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New Orleans mayor indicted over allegations of trying to hide relationship with bodyguard 08/15/2025 09:38pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) ��� New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was indicted Friday in what prosecutors called a yearslong scheme to hide a romantic relationship with her bodyguard, who is accused of being paid as if he was working even when they met alone in apartments and traveled to vineyards for wine tas Air Canada travelers brace for impact: What to know if your flight is canceled 08/15/2025 07:33pm • Summer travelers are facing uncertainty as the clock winds down on a possible strike by Air Canada flight attendants, which the airline said would force it to cancel almost all of its scheduled flights as soon as Saturday. The Canadian carrier said it was suspending its schedule and trying to get p New Air Force policy denies transgender troops hearings before they're discharged 08/15/2025 07:32pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Air Force says in a new memo that transgender airmen ousted under a recent Trump administration directive will no longer have the chance to argue before a board of their peers for the right to continue serving their country. The memo dated Tuesday says military separation boa BetMGM Bonus Code WTOP150: Claim $150 MLB, NFL Preseason, UFC Promo 08/15/2025 07:14pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Sign up with BetMGM bonus code WTOP150 to secure a welcome bonus on this weekend's NFL preseason games. Start with a $150 bonus or a $1 The next steps in California Democrats' plan to counter Texas Republicans' redistricting push 08/15/2025 06:46pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� California is the first Democratic-led state to wade into a brewing national redistricting fight after President Donald Trump urged Texas Republicans to draw new maps to maintain the party's slim U.S. House majority after the 2026 midterm elections. The Texas plan was te Flash floods kill more than 280 people in India and Pakistan as thousands flee 08/15/2025 06:35pm • PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) ��� Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed over 280 people in India and Pakistan and left scores of others missing, officials said Friday, as rescuers brought to safety some 1,600 people from two mountainous districts in the neighboring countries. Flooding beg Gas valve failure during routine maintenance work may have led to fatal explosion, US Steel says 08/15/2025 06:15pm • HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) ��� Preparations for a routine maintenance task may have led to an explosion at a U.S. Steel coal-processing plant near Pittsburgh that left two dead and sent 10 to hospitals, the company said Friday. U.S. Steel said it developed the information, along with other investigators, US Naval Academy gets first Marine superintendent 08/15/2025 06:13pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) ��� Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte became the first Marine Corps officer to be superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy in its 180-year history on Friday. Borgschulte was deputy commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs in Quantico, Virginia, before being nominated to be the 66th A Grand Canyon mascot is recovered from the rubble. Can Brighty the Burro be restored? 08/15/2025 06:00pm • Missing an ear and his front legs detached, Brighty the Burro certainly has seen better days. The 600-pound (273-kilogram) bronze statue used to greet visitors at the Grand Canyon Lodge on the national park's North Rim. The nearly century-old building was reduce to rubble this summer when a wildfire Three years after his death, cricketer Shane Warne's legacy lives on with heart health checks 08/15/2025 05:58pm • BRISBANE, Australia (AP) ��� Cricketer Shane Warne's legacy lives on more than three years after the death of the great spin bowler from a heart attack at the age of 52. Warne died in March 2022 after suffering cardiac arrest while on holiday on the Thai island of Koh Samui. The cause of his sudden Northern Virginia school districts defy Education Department request to change bathroom policies 08/15/2025 05:40pm • Several Northern Virginia school districts said Friday they aren���t making plans to change their bathroom policies, defying a U.S. Department of Education request that accused existing practices of violating Title IX. Prince William County, Arlington and City of Alexandria schools said they won� ACLU of DC considers legal action against the Trump administration in federal police takeover 08/15/2025 05:36pm • The D.C. chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union considered taking legal action to stop the federalization of the Metropolitan Police Department until a D.C. court ruled that President Donald Trump's administration did not have the authority to usurp the authority of D.C. Police Chief Pamela S Clinton says Trump should get Peace Prize if he ends Ukraine war without concessions 08/15/2025 05:29pm • ▶ Watch Video: Trump and Putin start high-stakes Alaska summit over war in Ukraine | Special Report Washington — Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state and President Trump's former rival on the presidential campaign trail, said Friday that if Some workers would be excluded from student loan forgiveness program for 'illegal' activity 08/15/2025 05:19pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Teachers, social workers, nurses and other public workers would be cut off from a popular student loan cancellation program if the Trump administration finds their employer engaged in activities with a ���substantial illegal purpose,��� under a new federal proposal released on Fr German Cup: Ten Hag makes successful debut with Bayer Leverkusen and Bielefeld upsets Bremen 08/15/2025 05:14pm • BERLIN (AP) ��� Erik ten Hag made a winning start as Bayer Leverkusen coach with a 4-0 result at fourth-tier team Sonnenhof Gro��aspach in the first round of the German Cup on Friday. Patrik Schick, Brazilian wing back Arthur, debutant Christian Kofane and ��lex Grimaldo all scored, but they assumed