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Virginia voters pick their candidates ahead of what could be a game-changing November election 06/20/2023 07:00pm • Polls have closed, and the counting begins for the candidates for top prosecutor, state legislature, county board and more, ahead of a potentially game-changing Virginia election this November. Check back for updates from WTOP, including latest election results. Stay with WTOP.com for live result Ronaldo scores late winner in record 200th game for Portugal in European qualifying 06/20/2023 06:46pm • BERLIN (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo became the first men's player to make 200 international appearances and celebrated the milestone by scoring the winning goal in the 89th minute as Portugal beat Iceland 1-0 on Tuesday in European Championship qualifying. The 38-year-old Ronaldo was honored by Guinne Tornadoes clobber Mississippi. Hours later, its governor attends Republican fundraiser in Alabama 06/20/2023 06:41pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves traveled to Alabama for a Republican fundraising event as people in his state were still reeling from back-to-back tornadoes that killed one person, injured dozens and destroyed homes and businesses, and in the midst of lingering power outages fro Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck set to have surgery to insert a plate for a facial fracture 06/20/2023 06:35pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Boston Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck is scheduled to have surgery next week to insert a plate to help a facial fracture heal after he was hit by a batted ball. Houck was hit below the right eye by a line drive from the New York Yankees’ Kyle Higashioka on Friday night. The 26-y See scientific side of Leonardo da Vinci in rare exhibit at DC's MLK Jr. Library 06/20/2023 06:29pm • Visitors to the Martin Luther King Jr. library in D.C. can check out some of Leonardo da Vinci’s sketches and notes, which have never been seen in the U.S. until this summer. Visitors will see evidence of what was "inside the mind of an Italian genius," exhibit curators said. Portions of Mother of 8-year-old girl who died in Border Patrol custody says pleas for hospital care were denied 06/20/2023 06:24pm • McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The mother of an 8-year-old girl who died in Border Patrol custody said Friday that agents repeatedly ignored pleas to hospitalize her medically fragile daughter as she felt pain in her bones, struggled to breathe and was unable to walk. Agents said her daughter's diagnosis o Mystery solved? Wembanyama listed at 7-foot-4, but check back later in September 06/20/2023 05:32pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The tall task of determining Victor Wembanyama's height isn't finished yet. The expected No. 1 pick in the NBA draft might be 7-foot-4. Maybe not, though. While the league is listing him at that height in the draft guide on its media website, it's not official. Check back in Septem Native American tribes say Supreme Court challenge was never just about foster kids 06/20/2023 04:32pm • Native American nations say the Supreme Court's rejection of a challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act has reaffirmed their power to withstand threats from state governments. They say the case conservative groups raised on behalf of four Native American children was a stalking horse for legal argu Mid Atlantic Daybook 06/20/2023 04:29pm • Associated Press Mid Atlantic Daybook for Tuesday, Jun. 20. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Mid-Atlantic bureau is reachable at 202-641-9660 a 4 dead after battery causes fire at New York City e-bike shop that spreads to apartments 06/20/2023 03:05pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A fire at a New York City e-bike shop quickly spread to upper-floor apartments and killed four people early Tuesday in the latest deadly blaze linked to exploding lithium ion batteries. The fire, reported shortly after midnight, happened at a shop that was cited last summer for saf Twins Amen and Ausar Thompson set to be taken in top-10 of NBA draft 06/20/2023 01:56pm • For all the things the Thompson Twins share — middle name, appetite for burgers, dynamic basketball skill sets — matching suits on draft night won't be one of them. Amen and Ausar Thompson are dressing for success in their own unique style as they prepare to go in their own separate directions f Inside the deepening rivalry between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom 06/20/2023 11:26am • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom says there's no chance “on God's green earth” he's running for president in 2024, but he wants to make clear that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is running, is “weak” and “undisciplined” and “will be crushed by Donald Trump." DeS Vatican document highlights need for concrete steps for women, 'radical inclusion' of LGBTQ+ 06/20/2023 10:35am • VATICAN CITY (AP) — An unprecedented global canvassing of Catholics has called for the church to take concrete steps to promote women to decision-making roles, for a “radical inclusion” of the LGBTQ+ community and for new accountability measures to check how bishops exercise authority. The Vat Thai activists sue government agencies for allegedly using Pegasus spyware against them 06/20/2023 10:22am • BANGKOK (AP) — Two prominent Thai activists filed a lawsuit on Tuesday accusing the government of using the internationally notorious Pegasus spyware to infiltrate their mobile devices during a period of political unrest almost three years ago. Law reform advocate Yingcheep Atchanont and human rig Scherzer throws 8 innings and Lindor has 5 RBIs as the Mets rout the slumping Astros 11-1 06/20/2023 12:07am • HOUSTON (AP) — Max Scherzer went back to basics with his slider and it led to a fantastic performance. Francisco Lindor homered and drove in five runs, and Scherzer pitched eight strong innings for his longest outing with the New York Mets in their 11-1 victory over the skidding Houston Astros on