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WTOP reflections: Staffers and listeners look back on the work of Jeff Clabaugh 09/20/2025 03:49pm • WTOP staffers, past and present, as well as listeners, remember business reporter Jeff Clabaugh, who died Thursday night at age 63. He was known for delivering money news twice an hour on WTOP���s airwaves and writing short-to-the-point stories for the website. Staffers reflect on their coll Playing Rome derby in lunchtime heat due to violence worries is 'a loss for soccer,' Sarri says 09/20/2025 02:38pm • ROME (AP) ��� Playing the Rome derby during the lunchtime heat to discourage fan violence after the previous match was likened to ���urban warfare��� is ���a loss for soccer,��� Lazio coach Maurizio Sarri said on Saturday. The derby on Sunday will start at 12:30 p.m. local time (1030 GMT) after 24 p Violence erupts at right-wing demonstration in the Netherlands ahead of election 09/20/2025 01:52pm • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) ��� A right-wing demonstration in the Netherlands erupted into violence and chaos Saturday as rioters clashed with police and vandalized a political party's office, just weeks before the country holds a general election. Police used tear gas and a water cannon to disperse Blaney ready to challenge dominant Joe Gibbs Racing in NASCAR Cup playoffs at New Hampshire 09/20/2025 12:43pm • New Hampshire Motor Speedway is back in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs for the first time in eight years, which means Ryan Blaney is back in his happy place. ���I love the area itself, and there���s something about the northeast that I really enjoy,��� Blaney said. ���You get into September, and the ICE denies using excessive force as it broadens immigration arrests in Chicago 09/20/2025 11:19am • PARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP) ��� It was 3:30 a.m. when 10 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers gathered in a parking lot in the Chicago suburbs for a briefing about a suspect they were hoping to arrest. They went over a description of the person, made sure their radios were on the same channel Russia launches a large-scale attack on Ukraine, killing 3 and wounding dozens 09/20/2025 10:21am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack targeting regions across Ukraine early Saturday, killing at least three people and wounding dozens more, Ukrainian officials said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attacks took place across nine regions, in Today in Sports - Miami beats New England, ending their NFL record 21 straight regular-season wins 09/20/2025 10:10am • Sept. 21 1940 ��� For the first time in the history of photo finishes a triple dead heat for first place is recorded, at Willow���s Park, Victoria, British Columbia. 1955 ��� Rocky Marciano knocks out Archie Moore in the ninth round at Yankee Stadium in New York to retain the world heavyweight title Today in History: September 20, Billie Jean King wins ���Battle of the Sexes��� 09/20/2025 04:10am • Today is Saturday, Sept. 20, the 263rd day of 2025. There are 102 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 20, 1973, in their so-called ���Battle of the Sexes,��� tennis star Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, in the Houston Astrodome. Also on this dat Protesters arrested as demonstrators block vehicles at key immigration building near Chicago 09/20/2025 01:25am • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Protesters tried to block vehicles Friday outside a federal immigration enforcement building in suburban Chicago, leading to a confrontation with authorities who arrested multiple people and used a chemical agent to disperse the crowd. The protest is part of steady pushback against Sudden heavy rain in Southern California unleashes mudslides, 2-year-old drowns in floodwaters 09/19/2025 11:00pm • YUCAIPA, Calif. (AP) ��� Sudden heavy rain east of Los Angeles unleashed mudslides that plowed into homes and trapped drivers for hours on roadways while floodwaters swept away a vehicle carrying a father who was later rescued and his-2-year-old son who drowned, authorities said Friday. Authorities As climate risks grow, India's Bengaluru is trying to save its vanishing lakes 09/19/2025 09:06pm • BENGALURU, India (AP) ��� Sunil Kumar rowed his small boat, moving a few feet at a time, while he spread a fishing net across the weeds floating like a green carpet on Doddajala Lake. The ends of the net were then carried ashore and tied to a tractor and an earthmover, which pulled the bundled plant Teen charged in shooting of San Francisco 49ers' Pearsall will not be tried as an adult 09/19/2025 05:50pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� The teen charged with shooting San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall during an attempted robbery last year will be tried as a juvenile, a judge ruled Friday. The suspect was a 17-year-old high school senior at the time of the August 2024 shooting. He is now 18 and D4vd tour dates removed from websites after the discovery of a girl's body in Los Angeles 09/19/2025 05:14pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� The last two remaining dates in singer d4vd���s U.S. tour and multiple stops in his upcoming European tour have been removed from ticketing websites, as authorities continue to investigate the discovery of the decomposed body of a teenage girl in Los Angeles. Police have not sa Investigation finds Nebraska is likely under-reporting overdose deaths, costing it prevention money 09/19/2025 02:53pm • Derrek Cocchiarella died slowly, lying in his mother���s bed on a warm afternoon in late June, in a house full of family. He was napping, they thought, sound asleep. Over the course of four hours, they checked on him often. They didn���t recognize his breath gurgling. They didn���t see the bits of f Data Doctors: Is Wi-Fi 7 a waste of money? 09/19/2025 02:30pm • Q: I have lots of kids streaming and gaming at the same time. Will upgrading to Wi-Fi 7 make things work faster? A: Anyone with a household full of kids knows the drill: one���s binging Netflix, another���s in an online game, someone else is glued to YouTube, and maybe a Zoom class is happening o