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SportsATLANTA, Ga. — The Washington Wizards rallied late but could not finish the job Friday night, losing 139-132 to the Hawks at State Farm Arena in an NBA Cup group game. It was the second loss to Atlanta in three days for Washington, which also…
SportsWASHINGTON, D.C. — The Washington Spirit begin another postseason run Sunday at Audi Field in Washington, D.C., where the third-seeded club meets the sixth-seeded Portland Thorns in an NWSL quarterfinal at 3 p.m. Washington locked up the No. 3 seed with a 17-9-4 record despite…
SportsWASHINGTON, D.C. — D.C. United play their last match of the 2026 MLS regular season Saturday at Audi Field in Washington, D.C., where New York City FC visit for a 4:00 p.m. ET kickoff. The Black-and-Red have 33 points from a 7-14-12 record, sitting 12th…
SportsWASHINGTON, D.C. — Washington Commanders long snapper Tyler Ott is the club's pick for the 2026 Salute to Service Award presented by USAA, a reveal that came during a Joint Base Andrews visit last Tuesday. The team arranged the moment on the flight line with…
SportsWASHINGTON, D.C. — Louisville Slugger put three Nationals names on its finalist sheet Thursday: shortstop CJ Abrams, outfielder James Wood and the Washington club for the team Silver Slugger. Abrams finished ahead of every National League shortstop with 33 homers, 67 extra-base knocks and 106…
From the HERE City National DeskLOS ANGELES — Rams safety Quentin Lake said Friday that he has reached out to Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert by text to apologize for poking fun at him on a podcast earlier in the week. Lake said he had not received a reply. Lake picked…
From the HERE City National DeskSANTA CLARA, Calif. — Wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk met with the San Francisco 49ers on Friday as he tries to return to the NFL, a day after the league notified him that he must pay the club back about $13 million in bonus money. The…
From the HERE City National DeskWOODLAND HILLS, Calif. — Myles Garrett is expected to play his first game for the Los Angeles Rams since the season opener when they visit the Washington Commanders on Sunday, head coach Sean McVay said Friday. McVay said the outside linebacker will be activated from…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The New York Knicks moved quickly Friday to smooth things over with one of their most famous fans after two of their own players suggested Taylor Swift was not the real deal. Reserve guards Tyler Kolek and Miles McBride were asked during…
From the HERE City National DeskST. LOUIS, Mo. — Saint Louis University forward Robbie Avila sat out the Billikens' Friday game against Missouri after the College Sports Commission refused to let the school carry him as a 16th player, one day after a judge ruled he could play. On Thursday,…
From the HERE City National DeskKANSAS CITY, Mo. — The New York Jets will be without their top pass catcher when they visit the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. Coach Aaron Glenn said Friday that wide receiver Garrett Wilson, still in the concussion protocol, is out for the game at…
From the HERE City National DeskLOS ANGELES, Calif. — Luka Doncic piled up 53 points Friday night, and his short jumper in the lane with 28 seconds left helped the Los Angeles Lakers hang on for a 124-118 NBA Cup win over the Portland Trail Blazers. It was the 11th…
Events
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Front porches, stoops and parks across Adams Morgan in Northwest Washington, D.C., turn into stages Saturday for the neighborhood's free Fall PorchFest, which runs from noon until 5 p.m. Organizers with the Adams Morgan Partnership expect around 100 acts on more than 20 stages spread over the…
Business
WASHINGTON, D.C. — James Beard Award-winning chef Mashama Bailey is expanding from Savannah into Washington with two Southern concepts inside the JW Marriott on Pennsylvania Avenue, working with partner Johno Morisano and Danny Meyer's Union Square Events. The first room, Diner Bar by The Grey, is aimed at a December…
From Merger Monday
A month ago the debate over the two leading AI labs was whether they were worth $1.5 trillion or $2 trillion. This week the debate moved lower. OpenAI closed $11 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation, below the price it first sought and far short of the $30 billion it…
From Merger Monday
OpenAI closed on $11 billion of new funding, the first piece of a round that values the artificial-intelligence company at $1.25 trillion, according to people familiar with the matter, as investors grow more selective about the prices they will pay for AI developers. The initial close covers a little more than…
Crime
MIAMI, Fla. — Antonio Brown, the former star NFL receiver, entered a guilty plea to aggravated assault with a firearm on Friday in a Miami-Dade courtroom and received three years of probation, ending a case that started as an attempted murder charge. The case was brought by the state attorney's…
Crime
TAMPA, Fla. — Federal agents on Friday arrested Thomas Markle Sr., 82, whose daughter is Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, on a federal complaint charging him with one count of possessing child pornography, federal prosecutors in Los Angeles said. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles, which brought the case, said…
Crime
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Jaime Macedo admitted in D.C. Superior Court on Friday that he caused the 2023 death of Maxwell Emerson, a 25-year-old Kentucky teacher who was shot on the Catholic University campus in Washington, entering a guilty plea to voluntary manslaughter while armed. Judge Neal Kravitz accepted the plea…
National
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday flatly denied that he is preparing a second campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in 2028, saying on social media that he has not approached anyone about running for any office. DeSantis called a published report on his plans fabricated and…
National
HOUSTON — Mayor John Whitmire signed an executive order Friday that sharply narrows when Houston police officers may reach out to federal immigration agents, a shift he tied directly to Democratic gains in Tuesday's elections. Under the order, officers may contact U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement about a civil immigration…
National
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday named Stephen Miller, his longtime adviser and deputy chief of staff, to lead the White House staff, making him the 33rd person in that post and replacing Susie Wiles three days after Republicans lost control of Congress in the midterm elections. Trump made…
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