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Queen Elizabeth II remembered a year after her death as gun salutes ring out for King Charles III 09/08/2023 11:58am • LONDON (AP) — With gun salutes and tolling bells, the United Kingdom on Friday marked the anniversary of the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the ascension of King Charles III, who remembered his mother as a symbol of stability during her 70-year reign. Charles and Queen Camilla observed the annive Cyclists take over the streets this weekend for the 7th annual DC Bike Ride 09/08/2023 08:06am • Be prepared for road closures around the D.C. waterfront on Saturday: The streets will be taken over by 10,000 cyclists for the seventh annual D.C. Bike Ride. Riders will cycle 20 miles of streets across the District and Northern Virginia on the morning of Sept. 9. Locals and tourists alike wi Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 09/07/2023 01:09pm • 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 Prince Harry to attend charity event in London -- but meeting up with the family isn't on the agenda 09/07/2023 11:44am • LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry is attending a charity event Thursday night in London, though he isn’t expected to meet with King Charles III or Prince William as Britain prepares to mark the first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s death. Harry’s relationship with his family has been strained s India's rising geopolitical clout will be tested as it hosts the G20 summit 09/07/2023 10:23am • NEW DELHI (AP) — Ahead of India’s hosting of the G20 summit of leading economies, its prime minister invited 125 mostly developing countries to a virtual meeting in January to signal New Delhi’s intention to be their champion on the world stage. As the leaders logged onto Zoom, Prime Minister How Montgomery County plans to end child hunger 09/07/2023 07:31am • Every day, children come to school in Montgomery County, Maryland, hungry. Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, who used to teach in the county’s school system, said he’s still "haunted" by an incident at the school where he used to teach. One day, one of his elementary school students Unruly fans singing Nazi songs and interrupting play with shouts cause problems at US Open 09/06/2023 05:18pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Alexander Zverev felt he had to react when he heard a fan use language from Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime during his U.S. Open match. This wasn’t the type of heckling that players are prepared to face and trained to ignore. It highlighted a challenge faced by players and the U.S. Op Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 09/06/2023 02:16pm • 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 No longer stranded, tens of thousands clean up and head home after Burning Man floods 09/05/2023 10:03pm • RENO, Nev. (AP) — The traffic jam leaving the Burning Man festival eased up considerably Tuesday as the exodus from the mud-caked Nevada desert entered another day following massive rain that left tens of thousands of partygoers stranded for days. A pair of brothers from Arizona who took their 67- To mask or not to mask? Biden goes both ways after first lady tests positive for COVID-19 09/05/2023 06:04pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden turned up in a mask for the first time in months on Tuesday, a day after his wife tested positive for COVID-19. But the president quickly ditched it during a ceremony honoring an 81-year-old Vietnam veteran, and the two unmasked octogenarians shared a hearty h Column: Ryder Cup is the ultimate test for the unflappable Swedish rookie Ludvig Aberg 09/05/2023 02:44pm • The comparisons with Sergio Garcia are inevitable and appropriate based on the sheer skill and rapid rise. Just don't look for Ludvig Aberg to be sprinting and strutting and leaping into the arms of his teammates at the Ryder Cup. “It was like a walk in the park for him,” Luke Donald said in des Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 09/05/2023 02:13pm • 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 Wait times to exit Burning Man drop after flooding left tens of thousands stranded in Nevada desert 09/05/2023 01:14pm • BLACK ROCK DESERT, Nev. (AP) — Wait times for tens of thousands of Burning Man partygoers trying to exit the mud-caked northern Nevada desert are beginning to decrease after flooded roads left them stranded there for days. Event organizers said they started to let traffic flow out on the main road DC woman dies in apparent drowning at North Carolina beach on Labor Day 09/05/2023 10:10am • A D.C. woman died in an apparent drowning at a beach in the Outer Banks of North Carolina on Labor Day, authorities said. The National Park Service said a 911 call came in about 2:30 p.m. Monday about an unresponsive person in the water in front of the village of Avon along the Cape Hatteras Nati Serbia moves into World Cup semifinals by beating Lithuania, which had just topped the U.S. 09/05/2023 07:45am • MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Lithuania beat the U.S. at the 1998 world championships, then failed to medal. Lithuania then beat the U.S. again at the 2004 Olympics, then failed to medal. And history will repeat itself at this World Cup. Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 18 of his 21 points in the first half