm • ZVECAN, Kosovo (AP) — The NATO-led peacekeeping force said on Monday that 25 of its troops were injured in clashes with ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo after they tried to take over the offices of one of the municipalities where ethnic Albanian mayors took up their posts last week. The Serbs clash How Parents Can Support the Adjustment to College 05/29/2023 08:00pm • The transition to college is an adjustment for the whole family, not just the student. College is often the first time students are living independently, and parents may worry their child will face academic obstacles, peer pressure to try alcohol or drugs, or difficulties making new friends. "It's a Commemorating Memorial Day with events in the DC area 05/29/2023 08:00am • Memorial Day is Monday, May 29, and there are plenty of events scheduled in the D.C. region to honor those who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty. Here are some of the ceremonies and activities happening in the area this weekend. D.C. United Prayer March  The yearly United House Pra Grillo birdies 2nd playoff hole at Colonial after lead floats away on 18 05/28/2023 08:36pm • FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Emiliano Grillo could only watch as his ball kept floating and rolling back toward the No. 18 tee after his wayward shot into the flowing water of a small concrete drainage canal. That mishit on the 72nd hole at Colonial cost him his two-stroke lead, but he still got his f Mpox is down, but US cities could be at risk for summertime outbreaks 05/28/2023 04:48pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The mpox health emergency has ended, but U.S. health officials are aiming to prevent a repeat of last year’s outbreaks. Mpox infections exploded early in the summer of 2022 in the wake of Pride gatherings. More than 30,000 U.S. cases were reported last year, most of them sprea 'Rolling to Remember' returns to the nation's capital, advocating for missing servicemembers 05/28/2023 02:53pm • Thousands of motorcycles, many adorned with American flags, streamed out of the Pentagon and drove to D.C. Sunday afternoon for the annual "Rolling to Remember" demonstration ride. The ride, which took the place of "Rolling Thunder" after its final event in 2019, is about remembering those missin Jimmie Johnson says he's never felt more ill-prepared for a race entering Coca-Cola 600 05/27/2023 03:04pm • CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson has won eight Cup Series races at Charlotte Motor Speedway, more than any driver in NASCAR history. And yet the seven-time champion said he’s never felt more ill-prepared for a race heading into Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600. Johnson retired from full-time st Verstappen takes pole for Monaco Grand Prix ahead of Alonso as Perez crashes 05/27/2023 02:39pm • MONACO (AP) — Defending Formula One champion Max Verstappen produced a superb final lap to take pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday and deny Aston Martin veteran Fernando Alonso his first pole in 11 years. Verstappen called his first pole at Monaco “very lovely” but there was no Mayor Bowser tests the waters to kick off pool openings across DC 05/26/2023 09:37pm • Pool season in D.C. is officially underway! Friday afternoon, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser joined the DC Department of Parks and Recreation at the Randall Pool in Southwest D.C. to kick off Memorial Day weekend with a splash. The mayor was on hand to test the waters—literally—jumping in with k US cities hope crime strategies keep homicide numbers dropping and prevent summer surge 05/26/2023 06:08pm • CHICAGO (AP) — An expected bump in violent crime this summer has mayors and police officials around the U.S. rolling out familiar strategies of making officers more visible and engaging with community groups, in some cases leaning on civilians to enforce curfews and keep the peace. Chicago is amon Street closures, transit changes for Memorial Day events in the DC area 05/26/2023 03:19pm • Memorial Day weekend is the informal start of the summer season in the D.C. area, with many people having the day off on Monday for the holiday. Whether you're staying in or taking off, here's what you need to know to get where you're going. Transit schedule for Memorial Day United Prayer Ma