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Firewall to deter cyberattacks is blamed for Massachusetts 911 outage 06/19/2024 12:45pm • BOSTON (AP) — A firewall designed to prevent cyberattacks and hacking was to blame for the 911 outage that hit Massachusetts this week, state officials said Wednesday. Massachusetts' 911 system was down for about two hours Tuesday, making it impossible for anyone to reach emergency services using Suspected impaired driver strikes Maryland State Trooper patrol vehicle in work zone 06/19/2024 11:36am • Maryland State Police said a trooper was struck while inside his patrol vehicle by a driver suspected to be under the influence. It happened Wednesday just after 1 a.m. The trooper was inside his marked car with the emergency lights on in lane 1 of a work zone on the Outer Loop of Interstate 495 Willie Mays, the Giants’ electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ dies at 93 06/19/2024 09:31am • Willie Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball’s greatest and most beloved players, has died. He was 93. Mays' family and the San Francisco Giants jointly announced Tuesday night he had died earlier in the afterno Collecting sex-crazed zombie cicadas on speed: Scientists track a bug-controlling super-sized fungus 06/19/2024 09:30am • LISLE, Illinois (AP) — With their bulging red eyes and their alien-like mating sound, periodical cicadas can seem scary and weird enough. But some of them really are sex-crazed zombies on speed, hijacked by a super-sized fungus. West Virginia University mycology professor Matt Kasson, his 9-year-o New Caledonia police detain independence leader and 10 others in wake of revolt against French rule 06/19/2024 07:28am • PARIS (AP) — Police in the restive French Pacific territory of New Caledonia rounded up 11 people Wednesday, including an independence leader, who are suspected of having a role in the deadly violence that wracked the archipelago where Indigenous Kanak people have long sought to break free from Fr Strict asylum rules and poor treatment of migrants are pushing people north to the UK 06/19/2024 06:21am • AMBLETEUSE, France (AP) — The rising tide crept above their waists, soaking the babies they hugged tight. Around a dozen Kurds refused to leave the cold waters of the English Channel in a futile attempt to delay the inevitable: French police had just foiled their latest attempt to reach the United At least 1 dead in New Mexico wildfire that forced thousands to flee, governor's office says 06/19/2024 12:49am • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Thousands of southern New Mexico residents fled a mountainous village as a wind-whipped wildfire tore through homes and other buildings, and killed at least one person. Officials warned the danger isn't over. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a state of emergen Va. voters decide key congressional primary races that could tip balance of power 06/18/2024 11:20pm • Visit WTOP’s Election 2024 page for our comprehensive coverage.  Eugene Vindman came out on top in the closely watched Democratic primary in Virginia's 7th Congressional District on Tuesday night in the race for a seat that opened up after Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger announced she'd b Citing heat emergency, DC opens some pools and rec centers on Juneteenth 06/18/2024 10:35pm • Listen live to WTOP for traffic and weather updates on the 8s. D.C.'s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency is the point team that works with the National Weather Service as the city tries to plan ahead and learn what future weather patterns can bring. Early last week, the city age Sudan accuses UAE of fueling war with weapons to paramilitary rivals. UAE calls claim `ludicrous' 06/18/2024 10:19pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Sudanese government accused the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday of fueling the 14-month war in the African country by providing weapons to a rival paramilitary force. The UAE dismissed the allegation as “ludicrous,” calling “a shameful abuse by one of the warring pa Attorneys for Baltimore seek to keep crew members from bridge collapse ship from returning home 06/18/2024 07:55pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — Attorneys are asking a federal judge to prevent crew members on the cargo ship Dali from returning to their home countries amid ongoing investigations into the circumstances leading up to the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March. Eight of the Dali’s crew m Boeing CEO defends his safety record, spars with senators and apologizes to crash victims' relatives 06/18/2024 07:28pm • Boeing CEO David Calhoun defended the company’s safety record during a contentious Senate hearing Tuesday, while lawmakers accused him of placing profits over safety, failing to protect whistleblowers, and even getting paid too much. Relatives of people who died in two crashes of Boeing 737 Max je Record-breaking US heat wave scorches the Midwest and Northeast, bringing safety measures 06/18/2024 07:19pm • TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Stifling heat blanketed tens of millions across United States on Tuesday, forcing people and even zoo animals to find ways to cool down as summer arrives in what promises to be a sweltering week. Extreme heat alerts stretched from Iowa to Ohio and even into the upper reaches of The 911 system across Massachusetts is restored after going down for hours 06/18/2024 06:09pm • BOSTON (AP) — The 911 system across Massachusetts was restored Tuesday after going down for several hours, which made it impossible for anyone to reach emergency services through the call number. The Massachusetts State Police announced around 3:45 p.m. that the system had been restored and that p Ethics probe into Matt Gaetz now reviewing allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use 06/18/2024 05:34pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee on Tuesday gave an unusual public update into its long-running investigation of Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., saying its review now includes whether Gaetz engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, accepted improper gifts and sought to obstruct gover