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Louisville seeks return to ACC title game could face steeper climb in expanded conference 08/19/2024 06:10am • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) ��� Louisville finally reached the ACC championship game in its 10th season, a satisfying milestone and somewhat ironic considering the Cardinals got there with first-year coach and native son Jeff Brohm. The next step is following up the achievement, which might be more dauntin Torkelson returns to the majors, and he has a lot to prove amid another mediocre season in Detroit 08/19/2024 05:55am • It was an exciting weekend for the Detroit Tigers, who took a couple games from the New York Yankees ��� the latter in walk-off fashion in the Major League Baseball Little League Classic.. More importantly, the first of those victories included the return of Spencer Torkelson, whose next few week Car Review: Kia Sportage goes modern with a stylish look and a plug-in hybrid model 08/19/2024 05:38am • The suspension can be a bit bouncy and unsettled on larger bumps, about the only blemish on this mostly comfortable cruiser. (WTOP/Mike Parris) Summer is a time for road trips and hitting that highway for hours at time. I recently took a trip from Maryland to Pennsylvania in an electric vehicle. Two As student-athletes return back to school, some families wonder if they can afford high school athletics 08/19/2024 05:05am • From vaping, the cost of school supplies to cellphone policies, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow on air and online in our series�����WTOP Goes Back to School�����this August and September. All summer, Aaliyah Heureaux has been diligentl They met in Laurel, now Grammy-nominated husband-and-wife duo The War & Treaty return home to DC 08/19/2024 04:25am • They began singing in D.C., met in Maryland and got married before becoming Grammy nominees for Best New Artist. Now, the acclaimed husband-and-wife duo The War & Treaty come home to perform live at The Hamilton on Thursday night. WTOP caught up with Michael and Tanya Trotter ahead of What is the latest on the high-stakes negotiations over a cease-fire in Gaza? 08/19/2024 03:10am • U.S. and Arab mediators say they are closing in on a deal to halt the war in Gaza and free hostages captured by Hamas in its Oct. 7 attack, but the talks have dragged on for months, with several moments of false hope. The negotiations gained new urgency when Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah vowed to ave Rookie Bo Nix strengthens his bid for the Broncos' starting QB job in a 27-2 win over the Packers 08/19/2024 12:48am • DENVER (AP) ��� Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton isn't ready to name rookie quarterback Bo Nix his starter just yet. It sure seems it's just a matter of time, though. ���Well listen, he's played well. I'm not announcing any starting quarterback tonight," Payton said after Nix made another strong cas Got cold symptoms? Here's when kids should take a sick day from school 08/19/2024 12:14am • PHOENIX (AP) ��� As schools reopen for another year, they are focused on improving student attendance. But back-to-school is hitting just as COVID-19 cases are increasing, raising the question: When is a child too sick for school? School absences surged during the pandemic and have yet to recover. N Biden's journey: After getting knocked down, he keeps getting back up. 08/19/2024 12:09am • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Sixteen years ago, a triumphant Joe Biden addressed an adoring crowd at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, his smile radiating confidence about the country's future and his own journey. The soon-to-be vice president hugged his son Beau. He spoke about how his own parents Meadows wins it in 10th as Tigers edge Yankees 3-2 in MLB Little League Classic 08/18/2024 11:45pm • WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) ��� Aaron Judge sure got the rock-star treatment from hundreds of Little Leaguers who went wild for the New York Yankees slugger ��� holding out baseballs for autographs, pleading for selfies, even asking him about the size of his muscles ��� from the moment he stepped off the Broncos beat Packers 27-2, rookie Bo Nix leads two scoring drive 08/18/2024 11:27pm • DENVER (AP) ��� Rookie Bo Nix made another strong case for the Broncos��� starting quarterback job Sunday night when he led Denver to scores on both of his drives in his first NFL start, a 27-2 win over the Green Bay Packers��� backups. Nix, the former Oregon star and the sixth QB selected in the 20 Quintuplets among Gaza's dead as Blinken visits the region to seek a cease-fire deal 08/18/2024 09:53pm • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) ��� Israeli strikes across Gaza killed 29 people including young quintuplets overnight and into Sunday, health officials said, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel to try to seal a cease-fire deal that could help ease soaring regional tensions. T Hideki Matsuyama avoids collapse and rallies to win FedEx Cup playoffs opener 08/18/2024 08:20pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) ��� Hideki Matsuyama could feel the tournament getting away from him, an odd sensation considering he had gone 27 holes without a bogey and had a five-shot lead just an hour earlier. Even more improbable was how it ended Sunday. On the verge of a collapse, Matsuyama rolled in a 2 Where 18 Famous Billionaires Went to College 08/18/2024 08:00pm • Billionaire paths to successBecoming a billionaire is an elite distinction. There are only 2,781 across the world, and 813 of them are in the U.S., according to the 2024 Forbes World's Billionaires List. From film directing and sports ownership to medicine and food delivery service, billionaires' ri Hair Loss Treatments 08/18/2024 08:00pm • Hair loss, or alopecia, is a common condition where hair falls out from the scalp or other parts of the body. Hair loss occurs when the normal cycle of hair growth is disrupted, or hair follicles are damaged. While some hair shedding is normal -- we lose on average 50 to 100 hairs every day -- shedd