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Election 2024 Debate

Harris presses a more forceful case against Trump than Biden did on abortion, economy and democracy

APTOPIX Election 2024 Debate

FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made during Trump and Harris' debate

Men stand in front of new 9/11 exhibit

9/11 exhibit in Pentagon City features never-before-seen images

Devin Cox - Player of the Week

Player of the Week: Westlake's Devin Cox

Election 2024 Trump AI

Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for president after debate ends

Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles

America's largest Black and Latinx orchestra visits Washington Convention Center, Kennedy Center

A deep dive ahead to get trash and abandoned boats out of the Anacostia River

After backlash over losing field, DC considers alternatives for 'swing spaces' during school renovations

Say 'goodbye' to DC Circulator: How the city plans to make up for lost bus routes

Dense or not dense: Md. physician says updates to mammogram readings now required by FDA help empower women

Dave Grohl says he's father to a new daughter outside his 21-year marriage

Feds working overseas face 22% pay cut, if Congress doesn’t reauthorize necessary funds

Vienna high school students stun custodian with dream car

5 people in custody after rash of overnight burglaries and vandalism in DC

How are DC-area voters looking forward to ABC’s Presidential debate?

Polaris Dawn lights up early morning sky

These 4-legged friends keep geese out of DC’s green spaces

DC is using a robot to help manage sidewalk, street sign infrastructure

7 years after deadly crash, blind intersection on winding Loudoun Co. road will soon be eliminated

Magic Johnson becomes investor in NWSL’s Washington Spirit

Commanders fans react to season-opening blowout against Tampa Bay

A preview of the new World War I Memorial in DC

After winning 6 state football titles, this Prince George’s Co. coach heads south

What's the most expensive piece of sports gear for these student-athletes?

Gaithersburg business encourages people to ‘immerse yourself in having fun’

40,000 households in Prince George's Co. asked to conserve water with emergency repairs underway

Howard Co. native on DJing at breakdancing’s Olympics debut

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little falls parkway

Safety improvements coming to short stretch of Little Falls Parkway near Capital Crescent Trail

people stand with shovels at a ground breaking ceremony

'It's an investment in our future': New schools being constructed in Prince George's Co.

Soccer Chelsea Pochettino

Mauricio Pochettino announced as new US Soccer men’s national team head coach

Washington Nationals starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore reacts to hitting Atlanta Braves' Sean Murphy during the third inning of a baseball, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Gore struggles, Lopez exits — Nats blown out by Braves 12-0

Church Abuse Maryland

Maryland Supreme Court hears arguments on child sex abuse lawsuits

Montgomery County police cruiser

WSSC Water employee fatally struck by intoxicated driver in Montgomery County

Let’s go! It’s time for WTOP’s Small Business September 2024!

Presented by EagleBank

Francis Apraku in his new red Jeep Wrangler

'He's more than a custodian, he's a friend': Vienna high school students stun custodian with dream car

Flexible workspace in DC lets you house your business, work, live and play all within steps of one another

Insight by Industrious

The Crew Dragon spacecraft seen in the early morning sky on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (Courtesy WTOP listener John Hersch)

Polaris Dawn lights up early morning sky in DC area

DC vandalism

5 people in custody after rash of overnight burglaries and vandalism in DC, police say

Marchers carry signs with differing messages in front of the White House in Washington on Feb. 16, 1953. A women and an elderly man (right), seek clemency for the condemned atom spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. Man at left holds a sign calling for ?death to all traitors.? (AP Photo)

Declassified memo from US codebreaker sheds light on Ethel Rosenberg's Cold War spy case

Apple juice

Apple juice sold at Aldi, Walgreens, Weis stores recalled over arsenic concerns

Two Delta planes collided as both were taxiing for takeoff from Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport this morning, the airline tells CNN.

Two Delta planes collide on an Atlanta taxiway, knocking the tail off one

Tropical Weather Francine Louisiana

Francine becomes a hurricane as Louisiana residents brace for expected Wednesday landfall

sushi restaurant rendering

Nobu sushi chef brings Japanese restaurant Modan, and omakase counter to Tysons

new courthouse name unveiled

Loudoun Co. courthouse named for civil rights attorney Charles Hamilton Houston

Funeral to be held for fallen DC police officer this week

call centre agents fist bump

As DC startups grow, coworking space can still be a bargain

A worker hangs on to a garbage collection vehicle.

Trash is dirty business. In Prince George's Co., some are stinking mad that it's not being picked up

County News

America’s largest Black and Latinx orchestra visits Washington Convention Center, Kennedy Center

9/11 exhibit in Pentagon City features never-before-seen images

A deep dive ahead to get trash and abandoned boats out of the Anacostia River

Dense or not dense: Md. physician says updates to mammogram readings now required by FDA help empower women

‘It’s an investment in our future’: New schools being constructed in Prince George’s Co.

Border collie on the National Mall

Did you know a small army of dogs is responsible for keeping the National Mall goose-free? Meet the border collies of Capital Goose Control

Lee Boyd Malvo

DC sniper Lee Boyd Malvo transferred from Virginia supermax prison

The new World War I Memorial in D.C.

A preview of the new World War I Memorial in DC — and why it’ll hit you hard

VIDEOS

Devin Cox - Player of the Week

Player of the Week

Britain Coronation One Year

Kate Middleton to return to limited public duties after completing chemotherapy

Maryland Zoo penguin ‘Mr. Greedy,’ father to hundreds of penguins across US, dead at 33

PHOTO GALLERIES

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 07: Actor James Earl Jones poses for a photo during a "Driving Miss Daisy" photo call on on January 7, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Marianna Massey/Getty Images)

2024 celebrity deaths

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2024 Pet of the Week

Car Review: Lincoln Corsair

Around the region

mock-up shoes show how a explosives could be hidden

Decades after 9/11, Reagan Airport showcases why security remains a top priority

Entertainment News

Florida v LSU

Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels featured in new Prime docuseries 'The Money Game' about NIL

Sports

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels

Four Downs with the Commanders: Bad day against the Bucs

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Why men have heart attacks earlier in life than women

Why men have heart attacks earlier in life than women

Insight by MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley

Debby Boone

Episode 12 -- Self-Diagnosing Multiple Sclerosis

WTOP's DC Sports Huddle

Commanders, NFL preview and George's Dan Quinn exclusive

Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America

205 | Lead in the water at schools is a big problem -still.

448 | Ukraine's frustration mounting in war with Russia

thERINpy with Erin Washington

TV host Sara Haines on postpartum depression, OCD and balancing career and motherhood (Part 2)

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