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Michigan���s latest dam safety crisis revives calls for reforms, funding 04/23/2026 02:36pm • As waters recede from Michigan���s latest dam failure crisis, Michigan leaders are once again vowing action on reforms that could help prevent similar crises in the future. Next week, a state House committee is expected to take up a bill that would strengthen flood control standards at Michigan dams Murder retrial begins in deputy's killing of a Black man entering his grandmother's Ohio home 04/23/2026 02:36pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ��� Opening statements began Thursday in the retrial of a former Ohio sheriff���s deputy charged with murder and reckless homicide for killing a Black man who was shot multiple times in the back while entering his grandmother���s house. The shooting of Casey Goodson Jr. by former What to know about a federal order reclassifying medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug 04/23/2026 02:32pm • President Donald Trump's administration has reclassified medical marijuana, which is already licensed in most states, as a less dangerous drug. The order signed Thursday by the nation���s acting attorney general is a first step toward broader federal acceptance of one of the nation's most commonly Leeds midfielder Ilia Gruev out for rest of season with meniscus injury 04/23/2026 02:30pm • LEEDS, England (AP) ��� Leeds midfielder Ilia Gruev will miss the FA Cup semifinal against Chelsea plus the remainder of the season because of a meniscus injury, manager Daniel Farke said Thursday. The Bulgaria international sustained the knee injury in training and missed Leeds' 2-2 draw with Bourn Splitter led the Blazers to the playoffs as a 1st-time NBA head coach but his future is uncertain 04/23/2026 02:29pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ��� As uncertainty about his future with the Portland Trail Blazers swirls, interim coach Tiago Splitter is approaching the job with the same positivity that has helped carry the team through a strange season and into the NBA playoffs. The sentiment was apparent after the Blazers New tech aims at slowing down Maryland's worst drivers 04/23/2026 02:24pm • Advocates in Maryland are hoping Gov. Wes Moore will sign a bill that would require installation of new technology in the cars of the state���s worst drivers to get them to slow down and drive safer. The bill, sponsored by Del. Nick Allen of Baltimore County, would launch the Intelligent Speed A A massive kraken-like octopus may have prowled the seas during the age of dinosaurs 04/23/2026 02:11pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The top predator prowling the seas during the age of the dinosaurs 100 million years ago may have been the octopus. New analyses of fossilized jaws reveal that massive, kraken-like octopuses once hunted alongside other marine predators. They boasted eight arms and long bodies that Falcons' James Pearce Jr. agrees to enter pretrial intervention program to resolve 3 felony charges 04/23/2026 02:09pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Atlanta Falcons edge rusher James Pearce Jr. has agreed to enter a pretrial intervention program which his attorneys say will allow him to resolve three felony charges stemming from what police called a domestic dispute on Feb. 7 with his ex-girlfriend Rickea Jackson, a WNBA player. Healthcare by and for women: A conversation on intentional and responsive care 04/23/2026 02:02pm • This content was provided by Complete Concierge Care. Women deserve healthcare that is responsive to their story and individual health journeys. For too long, the tradition-bound healthcare system has dismissed the expectations that women have always had for their healthcare ��� competence, speci What Hispanic adults, men and young Americans think of Trump, according to an AP-NORC poll 04/23/2026 01:59pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Many of the groups that helped elect Donald Trump as president again are deeply unhappy with his performance, according to an AP-NORC poll. Trump���s return to the presidency was fueled by a wide-ranging coalition that built on his loyal base of supporters. Now that Trump has bee Maine tried zoning reform to fix its housing crisis. It���s unclear if it���s working. 04/23/2026 01:57pm • In 2022, the Maine Legislature took a rare step and required municipalities to adjust local zoning rules in an effort to spur housing construction, a move that generated a fierce debate over state growth targets versus local control. Four years later, the State House may have finally worked out the Pope urges US and Iran to return to peace talks, condemns capital punishment 04/23/2026 01:50pm • ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) ��� Pope urges US and Iran to return to peace talks, condemns capital punishment. US-Best-Sellers-Books-PW 04/23/2026 01:30pm • HARDCOVER FICTION 1. ���Hope Rises" by David Baldacci (Grand Central) 2. ���The Correspondent��� by Virginia Evans (Crown) 3. ���Yesteryear" by Caro Claire Burke (Knopf) 4. ���Rites of the Starling��� by Devney Perry (Red Tower) 5. ���The Auction (deluxe ed.)" by Sadie Kincaid (Mira) 6. ���Starside Oilers' Connor McDavid downplays injury, but he also has no points in first two playoff games 04/23/2026 01:28pm • EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) ��� Connor McDavid downplayed getting banged up in Game 2 of the Edmonton Oilers��� first-round series against the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night. McDavid���s lower right leg appeared to buckle when he collided early in the second period with teammate Mattias Ekholm, who was ESPN BET Promo Code WTOP: Get $1,000 Bonus for theScore Bet on NBA, MLB Games 04/23/2026 01:26pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services As the NBA Postseason rolls on, new customers can redeem a fantastic welcome offer ahead of the NBA playoff games today by unlocking th