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Maryland Democratic leaders tout electricity refund, keep grid operator in the hot seat 09/23/2025 10:59am • A roughly $40 rebate on electricity bills, approved by the General Assembly in April, finally started heading out to customers in August, with a second round expected in early 2026. Legislators took $200 million from a state fund for energy efficiency and renewable energy programs to send the ref ‘It’s Zeek. I’ve been shot’: DC firefighter recounts harrowing struggle with armed robber 09/23/2025 04:44am • An off-duty D.C. firefighter, who was shot and seriously wounded Saturday night during an armed robbery on Capitol Hill, tells WTOP that his instinct was to "fight back." Gary “Zeek” Dziekan was walking home from a party at around 10:30 p.m. Saturday near the 200 block of 8th Street in Northe Editorial Roundup: United States 09/22/2025 10:53pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Sept. 19 The New York Times says the Trump Administration is trying to punish free speech A founding principle of the United States, enshrined in the Constitution’s opening amendment, is that our republic depends on citizens’ f Kamala Harris says she 'had a certain responsibility' to argue against Biden running again 09/22/2025 10:48pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris said Monday evening that she regrets not expressing her concerns about then-President Joe Biden running for a second term when a majority of Americans felt he was too old for the job. "I have and had a certain responsibility that I should have Bruce Pearl, winningest men's basketball coach in Auburn history, announces retirement 09/22/2025 09:19pm • AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn coach Bruce Pearl announced his retirement Monday less than six months after finishing the Tigers' best season in program history with another trip to the Final Four. Pearl's 38-year-old son Steven Pearl, who has been on his father's coaching staff for all 11 seasons at Block it out: Rams know they must shake off their gut-punch loss to Eagles with big challenges ahead 09/22/2025 07:04pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams are facing the conundrum of the comeback loss. They must decide whether to feel good about the first-half effort Sunday that allowed them to take a 19-point lead on the defending Super Bowl champions early in the third quarter — or to feel bad about the mi Charges dropped against ex-NBA guard Ben Gordon, arrested after juice shop disturbance 09/22/2025 06:54pm • STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Multiple criminal charges were dropped Monday against former NBA guard Ben Gordon, who was arrested in 2023 after authorities say he began behaving erratically in a Connecticut juice shop. Gordon, who also helped lead the University of Connecticut to the NCAA national champi Trump to meet with Democratic leaders over government shutdown 09/22/2025 06:34pm • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill. Congressional Republicans and Democrats are in a government shutdown showdown that has shown no sign of compromise ahead of a deadline next week. 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That means people who want to take advantage of them before they disappear have to act quickly. “There is still time, but the clock is Trump's Federal Reserve appointee seeks steeper rate cuts 09/22/2025 01:55pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's appointee to the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors said Monday that the central bank's key interest rate should be much lower than its current 4.1% level, staking out a position far different than his colleagues. Stephen Miran, who is also a top econo Kara Lawson is named head coach of the US women's basketball team for the 2028 LA Olympics 09/22/2025 12:04pm • Kara Lawson helped the U.S. women's basketball team win an Olympic gold medal as a player 17 years ago. Now she'll have a chance to lead it to another as the coach in the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Lawson was announced as the head coach for the women's team for the next four years by USA Basketball DraftKings Promo Code: Claim $200 Instant Bonus for Lions-Ravens MNF 09/22/2025 11:32am • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Take advantage of this DraftKings promo code offer and bet $5 on Monday Night Football. New players who start with a $5 bet will receiv On World Rhino Day, South Africa marks progress but still loses a rhino daily to poachers 09/22/2025 10:59am • DINOKENG GAME RESERVE, South Africa (AP) — The Dinokeng Game Reserve in South Africa has a thriving rhino population, but their exact numbers and the details of the security operation that keeps them safe from poaching are closely guarded secrets. They are the protocols that reserves with rhinos f Trump reveals Murdochs and Dell could potentially take part in TikTok deal 09/22/2025 08:37am • President Donald Trump said prominent billionaires – including media mogul Rupert Murdoch and tech founder Michael Dell – could be part of a deal in which the U.S. will take control of the social video platform TikTok. Trump namedropped the 94-year-old Murdoch and his son Lachlan Murdoch, the h