Search

Showing 2926-2940 of 18642 for "miles "

Florida's once-pristine springs threatened by pollution, development and climate change Florida's once-pristine springs threatened by pollution, development and climate change 08/29/2025 09:05am • ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) â Seen from the air, a Florida freshwater spring is a bit of liquid heaven, luring humans and wildlife to enjoy its aquamarine cool. With at least 1,000 of them â more than any other state â the springs serve as beaches for large swaths of central and northwestern Florid Minneapolis, a series of shootings and the grim realities of a tough summer 08/29/2025 08:39am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) â The bad news began in the early days of summer and has never seemed to end in this corner of the Upper Midwest. There was the deadly attack on state politicians in the Minneapolis suburbs. The gunfire that erupted during a gathering at a popular city picnic spot, leaving one per Gophers had Minneapolis school shooting on their minds after season-opening win 08/29/2025 01:51am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) â The typical excitement surrounding the start of the season at Minnesota was tempered this week, the heaviness of a too-close-to-home tragedy making it harder to fully escape from the outside world at a football game. After the Gophers beat Buffalo 23-10 at Huntington Bank Stadiu Samoa votes in an election that will decide the fate of its first woman leader Samoa votes in an election that will decide the fate of its first woman leader 08/29/2025 01:27am • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) â Samoa went to the polls Friday in a critical election that could decide the future of the Pacific Island nationâs first woman leader, who called the vote after her government collapsed in May. Counting was scheduled to begin next Monday and run until Friday, Sept. Cowboys difficult to read after Parsons trade overshadows Prescott return, Schottenheimer debut 08/28/2025 11:29pm • DALLAS COWBOYS (7-10) Expectations It's tough to tell which direction the Dallas Cowboys are headed under first-year coach Brian Schottenheimer after the five-year run with Mike McCarthy ended with a losing record that stopped a three-season streak of 12-win playoff teams. The Cowboys traded star pa An AI simulation of a Mount Fuji eruption is being used to prepare Tokyo for the worst An AI simulation of a Mount Fuji eruption is being used to prepare Tokyo for the worst 08/28/2025 10:06pm • TOKYO (AP) â Mount Fuji hasnât erupted since 1707. But for Volcanic Disaster Preparedness Day, Japanese officials have released computer- and AI-generated videos showing a simulation of a potential violent eruption of the active volcano. The videos, released this week, are meant to prepare the 3 As President Trump criticizes DC streets, mayor says they’ve made major progress As President Trump criticizes DC streets, mayor says theyâve made major progress 08/28/2025 09:12pm • In the three weeks since the federal law enforcement surge in D.C. started, President Donald Trump has frequently criticized the cityâs infrastructure, particularly its roads and medians, and is promising to fix it. Mayor Muriel Bowser, though, said the city has made significant strides in Short-handed New York Liberty beat the Washington Mystics 89-63 behind Harrison and Johannes Short-handed New York Liberty beat the Washington Mystics 89-63 behind Harrison and Johannes 08/28/2025 09:06pm • NEW YORK (AP) â Isabelle Harrison scored a season-high 16 points and Marine Johannes added 14 to help the short-handed New York Liberty beat the Washington Mystics 89-63 on Thursday night. New York (24-15) was missing three starters. Sabrina Ionescu (toe), Jonquel Jones (illness) and Natasha Cl What to know about the shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school What to know about the shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school 08/28/2025 08:59pm • A shooter opened fire Wednesday morning during Mass at a Minneapolis Catholic school, killing two children and injuring 18 other people before dying by suicide, officials said. The shooting happened at Annunciation Catholic School at the start of the third day of school. Of the 18 injured, police sa Trump administration asks military base near Chicago for support on immigration operations Trump administration asks military base near Chicago for support on immigration operations 08/28/2025 08:26pm • CHICAGO (AP) â The Trump administration asked a military base outside of Chicago for support on immigration operations this week, offering a clue of what an expanded law enforcement crackdown might look like in the nation's third-largest city. The Department of Homeland Security asked Naval Stati Alabama town's first Black mayor, who had been locked out of office, wins election Alabama town's first Black mayor, who had been locked out of office, wins election 08/28/2025 08:07pm • NEWBERN, Ala. (AP) â The first Black mayor of a tiny Alabama town overwhelmingly won election this week, four years after white residents locked him out of the town hall and refused to let him serve. Incumbent Mayor Patrick Braxton was elected as the mayor of Newbern, winning 66 votes to his oppon 21 Colleges Near a River or Lake 08/28/2025 08:00pm • Colleges on the WaterIf kayaking before classes or whitewater rafting on weekends sounds like your ideal college scene, you might consider a school near a river or lake. Some of these waterside schools offer competitive water sports programs, such as rowing or sailing, while others offer research op 7 Best Data Center Stocks, ETFs and REITs to Buy Now 08/28/2025 08:00pm • Despite headwinds created by erratic trade and tariff policies emanating from the White House, geopolitical tensions around the world and an uncertain economic outlook, the U.S. stock market has forged ahead nicely so far in 2025. As of Aug. 28, the broad market, as represented by the large-cap S&am Deion Sanders calls for paying players who reach the playoff and Saban supports the proposal Deion Sanders calls for paying players who reach the playoff and Saban supports the proposal 08/28/2025 07:39pm • Leave it to Deion Sanders to come up with an idea for the College Football Playoff that nobody has really mentioned yet: Pay the players for making the tournament, and pay them more when their teams win. If they do that, then âœnow itâs equality, now itâs even and every player is making the sam 2 firefighters battling Washington state wildfire arrested by Border Patrol 2 firefighters battling Washington state wildfire arrested by Border Patrol 08/28/2025 07:20pm • SEATTLE (AP) â Two firefighters who were part of a 44-person crew fighting a wildland blaze on Washington stateâs Olympic Peninsula were taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol agents during a multiagency criminal investigation into the two contractors they worked for, federal authorities said
Log in to your WTOP account for notifications and alerts customized for you.

Sign up