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South Korea to deploy laser weapons to intercept North Korean drones 07/11/2024 07:12am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ��� South Korea said Thursday it will begin deploying laser weapons systems designed to intercept North Korean drones, which have caused security concerns in the South in recent years. South Korea���s Defense Acquisition Program Administration said that it will deploy at lea Some road closures lifted around White House as NATO summit wraps 07/11/2024 06:30am • As closures change to deal with delays, listen live to WTOP for the latest traffic updates on the 8s. As the 75th anniversary of the 2024 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit wraps up Thursday, some road closures from earlier this week have been lifted. Closures around the White House UK water firms get smaller rate hikes than sought amid struggle to cut pollution, attract investors 07/11/2024 05:38am • LONDON (AP) ��� British regulators on Thursday slashed proposed rate increases by water companies, crimping revenue at a time they are struggling to persuade investors to finance efforts to reduce sewage spills that have fouled waterways around the country. Under the draft decision by regulator Ofwa House Republicans subpoena White House aides over Biden's cognitive state 07/11/2024 04:55am • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill Correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill. Exactly two weeks ago, the 2024 presidential race was totally upended in a matter of seconds, when during the first televised debate of the year, President Joe Biden stumbled Last 2 Pac-12 teams determined to fight on, promise a bright future 07/11/2024 01:26am • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� The Pac-12 may be down to the Pac-2, but that doesn���t mean the league or its remaining members ��� Oregon State and Washington State ��� aren���t gearing up for football. ���We���re not licking our wounds, we���re licking our chops,��� Washington State coach Jake Dickert said We USA Basketball tops Canada 86-72 in exhibition opener on the road to Paris Olympics 07/11/2024 01:00am • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� For USA Basketball, the road to the Paris Olympics has started with a win. Anthony Davis scored 13 points, Stephen Curry added 12 and the United States opened its tune-up schedule for the Paris Games by topping Canada 86-72 on Wednesday night. Jrue Holiday scored 11 points and Ant Government power in the US is a swirl of checks and balances, as a recent Supreme Court ruling shows 07/11/2024 12:13am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The delegates at the 1787 Constitutional Convention were trying to create a new governing framework for the fledging United States of America. They knew they needed SOMEONE to be at the helm of the federal government. Someone had to be in position to see that the laws legislated by Trump wants Black and Latino support. But he's not popular with either group, poll analysis shows 07/11/2024 12:04am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� As he prepares to accept the Republican nomination for the third time, Donald Trump has promised new efforts to expand his coalition ��� and, in particular, to win over more of the nonwhite voters who largely rejected him during the 2020 election. But an AP analysis of two con Grisham drives in 2 runs, New York bullpen shines to help struggling Yankees beat Rays 2-1 07/10/2024 11:08pm • ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) ��� Trent Grisham drove in two runs and made a nice running catch in center field to help the struggling New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 on Wednesday night for only their seventh victory in 24 games. Relievers Tim Hill (3-0) and Luke Weaver each worked out of j Las Vegas hits record of fifth consecutive day of 115 degrees or greater as heat wave scorches US 07/10/2024 10:59pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� Las Vegas baked Wednesday in its record fifth consecutive day of temperatures sizzling at 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46.1 Celsius) or greater amid a lengthening hot spell that is expected to broil much of the U.S. into the weekend. The temperature climbed to 115 shortly after 1 p.m. NBA agrees to terms on a record 11-year, $76 billion media rights deal, AP source says 07/10/2024 10:55pm • The NBA has agreed to terms on its new media deals, a record 11-year agreement worth $76 billion that would assure player salaries will continue rising for the foreseeable future and one that will surely change how some viewers access the game for years to come. A person familiar with the negotiatio UN experts: Between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwandan troops are in Congo operating with the M23 rebel group 07/10/2024 10:10pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) ��� Between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwanda government forces are deployed in neighboring eastern Congo, operating alongside the M23 rebel group which has been making major advances, U.N. experts said in a report circulated Wednesday. The experts called the estimate of Rwandan troops ���c Derrick White replaces Kawhi Leonard on US Olympic men���s basketball team 07/10/2024 09:58pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� USA Basketball intended to bring Kawhi Leonard to the Paris Olympics. After watching him play in a four-day training camp, they and the Los Angeles Clippers realized that the plan needed to change. Derrick White of the NBA champion Boston Celtics is replacing Leonard on the U.S. t Ukraine is on an 'irreversible' path to NATO. But only after war with Russia ends 07/10/2024 09:38pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The 32-members of NATO on Wednesday formally declared Ukraine on an ���irreversible��� path to membership in the Western military alliance, offering a bare but more binding assurance of protection once its war with Russia ends. NATO member countries individually and in Wednesday' In international debut, new UK PM Starmer offers strong support for Ukraine at NATO summit 07/10/2024 09:36pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Newly elected British Prime Minister Keir Starmer made his maiden appearance on the international stage Wednesday with a strong signal of support for Ukraine and a pat on the back from President Joe Biden as they met on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington. After a full