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UK sends military experts and equipment to Belgium after drone sightings near airports 11/09/2025 07:51am • LONDON (AP) — Britain is sending anti-drone equipment and personnel to Belgium after a spate of sightings near airports and military bases, the head of the U.K. military said Sunday. In the past week both Belgium’s main international airport at Brussels and Liege, one of Europe’s biggest cargo Rodrigo Paz sworn in as Bolivia's new president, ending 20 years of one-party rule 11/08/2025 07:30pm • LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Conservative politician Rodrigo Paz was sworn in as Bolivia’s new president on Saturday, ushering in a new era for the Andean nation after nearly 20 years of one-party rule. Paz took the oath of office before lawmakers and foreign leaders, raising his right hand before a B US government shutdown forces some overseas bases to stop paying workers 11/08/2025 04:52pm • MADRID (AP) — The longest U.S. government shutdown on record is doing more than grind activities to a halt at home; an ocean away in Europe, local workers at U.S. military bases have started to feel the pain. Thousands of people working at overseas bases in Europe have had their salaries interrupt Washington's struggling economy takes another hit from the government shutdown 11/08/2025 11:41am • WASHINGTON (AP) — With the combination of the longest government shutdown, the mass firings of government workers and a fresh cut in federal food aid, the Capital Area Food Bank in Washington is bracing for the swell of people who will need its help before the holiday season. The food bank, which Letitia James calls mortgage fraud case against her vindictive and asks judge to dismiss it 11/07/2025 10:01pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James asked a federal judge Friday to dismiss a mortgage fraud case against her, calling it a vindictive and politically motivated prosecution brought at the behest of a president who regards her as an enemy. The motion, which had been expected, The Latest: Hundreds of flights canceled nationwide due to government shutdown 11/07/2025 09:56pm • The Federal Aviation Administration ’s unprecedented order to scale back flights nationwide because of the record-long government shutdown took effect Friday morning, with some passengers trying to figure out backup travel plans. Airlines scrambled to adjust their schedules and began canceling fli Stocks wind up mixed on Wall Street after spending most of the day in the red 11/07/2025 05:52pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks wavered to a mixed finish on Wall Street Friday and notched their first weekly loss in the last four. Major indexes wobbled throughout most of the week, but ultimately pulled back from records set the prior week. Technology stocks once again determined the broader direction Maryland offers more resources for furloughed federal employees 11/07/2025 03:36pm • During a remote cabinet meeting at Prince George's Community College this morning in Largo, Maryland, Gov. Wes Moore announced the state is immediately taking more steps to assist the state's federal workers affected by the government shutdown. First, the state will offer a second round of emerge Drone sightings halt flights at major European cargo airport in Belgium 11/07/2025 06:19am • BRUSSELS (AP) — Flights out of one of Europe’s biggest cargo airports were briefly suspended after drones were spotted, an airport official said Friday, an incident that comes amid a spate of incidents around Belgium in recent weeks. Christian Delcourt, the head of communications for Liege airpo New mom, furloughed federal worker, frustrated as the government shutdown drags on 11/07/2025 05:38am • During what is now the longest government shutdown in American history, some furloughed federal workers have been without a paycheck for over a month, and things are getting tight. WTOP spoke with one woman, who had a baby two months ago, and spoke to us anonymously. She said she's been confused At UN climate summit, world leaders say time is running short to stop the worst effects of warming 11/06/2025 07:58pm • BELEM, Brazil (AP) — World leaders warned Thursday that time is running short for urgent and decisive action to prevent the worst effects of climate change, and blasted the United States for its retreat from those efforts, as they gathered at the edge of Brazil's Amazon rainforest for the annual U Wall Street loses ground under the weight of falling technology stocks 11/06/2025 05:32pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street lost ground Thursday as influential technology stocks fell and once again steered the broader market. The technology sector has been the driving force behind the market’s direction, whether up or down, all week. Thursday’s losses pushed nearly every major index soli Abraham Lincoln letter seeking job for Black friend and valet now on display at presidential museum 11/06/2025 02:58pm • SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The short, handwritten note is a typical letter of reference for a man seeking a job. But the author is the president of the United States. It is also 1861, and the job seeker is a Black man. Abraham Lincoln penned the entreaty on behalf of his young friend, William Joh Average US long-term mortgage rate ticks up to 6.22% after four straight weekly declines 11/06/2025 12:13pm • The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage ticked up for the first time in five weeks after falling to its lowest level in more than a year last week. The average long-term mortgage rate moved up to 6.22% from 6.17% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averag Hat trick moves Osimhen ahead of Kane, Mbappe and Haaland on Champions League scoring table 11/05/2025 07:12pm • AMSTERDAM (AP) — With a hat trick, Victor Osimhen has moved atop the Champions League scoring table. The Nigeria striker netted all three goals in Galatasaray's 3-0 victory over Ajax in Amsterdam on Wednesday. Osimhen now has six goals this season in Europe's elite club competition. That's one mor