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Uncontacted Indigenous groups could vanish within a decade without stronger protections, experts say 10/27/2025 02:31pm • BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — From the depths of Brazil’s Amazon to Indonesia’s rainforests, some of the world’s most isolated peoples are being squeezed by roads, miners and drug traffickers — a crisis unfolding far from public view or effective state protection. A new report by Survival Intern Steelers defense is making a lot of money. It's just not making many plays 10/27/2025 02:21pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin's very public (and very calculated) shot at Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry for trading Joe Flacco to Cincinnati earlier this month was out of character for a coach who typically demurs when asked about things that happen outside of Pittsburgh. In the mo Turkey signs multibillion-dollar deal with Britain for 20 Eurofighter jets 10/27/2025 02:00pm • ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey and Britain on Monday signed a deal worth 8 billion pounds ($10.7 billion) for 20 Eurofighter Typhoon jets. The agreement to enhance Turkey's air capabilities was signed in Ankara during British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's first visit to the country. It marks the fir Ontario premier brags about anti-tariff Reagan ad that prompted Trump to cancel trade talks 10/27/2025 01:59pm • TORONTO (AP) — Ontario's premier bragged Monday about the impact of his antitariff ad that prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to end trade talks with Canada. Premier Doug Ford said the ad had over a “billion impressions around the world” and “generated a conversation that wasn’t happeni Malaysia's Anwar calls for dialogue over coercion at East Asia summit 10/27/2025 01:52pm • KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim told the East Asia summit on Monday that Asia-Pacific leaders must choose dialogue over coercion and cooperation over confrontation, stressing the need for engagement in light of global conflicts in Gaza, Ukraine, North Korea and Giants' struggles against the run get exposed in their loss to the Eagles 10/27/2025 01:47pm • On the first day of training camp, Dexter Lawrence made it clear a pass rush that looked fearsome on paper would not matter much if the New York Giants could not stop the run. Allowing 276 yards rushing in a 38-20 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday that dropped them to 2-6 certainly proved th Trump wants to cancel more funding during the shutdown. Courts have hampered his earlier efforts 10/27/2025 01:21pm • Congress has the constitutional power of the purse, but President Donald Trump’s robust assertion of executive authority is testing even that basic tenet of U.S. democracy. His administration has already canceled or threatened to cancel billions of dollars of previously approved federal spending a WNBA's Dallas Wings name Jose Fernandez as new coach 10/27/2025 12:35pm • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jose Fernandez was named the new coach of the WNBA's Dallas Wings on Monday after spending the past 25 seasons leading the women's team at the University of South Florida. The Wings made that announcement, and said the coach will be formally introduced Nov. 6. Fernandez tak Milei triumphs in Argentine midterm elections closely watched by Washington 10/27/2025 11:07am • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei won decisive victories in key districts in midterm elections Sunday, clinching a crucial vote of confidence that strengthens his ability to carry out his radical free-market experiment with billions of dollars in backi Judd Apatow welcomes us into his comedic life with the illuminating scrapbook memoir 'Comedy Nerd' 10/27/2025 11:06am • NEW YORK (AP) — Judd Apatow likes to keep stuff. He even goes as far as to say he's a hoarder. But unlike a regular hoarder, he insists all the things he keeps are awesome — and neatly collected. “I save everything, but I don’t have it in a mound in the middle of the house,” the writer-dir Private donors gave more than $125M to keep foreign aid programs going after US cuts 10/27/2025 11:02am • NEW YORK (AP) — When the Trump administration froze foreign assistance overnight, urgent efforts began to figure out how to continue critical aid programs that could be funded by private donors. Multiple groups launched fundraisers in February and eventually, these emergency funds mobilized more Kremlin says its test of a nuclear-powered missile reflects security concerns 10/27/2025 10:37am • Russia’s test of a nuclear-powered missile that it claims can’t be stopped by air defenses reflects Moscow’s determination to look out for its security interests, a Kremlin official said Monday, after the United States and European countries increased pressure on President Vladimir Putin to ne Thinking about a last-minute trip? Travel expert has sweet deals 10/27/2025 10:16am • If traveling during the holidays is too pricey, there are some good deals to be had during the fall. For the next month or so, it's shoulder season for travelers. "Shoulder season is this magic time of the year when it's not a quite peak season," said Katy Nastro, a travel expert and spokespe DC-area Halloween parties and spooktacular events 10/27/2025 09:50am • It's time to party it up this spooky season. For those seeking something scary, delicious, enlightening or family-friendly, there's something in the D.C. region for every haunt of life. Here's your guide on what to expect this year. For more events, consider WTOP's "Things to do in the D.C. area" Celebrity birthdays for the week of Nov. 2-8 10/27/2025 09:06am • Celebrity birthdays for the week of Nov. 2-8: Nov. 2: Actor Stefanie Powers is 83. Actor Kate Linder (“The Young and the Restless”) is 78. Drummer Carter Beauford of the Dave Matthews Band is 67. Actor Peter Mullan (“Trainspotting”) is 66. Singer k.d. lang is 64. Bassist Bobby Dall of Poison