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Strong winds can bring gale warnings to communities near water. Here's what that means 11/11/2025 02:50pm • Winter weather in the U.S. frequently includes storms and steeply declining temperatures. Those drastic weather changes can come with high winds, sometimes strong enough to capsize a boat, or send a rogue tree branch flying. Such conditions can translate into safety risks for people who go outside a A mysterious meow from her car introduces Baylor coach Nicki Collen to a new family member 11/11/2025 02:22pm • Baylor coach Nicki Collen has a new furry family member — Sailor the cat. She was driving home from an assistant's birthday Saturday night when she heard meowing coming from her car. The coach at first thought she was hearing things since she didn't have a cat. Yet she kept hearing it, so she look White House's 50-year mortgage proposal has one notable benefit but a number of drawbacks 11/11/2025 01:14pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The White House says it is considering backing a 50-year mortgage to help alleviate the home affordability crisis in the country. But the announcement drew immediate criticism from policymakers, social media and economists, who said a 50-year mortgage would do little to resolve oth Help and assistance programs for furloughed federal workers in the DC region 11/11/2025 11:21am • We want to know your thoughts on the government shutdown. How are you and your family affected? Share your story — Send us a message or a voice note through the WTOP News app on Apple or Android. Click the “Feedback” button in the app’s navigation bar. Some companies and local governments After brutal torture and 2.5 years of captivity, Israeli-Russian researcher is grateful to survive 11/11/2025 11:18am • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Ta’aliq — “to hang” in Arabic — is Iraqi slang for a torture technique that hoists victims into the air, their hands handcuffed above their heads. Akrab, or “scorpion,” is the more painful version, in which the victim's hands are handcuffed together behind the NCAA FBS Individual Leading Rushers 11/11/2025 11:11am • Leading Rushers G Car RuYD Tds Yds Pg NCAA FBS Team Rushing Offense 11/11/2025 11:11am • Rushing Offense G Car RuYD TD Yds Pg NCAA FBS Team Rushing Defense 11/11/2025 11:10am • Rushing Defense G Car Yds TD Yds Pg The gilded cross on Germany's highest peak has too many stickers. Now it's being restored 11/11/2025 10:37am • BERLIN (AP) — Visitors to Germany's highest peak will have to do without the landmark gilded cross at its summit for the next few weeks. A helicopter on Tuesday lifted the cross from the 2,962-meter (9,718-foot) peak of the Zugspitze — a mountain shared between Germany and Austria in the Bavaria Today in Sports - Don Shula becomes first NFL coach to win 100 regular-season games in 10 seasons 11/11/2025 10:10am • Nov. 12 1892 — William “Pudge” Heffelfinger becomes the first pro football player by getting $500 to play for the Allegheny Athletic Association against the Pittsburgh Athletic Club. Heffelfinger doesn’t disappoint his bosses, returning a fumble for a touchdown to give Allegheny a 4-0 victor A deadly car explosion in New Delhi is being investigated under an anti-terrorism law 11/11/2025 06:50am • NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police were investigating a deadly car explosion in New Delhi under an anti-terrorism law, officials said Tuesday, as forensic experts worked to determine the cause of the blast. The explosion occurred near the historic Red Fort late Monday, killing at least eight people an China's car sales slow in October as some trade-in subsidies, tax breaks are phased out 11/11/2025 04:31am • BANGKOK (AP) — China's passenger car sales slowed in October, even for electric vehicle makers BYD and Tesla, as automakers cut prices to compete in an overcrowded market, an industry association said Tuesday. The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said that sales grew 4.4% year-on-yea Today in History: November 11, World War I armistice signed 11/11/2025 04:10am • Today is Tuesday, Nov. 11, the 315th day of 2025. There are 50 days left in the year. Today is Veterans Day. Today in history: On Nov. 11, 1918, fighting in World War I ended as the Allies and Germany signed an armistice aboard a railroad car in the Forest of Compiègne (kohm-PYEHN’-yeh) in north A powerful car bomb outside an Islamabad court has killed at least 5 people, Pakistani state-run media say 11/11/2025 04:03am • ISLAMABAD (AP) — A powerful car bomb outside an Islamabad court has killed at least 5 people, Pakistani state-run media say. What's at stake in Iraq's parliamentary election 11/11/2025 02:43am • BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqis were voting on Tuesday in a parliamentary election that comes at a crucial moment for the country and the region. The outcome of the vote will influence whether Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani can serve a second term. The election comes against the backdrop of fears ov