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Sally Kirkland, stage and screen star who earned an Oscar nomination in 'Anna,' dies at age 84 11/11/2025 06:34pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Sally Kirkland, a one-time model who became a regular on stage, film and TV, best known for sharing the screen with Paul Newman and Robert Redford in “The Sting” and her Oscar-nominated title role in the 1987 movie “Anna,” has died. She was 84. Her representative, Michael G Schumer faces criticism as shutdown nears end, but his job appears safe 11/11/2025 06:06pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer led his caucus, and the country, into a record-breaking government shutdown and voted against reopening when a small group of his members defected. But there are still calls for him to step aside from Democrats who think he should have fough Mavericks fire GM Nico Harrison 9 months after widely panned Luka Doncic trade 11/11/2025 04:54pm • DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks fired general manager Nico Harrison on Tuesday, an admission nine months later that the widely criticized trade of Luka Doncic backfired on the franchise. The move came a day after Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont attended a 116-114 loss to the Bucks in which fa Underdog Promo Code WTOP: Get $100 Bonus for NBA, Top 25 CBB Picks 11/11/2025 04:35pm • 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 When you set up a new account with the Underdog promo code WTOP, you will be able to secure one of the best daily fantasy welcome offer Missouri governor floats potential for a retractable roof if Chiefs renovate Arrowhead Stadium 11/11/2025 03:54pm • JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — As the Kansas City Chiefs weigh whether to play future games in a renovated Arrowhead Stadium or a proposed dome in Kansas, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on Tuesday floated a potential mixture of the two concepts aimed at keeping the team in his state. Kehoe, who has been in Feels like winter: Cheap and easy ways to save on home energy costs this year 11/11/2025 01:56pm • It sure feels like winter, which means winter energy bills can't be far behind — there are some simple, inexpensive ways to save on energy costs this winter. "Often when homeowners think about energy efficiency improvements in their homes, you know, they're thinking about expensive projects, l Mike Tomlin: No long-term concerns about Aaron Rodgers after Steelers' loss to Chargers 11/11/2025 01:52pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin isn't giving Aaron Rodgers a pass by saying his veteran quarterback simply had an “off night” in Pittsburgh's lopsided loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. Then again, the NFL's longest-tenured head coach also isn't worried about the NFL's oldest active player bounci Help and assistance programs for furloughed federal workers in the DC region 11/11/2025 11:21am • We want to know your thoughts on the government shutdown. How are you and your family affected? Share your story — Send us a message or a voice note through the WTOP News app on Apple or Android. Click the “Feedback” button in the app’s navigation bar. Some companies and local governments After brutal torture and 2.5 years of captivity, Israeli-Russian researcher is grateful to survive 11/11/2025 11:18am • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Ta’aliq — “to hang” in Arabic — is Iraqi slang for a torture technique that hoists victims into the air, their hands handcuffed above their heads. Akrab, or “scorpion,” is the more painful version, in which the victim's hands are handcuffed together behind the Alex Scott, the 'Guernsey Grealish,' takes unusual route to England squad 11/11/2025 10:06am • From the age of 8, Alex Scott used to leave school early on Fridays and travel with one of his parents to soccer practice. It wasn’t a normal journey. It involved flying from Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands near to the coast of northern France, to the English mainland where Scott would go to No need for SmarTrip card, new payment coming to Metrobus 11/11/2025 09:59am • The bus is approaching, and you don’t have cash — or forgot to load your SmarTrip card. Soon that may not be a problem. Metro is preparing to launch its "Tap. Ride. Go." payment system on all Metrobuses by mid-November, according to a recent presentation to the Washington Metropolitan Area Tr The Key to a Winning 401(k) 11/11/2025 06:00am • Retirement saving requires key decisions: when to start, how much to save, and where to invest. The investing decision has drawn more attention as government regulators work to open 401(k) plans to alternative assets such as private market investments. Below, we compare the paths of two hypothetica Ryan Kalkbrenner's historic NBA career start: 81% from the field through first 10 games 11/11/2025 06:00am • MIAMI (AP) — Ryan Kalkbrenner made the first shot of his NBA career. And the second. And the third. And the fourth. And the fifth. Eventually, he missed. It did happen. It hasn't happened often. The Charlotte rookie is now 10 games into his career and he's shooting 80.8% from the field — 42 for How scandals at the BBC have rocked its leadership over the years 11/11/2025 04:20am • LONDON (AP) — The BBC’s top leader and head of its news division resigned over criticism of how the broadcaster edited U.S President Donald Trump’s speech before some of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The scandal leading to Sunday’s resignations is hardly the first Senate approves bill to end the shutdown, sending it to the House 11/11/2025 12:03am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation Monday to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an end as a small group of Democrats ratified a deal with Republicans despite searing criticism from within their party. The 41-day shutdown could last a few more