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Known as 'Johnny Hockey,' Johnny Gaudreau was an NHL All-Star and a top U.S. player internationally 08/30/2024 10:36am • NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew were killed by a suspected drunken driver while riding bicycles Thursday night near their childhood home in New Jersey. They were set to be groomsmen on Friday at their sister Katie's wedding. Gaudreau was known around the sport as “Johnny Hockey, Cam Rising throws 5 TDs in return from injury as No. 12 Utah rolls past Southern Utah 49-0 08/30/2024 01:43am • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Cam Rising made his return with a career-high five touchdown passes — three to Brant Kuithe — to power No. 12 Utah to a 49-0 win over Southern Utah on Thursday night. Rising, a seventh-year senior quarterback, shined in his first game action since tearing multiple knee li QB Dak Prescott still isn't focused on contract with Cowboys receiver CeeDee Lamb now signed 08/29/2024 06:06pm • FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott has his No. 1 receiver back, and a plea from CeeDee Lamb for the Dallas Cowboys to get his quarterback signed beyond this season as well. The $136 million, four-year contract that ended Lamb's long holdout also begged the obvious question of whether Prescott was n Attorney for white homeowner who shot Ralph Yarl says his client needs a psychological evaluation 08/28/2024 02:42pm • The attorney for an 85-year-old white man who shot Ralph Yarl after the teenage Black honor student came to his Kansas City, Missouri, home by mistake has requested a psychological examination for his client, saying he believes the retired aircraft mechanic no longer understands the proceedings agai Oasis reunites for tour, ending a 15-year hiatus driven by Gallagher brothers' feud 08/27/2024 04:33pm • LONDON (AP) — Oasis, the Britpop band known for timeless hits like “Wonderwall” and “Don’t Look Back in Anger,” is reuniting for a tour of the British Isles next summer, ending a 15-year hiatus and, presumably, the long-held feud between brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher. The guitar band As Oasis reunites, a timeline of the Britpop band's tumult 08/27/2024 09:36am • LONDON (AP) — Oasis announced a reunion tour Tuesday, 15 years after the Gallagher brothers' feud forced the classic Britpop band to disband. Here's a look back at Oasis' ups and downs: 1967 Noel Gallagher, Oasis' songwriter and guitarist, is born in Manchester. 1972 Younger brother Liam Gallagher Archaeologists in Virginia unearth colonial-era garden with clues about its enslaved gardeners 08/23/2024 06:20pm • WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Archaeologists in Virginia are uncovering one of colonial America's most lavish displays of opulence: An ornamental garden where a wealthy politician and enslaved gardeners grew exotic plants from around the world. Such plots of land dotted Britain’s colonies and served Justice Department accuses RealPage of a scheme to help landlords hike rents in antitrust lawsuit 08/23/2024 05:22pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit Friday against real estate software company RealPage Inc., accusing it of an illegal scheme that allows landlords to coordinate to hike rental prices. The lawsuit, filed alongside attorneys general in states including North Carol What was inside a time capsule discovered at an Arlington cathedral? 08/22/2024 03:16pm • A special discovery was made during renovation work at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington, Virginia. When removing a cornerstone of the more than 60-year-old cathedral, work crews found a cut out. Lindsay Alukonis, director of archives for the Catholic Diocese of Arlington, said wh The Latest: Walz accepts the party’s nomination for vice president at DNC Day 3 08/21/2024 11:56pm • Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and former President Bill Clinton headlined the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, the third day of the party’s choreographed rollout of a new candidate, Kamala Harris, and her pitch to voters. Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and Transportation Secretary P Should You Get a Gold IRA? 08/20/2024 08:00pm • When markets fluctuate, it's common for savers to look for stable places to park their money. While Americans see real estate as the best long-term investment, followed by stocks or mutual bonds, gold ranked third, according to a May 2024 Gallup poll, outpacing savings accounts, certificates of depo WTOP alum Jim Farley dies at 75: Entrepreneurial zest, 24/7 news turned WTOP into top-billing station in US 08/20/2024 09:58am • In a newsroom accustomed to breaking news, the email subject line caused a collective gasp: "Jim Farley has passed away." During his 17 years as vice president of News & Programming at WTOP from 1996 to 2013, Jim Farley oversaw the transformation of a poorly-rated AM news, talk and sports sta Powell may use Jackson Hole speech to hint at how fast and how far the Fed could cut rates 08/20/2024 06:33am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials have said they're increasingly confident that they've nearly tamed inflation. Now, it's the health of the job market that's starting to draw their concern. With inflation cooling toward its 2% target, the pace of hiring slowing and the unemployment rate Putin signs deals with Vietnam in bid to shore up ties in Asia to offset Moscow's growing isolation 08/19/2024 07:48am • HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin signed at least a dozen deals with his Vietnamese counterpart on Thursday and offered to supply fossil fuels, including natural gas, to Vietnam during a state visit that comes as Moscow is seeking to bolster ties in Asia to offset its growing Brazilian entertaining legend Silvio Santos dies at 93 08/17/2024 10:37am • BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Silvio Santos, a Brazilian television executive and presenter known for his beaming smile and catchphrase “Who wants money?” has died after a decades-long career in the spotlight. He was 93. Santos owned the television network SBT and created several variety shows. The