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Thousands of residents across DC region remain without power after deadly storms

Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

Today's forecast: Mostly sunny. Highs between 77 and 81

Brooklyn Bridge Collision

Mexican tall ship strikes Brooklyn Bridge, snapping masts and killing 2 crew members

California-Explosion

The FBI is investigating the explosion at a California fertility clinic as an act of terrorism

Vatican Pope Women

Pope Leo XIV vows to work for unity so Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace in the world

TV SNL

Scarlett Johansson brings 50th season of 'SNL' to a low-key close

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Trump budget would cut ocean data and leave boaters, anglers and forecasters scrambling for info

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Libraries are cutting back on staff and services after Trump's order to dismantle small agency

'Such an honor': Va. middle schooler prepares to compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee

Move over SmarTrip card, paying for Metro rides will soon be faster and easier

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Caitlin Clark says flagrant foul for shoving Angel Reese was not 'malicious'

Senate Democrats seek to restore, strengthen PMF program with new legislation

Things to do in the DC area: 'King James,' Book Festival, Asian Festival … and more!

Asian Festival on Main

Fairfax City festival celebrates Asian heritage during AAPI Month

White House Chef

Former White House chef for 5 presidents says first families are 'just regular people' at home

Mei Wang talks on the phone

'Maintaining the quality': Falls Church restaurant owner doesn't let celebrity clients cloud his core principles

Alice Kan learned how to play the gu-zheng (or Chinese zither) when she was a young student in Taiwan. She stopped by the WTOP studio to give us a demonstration.

The guzheng strikes a resonant chord in DC region for traditional, modern music fans

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How Peter Chang escaped the Chinese embassy in DC to become a successful restaurateur

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Vietnamese Americans in Arlington mark 50 years since the Fall of Saigon

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FBI Director Kash Patel says the agency is leaving its DC HQ

Bad-angle shot eliminates Ovechkin and the Capitals, ending 'memorable' year for Washington

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What does the Class of 2025 want for graduation?

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Floods and overflowing rivers: The aftermath of DC-area rain

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Mother recalls being stopped by police while trying to pick up her kids from flooded Md. school

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Senior PGA Championship swings into Maryland for the first time

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Flood-prone areas along Potomac River brace for rising waters

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Loudoun Co. residents say commuters cutting through neighborhood streets causes safety issues

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US Naval Academy plebes climb on greased-up Herndon Monument

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Flash flooding forces evacuation of elementary school in western Maryland

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PGPD honor fallen officers as Law Enforcement Memorial Run passes through

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House Republicans

Conservatives block Trump's big tax breaks bill in a stunning setback

Psychotherapy session, woman talking to his psychologist in the studio

'You're not alone': Mental health advocates in DC spotlight Mental Health Awareness Month

Police tape seen around a Langley Park neighborhood at night.

Jury in Langley Park toddler murder case ends week with no verdict

Montgomery County police cruiser

2-year-old survives 15-story fall from Silver Spring apartment building balcony

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore

Md. Gov. Moore vetoes reparations bill, one of a list of measures he will reject

Be Well-Attention

Easily distracted? How to improve your attention span

Top solar questions for 2025 answered

Insight by Solar Energy World

Yankees Orioles Baseball

Last-place Orioles fire manager Brandon Hyde, then fall 14 games under .500

Top solar questions for 2025 answered

Insight by Solar Energy World

APTOPIX Preakness Stakes Horse Racing

Journalism comes from behind to win the Preakness 2 weeks after finishing 2nd in the Kentucky Derby

Supreme Court Public Schools LGBTQ Books

World Pride comes to Washington in the shadow of, and in defiance of, the Trump administration

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2016, file photo, the FBI's J. Edgar Hoover headquarter building in Washington. An FBI terrorism investigation that concluded last week with a 20-year prison sentence is atypical since it involves a defendant in the United States receiving funds from abroad to commit an attack locally. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

FBI Director Kash Patel says the agency is leaving its DC headquarters

Tree fell on car in Maryland

2 dead as damaging storms pack 80 mph wind gusts in DC region, downing trees onto cars and homes

Trump Military Parade

Army to place large metal plates on DC streets to protect them from tanks during June parade

Leon Harris

'I had no idea that I was that far gone': Leon Harris opens up about incident that ended his TV career

Mass Firings-Trump

Audit: At least 36 in-custody deaths in Maryland were actually homicides

Microsoft Unveils New Surface Laptop

Data Doctors: How to use the Windows battery life report

County News

Thousands of residents across DC region remain without power after deadly storms

‘Such an honor’: Va. middle schooler prepares to compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee

Weekend weather brings sunshine after powerful storms rock DC area

Paying for Metro will soon be easier and faster with just a tap of your credit card

‘You’re not alone’: Mental health advocates in DC spotlight Mental Health Awareness Month

a college campus

What does the Class of 2025 want for graduation?

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Experience one of golf's biggest tournaments at Maryland's Congressional Country Club

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VIDEOS

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Badar Khan Suri’s wife speaks after a judge ordered the Georgetown scholar be released

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Flash flooding forces evacuation of elementary school in western Maryland

Mainstreet Festival Parade explosion

Woman who drove through Laurel festival crowd to remain behind bars

PHOTO GALLERIES

Meet WTOP's Pets of the Week: Pickle Rick and Block Party.

2025 Pet of the Week

Exterior of the Ford Maverick.

Car Review: 2025 Ford Maverick hybrid

2025 Volvo XC60 T8 AWD Polestar Engineered

Car Review: 2025 Volvo XC60

COMMANDERS

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson

DC Council chair thinks city 'will reach a deal' to build Commanders stadium at RFK site

SPORTS

D.C. United v Los Angeles Galaxy

Barraza has five saves to help D.C. United earn point in scoreless draw against Nashville SC

ENTERTAINMENT

France Cannes 2025 Die, My Love Red Carpet

Bird man on red carpet leaves Cannes squawking

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Energy Innovation 2025: Will Congress, EPA ‘hit the accelerator’ on clean energy?

Insight by Clean Fuels Alliance America

Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley

John O'Hurley

Episode 13 — Strength in Unity: One Woman's Mission to Empower MS Warriors

WTOP's DC Sports Huddle

How the Commanders 'win' NFL free agency

Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America

221 | Dr. Wayne Curtis "Never Judge a book by its cover"

480 | Israel strikes Sanaa Airport as the U.S. strikes a deal with the Houthis

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Cole Zesiger, breakup and relationship coach, on whether to stay or go in your marriage

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