More people than ever are ‘packing’ at the airport
With nearly two full months remaining in the year, the Transportation Security Administration has already snagged a record number of guns at security checkpoints.
Tanguay’s shootout goal lifts Avalanche past Leafs
DENVER (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs filed into their locker room after the first period and saw Daniel Winnik walking around and feeling fine. That sight softened the blow of what ended up as a 4-3 shootout loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night. Knowing their teammate was fine after a scary headfirst…
Transurban denies price-gouging in cases of five-figure fines
After WTOP profiled two drivers facing bills totaling $30,000 for unpaid trips on the 495 Express Lanes, the toll operator of the lanes is defending itself against charges of price gouging.
Grambling beats Mississippi Valley State 38-23
ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) — Johnathan Williams threw three second-quarter touchdown passes and Grambling State rallied to beat Mississippi Valley State 38-23 on Thursday night for its seventh straight victory. The game was interrupted briefly late in the second quarter when the field sprinklers went off. Williams was 19 of 32 for 382 yards for…
UN Ebola chief optimistic of future drop in cases
EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N.’s Ebola chief said an extraordinary global response over the past month has made him hopeful the outbreak could end in 2015, though he cautioned that the fight to contain the disease is not even a quarter done. “Until the last case of Ebola is…
Veterans Day Freebies across the region
Veterans can take advantage of everything from free car washes to free haircuts, free meals and free admission to Mount Vernon and Colonial Williamsburg. Many of these offers are also being extended to active members of the military.
Scientist who developed CorningWare dies in NY
DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — S. Donald Stookey was a young scientist researching the properties of glass when in 1952 he put a glass plate into an oven to heat it. But the oven malfunctioned. Instead of heating to about 1,100 degrees Fahrenheit, the oven shot up to more than 1,600…
Trout, McCutchen win Silver Slugger Awards
NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout, Pittsburgh’s Andrew McCutchen and Washington’s Ian Desmond have won their third straight Silver Slugger Awards. Chicago White Sox rookie first baseman Jose Abreu and Houston second baseman Jose Altuve were among eight first-time winners announced Thursday by Louisville Slugger, which presents the annual honors following…
Probe finds porous security at NYC’s Rikers Island
JAKE PEARSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Water bottles filled with vodka that go uninspected. Lunch boxes packed with drugs allowed to bypass X-ray machines. Razor blades and other objects waved on through, even when they set off metal detectors. Gaping security holes at the city’s Rikers Island jail allowed guards and other staffers…
Cullen lifts Predators over slumping Stars, 3-2
DALLAS (AP) — Matt Cullen gave the Predators a lead that Pekka Rinne protected in the final seconds. Cullen scored the go-ahead goal at 13:47 of the third period and Nashville beat the slumping Dallas Stars 3-2 on Thursday in a game that wasn’t decided until the last shot of the night. “I think it…
