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In Iran, snap checkpoints and university purges mark the first anniversary of Mahsa Amini protests 09/12/2023 01:14am • TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Snap checkpoints. Internet disruptions. University purges. Iran's theocracy is trying hard to both ignore the upcoming anniversary of nationwide protests over the country's mandatory headscarf law and tamp down on any possibility of more unrest. Yet the Sept. 16 death of 22-ye Kim's trip to Russia could be like his last one and involve a daylong ride on his armored train 09/11/2023 06:15pm • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Kim Jong Un’s trip to Russia for a possible meeting with President Vladimir Putin has drawn attention to the traditional method of travel for North Korean leaders: luxury, armored trains that have long been a part of the dynasty’s lore and are symbols of its deep isol US approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall 09/11/2023 03:24pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. approved updated COVID-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the latest coronavirus strains and blunt any surge this fall and winter. The Food and Drug Administration decision opens the newest shots from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTec Beyond the boardwalk — How a Bethany Beach woman aims to help others through fashion 09/11/2023 05:35am • WTOP is proud to spotlight the many small businesses that make up the D.C. region as part of our Small Business September coverage. The Small Business September series is brought to you by EagleBank. Would you want to work a job nearby your parent, siblings and romantic partner? That's a rea Biden says US outreach to Vietnam is about providing global stability, not containing China 09/10/2023 09:41pm • HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — President Joe Biden said Sunday his visit to Vietnam to showcase stronger ties with Hanoi was not about trying to start a “cold war” with China, but rather was part of a broader effort to provide global stability by building U.S. relationships throughout Asia at a time of Sweden brings more books and handwriting practice back to its tech-heavy schools 09/10/2023 08:42pm • STOCKHOLM (AP) — As young children went back to school across Sweden last month, many of their teachers were putting a new emphasis on printed books, quiet reading time and handwriting practice and devoting less time to tablets, independent online research and keyboarding skills. The return to mor All 4 Grand Slam trophies were at the US Open when Djokovic lost to Medvedev in the 2021 final 09/09/2023 04:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) — All four Grand Slam trophies were there. When Novak Djokovic played Daniil Medvedev in the 2021 U.S. Open final — the same two men who will meet Sunday in Arthur Ashe Stadium for the 2023 title — there was more than just the championship of that particular two-week tournament a Updated COVID shots are coming. They're part of a trio of vaccines to block fall viruses 09/09/2023 10:48am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Updated COVID-19 vaccines are coming soon, just in time to pair them with flu shots. And this fall, the first vaccines for another scary virus called RSV are rolling out to older adults and pregnant women. Doctors hope enough people get vaccinated to help avert another “tripled As Jacksonville shooting victims are eulogized, advocates call attention to anti-Black hate crimes 09/09/2023 10:02am • The racist motivations of the white shooter who targeted and fatally shot Black people in Jacksonville, Florida, two weeks ago have revived concerns about the threat of hate violence and domestic terrorism against African Americans. Most hate crime victims in the U.S. are Black, and that has been th Why are congregations leaving the United Methodist Church? 09/09/2023 08:00am • ▶ Watch Video: United Methodist Church rejects same-sex marriage Bishop Karen Oliveto sees her consecration in 2016 as a breaking point for some of the thousands of people who have made the once unthinkable decision to leave the United Methodist Church. Oliveto is the church's first How parents can discern between real numbers and anecdotal stories of COVID in classrooms 09/09/2023 04:49am • Kids are back in the classroom — but across the D.C. region, some classrooms are already seeing empty desks due to students with COVID-19. But for all the stories you might hear from parents and teachers, the true numbers are harder to track than they used to be. That's because the dashboard Nancy Pelosi says she'll seek House reelection in 2024, dismissing talk of retirement at age 83 09/08/2023 05:27pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that she will seek reelection to Congress in 2024 as Democrats try to win back the majority. Pelosi, 83, made the announcement before volunteers and labor allies in the San Francisco area district she has represented for more than 35 Baltimore school police officer indicted on overtime fraud charges 09/08/2023 04:28pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore school police officer and longtime high school football coach was arrested Friday and charged with fraudulently obtaining more than $215,000 in overtime pay, according to federal law enforcement officials. The arrest came after a federal grand jury returned an indictme Trial for ex-Baltimore prosecutor is moved outside the city due to potential juror bias, judge says 09/08/2023 03:56pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s former top prosecutor, who was charged last year with perjury and mortgage fraud, will be tried outside the city because potential jurors may have been biased by extensive media coverage of the case, a federal judge ruled Friday. Over two terms as Baltimore state’s New Jersey failed veterans in state-run homes hit by dozens of COVID-19 deaths, federal report says 09/07/2023 04:43pm • TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Widespread dysfunction at two of New Jersey's state-run veterans homes left them unprepared to protect residents during the COVID-19 pandemic and still persists, a scathing report by the U.S Justice Department found Thursday. The 43-page document paints a disturbing picture o