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Mike Brown gets a win and a hug from Spike Lee in his first game as Knicks coach 10/22/2025 11:27pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Mike Brown had a welcome to Madison Square Garden moment Wednesday night, courtesy of a fan dressed in an orange-and-blue suit. ���Spike Lee came over and gave me a hug before the game,��� Brown said. ���I���m like, ���Spike, do you know who I am?������ Brown is the guy the New Yor Brandon Miller scores 25 in return as Hornets beat Nets 136-117 in season opener 10/22/2025 09:59pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ��� Brandon Miller scored 25 points in his first game since Jan. 15, Miles Bridges added 18 points and 11 rebounds, and the Charlotte Hornets defeated the Brooklyn Nets 136-117 in their season opener Wednesday night. LaMelo Ball added 20 points and eight assists and Collin Sexto The Latest: North Carolina lawmakers approve map adding a GOP House seat 10/22/2025 09:21pm • North Carolina lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday to a revised U.S. House map backed by President Donald Trump that is intended to help Republicans win an additional seat in next year���s elections. The new congressional map reshapes the state���s only current swing district, held by Democratic 'They're playing with fire': What shutdown impacts could do to DC-area's housing market 10/22/2025 09:01pm • 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. As the government shutdown enters it Families describe deaths, violence in Alabama prisons as they push for change 10/22/2025 08:25pm • MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) ��� Chase Mathis told prison guards he was being threatened by other inmates and feared for his life. But within hours of being moved to an adjacent prison, he was dead. Mathis died June 4, 2024, after being placed in general population instead of a cell for his own protection, Nursing Home Red Flags You Should Watch Out For 10/22/2025 08:00pm • The importance of comparing nursing homesScenario: John, a retired teacher, moves into a nursing home with a high staff turnover rate and a poor reputation, but his family brushes off these red flags.In just a few weeks, John develops bedsores because he isn't regularly repositioned. The staff ignor Technology to Prevent Falls for Seniors 10/22/2025 08:00pm • Falling is scary, especially when you get injured in the process. Anyone can be at risk for a fall-related injury, but you can have an increased risk of falling, or of suffering severe consequences from a fall as you grow older and you develop comorbidities or balance issues. Falls are the leading c Bill to cap ticket resale prices gets public hearing in DC 10/22/2025 06:54pm • The D.C. Council���s Public Works and Operations Committee held a public hearing Wednesday on legislation aimed at protecting fans from ticket fraud and price gouging. The Resale Amendment Act, introduced by Ward 6 Council member Charles Allen and backed by seven other council members, would cap Sean Payton says postgame comments were about Jaxson Dart, not Russell Wilson 10/22/2025 06:44pm • DENVER (AP) ��� Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton insists his recent comments were a shout-out to Jaxson Dart, not a shot at Russell Wilson. Payton said after Denver���s historic 33-32 comeback win on Sunday that the Giants ���found a little spark with��� Dart, who became the starter, and hinted that Lamar Jackson back on practice field for Ravens after missing 2 games with hamstring injury 10/22/2025 06:37pm • OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) ��� Just as it appeared Lamar Jackson would again be absent from practice, the two-time MVP took the field for the Baltimore Ravens. How much progress he's made from a hamstring injury remains something of a secret, but this was certainly a welcome sight for his teammates. ��� Malicious prosecution lawsuit by Alec Baldwin in 'Rust' shooting moves to federal court 10/22/2025 06:11pm • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) ��� A lawsuit by actor Alec Baldwin alleging malicious prosecution in the 2021 fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie ���Rust��� has been reinstated and moved to federal court by the defendants. Baldwin initially filed the lawsuit in state court in Ja Josh Allen's grandmother gives Bills quarterback advice amid 2-game slump, urging him to smile 10/22/2025 06:10pm • ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) ��� Josh Allen began his bye week stewing over consecutive losses. Then the Bills quarterback received a valuable piece of advice from a beloved source. ���My grandma called me and was like, ���I just want to see you smile,������ Allen said on Wednesday, when the Bills return What to know about redistricting efforts across US at Trump's prodding 10/22/2025 06:02pm • President Donald Trump's desire to secure the Republican majority in Congress has prompted an unusual burst of mid-decade redistricting in multiple states. North Carolina is the latest to take action. The Republican-led General Assembly approved changes Wednesday to U.S. House district designed to Takeaways from the AP investigation into ICE's use of a full-body restraint device known as the WRAP 10/22/2025 06:01pm • The full-body restraint device known as the WRAP has become a harrowing part of deportations for some immigrants. The Associated Press identified multiple examples of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers using the black-and-yellow full-body restraint device on deportation flights. Here North Carolina adopts new Trump-backed US House districts aimed at gaining a Republican seat 10/22/2025 05:42pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ��� North Carolina's Republican legislative leaders completed their remapping of the state's U.S. House districts on Wednesday, intent on picking up one more seat for President Donald Trump's push to retain GOP control of Congress in next year's midterm elections. The boundaries a