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What's new in DC-region school systems this year? 08/17/2022 03:57am • Some students in Virginia have already returned to class, and summer break is quickly ending for many others across the D.C. region. What's new in each of the area's school systems this school year? Here's what to know. More Back-to-School News More Education News More Local News Airlines add new international routes 08/12/2022 12:01pm • The summer of 2022 was marked — and is still being marked — by exploding travel demand and record numbers of flight delays and cancellations. In many cases, airlines remain overscheduled and understaffed, and millions of passengers were stranded. To cope with the situation, airlines are m Part of Air and Space Museum to open in October 08/02/2022 11:33am • The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum will reopen the west end of its D.C. building on Friday, Oct. 14 with both new and renovated exhibitions. The museum closed at the end of March for a continuation of extensive renovations. The east end of the museum will open in 2025. Juan Soto's All-Star Game travels cause a stir in Nationals' contract talks 07/20/2022 01:56pm • Soto's travels to ASG causes a stir in contract talks originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonAll-Star weekend did little to help contract negotiations between Juan Soto and the Washington Nationals.The 23-year-old All-Star reportedly flew commercial from Atlanta to Los Angeles on Sunday ni Award-winning DC chef’s cooking goes viral with fancy McDonald's dish 07/18/2022 04:21am • Centrolina chef Amy Brandwein has been racking up awards in recent years. She’s garnered accolades from the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington to go with multiple James Beard Award nominations. But it’s only now that she’s gone viral. And not because she turned out another gr Folk-pop artist Mason Jennings celebrates his 25th anniversary at City Winery in DC 07/18/2022 02:09am • Hear our full conversation on my podcast “Beyond the Fame.” For a quarter century, folk-pop fans have enjoyed the songwriting gold of Mason Jennings. He celebrates his 25th anniversary by coming to City Winery in D.C. on Sunday, Aug. 21. "I love that venue," Jennings told WTOP. Mystics coach Mike Thibault has no sympathy for the Minnesota Lynx's travel woes 07/17/2022 07:20pm • Mike Thibault has no sympathy for the Lynx's travel woes originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonWASHINGTON – A canceled flight, mechanical issues on a second plane and nearly 12 hours of gate-hopping, layovers and eventual travel got the Minnesota Lynx into Washington, D.C. in the we Rugby tournament brings men and women together on and off the field 07/15/2022 07:59am • Audi Field is set to be taken over by both loosehead and tighthead props along with hookers and scrums. Those are rugby terms and teams from Premier Rugby Sevens, who will play a tournament beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday at the home of D.C. United. The competition is in its first year and features A Midsummer Immigrant's Dream: Synetic Theater family stages Silent Shakespeare 07/15/2022 02:35am • His parents fled the collapsing Soviet Union to found Synetic Theater in Virginia. Vato Tsikurishvili performs in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" now through July 24. "I'm inviting you to come see 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,'" Tsikurishvili told WTOP. "We run Thursday through Sunday in Crysta Why that NASA aircraft is flying along Interstate 95 07/05/2022 07:02am • During the next 12 days, you may notice a NASA flight overhead. No, it's not heading into outer space — more like the space above Interstate 95. A NASA aircraft will fly over the I-95 corridor from D.C. to Baltimore between July 5 and July 16. The four-engine turboprop P-3 aircraft is an airbor Driving out of town for July Fourth weekend? Get up early 06/28/2022 02:34pm • It will be a big travel weekend coming up for Independence Day. AAA says most of the over 1 million people traveling in the D.C. area will be driving, which could leave you in a traffic crunch. Experts advise hitting the road early and avoiding that afternoon rush hour congestion. FAQ: Meet the Democratic candidates for Maryland governor: Doug Gansler 06/27/2022 08:03am • This interview is part of a series of interviews with the Democratic and Republican candidates for Maryland governor in 2022. In these interviews, WTOP asked all the candidates the same or similar questions on education, public safety and crime, jobs and the economy, and transportation. The Maryland Which candidates have cash leads in home stretch of Md. governor's race? 06/15/2022 10:27pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect updated calculations in the Franchot campaign’s take since mid-January. Two Dem Meet the candidates for DC mayor: James Butler 06/14/2022 05:07am • James Butler — a former lawyer, "proud Washingtonian" and a non-career politician — is seeking to unseat D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser in the June 21 Democratic primary. Meet the candidates for DC mayor: Muriel Bowser Meet the candidates for DC mayor: James Butler Meet the ca Joyful mood as the Capital Pride Parade returns to DC 06/11/2022 03:45pm • After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, clouds and the rainy weather did not deter crowds from joining the Capital Pride Parade as it returned to D.C. on Saturday afternoon. The parade started just after 3 p.m. at 14th and T Streets in Northwest. WTOP's Dick Uliano, who was at the event, said th