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Juneteenth: What's open, what's closed in the DC area 06/18/2024 12:20pm • On June 19, 1865, a Union general informed enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, that the Civil War had ended — two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which outlawed slavery. June 19 — or Juneteenth — was recognized by Congress as the 12th This law is a lifeline for pregnant workers even as an abortion dispute complicates its enforcement 06/18/2024 12:15pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Victoria Cornejo Barrera thought the legal helpline for workers sounded too good to be true and wondered if it was a scam. A month earlier, Cornejo Barrera had been forced to take leave from her job as head custodian at a South Carolina high school after she turned in a doctor's n Pakistan bowler Rauf defends his actions after altercation with a man is shared on social media 06/18/2024 11:23am • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf defended his actions after a video of an altercation between him and a group of men in the United States during the Twenty20 World Cup was shared on social media Tuesday. The video shows Rauf rushing across a hedge to confront several men after they Majority of Americans favor forgiving medical debt, AP-NORC poll finds 06/18/2024 08:19am • NEW YORK (AP) — Janille Williams wants to buy a house someday — but first, he has to pay down tens of thousands of dollars in medical debt. “I was hospitalized for a blood infection for three months more than ten years ago, and the bill was for more than $300,000,” said Williams, 38, a Fair You don't have to live in the tropics to grow peanuts 06/18/2024 08:11am • Peanuts are generally grown in southern climes. Most come from China, India, Nigeria and the southern U.S., which all fall squarely in climates in or similar to USDA hardiness zones 8-11. Which is to say, their summers are long enough to allow for the up to 150 days necessary for the plants to reac Ukraine claims its drones hit a Russian oil facility, sparking a huge blaze 06/18/2024 06:52am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine claimed responsibility Tuesday for an overnight drone attack on a Russian oil facility that started a massive blaze in the latest long-range strike by Kyiv’s forces on a border region. Ukraine has in recent months stepped up aerial assaults on Russian soil, targeting A fire at a hospital in Iran's north kills 9 patients 06/18/2024 04:04am • TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A fire broke out at a hospital in Iran's north, killing nine patients, state media reported Tuesday. The blaze started at 1:30 local time (2200GMT) at Qaem Hospital in the city of Rasht, some 330 kilometers (about 205 miles) northwest of the capital Tehran, state TV said, leav 7 people die in events related to heavy rains in El Salvador 06/18/2024 03:24am • SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Seven people were killed Monday in separate events in El Salvador that authorities attributed to heavy rains that have persisted since the weekend. In Tacuba, near the country’s border with Guatemala, five people died after they were buried in landslides triggere India and US vow to boost defense, trade ties in first high-level US visit since Modi's election win 06/18/2024 02:24am • NEW DELHI (AP) — India and the United States on Monday pledged to boost defense and technology cooperation and remove long-standing barriers to bilateral strategic trade, following a meeting between the national security advisers of both countries. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan is on a t Southern China faces heavy floods, and landslides kill at least 9 06/18/2024 01:34am • BEIJING (AP) — Southern China was reeling Tuesday from heavy rains that triggered landslides killing at least nine people, knocking out power for entire villages and burying crops. Meanwhile, northern parts of the country are battling drought, as the country faces two extremes of severe weather. F Over 75 million people in the US are under heat alerts. Go indoors and hydrate 06/17/2024 10:55pm • PHOENIX (AP) — Over 75 million people in the United States were under extreme heat alerts Monday as a heat wave moved eastward, and the mid-Atlantic and New England were likely to see highs in the 90s as the week progresses. Excessive humidity will make it feel even more oppressive. The U.S. last Kansas lawmakers to debate whether wooing the Chiefs with new stadium is worth the cost 06/17/2024 09:23pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators trying to lure the Kansas City Chiefs to their state argue that helping the Super Bowl champions build a new stadium could bring Kansas millions of dollars in income taxes from players and coaches, which are currently going to Missouri. Some economists are du Landmark EU nature restoration plan gets the green light despite months of protests by farmers 06/17/2024 09:01pm • BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries on Monday gave final approval to a major and long-awaited plan to better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc, a divisive issue after months of protests by farmers who argued that EU environmental and climate laws were driving them toward bankruptcy. After Heatstroke can be 'sneaky.' Here is the 'major red flag' you need to pay attention to 06/17/2024 09:00pm • Listen live to WTOP for traffic and weather updates on the 8s. Hot weather is forecast this week with the heat index possibly breaking 100 degrees on some days. What's certain is that extreme heat can be dangerous to your health. "The first and foremost important thing to remember is that he Is Mifepristone Safe? Side Effects, Uses and How It Works 06/17/2024 08:00pm • Although it's been prescribed for over two decades, mifepristone, or Mifeprex, is still steeped in controversy. The nicknamed "abortion pill" mifepristone is often the focal point of many abortion ban discussions and political hearings. Recently, the drug withstood a legal challenge to its usage, as