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Over 30 holiday markets in the DC area, mapped 11/12/2025 04:19am • The holiday season is nearing, and with it comes a bounty of markets worth shopping at, while enjoying a much-needed mug of hot cocoa and other festive treats. WTOP reached out to the event organizers of the D.C. Holiday Market in the Dupont Circle neighborhood to find out what's new this year. After 43 days, government shutdown may finally end 11/12/2025 04:11am • The longest government shutdown in the nation's history could finally come to an end Wednesday with a vote by the U.S. House, which comes back into session for the first time in more than 50 days. The shutdown started 43 days ago, leaving hundreds of thousands of federal workers without paychecks Skipper Ben Stokes defends England's preparation for the Ashes cricket series in Australia 11/12/2025 02:34am • PERTH, Australia (AP) ��� Skipper Ben Stokes has defended England's lack of warm-up matches ahead of the first Ashes cricket test against Australia in Perth beginning Nov. 21. England is aiming to break a 14-year winless run in Australia. Stokes and fellow veteran Joe Root have never won a test matc Hamburger Helper sales surge as budgets tighten 11/12/2025 02:24am • Grocery prices remain high and it���s prompting more Americans to choose a classic, shelf-stable and budget-friendly dinner: Hamburger Helper. The boxed meals that have filled grocery store shelves since the '70s are meant to be mixed with cooked ground meat and can feed a family for under $11. Women riding the streets of Tehran on motorbikes is the latest sign of Iran's societal change 11/12/2025 01:08am • TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ��� When Merat Behnam first gathered enough courage to ride her yellow scooter through the gridlocked streets of Iran 's capital to the coffee shop she runs, traffic wasn't her main worry. She instead girded herself for disapproving looks, verbal abuse and even being stopped by th Israel���s longest war is leaving a trail of traumatized soldiers, with suicides also on the rise 11/12/2025 12:02am • SDOT YAM, Israel (AP) ��� Wrapped tightly around his forearms, the former Israeli soldier feels the snakes��� cold skin against his, and for a moment he���s able to breathe. It���s been nearly 18 months since he left the army after fighting in the war in Gaza, and the flashbacks and panic attacks ha Doug Christie indicates change is coming to struggling Sacramento Kings 11/11/2025 11:33pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� Sacramento Kings coach Doug Christie indicated change is coming, saying the struggling team is facing a ���bumpy��� path and that the organization is ���aligned in what we're doing.��� ���Change is hard,��� he said. ���It���s hard. But understand ��� and we understand ��� No. 18 Tar Heels adapt to Trimble-less lineup in win against Radford 11/11/2025 10:55pm • CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) ��� North Carolina had almost no time to bask in the glow of last week's rousing win against fellow blueblood Kansas before taking a shot to the gut, coming in the form of senior Seth Trimble suffering a broken arm in a workout mishap. That turned Tuesday's 89-74 win against R Protesters confront security at main venue of UN climate talks 11/11/2025 09:28pm • BELEM, Brazil (AP) ��� A group of activists skirmished with security on Tuesday at United Nations climate talks in Brazilian Amazon city Belem, briefly trying to force their way into the main venue before they were pushed back. Two security workers suffered minor injuries, the U.N. said. The confron The Latest: Supreme Court keeps a block on SNAP payments, as shutdown potentially nears an end 11/11/2025 09:20pm • The Supreme Court extended an order blocking full SNAP payments Tuesday amid signals that the government shutdown could soon end and food aid payments resume. The order keeps a chaotic situation in place at least for a few more days. People who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Lawsuit challenges TSA's ban on transgender officers conducting pat-downs 11/11/2025 08:42pm • A Virginia transportation security officer is accusing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security of sex discrimination over a policy that bars transgender officers from performing security screening pat-downs, according to a federal lawsuit. The Transportation Security Administration, which operates Newsom tells AP the eight senators who struck the shutdown deal aren't alarmed enough about Trump 11/11/2025 08:12pm • BELEM, Brazil (AP) ��� California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday he is stunned by eight senators��� decision to break with Democrats and end the government shutdown and warned they are not alarmed enough about President Donald Trump���s political norm-shattering. ���I���m not coming in to punch anyb AP Interview: Newsom says Trump climate-fighting absence is 'doubling down on stupid' 11/11/2025 07:23pm • BELEM, Brazil (AP) ��� Calling America���s absence from key United Nations climate negotiations ���doubling down on stupid,��� California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday the United States risks being left behind as an economic power. Newsom, a Democrat eyeing a 2028 presidential run, is so far the hi Cold snap hits DC region on Veterans Day, bringing blustery winds 11/11/2025 07:02pm • A cold and windy Tuesday is wrapping up in the D.C. area on Veterans Day, with highs only reaching the mid to upper 40s ��� but it felt even chillier. With strong northwest winds gusting between 30 and 40 mph through the afternoon, a ground stop was earlier issued for departing flights out of Dul Medicare Grocery Allowance: What to Know 11/11/2025 07:00pm • If you feel like you've been paying more money for less food lately, you're not alone. Recent inflation and supply chain pressures have pushed up the prices of many items at supermarkets nationwide. These increases can be difficult for anyone to manage, but the rising cost of food can be especially