The Latest | Rafah's hospitals will run out of fuel in 3 days, WHO says

The World Health Organization says it has only three days of fuel for its medical operations in southern Gaza, with shortages already forcing one of three remaining hospitals in the city of Rafah to shut down. The Rafah border crossing with Egypt has been closed since Israel's...

Police clear pro-Palestinian protest camp and arrest 33 at DC campus as mayor's hearing is canceled

WASHINGTON (AP) — Police used pepper spray to clear a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University and arrested dozens of demonstrators on Wednesday just as city officials were set to appear before hostile lawmakers in Congress to account for their handling of the 2-week-old...

Slow to expand, internet casino gambling is the future of US betting, industry execs say

SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — Internet casino gambling is legal in only a handful of states, but the industry is convinced it is the future of betting, even as some worry about cannibalizing physical casinos. Speaking Wednesday at the SBC Summit North America, a major gambling industry...

Vanda: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

WASHINGTON (AP) — WASHINGTON (AP) — Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (VNDA) on Wednesday reported a loss of $4.1 million in its first quarter. The Washington-based company said it had a loss of 7 cents per share. The biopharmaceutical company posted revenue of $47.5...

House oversight committee cancels hearing with DC mayor over university encampment shortly after 33 protesters arrested

33 people arrested at George Washington University hours before DC mayor set to appear for House panel, police say

Can you afford to take care of your children and parents? Biden revives effort to lower costs

WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Joe Biden runs for reelection, he’s resurrecting proposals to reshape American life from the cradle to the grave by lowering the cost of child care, expanding preschool opportunities and making home aides more available to the elderly. The...

On the field at least, the Nationals and Orioles have had a pretty friendly rivalry

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dave Martinez was asked about the rivalry between the Nationals and Orioles — specifically, whether it's actually become much of one — and his answer was blunt. “Honestly, no,” Washington's manager said. “It really hasn't.” That might...

Activist says US congressman knocked cellphone from her hand as she asked about Israel-Hamas war

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A U.S. congressman from Mississippi knocked the cellphone out of the hand of an antiwar activist who was walking behind him Tuesday and asking about the killing of Palestinians, video shot by the activist shows. First-term Republican Rep. Mike Ezell was...

FDIC report outlines 'misogynistic,' 'patriarchal' 'good ol' boys' workplace culture

WASHINGTON (AP) — An independent review of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. 's workplace culture describes an environment that fostered “hostile, abusive, unprofessional, or inappropriate conduct," and questions whether the agency's chairman is credible to lead the agency through a cultural...