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Flying this weekend? Check out Restaurant Week deals at Reagan National, Dulles 09/01/2023 02:47pm • Flying out of town (or back into town) this weekend is no excuse for missing Restaurant Week. You can find multicourse deals at restaurants at the airports, too. It's the first time that Dulles and Reagan National Airport restaurants have participated in Restaurant Week. There are nine restaur Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 09/01/2023 01:02pm • 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 Fitzpatrick brothers set up family showdown over the weekend at European Masters 09/01/2023 12:58pm • CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — The Fitzpatrick brothers have set up a family showdown over the weekend at the European Masters. Matt Fitzpatrick, seeking a high finish to secure an automatic place in Europe's Ryder Cup team, shot 5-under 65 to move into a one-stroke lead on 12-under par after t Labor Day weekend forecast: Cool start with temperatures climbing for the holiday 09/01/2023 10:30am • Friday starts off cool but gradually warms up for the Labor Day weekend, as the D.C. region gets ready to celebrate the unofficial end to summer. Temperatures started in the 50s and lower 60s on Friday, but is expected to climb to at least 80 degrees for most of the D.C. area on Saturday. By Labo New York police will use drones to monitor backyard parties this weekend, spurring privacy concerns 08/31/2023 07:53pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Those attending outdoor parties or barbecues in New York City this weekend may notice an uninvited guest looming over their festivities: a police surveillance drone. The New York City police department plans to pilot the unmanned aircrafts in response to complaints about large g Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 08/31/2023 05:52pm • 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 5 people shot and wounded, 2 critically, in Illinois city, as gun violence cancels school events 08/31/2023 05:00pm • PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — One man was killed and seven people were wounded in three separate shootings hours apart in Peoria, continuing a spate of gun violence that started in the central Illinois city last weekend. The man was killed Thursday morning about an hour after two other males were wounded in Mid Atlantic Daybook 08/31/2023 04:32pm • Associated Press Mid Atlantic Daybook for Thursday, Aug. 31. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Mid-Atlantic bureau is reachable at 202-641-9660 The Wagner mercenary group's second-in-command is buried in a quiet Moscow ceremony 08/31/2023 10:19am • MOSCOW (AP) — The man who is believed to have given Russian mercenary group Wagner its name was buried Thursday during a quiet ceremony at a military cemetery in Moscow. Dmitry Utkin died in an Aug. 23 plane crash that killed all 10 people on board, including Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and hi Mutineers in Gabon appoint a military leader after detaining the president, alleging corruption 08/31/2023 12:52am • LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Mutinous soldiers in Gabon proclaimed their republican guard chief as the country’s leader Wednesday after placing the just-reelected President Ali Bongo Ondimba under house arrest, alleging betrayal and massive embezzlement during his long-time rule over the oil-rich Ce Mid Atlantic Daybook 08/30/2023 12:31pm • Associated Press Mid Atlantic Daybook for Wednesday, Aug. 30. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Mid-Atlantic bureau is reachable at 202-641-9660 New Professional Women's Hockey League is getting support from the NHL, just not the financial kind 08/30/2023 06:10am • The new Professional Women's Hockey League has a framework for its inaugural season and the six cities teams will play in when the pucks drop in January. Still left to figure out? A logo, team names, a schedule and where players will end up. General managers also have to be chosen to run the Origina 20 Fun College Campuses for Tailgating 08/29/2023 08:00pm • The pageantry of college football is the draw.When it comes to American sports, football is king. Of the top 100 most-watched television broadcasts in 2022, 86% were either professional or college football, according to Nielsen ratings. With marching bands, game day traditions and historic rivalries Chan Kim leaves his success on the Japan Golf Tour. Now he has a PGA Tour card 08/29/2023 04:18pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Chan Kim was making a comfortable living on the Japan Golf Tour, winning eight times over five seasons at tournaments like the Japan Open and the Dunlop Phoenix. He was sixth on the Order of Merit last year, making just short of $600,000. But when the Official World Golf Ranking rev Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis faces Black leaders' anger after racist killings in Jacksonville 08/29/2023 08:29am • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Ron DeSantis scoffed when the NAACP issued a travel advisory this spring warning Black people to use “extreme care” if traveling to Florida. The leading civil rights group argued that the state's loose gun laws and the Republican governor's “anti-woke” campaign to