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UK press watchdog finds a tabloid column about hate for Prince Harry's wife, Meghan, was sexist 07/01/2023 10:08am • LONDON (AP) — A column in The Sun tabloid that fantasized about seeing Prince Harry’s wife, Meghan, being pelted with feces as she was paraded naked through the streets was sexist, Britain's press watchdog found. The column by TV personality Jeremy Clarkson in December described how he hated Planning to party this Fourth of July? You have a free ride home in the DC area! 07/01/2023 07:50am • Everyone in the D.C. area has access to a designated driver this Fourth of July, thanks to the Washington Regional Alcohol Program's SoberRide program. The nonprofit is paying up to $15 on the Lyft app for residents celebrating with alcohol on July Fourth to get home safely. The program will begi Today in History: July 1, Medicare program takes effect 07/01/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Saturday, July 1, the 182nd day of 2023. There are 183 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 1, 1966, the Medicare federal insurance program went into effect. On this date: In 1863, the pivotal, three-day Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, resulting More hazy days could be in store for the DMV this summer as fires continue to burn 06/30/2023 09:10pm • Code Purple and Code Red air quality days have been a new occurrence in the D.C. area this season, thanks to smoke from wildfires in Canada and the Upper Midwest. Weather experts tell WTOP — we're not out of the woods yet. "To experience that red and purple is definitely an eye-opener," said Na Afternoon storms pack heavy rain, trigger tornado warning in Howard Co., Md. 06/30/2023 06:11pm • Listen to WTOP for weather updates on the 8s. Storms bringing heavy rain popped up around the D.C. area Friday afternoon, which could help improve the region's poor air quality stemming from Canadian wildfire smoke drifting to the national capital region. WTOP meteorologist Mike Stinneford sai DC promises a 'very, very robust' police presence to maintain public safety over July 4 holiday 06/30/2023 05:35pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — With a flood of visitors and tourists expected, officials in the nation's capital are mobilizing additional police officers and dozens of teams of civilian peacekeepers in an attempt to keep rising violent crime rates from marring the holiday weekend. “The safety of our reside South African president cleared of wrongdoing in scandal over $580,000 in cash stolen from his farm 06/30/2023 08:48am • JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was cleared of wrongdoing Friday by a public watchdog over a scandal involving the theft of more than half a million dollars in U.S. currency that had been stashed in a sofa at his game farm. Acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka, whose Wildfire smoke drives traditional summer camp activities indoors 06/30/2023 08:43am • The Canadian wildfires that have shrouded much of the nation in smoky haze are making it much harder for American kids to enjoy one of the staples of summer camp: fresh country air. As a result, many camps in the Midwest and the East have been moving activities indoors, seeking advice from medica Finland's economics minister steps down from government over alleged ties to extreme right wing 06/30/2023 08:34am • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The economic affairs minister in Finland's new four-party center-right governing coalition, resigned Friday after 10 days in the job for his alleged ties to the extreme right wing, Finnish media said. A member of the populist, anti-immigration Finns Party, Vilhelm Junnil DC area under 'Code Red' air quality alert Thursday due to smoke from Canadian wildfires 06/29/2023 07:33pm • Listen to WTOP for weather updates on the 8s. The D.C. region is under a "Code Red" air quality alert Thursday due to smoke from the Canadian wildfires, and it will worsen before it gets better. Here's what you need to know. According to the AirNow rating system, the Code Red alert means the The Supreme Court bolsters protections for workers who ask for religious accommodations 06/29/2023 05:23pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday used the case of a Christian mail carrier who did not want to work Sundays to solidify protections for workers who ask for religious accommodations. In a unanimous decision the justices made clear that workers who ask for accommodations, such as taki French suburbs are burning. How a teen's killing is focusing anger over police tactics 06/29/2023 03:28pm • The fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old outside Paris this week has set off widespread disorder in French suburbs, with protesters burning cars, garbage and buildings. The killing also has raised questions about whether France has failed to move on since it was wracked by weeks of urban rioting i How safe is the air? Here's how to check and what the numbers mean 06/29/2023 11:10am • NEW YORK (AP) — How can you check the air quality in your area and what do the numbers mean? The Environmental Protection Agency monitors the air around the country and compiles an air quality index, or AQI. Here’s what to know about the index and how to keep tabs on your area, especially in U.S Smoke from Canada wildfires is increasing health risks in Black and poorer US communities 06/28/2023 09:32pm • DETROIT (AP) — Smoky air from Canada’s wildfires shrouded broad swaths of the U.S. from Minnesota to New York and Kentucky on Wednesday, prompting warnings to stay inside and exacerbating health risks for people already suffering from industrial pollution. The impacts are particularly hard on po 'Code Red' air quality into Thursday as smoke from Canadian wildfires returns to DC area 06/28/2023 09:30pm • Listen to WTOP for weather updates on the 8s. Where there's smoke, there's Canadian wildfires, and the smog is drifting back to the D.C. area to round out the week. Here's what you need to know. It was "Code Orange" Wednesday and "Code Red" by the evening in the D.C. area, which means the air