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Former US Capitol Police chief talks about political violence and assessing threats 09/13/2025 05:43am • In the aftermath of the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, safety experts and public figures are taking a closer look at balancing safety and accessibility. WTOP spoke with former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger about the issue. Manger said he'd advise politicians ��� wheth Istanbul district mayor and 47 officials detained over corruption allegations in widening crackdown 09/13/2025 05:35am • ANKARA, Turkey (AP) ��� Turkish authorities on Saturday detained the mayor of an Istanbul district, along with 47 other officials, over allegations of corruption, as part of a widening crackdown on the country���s main opposition party. The state-run Anadolu Agency said the Istanbul chief prosecutor Washington Spirit supporters to continue chanting ���Free DC��� despite end of federal surge 09/13/2025 05:04am • For the last three Washington Spirit home matches, Meredith Bartley has been keeping her eyes locked on the game clock. Once the game clock displays 51:00 ��� meaning the start of the 52nd minute of the game ��� Bartley, the president of the Spirit Squadron supporters group, will lead a stadiumwi Netanyahu gambled by targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar. It appears to have backfired 09/13/2025 01:10am • JERUSALEM (AP) ��� When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered this week���s attempted assassination of Hamas leaders in Qatar, he took a major gamble in his campaign to pound the group into submission. With signs growing that the mission failed, that gamble appears to have backfired. Netanyahu h A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes near the east coast of Russia���s Kamchatka region 09/13/2025 12:58am • MOSCOW (AP) ��� A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck early Saturday near the east coast of Russia���s Kamchatka region, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The quake���s epicenter was 111.7 kilometers (69.3 miles) east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, and had a depth of 39 kms, according to th NASCAR-Xfinity Food City 300 Results 09/13/2025 12:04am • Friday At Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, Tenn. Lap length: 0.53 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (3) Aric Almirola, Toyota, 300 laps, 52 points. 2. (10) Sheldon Creed, Ford, 300, 35. 3. (2) Sam Mayer, Ford, 300, 50. 4. (11) Carson Kvapil, Chevrolet, 300, 42. 5. (4) Connor Zilisch, Chevrolet What to know about the killing of Charlie Kirk, the co-founder of Turning Point USA 09/12/2025 11:38pm • A 22-year-old Utah man was arrested in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during an event on a college campus, authorities said Friday. ���We got him,��� Gov. Spencer Cox told reporters at a news conference announcing the arrest of Tyler Robinson in Wednesday's killing of Kirk at Utah Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing became more political, opposed activist's views, authorities say 09/12/2025 11:00pm • OREM, Utah (AP) ��� A 22-year-old Utah man who was arrested and booked on murder charges in the assassination of Charlie Kirk held deep disdain for the conservative activist���s provocative viewpoints and indicated to a family member that he was responsible for the shooting, authorities said Friday. U.Md. students host vigil to mourn death of Charlie Kirk 09/12/2025 10:09pm • Days after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during an event at Utah Valley University, a group of University of Maryland students gathered to support each other and mourn his death. They handed out fake candles and lined the rows of the Garden Chapel. Harshit Garg, who was p Steven Spielberg celebrates 'awesome' 50th anniversary 'Jaws' exhibition at Academy Museum 09/12/2025 08:06pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Why would anyone keep a prop from the set of ���Jaws?��� Steven Spielberg was musing about what it felt like while making his 1975 oceanic classic, and how little he thought any of it would matter when shooting the now-legendary opening scene of a woman night-swimming past an oc Former poet laureate Ada Lim��n says artists must band together during 'dangerous times' 09/12/2025 08:02pm • During her three years as the 24th poet laureate, Ada Lim��n said her travels around the United States taught her just how many poets the country has. Lim��n said people would approach her during appearances to tell her they wrote poems regularly in a journal, or on a full moon or with their childre Rhode Island judge halts effort by HUD to change criteria for homeless funding 09/12/2025 07:27pm • A Rhode Island judge on Friday temporarily stopped the Trump administration from changing the criteria for using tens of millions of dollars in funding to aid homeless people. Several nonprofits filed a lawsuit this week accusing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development of changing the Appeals court rules Trump administration can end legal protections for more than 400,000 migrants 09/12/2025 06:46pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� A federal appeals court ruled Friday that the Trump administration can end legal protections for around 430,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. The ruling by a three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is the latest twist in a legal fight over Bi Citing instances of 'spectator conflict,' DC schools say students need chaperone to attend football games 09/12/2025 06:36pm • D.C. Public Schools students will now need an adult chaperone to attend high school football games, the school system announced Friday, citing "multiple instances of spectator conflict." The policy, one of several changes announced to enhance safety, will remain in place until at least Oct. 1 The Latest: Trump says he���ll send National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns 09/12/2025 06:32pm • President Donald Trump said Friday he���ll send the National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns there with the support of the mayor and the governor. Since sending the National Guard to Los Angeles and Washington, the Republican president has openly mused about sending troops to other cities