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Justin Fairfax was once a rising Democratic star before scandal sank his career 04/16/2026 05:25pm • In the days after Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam became engulfed in a scandal over a racist photo on his medical school yearbook in 2019, Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax looked poised to ascend to the post and become the state’s second Black governor. That never happened. Soon after, Fairfax dealt with his o Netflix cofounder and chairman Reed Hastings to step down from board of directors 04/16/2026 05:25pm • Netflix cofounder and chairman Reed Hastings will step down from the streaming service’s board of directors in June when his term expires, the company said on Thursday. Hastings plans to focus on philanthropy and other pursuits. Hastings had served as Netflix’s CEO for more than 20 years until Severe storms continue to produce heavy rain, lightning and flooding across parts of US 04/16/2026 05:24pm • Storms barreling across the heart of the United States continued to threaten rain and pose flooding risks Thursday after causing at least one death when a man apparently was struck by lightning in Wisconsin. Police in Waukesha, west of Milwaukee, said the “area was experiencing heavy rainfall acco WaFd: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot 04/16/2026 05:23pm • SEATTLE (AP) — SEATTLE (AP) — WaFd, Inc (WAFD) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $65.5 million. The bank, based in Seattle, said it had earnings of 82 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time items, came to 83 cents per share. The results topped Wall Street expectation Kaua‘i Community Beetle-Mapping Project May Be A Model For Hawai‘i 04/16/2026 05:18pm • It only took a few seconds and a tug on a monofilament net for Kaua‘i farmer Fletcher Parker to find a dozen adult coconut rhinoceros beetles in a square foot of mulch on the island’s South Shore. Over the next few hours, he and roughly 10 others found hundreds of the beetles in the broader mulc PepsiCo's sales jump after it cuts prices 04/16/2026 05:18pm • PepsiCo's decision to lower prices and cut artificial ingredients paid off in the first quarter, boosting demand for its snacks and drinks. Revenue jumped 8.5% to $19.44 billion in the January-March period compared to the same period a year ago, the Purchase, New York, company said Thursday. That ha In address on media ethics, former Washington Post editor worries about fading moral compass 04/16/2026 05:14pm • NEW YORK (AP) — In a speech about the importance of ethics in the news media, veteran editor and retired Washington Post leader Marty Baron is singling out for criticism CBS News leaders, advocacy journalists and mainstream reporters who failed to aggressively cover former President Joe Biden's fi Summer begins early for the Washington Capitals with Ovechkin decision looming 04/16/2026 05:14pm • The Washington Capitals finished the regular season with a flourish, posting four straight wins. Unfortunately, a pair of April losses, in which they allowed seven goals in New Jersey and eight goals at the New York Rangers, proved to be just enough to keep the Caps out of the postseason for just A Montgomery County school employee faces charge of sex abuse of a minor 04/16/2026 05:10pm • An employee at Walter Johnson High School in North Bethesda, Maryland, is charged with capturing images inside a girls' changing room at the school. James Mulhern III, a 43-year-old media technician at the high school, faces a charge of sex abuse of a minor in connection with the recorded images, Chris Wood leaves Forest game with knee problem in blow to New Zealand ahead of World Cup 04/16/2026 05:05pm • NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood was forced out of Thursday's Europa League quarterfinal game against Porto with a knee injury in what also could be a concern for New Zealand's World Cup plans. The New Zealand captain was struck on the right knee by Jan Bednarek's hi James Wood singles to score automatic runner in the 10th, Nationals beat Pirates 8-7 04/16/2026 05:05pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — James Wood singled to score automatic runner Jorbit Vivas in the 10th inning and the Washington Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 on Thursday. Reliever Clayton Beeter (1-0) got his first career win despite giving up the ninth-inning run that sent the game to an extra i The top photos of the week by AP photojournalists 04/16/2026 05:01pm • April 10 - 16, 2026 This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Anne Marie Belgrave highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week. See last week’s top photos of the week ___ Follow AP visual journalism: AP A 10-day ceasefire agreed on by Israel and Lebanon has gone into effect 04/16/2026 05:01pm • BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — A 10-day ceasefire agreed on by Israel and Lebanon has gone into effect. New York loses nearly $74 million for not revoking 33,000 illegal licenses for immigrant truckers 04/16/2026 05:00pm • New York will lose more than $73.5 million in federal money because the Transportation Department said Thursday that state has refused to revoke nearly 33,000 questionable commercial driver's licenses for immigrants since an audit uncovered problems last year. The department said that more than half Trout homers again, helping Angels outslug Judge, Yankees to split 4-game series 04/16/2026 04:58pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Trout hit his fifth homer of the series and the Los Angeles Angels overcame a homer by Aaron Judge in their 11-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday afternoon for a four-game split. Trout, who recently made a mechanical adjustment, went 6 for 16 with five homers and