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How much snow fell in the DC region during the wintry blast? 01/16/2024 06:27pm • The unofficial results are in and between 2 to 6 inches of snow blanketed the D.C. region, with some parts of Northern Virginia getting 5 inches and Montgomery and Howard counties just shy of 6 inches. One part of Northeast D.C. totaled 4.1 inches, according to National Weather Service unofficial Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state confronts flood damage after heavy rain kills at least 12 01/16/2024 04:24pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Neighborhoods in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state remained flooded Monday more than a day after torrential rains that killed at least 12 people. The heavy downpour wreaked havoc over the weekend, flooding peoples’ homes, a hospital, the metro line in the city of Rio and a main DP World Tour Schedule 01/16/2024 03:01pm • Nov. 23-26 _ Joburg Open (Dean Burmester) Nov. 23-26 _ Fortinet Australian PGA Championship (Min Woo Lee) Nov. 30-Dec. 3 _ ISPS Handa Australian Open (Joaquin Niemann) Nov. 30-Dec. 3 _ Investec South African Open Championship (Dean Burmester) Dec. 7-10 _ Alfred Dunhill Championship (Louis Oosthuizen Using your windshield wipers in the snow? You have this inventor to thank 01/16/2024 02:50pm • If you found yourself driving as snow fell across the D.C. area this week, you undoubtedly used your windshield wipers quite frequently. Every time you flip the wipers on, you can thank Mary Anderson, an American inventor and entrepreneur, who came up with the idea of putting wipers on vehicles. Wrestler Hulk Hogan helps rescue teenage girl trapped after Florida car crash 01/16/2024 02:17pm • TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Retired wrestler Hulk Hogan and a friend rescued a teenage girl who was trapped in an overturned vehicle after a crash in Florida, according to Hogan's social media posts. Hogan said on the social media platform X that he used a ball point pen to puncture the car's airbag and Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 01/16/2024 01:14pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Turkish court convicts Somalia president's son over motorcyclist's death, commutes sentence to fine 01/16/2024 12:56pm • ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish court on Tuesday convicted the son of Somalia’s president over the death of a motorcycle courier and sentenced him to 2 1/2 years in prison. The sentence, however, was immediately commuted to a fine. Mohammed Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was charged with “causing death by ne Mauritius and Reunion assess damage from Indian Ocean cyclone that killed at least 4 people 01/16/2024 12:36pm • SAINT-PAUL, Reunion (AP) — Mauritius lifted its highest weather alert and eased a nationwide curfew Tuesday after a deadly cyclone battered the Indian Ocean island, causing heavy flooding and extensive damage in the capital and other parts of the country. The nearby French island of Reunion was as NCAA FBS Individual Leading Rushers 01/16/2024 11:12am • Leading Rushers G Car RuYD Tds Yds Pg NCAA FBS Team Rushing Defense 01/16/2024 11:11am • Rushing Defense G Car Yds TD Yds Pg NCAA FBS Team Rushing Offense 01/16/2024 11:10am • Rushing Offense G Car RuYD TD Yds Pg Matt About Town: Race for glory at a one-of-a-kind 'phygital' Hot Wheels experience in Tysons Corner 01/16/2024 11:04am • It’s a high-speed adventure that’s the first of its kind in the U.S., featuring “phygital” technology (physical plus digital) that debuted right here in the DMV. In today’s edition of “Matt About Town,” WTOP’s Matt Kaufax swerves over to Northern Virginia to c Evacuation underway for stranded tourists after multiple avalanches trap 1,000 people in China 01/16/2024 07:12am • BEIJING (AP) — Rescuers evacuated tourists on Tuesday from a remote skiing area in northwestern China where dozens of avalanches triggered by heavy snow have trapped more than 1,000 people for a week, state media said. The avalanches have blocked roads, stranding both tourists and residents in a v Sen. Bob Menendez and wife seek separate trials on bribery charges 01/16/2024 12:39am • Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife are seeking separate trials on bribery charges they each face in a New York court. The New Jersey Democrat and his wife, Nadine, were each charged in the fall with aiding three New Jersey businessmen in return for cash, gold bars and a luxury car. The couple and the bu Up to 4 inches of snow measured in parts of DC area as flakes continue to fall 01/15/2024 11:46pm • Snowfall intensified Monday evening as temperatures dropped, making for slushy roads and a messy commute in the D.C. area. Here's what you need to know. After steady morning snowfall Monday, a heavier round of snow fell on the D.C. region starting at around 6 p.m. and was expected to last until a