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Thousands forced from homes by a deadly Japan earthquake on New Year's face stress and exhaustion 01/08/2024 08:53pm • WAJIMA, Japan (AP) — Thousands of people made homeless by a powerful earthquake on the western coast of Japan were coping with weariness and uncertainty a week after the temblor left at least 180 dead and dozens missing. The rescue effort since the magnitude 7.6 New Year’s Day quake has drawn th When Saving Money Can Cost You Money 01/08/2024 07:00pm • Reducing financial waste is a top goal for many people, especially as the cost of living escalates. According to a PwC report, consumers drastically adjusted their spending behaviors in 2023, with 53% saying they were holding back on nonessential spending and 15% indicating that they stopped nonesse New Mexico justices hear challenge to public health ban on guns in public parks and playgrounds 01/08/2024 04:45pm • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Advocates for gun rights urged the New Mexico Supreme Court on Monday to block emergency orders by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham restricting people from carrying guns at public parks and playgrounds in the state's largest metro area and address gun violence as a public health c Golden Globes ratings rebound to 9.4 million viewers, up from 2023 telecast 01/08/2024 04:40pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Reviews have been poor for Sunday's 81st Golden Globes, but the telecast pulled in an average of 9.4 million viewers, up about 50% from last year, according to CBS. The ceremony had the benefit of an NFL lead-in, as well as an especially starry gathering that drew Taylor Swift, A heavy wave of Russian missile attacks pounds areas across Ukraine, killing at least 4 civilians 01/08/2024 03:46pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched its latest barrage of hypersonic and cruise missiles against Ukrainian targets early Monday, striking near the front lines of fighting in the east as well as in central and western parts of the country, officials said. At least four civilians were reported kill Virginia lawmakers set to take up proposal to help fund new arena for Capitals, Wizards 01/08/2024 03:25pm • ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Advocates of Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's plan to build a new professional sports arena and entertainment district in northern Virginia say the project would be a generational job-creator so lucrative it will pay for itself. Critics, meanwhile, argue the proposal to lure Ta-Nehisi Coates spearheads new fund combatting sexual violence 01/08/2024 02:30pm • Author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates is teaming up with two nonprofits to launch a new fund that will make awards to champions of sexual violence prevention and that will support education and healing programs, predominantly for Black women and girls, with plans to raise $10 million over the next Maryland Public Televison's 'Chesapeake Collectibles' returns with Barbie, Titanic, Civil War memorabilia 01/08/2024 02:12pm • It was a fixture of Maryland Public Television for 10 years before shutting down during the pandemic. On Monday night, "Chesapeake Collectibles" returns to the air for Season 11 at 7:30 p.m. "'Chesapeake Collectibles' can be thought of as a regional version of 'Antiques Roadshow,'" executive Falls Church is an underrated culinary hot spot: Here's a chance to try it 01/08/2024 11:54am • There are several great restaurant weeks around the D.C. metro area every year, including the City of Falls Church, which is holding its first-ever restaurant week this month. And if you're a foodie and you've never been to the Virginia city, you are missing out. There are more than 160 restauran This Bethesda company may repurpose your holiday gift returns 01/08/2024 10:51am • An estimated 18% of holiday gifts from this past season will be returned to retailers. Most won’t end up back on the retailers’ shelves, but those returns aren’t a total loss. Bethesda, Maryland-based Liquidity Services is among companies helping retailers salvage value from returned mercha Montgomery Co. costume shop owner turns to community for support following fire 01/07/2024 09:30pm • Instead of looking ahead to the business she'll do in 2024, the owner of one local costume shop in Kensington, Maryland, is spending her new year picking up the pieces from an electrical fire. On Jan. 2, Gene's Costumes owner Ginger Ager was in the shop with her mom doing laundry and getting read When's the Right Time to Move Into a Continuing Care Retirement Community? 01/07/2024 07:00pm • Many older adults need a little assistance as they age, and there's a spectrum of senior living options available today. The best-known places are: -- Independent living facilities.-- Assisted living communities.-- Nursing homes.These options can address the needs of a senior who doesn't want to liv Mid Atlantic Daybook 01/06/2024 04:31pm • Associated Press Mid Atlantic Daybook for Saturday, Jan. 06. 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 Nearly 3,000 pages of Jeffrey Epstein documents released, but some questions remain unanswered 01/06/2024 03:24pm • NEW YORK (AP) — For nearly two decades, journalists, police detectives, FBI agents, lawyers and amateur sleuths have pried into the depraved world of Jeffrey Epstein. Yet even after the release of thousands of pages of court records in recent days, some questions about the millionaire pedophile re Florida's Greek community celebrates the Epiphany with annual dive into water to retrieve cross 01/06/2024 03:22pm • TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — After thunderstorms moved past, Florida's largest Greek Orthodox community celebrated the Epiphany on Saturday as a 16-year-old boy dove into chilly water to retrieve a cross in an annual rite that draws thousands. John Hittos found the cross before 64 other boys after