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The Women's World Cup has produced some big moments. These are some of the highlights & lowlights 07/31/2023 03:30am • SYDNEY (AP) — The Women's World Cup is taking shape with shocks and highlights as it nears the end of the group stage. Some players have established themselves as ones to watch, like Colombia star Linda Caicedo, who has made her team one of the tournament surprises. Colombia picked up an upset wi 4 crew members on Australian army helicopter that crashed off coast didn't survive, officials say 07/31/2023 02:52am • CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian army helicopter that crashed Friday during a multinational exercise hit the water with a “catastrophic impact” and there is no chance its four crew members survived, officials said Monday. Australia’s fleet of more than 40 of the MRH-90 Taipan helico For remote and laid back Dunedin, a warm welcome to the Women's World Cup 07/31/2023 01:19am • DUNEDIN, New Zealand (AP) — Hanging on the edge of the stunning South Island, in one of the world’s more remote countries, sat a scenic, minor-league sized city founded by Scottish immigrants. Then, a few weeks ago, one of the world’s biggest sporting events came to town, bringing in thousand Thousands remain powerless as DC area recovers from strong summer storms 07/31/2023 12:50am • Listen live to WTOP for the latest on storm damage and outages. D.C., Maryland and Virginia are in recovery mode after severe weather walloped area trees and knocked out power for thousands across the region. Here's what you need to know. Current Outages: Power outages continue for around 8, All About Public Service Loan Forgiveness 07/30/2023 08:00pm • Many student loan borrowers received some relief when the U.S. Department of Education paused payments, collections and interest on most federal student loans in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. That relief is coming to an end. After multiple extensions of that administrative forbearance, Record heat waves illuminate plight of poorest Americans who suffer without air conditioning 07/30/2023 06:56pm • DENVER (AP) — As Denver neared triple-digit temperatures, Ben Gallegos sat shirtless on his porch swatting flies off his legs and spritzing himself with a misting fan to try to get through the heat. Gallegos, like many in the nation’s poorest neighborhoods, doesn’t have air conditioning. Th Record heat waves illuminate plight of poorest Americans who suffer without air conditioning 07/30/2023 06:55pm • DENVER (AP) — As Denver neared triple-digit temperatures, Ben Gallegos sat shirtless on his porch swatting flies off his legs and spritzing himself with a misting fan to try to get through the heat. Gallegos, like many in the nation's poorest neighborhoods, doesn't have air conditioning. The 68-ye Rangers acquire Scherzer from Mets in blockbuster move by surprise AL West leaders 07/30/2023 05:47pm • SAN DIEGO (AP) — The surprising Texas Rangers are going all-in with Max Scherzer just when they need a big boost the most. The AL West leaders acquired the three-time Cy Young Award winner from the New York Mets in a blockbuster trade announced Sunday, right about the time Texas placed ace Nath Hall of Famer Ronde Barber emerged from shadow of twin brother Tiki to make name for himself 07/30/2023 04:59pm • TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Ronde Barber never doubted he’d wind up in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The undersized cornerback’s journey included some of the most memorable plays in Tampa Bay Buccaneers history, as well as several trips to Canton in which he resisted the temptation to step foot in the Denmark seeks to legally prevent burnings of Quran or other religious scriptures 07/30/2023 04:25pm • HELSINKI (AP) — Denmark’s foreign minister said Sunday the government will seek to make it illegal to desecrate the Quran or other religious holy books in front of foreign embassies in the Nordic country. Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said in an interview with the Danish public broadcas French embassy in Niger is attacked as protesters waving Russian flags march through capital 07/30/2023 03:48pm • NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Thousands of people backing the coup in Niger marched through the streets of the capital denouncing France, the country's former colonial power, waving Russian flags, and setting a door at the French Embassy ablaze on Sunday before the army broke up the crowd. Demonstrators in Ukraine again reported bringing war deep into Russia with attacks on Moscow and border region 07/30/2023 02:08pm • Ukraine brought the war far from the front line into the heart of Russia again Sunday in drone penetrations that Russian authorities said damaged two office buildings a few miles (kilometers) from the Kremlin and a pig breeding complex on the countries' border. The attacks, which Ukraine didn't ackn One person is dead and multiple were wounded in Indiana shooting, police say 07/30/2023 01:04pm • MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — A “mass shooting” at a large party in Indiana early Sunday morning left one person dead, police said. A hospital said 19 people were being treated for injuries at its facility. Muncie police responded to multiple reports of gunfire on the city's east side just after 1 a.m., 10 die, including 3 children, as strong winds hit a tourist camp in central Russia, officials say 07/30/2023 10:10am • MOSCOW (AP) — Ten people — including three children — died after high winds tore through central Russia, emergency services and a local official reported Sunday. Eight of the dead were part of a group of tourists camping close to Lake Yalchik in the Mari-El region when the storm hit Saturday, Buckle up: New laws from seat belts to library books take effect in North Dakota 07/30/2023 01:11am • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Hundreds of new laws will take effect Tuesday in North Dakota, including greater enforcement of seat belt use and restrictions regarding gender identity, sexual content in public libraries and ownership of farmland by foreign entities. North Dakota's Republican-controlled Leg