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A tale of two Chief Pams: Federal takeover brings confusion over command of DC police 08/13/2025 03:50pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Attorney General Pam Bondi is effectively in charge of the police department in Washington, D.C. ��� so says the White House. But the city's police force already has a Pam at the helm ��� Chief Pamela Smith ��� and she says she only reports to the mayor. D.C. and federal official What's life like for a mermaid performer in the DC area? 08/13/2025 03:42pm • A woman who goes by Ch�� Monique glides through a lake in Northern Virginia, occasionally whipping her long "tail" behind her to splash at the water's surface. The Northern Virginia woman makes it look natural, capturing the mythical creature's essence, but a lot of grit goes into being a profess Crackdown on players faking injuries, tweak to video review verbiage among changes in college game 08/13/2025 02:43pm • Officials will be cracking down on college football players who feign injuries, the number of overtime timeouts will be reduced and referees will use different verbiage when announcing the results of video reviews. Those are among the changes for the 2025 season, the National Football Foundation ann The home of the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning renamed Benchmark International Arena 08/13/2025 02:07pm • TAMPA, Fla. (AP) ��� The home of the Tampa Bay Lightning has a new name, Benchmark International Arena, after the NHL team unveiled a multiyear agreement Wednesday with the mergers and acquisitions company. The change takes effect immediately. The building that opened in 1996 had been known as Amali New draft of global plastic pollution treaty wouldn't limit plastic production 08/13/2025 01:58pm • GENEVA (AP) ��� Negotiators working on a treaty to address global plastic pollution discussed a new draft of the text Wednesday that wouldn't limit plastic production or address chemicals used in plastic products. The biggest issue of the talks has been whether the treaty should impose caps on produ NFL's coaching hot seat includes Mike Tomlin and Zac Taylor 08/13/2025 01:39pm • Nick Sirianni entered last season with his job on the line in Philadelphia and finished it hoisting the Vince Lombardi trophy, earning a lucrative contract extension. There are several coaches under similar pressure this year. Can anyone pull off the same feat? Sirianni led the Eagles to the p People often miscalculate climate choices, a study says. One surprise is owning a dog 08/13/2025 01:33pm • It turns out many Americans aren't great at identifying which personal decisions contribute most to climate change. A study recently published by the National Academy of Sciences found that when asked to rank actions, such as swapping a car that uses gasoline for an electric one, carpooling or reduc Trump-Putin summit on Ukraine is latest chapter in Alaska's long history ��� and tension ��� with Russia 08/13/2025 12:47pm • ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) ��� When U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska on Friday, it will be the latest chapter in the 49th state's long history with Russia ��� and with international tensions. Siberian fur traders arrived from across the Bering Sea in the fi A $200 million endowment focused on Black Americans is taking shape 08/13/2025 12:21pm • Started in 2020 as a five-year initiative inspired by the racial justice outcry following the police murder of George Floyd, the California Black Freedom Fund plans to expand to a $200 million endowment. The move is both rare in the world of philanthropy and politically bold, given the Trump adminis FEMA abruptly disbands youth advisory council, but students say their climate advocacy won't stop 08/13/2025 11:31am • After a few frightening incidents seeing family and friends collapse in Phoenix's grueling heat, Ashton Dolce, 17, began to wonder why his country's leaders were not doing more to keep people safe from climate change. ���I was just dumbfounded," Dolce said. He became active in his hometown, organiz As octopuses dwindle in Spanish waters, suppliers look to imports and farming despite concerns 08/13/2025 11:31am • GALICIA, Spain (AP) ��� At a humming factory in the Spanish town of O Carballino, workers sling dozens of limp octopuses into a metal cauldron, wincing as strings of slime splatter their aprons. Nearby, others slice tentacles and pack them into vacuum-sealed bags destined for restaurants and retaile Why many Americans are rethinking alcohol, according to a new Gallup poll 08/13/2025 11:08am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Fewer Americans are reporting that they drink alcohol amid a growing belief that even moderate alcohol consumption is a health risk, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday. A record high percentage of U.S. adults, 53%, now say moderate drinking is bad for their health, up Charlie Brown and Snoopy offer an animated 'Peanuts' musical about summer camp 08/13/2025 10:47am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Charlie Brown and Snoopy go to sleepaway camp in a new, bittersweet Apple TV+ special fueled by a pair of Emmy Award-nominated songwriters that's being billed as the first ���Peanuts��� musical in 35 years. ���My motivation has always been to preserve and enhance my dad���s legacy, Trump's nominee to oversee jobs and inflation data faces shower of criticism 08/13/2025 10:34am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The director of the agency that produces the nation's jobs and inflation data is typically a mild-mannered technocrat, often with extensive experience in statistical agencies, with little public profile. But like so much in President Donald Trump's second administration, this ti Sports on TV for Thursday, August 14 08/13/2025 10:10am • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, August 14 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN���S) 5:45 a.m. FS1 ��� AFL: Brisbane at Penrith 6 a.m. (Friday) FS1 ��� AFL: Brisbane at Fremantle AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN���S) 5 a.m. FS2 ��� AFL: Collingwood at Carlton 7 a.m