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New surgical and research facility opening at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital 11/30/2023 07:00pm • A new, state-of-the-art surgical facility is opening in Northwest D.C. next month. The Verstandig Pavilion at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital will feature a cutting-edge MRI system that slides on a track between operating rooms and gives doctors access to real-time imaging. "This is a v How to Have a Wedding in Your Home 11/30/2023 07:00pm • If you're planning a wedding and wondering where you're going to have it and how you'll pull it together in time, you may find yourself flirting with the idea of having it in your own home. After all, it's done on TV and in the movies all the time -- and it sure looks easy. It may also appear to mak No. 17 Tulane, No. 25 SMU meet in AAC title battle rife with subplots 11/30/2023 05:52pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) — No. 17 Tulane and No. 25 SMU have yet to lose a game in the American Athletic Conference this season. Something has to give on Saturday when the Green Wave (11-1, 8-0 AAC, No. 22 CFP) tries to defend last year’s conference crown and the Mustangs (10-2, 8-0) seek their first A GOP Rep. George Santos refuses to resign and warns his expulsion from Congress would set a precedent 11/30/2023 05:30pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — In his closing arguments for remaining a member of the House, a defiant Rep. George Santos depicted himself as a victim of a smear campaign by some of his colleagues and made clear that he would not resign before a vote Friday on whether he should be expelled. The first-term Repu Texas judge rips into Biden administration's handling of border in dispute over razor wire barrier 11/30/2023 05:05pm • McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Border Patrol agents for now can cut razor wire that Texas installed on the U.S.-Mexico border under a judge's ruling that also took President Joe Biden's administration to task for its handling of immigration enforcement. The ruling is at least a temporary defeat for Texas Indiana Hoosiers agree to deal with Curt Cignetti as new football coach 11/30/2023 04:12pm • Curt Cignetti learned the coaching profession from his College Football Hall of Fame father. Now, like his father, he's about to get his chance on the big stage. The Indiana Hoosiers have hired Curt Cignetti as their new coach, school officials announced Thursday. Shortly after the announcemen Cal Poly Humboldt's Janikowski, Reedley College's Pink receive CalHOPE Courage Award 11/30/2023 03:56pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Megan Janikowski of the Cal Poly Humboldt soccer team and Jamel Pink of the Reedley College football team have earned the CalHOPE Courage Award for November for overcoming personal adversity. Janikowski worked through the loss of her mother to cancer and Pink persevered t Lucky viewers gather at DC's President's Park for National Christmas Tree Lighting 11/30/2023 03:51pm • The show that is the National Christmas Tree Lighting is going on as planned Thursday, after the 40-foot Norway spruce was toppled by gusty winds Tuesday. The National Park Service said it happened around 1 p.m., and NPS quickly replaced a snapped cable in order to get the tree from Monongahela N Japan suspends its Osprey flights after the fatal crash of a US Air Force aircraft 11/30/2023 03:29pm • TOKYO (AP) — Japan suspended flights by its Osprey aircraft Thursday, officials said, the day after a U.S. Air Force Osprey based in Japan crashed into the sea during a training mission. Tokyo said it also asked the U.S. military to ground all Ospreys operating in Japan except for those joining t Cardinals release three-time Pro Bowl TE Zach Ertz, clear way for rising McBride 11/30/2023 02:17pm • TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals released veteran tight end Zach Ertz on Thursday, clearing the way for the rapidly-improving Trey McBride to assume the starting role. The 33-year-old Ertz is a three-time Pro Bowl selection who has spent the past five games on injured reserve with a quadr Playoff spot on the line when Oregon and Washington meet in Pac-12 Championship 11/30/2023 01:26pm • No. 5 Oregon (11-1) vs. No. 3 Washington (12-0) in the Pac-12 Championship in Las Vegas, 8 p.m. EST Friday (ABC) Line: Oregon by 9½, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Washington 62-48-5 WHAT’S AT STAKE? An almost certain spot in the College Football Playoff. There also a chance the Eagles host 49ers in matchup of two of NFC’s top teams 11/30/2023 12:13pm • SAN FRANCISCO (8-3) at PHILADELPHIA (10-1) Sunday, 4:25 p.m., FOX OPENING LINE: 49ers by 2 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. AGAINST THE SPREAD: San Francisco 6-5; Philadelphia 6-2-3 SERIES RECORD: San Francisco leads 19-14-1 LAST MEETING: On Jan. 29, 2023, the Eagles won 31-7 over the 49ers in The UK's former health secretary testifies at COVID inquiry that he argued for an earlier lockdown 11/30/2023 12:13pm • LONDON (AP) — The U.K.'s former health secretary told a COVID-19 inquiry Thursday that the British government would have saved many lives if it had acted sooner and imposed a national lockdown weeks earlier than it did in March 2020. Matt Hancock, who played a key role in the U.K.’s pandemic re Anthony Fauci will testify before Congress on COVID origins and the US pandemic response 11/30/2023 10:56am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Anthony Fauci, former chief White House medical adviser, is expected to testify before Congress early next year as part of Republicans' yearslong investigation into the origins of COVID-19 and the U.S. response to the disease. Fauci, who served as the nation's top infectious dise Russian missile strikes in eastern Ukraine rip through buildings, kill 2 and bury families in rubble 11/30/2023 10:39am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles tore through apartment buildings in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, local officials said Thursday, killing at least two people and burying families under rubble as the Kremlin’s forces continued to pound the fiercely contested area with long-range weapon