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Justice Department fires key prosecutor in elite office already beset by turmoil, AP sources say 10/02/2025 03:26pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department fired a top national security prosecutor amid criticism from a right-wing commentator over his work during the Biden administration, further roiling the prominent U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia after the ousting of other senio Amelia Earhart's long-lost plane likely located, research team claims 10/02/2025 03:01pm • ▶ Watch Video: How a new mission aims to uncover the truth about Amelia Earhart | The Answer Researchers from Purdue University are set to travel to the South Pacific to determine if a "visual anomaly" on a remote island is the wreck of Amelia Earhart's lost plane, saying there is "very str Israel intercepted a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying aid in international waters. Can it do that? 10/02/2025 02:56pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli interception of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying humanitarian aid and hundreds of activists raises questions about what any nation can legally do to enforce a blockade in international waters. As dozens of boats sailed closer to Gaza on Wednesday afternoon, the Israeli n Beijing's top diplomat in Hong Kong sets out four red lines for new US Consul General 10/02/2025 02:56pm • HONG KONG (AP) — Beijing's top diplomat in Hong Kong met with the city’s new U.S. Consul General this week to warn her against interfering in the territory’s internal affairs, his office said in a statement Thursday. Cui Jianchun, commissioner of the Hong Kong office of China's foreign minist LISTEN: Tim Tebow says new QBs are more prepared to play but still need time to develop and grow 10/02/2025 02:53pm • Various NFL Players: Hey, this is Russell Wilson. This is Joe Montana. This is Dak Prescott. Hey, this is Jason Kelce, and you’re listening to Rob Maaddi. Rob Maaddi. Rob Maaddi. Rob Maaddi. Welcome to On Football with me, Rob Maaddi. Week five starts. Some of the byes in the NFL. We’ve only got Imelda weakens after downing trees and power lines in Bermuda as a hurricane 10/02/2025 02:52pm • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The clean up began across Bermuda on Thursday after Hurricane Imelda swiped past the tiny British territory as a Category 2 storm, downing trees, power lines and transformers. “There has been no significant damage and, most importantly, no reported casualties,” Pre Ranking baseball's managerial openings, from the Braves to the Rockies 10/02/2025 02:12pm • With Brian Snitker stepping down in Atlanta, there are now eight major league teams with a managerial opening. Five of those spots became vacant since the end of the season, and three teams have had interim managers in place for a while. With the dust settling, it's time to take a look at which of t Things to do in the DC area: Black-Owned Wine and Spirits Festival, Taste of Bethesda … and more! 10/02/2025 01:36pm • The ninth annual Black-Owned Wine and Spirits Festival is honoring the creativity, innovation and entrepreneurial spirit of Black makers and business owners on Saturday in D.C. The festival is at the Hamilton Hotel (not to be confused with the nearby Hamilton Restaurant). "What we want to do h Ryan Brehm shares lead in Dunhill Links debut; Ryder Cup quartet on a victory lap 10/02/2025 01:16pm • ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Ryan Brehm made his Dunhill Links Championship debut with a 63 on the only course he didn't play in practice to share the lead. Tyrrell Hatton, Tommy Fleetwood and a Ryder Cup quartet of stars played on fumes and held up quite nicely Thursday. The other surprise from t A well-defined leadership hierarchy makes for no surprises in next president of Mormon church 10/02/2025 01:04pm • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former Utah Supreme Court justice is expected to be named the next president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after the recent death of President Russell M. Nelson. Announcing his successor — Dallin H. Oaks — is largely a formality because the church h Republicans are relishing a role reversal in the shutdown fight. Can Trump keep them united? 10/02/2025 12:38pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Gathered in the unusually quiet halls of the U.S. Capitol, Republican leaders faced the cameras for a second day and implored Democrats to reopen the government. “We want to protect hardworking federal workers,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday morning, before critici NHL's Central Division remains a gauntlet through the season and playoffs 10/02/2025 12:20pm • Mikko Rantanen was a staple for Colorado, helping the Avalanche win the Stanley Cup as part of his dominant decade in Denver. Then, all of a sudden last winter he was gone, traded to Carolina and by spring back in the division with bitter rival Dallas. “Someone was like, ‘Yeah, we might be like Average long-term US mortgage rate ticks up for second straight week, to 6.34% 10/02/2025 12:17pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage ticked up for the second straight week following a string of declines that had brought down home borrowing costs to their lowest level in nearly a year. The average long-term mortgage rate rose this week to 6.34% from 6.3% last week, mo FCS playoffs are a financial drain for most of the 24 teams. Could private equity change that? 10/02/2025 11:43am • Montana State made it all the way to the championship game of the FCS playoffs last season and the school lost tens of thousands of dollars in the process. In fact, officials say, most of the 24 teams that go to the playoffs lose money or break even. That's just wrong, Big Sky Conference Commissione Everybody in Washington hates a shutdown until it becomes a useful tool 10/02/2025 11:42am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government had shut down, and Donald Trump was calling on Democrats and Republicans to work together to get out of the mess. “You have to get people in a room, and you have to just make deals for the good of the country,” Trump remarked. The year was 2013, and Trump