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Fresh Malaysian durians will make their way to China as trade deals signed during Premier Li's visit 06/19/2024 06:55am • KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Fresh Malaysian durians will soon make their way to China as the two countries signed a slew of trade and economic deals Wednesday during a visit by Premier Li Qiang to celebrate a half-century of diplomatic relations. Li held private talks with Malaysian Prime Minist A look at where the Navy's 11 aircraft carriers are now 06/19/2024 06:53am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy is weighing what to do about the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier, which has been battling Houthi rebel attacks on shipping in the Red Sea for nearly nine months. The question is how to replicate the carrier's combat power if the ship returns home. The service h ¿Qué es la Ley de Amnistía en México y qué cambios introdujo? 06/19/2024 06:35am • (CNN Español) – Este 15 de junio entró en vigor la Ley de Amnistía de México, que fue impulsada por el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador bajo el argumento de que permitirá esclarecer casos como la desaparición de los 43 estudiantes de Ayotzinapa en septiembre de 2014."Es para quienes Euro 2024 takeaways: Fast starts and slow trains, old and young stars, great goals and strong views 06/19/2024 05:42am • The opening round of group matches at the European Championship is complete. Here are some things we learned: Top performers Some of the best-performing players so far at Euro 2024 are making triumphant international comebacks. Toni Kroos controlled the opening-night 5-1 win for Germany against Scot Britain's rollercoaster-riding Liberal Democrat leader embraces stunts to gain election attention 06/19/2024 05:06am • LONDON (AP) — Most politicians try to avoid slips, stumbles and undignified photos. Not Ed Davey. The leader of Britain’s centrist Liberal Democrats has turned the country’s six-week general election campaign into a showreel of self-deprecating fun. Davey, 58, has tumbled off a paddleboard int 5 prominent DC construction companies accused of wage, benefit theft in lawsuit 06/19/2024 04:45am • D.C.'s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against five construction companies and brokers claiming they misclassified hundreds of workers, depriving them of benefits and wages. D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb claims some local construction companies are "stealing" from workers. "Labor br ¿Qué es el Día de la Emancipación (Juneteenth) y por qué se celebra el 19 de junio? 06/19/2024 03:49am • (CNN) -- El feriado del 19 de junio, el Día de la Emancipación o Juneteenth, conmemora el fin de la esclavitud en Estados Unidos. Sin embargo, el país todavía enfrenta problemas sistémicos de racismo e injusticia.Esas dificultades recobraron visibilidad el debate nacional de 2020 y durante las Estados Unidos y sus principales aliados debaten en la próxima cumbre la adhesión de Ucrania a la OTAN 06/19/2024 03:02am • (CNN) -- Estados Unidos y varios de sus principales aliados, incluido el Reino Unido, están debatiendo activamente hasta qué punto comprometerse con la adhesión de Ucrania a la OTAN en la próxima cumbre del 75º aniversario de la alianza que se celebrará en Washington, en la que Estados Unidos Reaction to the death of Willie Mays, 'the godfather of center fielders' 06/19/2024 01:01am • Reaction from the sports world and beyond to the death of baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays. He died Tuesday at age 93, Mays' family and the San Francisco Giants jointly announced. Mays’ electrifying combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball’s greatest and most belove ¿Quieres un matrimonio feliz? Ten una boda grande y barata 06/19/2024 12:27am • (CNN) -- Si sirves hamburguesas y Bud Light en tu boda en el patio trasero, no te preocupes. Es posible que tú y tu cónyuge rían últimos.Un nuevo estudio encontró que las parejas que gastan menos en su boda tienden a tener matrimonios más duraderos que aquellas que derrochan. El estudio, reali Australian opposition puts nation's first nuclear power plants in its energy plan ahead of elections 06/19/2024 12:23am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s main opposition party on Wednesday announced plans to build Australia’s first nuclear power plants as early as 2035, arguing the government’s policies for decarbonizing the economy with renewable energy sources including solar, wind turbines and green Yankees star Aaron Judge says scans negative for breaks after he was hit on hand by 94 mph pitch 06/18/2024 11:59pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge smiled after X-rays and a CT scan were negative, causing the New York Yankees and their fans to exhale. Hit on the left hand by a 94.1 mph fastball from Baltimore's Albert Suárez and forced from a 4-2 win on Tuesday night, Judge appeared to have escaped significant inj White Sox GM Chris Getz passes on an opportunity to endorse manager Pedro Grifol's performance 06/18/2024 11:33pm • CHICAGO (AP) — With the White Sox on pace for another 100-loss season, general manager Chris Getz passed on an opportunity to provide a vote of confidence for manager Pedro Grifol on Tuesday. Chicago has the majors' worst record at 20-54 after a 2-0 victory over Houston in the opener of a three-ga Jonathan Cannon gets his 1st major league win as the White Sox shut out the Astros 2-0 06/18/2024 11:31pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Jonathan Cannon pitched seven-hit ball into the ninth inning in his first major league win, helping the Chicago White Sox beat the Houston Astros 2-0 on Tuesday night. Cannon, a third-round pick in the 2022 amateur draft, struck out four and walked one. He threw 106 pitches, 70 for 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