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Left behind and grieving, survivors of Libya floods call for accountability 09/20/2023 07:51am • DERNA, Libya (AP) ��� Abdel-Hamid al-Hassadi survived the devastating flooding in eastern Libya but he lost some 90 people from his extended family. The 23-year-old law graduate rushed upstairs along with his mother and his elder brother, as heavy rains lashed the city of Derna on the evening of Sep Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 09/19/2023 02:21pm • 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 More than 1,200 children have died in the past 5 months in conflict-wrecked Sudan, the UN says 09/19/2023 01:39pm • CAIRO (AP) ��� More than 1,200 children under age 5 have died in nine camps in war-scarred Sudan in the past five months, because of a deadly combination of measles and malnutrition, the U.N.���s refugee agency said Tuesday. The UNHCR said the deaths, between May 15 and Sept. 14, were documented by UN warns disease outbreak in Libya's flooded east could spark 'a second devastating crisis' 09/19/2023 03:01am • DERNA, Libya (AP) ��� Officials warned Monday that a disease outbreak in Libya's northeast, where floods have killed thousands, could create ���a second devastating crisis��� as adults and children fell ill from contaminated water. In a statement, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya said it Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 09/18/2023 01:36pm • 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 As leaders convene, the UN pushes toward its crucial global goals. But progress is lagging 09/18/2023 12:23pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) ��� The commitments were far-reaching and ambitious. Among them: End extreme poverty and hunger. Ensure every child on Earth gets a quality secondary education. Achieve gender equality. Make significant inroads in tackling climate change. Create ���universal access to affordable, Libya was mired in chaos and corruption. For years, warnings the Derna dams may burst went unheeded 09/18/2023 09:44am • CAIRO (AP) ��� The warnings were clear but went unheeded. Experts had long said that floods posed a significant danger to two dams meant to protect nearly 90,000 people in the northeast of Libya. They repeatedly called for immediate maintenance to the two structures, located just uphill from the coa The spotlight is on Ukraine at UN leaders' gathering, but is there room for other global priorities? 09/17/2023 08:42pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) ��� The war in Ukraine and its visiting president take center stage at the United Nations this week, but developing countries will be vying for the spotlight as well as they push for faster action on poverty and inequality at the first full-on meeting of world leaders since the C Brazilian leader Lula rekindles ties with Cuba at G77 summit in Havana 09/16/2023 06:01pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ��� Brazilian President Luiz In��cio Lula da Silva met with his Cuban counterpart Saturday in Havana, signaling a revitalization of ties between the two countries in the first trip by a Brazilian president to the Caribbean nation in nine years. Lula was in Havana for the summit o Events celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in the DC region 09/15/2023 02:22pm • WTOP is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. All this month, discover stories from the diverse Latino communities in the D.C. region, here at WTOP.com and on air at 103.5 FM. Every year, the D.C. region comes together to celebrate the traditions and customs of its Hispani 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 Biden's Medicare price negotiation push is broadly popular. But he's not getting much credit 09/15/2023 10:05am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Joe Biden is trumpeting Medicare's new powers to negotiate directly with drugmakers on the cost of prescription medications ��� but a poll shows that any immediate political boost that Biden gets for enacting the overwhelmingly popular policy may be limited. Three-quar Apple will update iPhone 12 in France after regulators said it emitted too much radiation 09/15/2023 06:32am • PARIS (AP) ��� Apple has agreed to install updates for the iPhone 12 in France after French regulators ordered the company to stop selling the model because it emits electromagnetic radiation levels that exceed European Union standards. The company, which just unveiled its newest generation of iPhon Trial begins in Elijah McClain death, which sparked outrage over racial injustice in policing 09/15/2023 12:13am • DENVER (AP) ��� Elijah McClain's fatal encounter with police began on a summer night in 2019 when a 911 caller reported that the young Black man looked ���sketchy��� as he walked down the street wearing a ski mask and raising his hands in the air in the Denver suburb of Aurora. In reality, McClain, When to Move From Assisted Living to Memory Care 09/14/2023 08:00pm • While an overwhelming majority of older Americans want to remain living in their home, nearly half of those 65 and older report that they either need or receive help with routine daily activities. Even the best plans for independent living can be disrupted by physical and mental challenges and requi