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Walmart helps pull Wall Street to its 5th straight loss 08/21/2025 05:08pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street fell to a fifth straight loss on Thursday, hurt by a drop for Walmart and dampened hopes for coming cuts to interest rates. The S&P 500 slipped 0.4%. All its losses have been relatively modest, but it has not risen since setting an all-time high last Thursday. The Jaylen Brown's father arrested in Las Vegas in parking lot stabbing incident 08/21/2025 04:29pm • BOSTON (AP) — The father of Boston Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown was arrested in Las Vegas and charged with attempted murder after reportedly stabbing another man in a parking lot. According to TMZ, Quenton Marselles Brown admitted dinging the victim’s car with his door when he got out of his Li Tesla is slow in reporting crashes and the feds have launched an investigation to find out why 08/21/2025 03:19pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Federal auto safety regulators are investigating why Tesla has repeatedly broken rules requiring it to quickly tell them about crashes involving its self-driving technology, a potentially significant development given the company's plans to put hundreds of thousands of driverless c Hale cites pragmatism as he switches party affiliation to run for Md. governor 08/21/2025 02:46pm • Ed Hale Sr., a Baltimore businessman, sports team owner and longtime Democrat, ended speculation about his party affiliation and declared Wednesday that he will run for governor as a Republican. Hale described himself as a moderate, but said his party switch was rooted in political pragmatism mor NASCAR's Connor Zilisch cleared to race and will return at Daytona after breaking collarbone 08/21/2025 02:28pm • DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — JR Motorsports driver Connor Zilisch will attempt to race at Daytona International Speedway on Friday, less than two weeks after breaking his collarbone during a nasty, slip-and-fall accident in victory lane. The Xfinity Series points leader said Thursday he has been cle Farmageddon? More like 'Farm O'Gedden' as No. 22 Iowa State and No. 17 Kansas State clash in Dublin 08/21/2025 01:05pm • MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — A showdown of Big 12 rivals that ultimately could shape the conference championship game come December in Dallas will take place on Saturday, more than 4,700 miles away at Aviva Stadium on Lansdowne Road in Dublin, Ireland. The annual matchup between Iowa State and Kansas St What to know about powerful Hurricane Erin as it moves away from the US East Coast 08/21/2025 12:49pm • Hurricane Erin pounded the North Carolina coast with strong waves and gusty winds as it slowly moved out to sea Thursday. It was still considered dangerous for beachgoers along the U.S. East Coast. Erin lost some strength Tuesday and dropped to a Category 2 hurricane as it moved northward, roughly 12 movies premiering at the Venice Film Festival to get excited about 08/21/2025 11:48am • The Venice Film Festival offers an embarrassment of auteur riches this year. The 82nd edition, which kicks off on Wednesday, has films from Guillermo del Toro, Kathryn Bigelow, Park Chan-wook, Yorgos Lanthimos, Sofia Coppola, Jim Jarmusch, Gus Van Sant and Luca Guadagnino, to name a few. Even Charli Humpy Wheeler, the 'P.T. Barnum of motorsports,' dies at 86 08/21/2025 10:54am • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Humpy Wheeler, a pioneering motorsports promoter and former president and general manager of Charlotte Motor Speedway, has died, NASCAR said. He was 86. Charlotte Motor Speedway said Wheeler died of natural causes Wednesday in Charlotte, surrounded by his family. “Humpy Wh The US and EU release a bare-bones account of their trade deal, but it's a work in progress 08/21/2025 10:10am • BRUSSELS (AP) — American and European Union officials released a bare-bones account Thursday of their trade deal that imposes a 15% import tax on 70% of European goods exported to the United States, but they left blank key areas such as wine and spirits as well as steel and indicated that talks wo Aging U.S. railroad bridges are self-inspected and their findings are kept secret 08/21/2025 10:10am • CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — The fire burned for about nine hours, billowing smoke and scorching the wooden trestles of a nearly 75-year-old railroad bridge that spans the Marys River in Corvallis, home to Oregon State University. Long after the flames died out, Michelle Emmons, a local environmental ad Car Review: Kia looks to make the compact sedan cool again 08/21/2025 08:09am • The new Kia K4 GT-Line sedan has sleek styling and an expressive new face with LED lighting that seems to snake up the hood before disappearing to make for a standout car. (WTOP/Mike Parris) Kia still believes in sedans and the new 2025 K4 is a car that’s using its looks to get noticed in the shri Surge in scooter, e-bike injuries has DC doctors urging riders to pay attention 08/21/2025 05:07am • Have you been on an e-bike or scooter recently? WTOP talked to a local trauma surgeon who says she's seen a lot of injuries ranging from minor to life-threatening from these micromobility devices. "These are super fun, but they can be dangerous to riders and other people nearby," said Dr. Christi Mexico City mayor says police have arrested 13 in connection with killings of her staffers 08/20/2025 10:22pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — At least 13 people allegedly involved in the killing of two members of Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada's staff in May were arrested Wednesday for their alleged roles in what authorities described as a meticulously planned hit on two people close to the capital's leader. Three o Top White House officials turn to public appearances with troops as a tense Washington watches 08/20/2025 09:02pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s law-enforcement crackdown on Washington expanded Wednesday and top administration officials visited National Guard troops to support a deployment that has left parts of the U.S. capital looking like occupied territory. Anger and frustration dotted the c