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Beshear bans drug in Kentucky that's being targeted by attorneys general across the nation 08/18/2025 08:06pm • FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear took emergency action Monday to ban the sale of “designer Xanax,” responding to a request from his state's attorney general who is leading a broader effort to combat the highly potent synthetic drug linked to dozens of overdose deaths last year 3 more GOP governors authorize deployment of National Guard troops as part of Trump show of force 08/18/2025 07:52pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Three more Republican governors authorized the deployment of National Guard troops to Washington on Monday, part of President Donald Trump’s escalating show of force that he says is designed to crack down on crime and boost immigration enforcement in the nation’s capital. The Out of sight, out of earshot: Howard Co. schools continue cellphone restrictions for new school year 08/18/2025 06:58pm • From saving on school supplies to the impact of federal cuts, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow on air and online in our series, “WTOP Goes Back to School” this August and September. In an effort to curb distractions and improve sc Over 150 people are still missing after devastating flooding in northwest Pakistan 08/18/2025 06:32pm • PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Anguished Pakistanis searched remote areas for bodies swept away by weekend flash floods as the death toll reached 277 on Monday, while one official replied to the lack of evacuation warnings by saying people should have built homes elsewhere. A changing climate has made Federal agent fires weapon during immigration stop in Southern California, officials say 08/18/2025 06:27pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal agent fired at a moving vehicle in Southern California after the driver refused to roll down his window during an immigration stop and sped off, the Department of Homeland Security said. A DHS statement said the driver struck two U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents 'It doesn't make sense': Bowser on deployment of National Guard to DC 08/18/2025 04:28pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser reiterated Monday that her police chief is still in charge, even as several states have committed to sending members of the National Guard to support President Donald Trump's administration's crackdown on crime. "Let me correct you, there is no takeover," Bowser said Julian Sayin named Ohio State's starting quarterback for season opener against Texas 08/18/2025 03:01pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Julian Sayin will be Ohio State's starting quarterback when the No. 3 Buckeyes open the season against top-ranked Texas on Aug. 30, coach Ryan Day announced Monday. Day, who is in his seventh year leading the Buckeyes, said Sayin was more consistent in the competition with Li At least 25 people are missing after a boat capsized in Nigeria's northwest 08/18/2025 02:54pm • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 25 people are missing after a boat capsized on a river in northwestern Nigeria, authorities said Monday. The accident happened Sunday while the boat was carrying people to a market in Sokoto state, Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency said in a statement. Editorial Roundup: United States 08/18/2025 02:25pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Aug. 14 The New York Times says shrinking crime rate is encouraging America is in the midst of a historic decline in crime. In 2023, murders fell 10 percent, which was then the largest annual drop since reliable records began in 19 Veteran Joe Flacco selected as Browns starting QB for season opener against Bengals on Sept. 7 08/18/2025 02:04pm • After four weeks, Joe Flacco has emerged as the winner of the Cleveland Browns' four-way quarterback competition. The Browns announced on Monday that Flacco will get the start when the Browns host AFC North rival Cincinnati in the Sept. 7 opener. Coach Kevin Stefanski indicated over the past week th Hijacked satellites and orbiting space weapons: In the 21st century, space is the new battlefield 08/18/2025 02:02pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — As Russia held its Victory Day parade this year, hackers backing the Kremlin hijacked an orbiting satellite that provides television service to Ukraine. Instead of normal programing, Ukrainian viewers saw parade footage beamed in from Moscow: waves of tanks, soldiers and weaponry Temporary barriers spared Alaska's capital from severe flooding. A long-term solution is elusive 08/18/2025 01:26pm • The glacial flooding that sent residents of Alaska's capital city scrambling this week has become an annual ordeal for those who live along the picturesque river that winds from the nearby Mendenhall Glacier. This year, a giant wall of reinforced sandbags erected with the help of the U.S. Army Corps Death toll in Russian factory fire rises to 24 08/18/2025 11:37am • MOSCOW (AP) — The death toll from last week's fire at an industrial plant in Russia’s Ryazan region has risen to 24, with at least another 157 people injured, officials said Monday. The fire broke out Friday at the Elastik plant in Shilovsky district, around 250 kilometers (155 miles) southeast From medical training to weapons detectors: How Northern Virginia is changing up the new school year 08/18/2025 11:23am • From saving on school supplies to the impact of federal cuts, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow on air and online in our series, “WTOP Goes Back to School” this August and September. Summer is officially over for tens of thousa Kansas State's Avery Johnson faces high expectations as Wildcats open season in Ireland 08/18/2025 06:10am • MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State fans placed quarterback Avery Johnson on a pedestal before he arrived on campus. He was the top recruit who decided to stay home and play for the in-state school, and he was expected to lead the Wildcats to Big 12 greatness. There were games last year in which h