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Virginia presses for edge in bid to land FBI headquarters 07/24/2023 08:46pm • Virginia is pushing back against claims that recent changes in the selection guidelines for a new FBI headquarters have given Maryland an edge in the high stakes competition. Virginia's congressional delegation, along with Gov. Glenn Youngkin, said on Monday that they have sent a letter to the FB The 8 Best Beach Blankets of 2023 07/24/2023 08:00pm • If your upcoming vacation plans include long, sun-drenched days spent in the sand and surf, then you'll want to bring all the summer essentials, including a cozy beach blanket. U.S. News compiled this list of the best beach blankets for your next trip to the lake or seaside based on consumer reviews Retired Georgia minister charged with murder in 1975 slaying of girl, 8, in Pennsylvania 07/24/2023 05:31pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A retired minister in Georgia has been charged with murder in the slaying of an 8-year-old girl whose remains were found in southeastern Pennsylvania almost a half-century ago. David Zandstra, 83, of the Atlanta suburb of Marietta is charged with criminal homicide, first--, sec Florida A&M lifts ban on football activities as school investigates rap video shot in locker room 07/24/2023 04:39pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M athletic director Tiffani-Dawn Sykes said Monday the football team will be allowed to resume using its facilities while the university investigates the unauthorized filming of a rap video, featuring some Rattlers players, in the team's locker room. All team How David Bowie, long thought ambivalent to country music, became a writer on a Chris Young song 07/24/2023 03:42pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Country star Chris Young's latest single, “Young Love & Saturday Nights,” is a vivid love letter to summertime weekends, old trucks, dive bar bands, and crushes. And it might sound immediately familiar: The guitar lick that opens the track is lifted directly from David B Prince George's Co. health and wellness expert believes 'food is the foundation' 07/24/2023 07:04am • This is part of WTOP’s continuing coverage of people making a difference from our community authored by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant. Read more of that coverage. Health and wellness coach Rochelle T. Parks shared her favorite quote, popularized by Ernest T. Campbell: "The two most important days in Browns QB Deshaun Watson 'in a different space' after suspension-shaped first season in Cleveland 07/24/2023 06:00am • WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — There's a noticeable difference in Deshaun Watson, a switch in his demeanor, his actions and words. This summer, football, the game that kept him on course while growing up in rural Georgia, is again at the forefront for the Cleveland Browns quarterback, who be Understanding Long-Term Care Insurance and Medicare Coverage for Assisted Living 07/23/2023 08:00pm • You just turned 65 and applied for Medicare. Now, if you need assisted living, you'll be set, right? Not quite. Many people assume that Medicare covers assisted living, but that misconception can be costly. Knowing the facts about Medicare, Medicaid, long-term care insurance and other coverage optio Browns' Nick Chubb among several star running backs to discuss devalued position on Zoom call 07/23/2023 03:52pm • WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Nick Chubb established himself long ago as a special player, a stunning mix of speed, power and precision. A threat to score for the Browns every time he touches the football. These days, Chubb is even more unusual among his peers. He's well paid. With a trend o 'Mama bears' may be the 2024 race's soccer moms. But where the GOP seeks votes, some see extremism 07/23/2023 07:34am • In many election cycles, there’s a snappy shorthand used to describe the type of voters who may help decide the winner. Think soccer moms or security moms. Even NASCAR dads. And now, the “mama bears.” These conservative mothers and grandmothers, who in recent years have organized for “parent 'Mama bears' may be the 2024 race's soccer moms. But where the GOP seeks votes, some see extremism 07/23/2023 07:29am • In many election cycles, there's a snappy shorthand used to describe the type of voters who may help decide the winner. Think soccer moms or security moms. Even NASCAR dads. And now, the “mama bears.” These conservative mothers and grandmothers, who in recent years have organized for “parent Nervous Republicans turn to New Hampshire in hopes of stopping Trump 07/22/2023 11:36pm • HUDSON, N.H. (AP) — They acknowledge Donald Trump's dominance, but weary Republicans across New Hampshire — even inside the governor's office — are fighting to stop the former president from winning the first-in-the-nation primary. For now, however, they're relying on little more than hope and Biden will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teen lynched in Mississippi 07/22/2023 09:25pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teenager from Chicago who was abducted, tortured and killed in 1955 after he was accused of whistling at a white woman in Mississippi, and his mother, a White House official said Saturday. B FAMU bans football players from facility after release of rap video shot in team's locker room 07/22/2023 02:32pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M has banned its players from the team's facilities after a rap video featuring some Rattlers was shot in their locker room without proper permission being granted. Coach Willie Simmons told The Associated Press on Saturday that the team facility, weight room A travel guide's warning to avoid Lake Tahoe may jolt the region into managing huge tourist crowds 07/21/2023 02:42pm • SAND HARBOR, Nev. (AP) — Lake Tahoe tourism officials were surprised, and a bit miffed, when a respected international travel guide put the iconic alpine lake straddling the California-Nevada line on its list of places to stay away from this year because of the harmful ecological effects of overto