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In wild week for Spain soccer World Cup winners Carmona, Bonmatí and coach Vilda up for UEFA awards 08/25/2023 08:27am • GENEVA (AP) — In a wild week for women’s soccer in Spain, World Cup winners Olga Carmona and Aitana Bonmatí were nominated Friday for the UEFA best player award and Jorge Vilda was shortlisted for women’s coach of the year. Carmona scored in Spain’s title-winning 1-0 victory over England on No injuries reported after seaplane crashes into Maryland cornfield 08/25/2023 08:07am • Two men survived after a small seaplane they were flying in crashed into a cornfield in St. Mary's County, Maryland, on Thursday afternoon. The Cessna 185 reportedly suffered engine failure and stalled while in flight around 5:30 p.m. The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in a field o Floods fill tunnels leading to Detroit airport, force water rescues in Ohio and Las Vegas 08/25/2023 07:38am • ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — Heavy rains across parts of the United States flooded an Ohio highway where people were rescued from their cars, covered the Las Vegas Strip with water and temporarily closed a busy airport terminal outside Detroit. Parts of the western United States have been deluged in r UNICEF says a year on from Pakistan's catastrophic floods, millions of children still need support 08/25/2023 03:13am • ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Nations children’s agency on Friday warned that a year on from Pakistan's devastating floods, an estimated 4 million children continue to need humanitarian assistance and access to essential services as a shortage of funds remains a hurdle in recovery. The warning fr A CIA-backed 1953 coup in Iran haunts the country with people still trying to make sense of it 08/25/2023 01:10am • TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Seventy years after a CIA-orchestrated coup toppled Iran's prime minister, its legacy remains both contentious and complicated for the Islamic Republic as tensions stay high with the United States. While highlighted as a symbol of Western imperialism by Iran's theocracy, the c A Guide to STEM Majors 08/24/2023 08:00pm • For career-minded students, few fields offer better job prospects than science, technology, engineering and math, known collectively as STEM. With strong industry growth predicted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and STEM majors procuring the highest starting salaries and the best return on in Broncos top receiver Jerry Jeudy carted off field with right hamstring injury 08/24/2023 07:02pm • ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — What started out as the Denver Broncos' deepest position group ended up as their thinnest after wide receiver Jerry Jeudy was carted off the field with a hamstring injury Thursday. Jeudy was running an end-around in an 11-on-11 red zone drill in a joint practice with the Lo COVID numbers are rising: What doctors say you can do to stay healthy 08/24/2023 06:23pm • COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising across much of the country, leading many to worry that there's another COVID surge on the horizon. This is all happening as kids go back to school, too. In pockets of the country, some buildings have already had to close down. A school in Kentucky cl OAS human rights body demands protection for apparent Guatemalan election winner amid plot rumors 08/24/2023 06:22pm • GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The Organization of American States’ human rights commission asked Thursday that Guatemala provide protection for Bernardo Arévalo, the winner of the country’s Aug. 20 elections, after reports emerged of a possible plot to kill him. The commission said in a statement Th Business Highlights: 'Soft landing' signs emerge at central banker meeting; Wall Street wilts 08/24/2023 05:36pm • ___ Hopeful signs of an economic ‘soft landing’ emerge in Jackson Hole as Fed meets with world watching JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — Business these days in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, is still good — just not as robust as it was after the U.S. economy roared out of the pandemic recession. As the World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg has decided to retire, AP source says 08/24/2023 05:19pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg has decided to retire, ending a career that began as a No. 1 draft pick, included 2019 World Series MVP honors and was derailed by injuries, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Pr Are Prince George's Co. landlords ignoring 3% cap on rent hikes? 08/24/2023 04:45pm • Last spring, the Prince George's County Council passed emergency legislation capping rent hikes at 3%, in part moved by complaints from seniors and other residents that some apartment complexes were increasing rents by hundreds of dollars per month. In some cases, the rent hikes were increasing f Navigating the SMB landscape — resources, staffing, artificial intelligence and more — across the DMV 08/24/2023 04:29pm • What’s the current landscape look like for small businesses in our region? What’s positive? And what’s perhaps not so positive? WTOP Business Reporter Jeff Clabaugh finds out in his discussion with Jack McDougle, president and CEO of the Greater Washington Board of Trade, and Alex Austin, p FIFA opens case against Spanish soccer official who kissed a player on the lips at Women's World Cup 08/24/2023 04:17pm • GENEVA (AP) — FIFA opened a disciplinary case Thursday against the Spanish soccer official who kissed a player on the lips while celebrating the team's victory in the Women’s World Cup final. The governing body's disciplinary committee will weigh if Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubia Canadian wildfires led to spike in asthma ER visits, especially in the Northeast 08/24/2023 04:14pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The smoke from Canadian wildfires that drifted into the U.S. led to a spike in people with asthma visiting emergency rooms — particularly in the New York area. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published two studies Thursday about the health impacts of the smoke