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Tony-winning smash 'Hadestown' takes DC to 'hell and back' at National Theatre 06/06/2023 04:13am • It earned 14 Tony Award nominations and won eight, including Best Musical on Broadway. On Tuesday, the acclaimed musical "Hadestown" hits National Theatre in D.C. from June 6 to June 18. "You all have to check out what truly is a myth in the living flesh, Hadestown," actress Hannah Whitley Brother of gay American attacked on Sydney cliff in 1988 says killer deserves no leniency 06/06/2023 03:48am • SYDNEY (AP) — A man who admitted killing American mathematician Scott Johnson by punching him from a cliff top at a gay meeting place in Sydney in 1988 deserves no leniency and should face the longest time in jail, the victim’s brother said Tuesday. Scott Phillip White, 52, appeared in the New S McClanahan earns MLB-leading 9th win, Rays beat Red Sox 4-1 06/05/2023 09:51pm • BOSTON (AP) — Rays slugger Luke Raley hit a deep fly ball toward the 420-foot marker in the center field triangle — the deepest part of Fenway Park. Kiké Hernandez tracked it, leapt and reached over the fence to snare it. An inning later, Alex Verdugo drifted toward the right field stands, whe A Day in the Life of a Medical Intern 06/05/2023 08:00pm • Many medical school programs require clinical hours in a hospital to help bridge a student's studies to daily duties they can expect once they begin a career in health care. "The key thing is to know that you have support, and there are people to turn to and to know when you don't know something," s 6 DIY Projects to Tackle in a Weekend 06/05/2023 08:00pm • During the pandemic, many property owners were able to dive into lengthy renovation projects because they were stuck at home and didn't have elsewhere to go. Now that those days are behind us, some homeowners find it increasingly difficult to carve out time for major projects and are focusing on min Rangers transfer deGrom to 60-day IL, push return to at least late June 06/05/2023 07:50pm • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jacob deGrom’s return for the AL West-leading Texas Rangers has been pushed back until at least late June after the two-time National League Cy Young Award winner was transferred to the 60-day injured list Monday. DeGrom hasn’t pitched since April 28, when he exited ear One year after their killing, loved ones pay tribute to duo slain in Amazon rainforest 06/05/2023 06:58pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A year after the killing of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the Amazon rainforest, friends, colleagues and family members gathered Monday in several Brazilian cities to honor their memory and pledge to carry forward their work. Dozens of Permit-to-purchase: Oregon's tough new gun law faces federal court test 06/05/2023 06:32pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal trial over Oregon’s voter-approved gun control measure opened Monday in Portland, marking a critical next step for one of the toughest gun control laws in the nation after months of being tied up in the courts. The trial, which is being held before a judge and not LOCALIZE IT: $570M in grants headed to railroad crossing projects in 32 states 06/05/2023 05:47pm • EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: The Biden administration is handing out more than $570 million in grants to help eliminate railroad crossings in 32 states just as the industry is increasingly relying on longer and longer trains to cut costs. The grants announced Monday will help eliminate more than three d Sun will get heat check on 6-1 start with two games against the undefeated Aces 06/05/2023 05:12pm • UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut wasn't supposed to be this good. The Sun lost 2021 league MVP Jonquel Jones to New York and coach Curt Miller to Los Angeles in the offseason, yet they are 6-1 and leading the Eastern Conference. Next up, two games this week against the defending champs and cur At French Open, Francisco Cerundolo is mad at chair umpire over Holger Rune's double-bounce 06/05/2023 05:02pm • PARIS (AP) — Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina was devastated about losing his French Open fourth-round match to Holger Rune of Denmark in a fifth-set tiebreaker Monday. He also was mad at chair umpire Kader Nouni for missing a double-bounce of the ball on a point that was awarded to Rune early in DNA from drinking glass linked New Jersey man to 4 Boston sexual assaults, prosecutor says 06/05/2023 03:47pm • BOSTON (AP) — A New Jersey lawyer charged with sexually assaulting four women in Boston about 15 years ago was ordered held on $500,000 bail Monday during a hearing in which a prosecutor said authorities helped tie him to the attacks by getting DNA from a drinking glass he had used. Matthew Nilo, Robert Hanssen, FBI agent convicted of spying for Russia, dead at 79 06/05/2023 02:38pm • ▶ Watch Video: Robert Hanssen, FBI agent convicted of spying for Russia, has died Robert Hanssen, a former FBI agent who was one of the most damaging spies in American history, was found dead in his prison cell Monday morning, according to the Bureau of Prisons. Hanssen, 79, was arr Kimberly Palmer: Financial tips for new college grads 06/05/2023 12:31pm • For new college graduates, receiving that first post-degree paycheck can be almost as exciting as getting the diploma itself. But it also presents a challenge: Given the many demands on a young person’s budget, how should those funds be managed? We asked five money experts to share their best pers No survivors found after plane that flew over DC, led to fighter jets scramble crashes in Virginia 06/05/2023 12:22pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A wayward and unresponsive business plane that flew over the nation's capital Sunday afternoon caused the military to scramble fighter jets before the plane crashed in Virginia, officials said. The fighter jets caused a loud sonic boom that was heard across the capital region.