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This old-school DC Italian grocery store is aging like fine wine 09/11/2024 05:25pm • This story is part of��WTOP���s Small Business September��series, sponsored by EagleBank. A. Litteri, an old-school Northeast D.C. Italian grocery store, has been around since the 1920s, and it's aging like a fine wine, getting more and more popular and respected through the years. "The st The NFLPA would like to see more consistency when it comes to playing surfaces at home and abroad 09/11/2024 05:22pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) ��� The NFL Players Association would like to have more consistency in what kind of turf its members play on, be it at home or overseas. NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell Jr. said Wednesday that moving forward it plans to be ���assertive��� when it comes to having input on field Court won't allow public money to be spent on private schools in South Carolina 09/11/2024 05:16pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ��� South Carolina's law allowing parents to spend taxpayer money on private schools violates the constitution, the state's highest court ruled Wednesday. The 3-2 ruling prohibits paying tuition or fees with ���Education Scholarship Trust Funds," but it does allow parents to use Passing in Week 1 reached its lowest level for any week in the NFL since 2007 09/11/2024 05:13pm • Inside the Numbers dives into NFL statistics, streaks and trends each week. For more Inside the Numbers, head here. ___ From rookies struggling in their first career starts to high-paid quarterbacks not living up to their contracts to rusty veterans coming off injuries, the passing in Week 1 o What to know about Taylor Swift's endorsement of Kamala Harris 09/11/2024 05:06pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ��� Music superstar Taylor Swift has officially launched her Kamala Harris era. Shortly after the Democratic nominee and former President Donald Trump finished their first, and likely only, presidential debate Tuesday evening, Swift, who is nearing the end of her ���Eras Tour,� Algeria election results are being questioned by the opposition candidates and the president himself 09/11/2024 05:05pm • Algerians expected an uneventful election that would bestow President Abdelmadjid Tebboune a second term. Instead, they got the president himself calling into question the vote count and legal challenges from his opponents alleging fraud. Such a surprising turn of events marks a departure for Algeri Max Homa hopes to prove his Presidents Cup worth at Procore Championship 09/11/2024 05:01pm • NAPA, Calif. (AP) ��� With so much controversy in the media and among fans following his being named to the American team for the Presidents Cup, Max Homa is looking forward to getting a bit of respite at this week���s Procore Championship at Silverado Country Club. A two-time winner at this event, SEC contenders handling early schedule of beefier foes instead of cupcakes to boost playoff resumes 09/11/2024 04:41pm • One unknown to scheduling non-conference opponents years in advance is whether those future foes are as attractive when game day finally arrives as they were when the contract was signed. So-called ���cupcake��� guarantee games against overmatched lower-tier foes often end up providing a lopsided wi Pirates GM Ben Cherington says he expects manager Derek Shelton to return in 2025 09/11/2024 04:38pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) ��� Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington expects manager Derek Shelton to return next season. Cherington said Wednesday that Shelton remains ���the right person to manage this team in 2025��� despite an August swoon that dropped the Pirates out of postseason contention. Donald Trump faces his own debate fallout just months after benefiting from Joe Biden's 09/11/2024 04:30pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Donald Trump emerged Wednesday from a rocky debate against Kamala Harris looking to regain his footing with 55 days until Election Day, the first ballots already going out in Alabama and other states on the cusp of early voting. Not even three months ago, Trump stepped off the de Sen. Bernie Sanders said he is set to pursue contempt charges against Steward CEO 09/11/2024 04:28pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders said Wednesday he is prepared to pursue contempt charges against Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre if he fails to show up at a hearing Thursday despite being issued a subpoena. Sanders said de la Torre needs to answer to the American people ab What to know about fracking, false claims and other climate issues mentioned during the debate 09/11/2024 04:14pm • Amid a barrage of climate-infused weather disasters such as flooding and hurricanes, along with the shattering of heat records,wildfires and many Americans growing concerned about the planet's warming, climate change was barely discussed during the presidential debate. When asked the sole debate que Fearless Fund drops grant program for Black women business owners in lawsuit settlement 09/11/2024 03:45pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A venture capital firm has closed down a grant contest for Black women business owners as part of a settlement agreement with a conservative group that had filed a lawsuit alleging the program was discriminatory, both sides announced Wednesday. The settlement came two months after Pochettino embarks on 'journey' with US men's team after turbulence at PSG and Chelsea 09/11/2024 03:28pm • Mauricio Pochettino didn't expect to be here. His appointment as United States men's national team head coach was not in the plans when he signed a two-year contract at Chelsea last season and made his triumphant return to the Premier League. But soccer management is a fickle industry and the U.S. h Indiana judge rules against abortion providers fighting near-total ban 09/11/2024 03:14pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ��� An Indiana county judge ruled Wednesday against abortion providers who are seeking to broaden access to the procedure under the near-total ban state lawmakers passed after the U.S. Supreme Court ended federal protections in 2022. The providers ��� including the regional Planned