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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 With Cup playoffs at stake, controversial limits of rough driving could be tested again at Richmond 08/15/2025 05:00pm • NASCAR playoff desperation reached a controversial peak at Richmond Raceway last year. At the mercy of securing a victory to make the 16-driver field that competes for the Cup championship, Austin Dillon wrecked Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin in the final two corners of the last lap to claim his first Duke Energy seeks to merge Carolina utilities, projecting more than $1B in customer savings 08/15/2025 04:52pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ��� Duke Energy Corp. says its move to combine electric utility subsidiaries in North and South Carolina into one entity could save customers more than $1 billion over a decade. The Charlotte-based utility said it formally asked federal and state regulators on Thursday for permi Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will again get less Colorado River water in 2026 08/15/2025 04:23pm • DENVER (AP) ��� Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will again live with less water from the Colorado River as drought lingers in the West, federal officials announced Friday. The Colorado River is a critical lifeline to seven U.S. states, 30 Native American tribes, and two Mexican states. The cuts are based Sports on TV for August 16 - 17 08/15/2025 03:50pm • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, August 16 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN���S) 5:30 a.m. FS1 ��� AFL: Collingwood at Adelaide 1 a.m. (Sunday) FS2 ��� AFL: Geelong at Sydney AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN���S) 10:30 p.m. FS2 ��� AFL: Hawthorn at Brisbane AUT No end in sight to plastic pollution crisis as treaty negotiations in Geneva fail 08/15/2025 02:51pm • GENEVA (AP) ��� Negotiations to reach a major treaty to end growing plastic pollution around the world fell apart on Friday, with delegates in Switzerland adjourning with no immediate plans to resume. The consequence of the failed talks is devastating, as it leaves no clear path for nations to coll James Madison a favorite to win Sun Belt as chaos reigns in the conference 08/15/2025 02:48pm • The Sun Belt has created a bit of a reputation for chaos. The days of single-team dominance have been replaced by fast risers, rapid turnover, unpredictable outcomes and fierce competition. Defending champion Marshall lost coach Charles Huff and a significant portion of the roster to conference foe GOP seeks broader federal control of DC police; Democrats have new bill to terminate it 08/15/2025 02:46pm • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill. Congressional Republicans are ramping up a wide range of plans and proposals that seek to extend federal control over D.C. police and the District's sentencing guidelines,