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Phillies ace Zack Wheeler diagnosed with blood clot in right arm, placed on 15-day IL 08/16/2025 07:32pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Philadelphia Phillies placed ace Zack Wheeler on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a blood clot in his right arm. Dave Dombrowski, the president of baseball operations for the Phillies, said after a 2-0 loss at Washington that Wheeler had been diagnosed with a ���right up Raphinha and Yamal score as Barcelona starts La Liga title defense beating 9-man Mallorca 08/16/2025 05:43pm • MADRID (AP) ��� Barcelona began the defense of its La Liga title with a comfortable 3-0 win at Mallorca, scoring early and taking advantage of two first-half red cards for the host on Saturday. Raphinha and Lamine Yamal, who led Barcelona's prolific attack last season, needed only seven minutes to i Trump reverses on the need for a ceasefire before a potential peace deal ending the war in Ukraine 08/16/2025 04:55pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� U.S. President Donald Trump reversed course in the wake of his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to say an overall peace agreement ��� not the ceasefire that he has long championed ��� is the next step in ending the 3 1/2-year war in Ukraine. In talks with European al Top accessory this year at the Little League World Series? A bat that looks like sour gummy worms 08/16/2025 01:43pm • SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) ��� It���s not an ice-cream cone. It���s not an Italian rainbow cookie. It���s the baseball bat being used at the Little League World Series. Easton���s 2026 Hype Fire USA Bat with the neon green grip and the pink-and-neon yellow barrel is hard to miss at the plate. And Appeals court rules provision of digital ad tax violates First Amendment protections 08/16/2025 11:10am • A provision in Maryland���s digital ad tax is an unconstitutional restriction on free speech, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. The 2021 law ��� the first of its kind in the nation ��� imposes taxes on large tech companies for the digital ads they sell within the state. But it also prohibits 100 days of Pope Leo XIV: A calm papacy that avoids polemics is coming into focus 08/16/2025 10:55am • VATICAN CITY (AP) ��� When Pope Leo XIV surprised tens of thousands of young people at a recent Holy Year celebration with an impromptu popemobile romp around St. Peter���s Square, it almost seemed as if some of the informal spontaneity that characterized Pope Francis��� 12-year papacy had returned Bet365 Bonus Code WTOP365: Claim $150 Bonus for NFL, MLB, UFC 319 08/16/2025 10:49am • 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 Go all in on UFC 319 or NFL preseason with bet365 bonus code WTOP365. Anyone who takes advantage of this offer can start with a $150 bo In surprise appearance, Colin Kaepernick teases partnership with Prince George���s County 08/16/2025 10:46am • New Prince George���s County Executive Aisha Braveboy���s (D) reception in Ocean City was star-studded already ��� at least by Maryland politics standards. In attendance were the governor and first lady, the lieutenant governor, the comptroller and the state���s senior U.S. senator. And then f Weekly breakdown: What are federal forces doing in DC? 08/16/2025 09:41am • Only five days have passed since President Donald Trump signed an executive order to federalize the D.C. police force. Since then, the city has seen everything from a sandwich-throwing Department of Justice worker to bulldozers tearing down homeless encampments. So where does the city stand n Earle-Sears acknowledges Reid as her would-be successor as she runs for Virginia Governor 08/16/2025 09:20am • Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears dropped by an American Legion office in Midlothian on Thursday, a stop on her ���Operation Defend and Deliver��� campaign event series. She and U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Westmoreland, emphasized their aim to elevate the lieutenant gov 'The city has really went to hell': Some DC residents want police help, but are concerned about tactics 08/16/2025 09:04am • Shortly after President Donald Trump announced the federal takeover of the D.C. police department, WTOP spoke with shoppers at Hechinger Mall in Northeast D.C. about their thoughts on the change coming to policing in the District. ���Something needed to be done��� was said by nearly every person A quick look back at this week���s biggest stories 08/16/2025 07:00am • Here is a look back at the top stories of the week, if you're looking for a quick recap ��� as well as our best photo galleries and some stories away from the headlines. ��� Trump and Putin meet about Ukraine A much-anticipated meeting between the U.S. and Russian leaders on Friday ended without agr NL West race heats up as Dodgers tie Padres for lead 08/16/2025 01:53am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Things sure have changed since the last time the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers clashed, back in June. The Dodgers were running away in the NL West then with a nine-game lead. The Padres were in third place. Now, with 1 1/2 months left in the season, it's all tied up. NASCAR Craftsman Truck eero 250 Results 08/16/2025 12:17am • Friday At Richmond Raceway Richmond, Va. Lap length: 0.75 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (1) Corey Heim, Toyota, 250 laps, 56 points. 2. (2) Ty Majeski, Ford, 250, 55. 3. (3) Layne Riggs, Ford, 250, 44. 4. (5) Sammy Smith, Chevrolet, 250, 0. 5. (26) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet, 250, 32. 6. (35 Trump administration agrees to keep DC police chief in place, but with immigration enforcement order 08/15/2025 11:54pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Trump administration on Friday reversed course and agreed to leave the Washington, D.C., police chief in control of the department, while Attorney General Pam Bondi, in a new memo, directed the District���s police to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement regardless o