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World War I-era plane flips onto roof trying to land near Massachusetts museum; pilot unhurt 09/17/2023 05:17pm • STOW, Mass. (AP) — A World War I-era plane crashed and flipped over onto its roof as the pilot tried to land outside of a military history museum in Massachusetts, authorities said Sunday. The pilot was not hurt. The vintage single-engine Nieuport 28 was attempting to land shortly after 11 a.m. at Sainz wins thrilling Singapore Grand Prix as Verstappen and Red Bull's streaks end 09/17/2023 12:21pm • SINGAPORE (AP) — The dominant Red Bulls were out of the picture and Formula One had its most thrilling fight for a win this season. Runaway standings leader Max Verstappen’s winning run ended at 10 races and Red Bull’s at 15 — both F1 records — as Carlos Sainz Jr. won the Singapore Grand P Libya investigates dams' collapse after a devastating flood last weekend killed more than 11,000 09/16/2023 01:43pm • DERNA, Libya (AP) — Libyan authorities have opened an investigation into the collapse of two dams that caused a devastating flood in a coastal city as rescue teams searched for bodies on Saturday, nearly a week after the deluge killed more than 11,000 people. It’s unclear how such an investigati Republican presidential candidates mostly overlook New Hampshire in an effort to blunt Trump in Iowa 09/16/2023 10:58am • MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Once upon a time, the moderates, the mavericks and the underdogs in presidential politics had a chance to break through in New Hampshire. Former Sen. John McCain, an independent-minded Republican, resurrected his anemic campaign with a victory in the state's first-in-the-na Climate change could bring more monster storms like Hurricane Lee to New England 09/16/2023 01:52am • BOSTON (AP) — When it comes to hurricanes, New England can't compete with Florida or the Caribbean. But scientists said Friday the arrival of storms like Hurricane Lee this weekend could become more common in the region as the planet warms, including in places such as the Gulf of Maine. Lee remain Rep. Lauren Boebert apologizes after getting kicked out of show and falsely denying she vaped 09/15/2023 09:45pm • DENVER (AP) — Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert apologized Friday after getting kicked out of a musical play in Colorado last weekend for disruptive behavior and then falsely denying she had been vaping. The apology came a day after surveillance video emerged that showed Boebert vaping at her seat in Climate change could bring more storms like Hurricane Lee to New England 09/15/2023 04:48pm • BOSTON (AP) — When it comes to hurricanes, New England can't compete with Florida or the Caribbean. But scientists said Friday that the arrival of storms like Hurricane Lee this weekend could become more common in the region as the planet warms, including in places such as the Gulf of Maine. One r Climate protesters around the world are calling for an end to fossil fuels as Earth heats up 09/15/2023 03:58pm • From Europe to Africa to southeast Asia, tens of thousands of climate activists launched protests Friday to call for an end to the burning of planet-warming fossil fuels as the globe suffers dramatic weather extremes and record-breaking heat, with plans to continue through the weekend. The protests Åberg tied for the lead and McIlroy barely makes weekend after chaotic end to 2nd round at Wentworth 09/15/2023 03:16pm • VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Ludvig Åberg birdied No. 18 in fading light to take a share of the lead. Rory McIlroy did the same to almost certainly make the cut. In a chaotic finish to the second round of the BMW PGA Championship, Åberg and McIlroy won their own personal battles down the stori Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 09/15/2023 01:42pm • 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 Younger voters will be critical in 2024. Biden and Trump are taking different paths to reach them 09/15/2023 11:37am • HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Students were dancing in the aisles and their seats in the Hampton University auditorium long before Vice President Kamala Harris took the stage for the first stop of her fall college tour. Jaden Clemons and Layth Carpenter, both 18-year-old freshmen, said they viewed Harris as After days of heavy rain, flooding and tornadoes in New England, Hurricane Lee up next 09/14/2023 09:28pm • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Days of wild weather that produced torrential rain, flooding, sinkholes and tornadoes in New England could be a prelude to something more dangerous lurking offshore — Hurricane Lee. As the Category 1 system swirled southwest of Bermuda, Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Thursday d Evenepoel wins Vuelta stage as overall leader Kuss moves closer to first major victory 09/14/2023 12:59pm • LA CRUZ DE LINARES, Spain (AP) — Remco Evenepoel put on a dominant performance to win the 18th stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Thursday, with overall leader Sepp Kuss comfortably holding on to the red jersey by crossing the line ahead of his closest rivals and taking a big step toward his first maj Break out the dirndl and lederhosen! Oktoberfest returns to The Wharf 09/14/2023 04:21am • It's that time of year again where D.C. breaks out the dirndl and lederhosen as The Wharf hosts Oktoberfest on the Southwest Waterfront from Sept. 15-17. "In attendance, we run about 6,000 people day," programming director Jennifer Curry told WTOP. "We've expanded the footprint of the event. 6 Top-Rated Newport Mansion Tours + Tips from a Local 09/13/2023 08:00pm • More than a century ago, America's wealthiest families commissioned their "summer cottages" to be built in the coastal enclave of Newport, Rhode Island, along the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. The era's most renowned architects outdid one another in size and scale as well as opulence and grandeur. Tod