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Where does the DC region rank in traffic congestion worldwide 12/23/2025 12:25pm • The D.C. region was ranked in the top 20 for worst traffic congestion in the world, according to a recent report on traffic data. The report, titled the 2025 Global Traffic Scorecard, examined 942 urban areas worldwide. It concluded that the D.C. region ranked 19th in the world and eighth in the Congressional report critical of military actions in January crash near Reagan National 12/23/2025 12:02pm • A new congressional report is out on the midair collision in January between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and a commercial jet at Reagan National Airport. It���s critical of the actions of the military pilots in the crash that killed 67 people. The report from the House Subcommittee on Military DraftKings Promo Code: Get $200 Bonus with 14 NBA Games Tuesday 12/23/2025 12:00pm • The latest DraftKings promo code delivers an exceptional opportunity for new customers to jump into the action with a high-value welcome bonus. The deal is straightforward: sign up, place a moneyline wager on any team to win, and you'll potentially pocket bonus bets if your pick hits. T Appointments of two key cabinet roles will trigger another special election in House District 17 12/23/2025 10:41am • Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger on Tuesday announced two additional cabinet appointments, tapping longtime Del. Mark Sickles, D-Fairfax, to serve as Virginia���s next secretary of finance and public administrator Traci Deshazor as her secretary of administration, rounding out key leadership roles as s Sports on TV for Wednesday, Dec. 24 12/23/2025 10:10am • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, Dec. 24 COLLEGE FOOTBALL 8 p.m. ESPN ��� Sheraton Hawaii Bowl: California vs. Hawaii, Honolulu _____ The oldest boomers are turning 80 in 2026. How much pop culture do you remember? 12/23/2025 09:35am • OK boomers: The oldest of you are turning 80 in 2026, the vanguard of a ���rock n' roll��� and ���TV age��� generation that left an imprint on popular culture like no other. During the 18 years of the ���baby boom��� from 1946 to 1964, around 76 million Americans were born. The spike in births wa Fast shipping is increasing emissions. Here's why delivery has become more polluting 12/23/2025 09:00am • It feels simple: You shop, find something you want and click to buy. It shows up today, overnight or tomorrow. We���ve gotten used to that speed. But that convenience comes with a climate cost. Multiple factors shape the environmental toll of a delivery. These include the distance from a fulfillment Bolivian Indigenous women carry history and pride in the traditional 'pollera' skirt 12/23/2025 08:32am • LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) ��� Before setting out for the wide, white mountain, Ana Lia Gonz��lez Magui��a took stock of her gear: A chunky sweater to guard against the chill. A harness and climbing rope to scale the 6,000-meter summit of one of Bolivia���s tallest mountains. Aviator glasses to protect fr A look at the experts racing to decode Trump���s tariff rules 12/23/2025 07:36am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� After a half-century immersed in the world of trade, customs broker Amy Magnus thought she���d seen it all, navigating mountains of regulations and all sorts of logistical hurdles to import everything from lumber and bananas to circus animals and Egyptian mummies. Then came 2025. T How Seuk Kim's tragic plane crash built a volunteer army of pet rescuers 12/23/2025 06:05am • BRANDY STATION, Va. (AP) ��� On a sparkling late-fall Sunday at a rural Virginia airfield, 16 careworn passengers were getting off a flight that changed, even saved, their lives. Some looked bemused, some wary, some enthusiastic as they were carried off a small private plane onto the tarmac at Culp Should you worry about overfunding your 529 plan? 12/23/2025 06:00am • 529 education savings plans are powerful tools to help pay for the mounting costs of an education. Yet some people hesitate to use them. One common concern is oversaving. You can only use 529 funds can only cover qualified education expenses without incurring a tax penalty, but it can be hard to pin How the 2025 passenger jet, chopper crash near Reagan National has changed DC's airspace 12/23/2025 03:55am • This story is part of WTOP���s series�����Five stories that defined the DC-area in 2025.�����You can hear it on air all this week and read it online. Almost a year after the midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter, the congested airspace a Betty Reid Soskin, oldest National Park Service ranger, dies at 104 12/22/2025 11:39pm • RICHMOND, Calif. (AP) ��� Betty Reid Soskin, who rose to national fame as the oldest National Park Service ranger and used the spotlight to talk about the African American experience during World War II, has died. She was 104. Her family and the park service announced her death through social media, Jones scores 24, UTEP takes down North Dakota State 76-66 12/22/2025 10:12pm • EL PASO, Texas (AP) ��� Elijah Jones scored 24 points as UTEP beat North Dakota State 76-66 on Monday night. Jones shot 10 for 15 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Miners (4-7). Jamal West scored 15 points and added six rebounds. Caleb Blackwell shot 5 for 8, i Mitchell scores 30 points as the Cavaliers beat the Hornets 139-132 to end a 3-game losing streak 12/22/2025 09:54pm • CLEVELAND (AP) ��� Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points and De���Andre Hunter had 15 of his 27 in the second half, powering the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 139-132 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night. Darius Garland added 27 points and 10 assists for Cleveland, which pulled away in the seco