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ExxonMobil signs deal to explore for oil and gas near Trinidad despite criticism 08/12/2025 06:22pm • PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — ExxonMobil signed a deal on Tuesday to explore a vast area near Trinidad and Tobago for oil and gas, even as the twin-island nation faces pressure to focus more on green energy deals. The search will take place off Trinidad’s east coast, in a region that spans more Great white shark is seen near popular beaches in Maine, sparking a warning from police 08/12/2025 06:11pm • SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — Reports of a large great white shark near some of Maine's most popular beaches have prompted police in one coastal town to issue a warning on Tuesday. Scarborough's marine resource officer got word of the roughly 10- to 12-foot shark (over 3 meters) on Monday, police said Guatemala convicts 6 former officials in the 2017 deaths of 41 girls in a state facility fire 08/12/2025 05:54pm • GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A Guatemalan judge on Tuesday convicted six former officials in connection with the deaths of 41 girls in a 2017 fire at a facility for at-risk youth that had a history of abuse. The six had all pleaded not guilty. Judge Ingrid Cifuentes handed down cumulative sentences of b Keegan Bradley as a Ryder Cup playing captain? He has Jack Nicklaus to thank for the chance 08/12/2025 05:23pm • OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Keegan Bradley has the support of key players and the opportunity to become the first playing captain in the Ryder Cup since Arnold Palmer in 1963 at East Lake. And it's all because of Jack Nicklaus. After the Americans won at East Lake against Great Britain & Ir Army sergeant charged with attempted murder in the shootings of 5 Fort Stewart soldiers 08/12/2025 04:11pm • SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A U.S. Army sergeant accused of shooting five fellow soldiers at a Georgia base was charged Tuesday with attempted murder, aggravated assault and domestic violence as the Army revealed that one of the victims was the suspect's romantic partner. The charges were issued as Sgt. An explosion at a US Steel plant in Pennsylvania has killed 2. Here's what to know 08/12/2025 03:59pm • An explosion at a U.S. Steel plant south of Pittsburgh killed two people and injured more than 10 others. The CEO has vowed to find out what caused Monday's blast while the workers' union says it will make sure there's a thorough investigation. The plant, Clairton Coke Works, is one of four major pl Israeli strikes kill journalists and aid-seekers as Australia backs Palestinian statehood 08/12/2025 02:18pm • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces killed at least 55 people across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Monday, including a well-known journalist Israel said was a militant as well as people seeking humanitarian aid, according to local health officials. Hospital officials reported at l Van Gisbergen breaks Cup record, Palou clinches IndyCar title and Zilisch hospitalized after fall 08/12/2025 01:35pm • All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES Cook Out 400 Site: Richmond, Virginia. Track: Richmond Raceway. Race distance: 400 laps, 300 miles. Schedule: Friday, practice, 4:15 p.m., qualifying, 5:40 p.m.; Saturday, race, 7:30 p.m. (USA). Last year: Austin Dillon's controversial win came after making late Delivery drones may soon take off in the US. Here's why 08/12/2025 12:29pm • Delivery drones are so fast they can zip a pint of ice cream to a customer’s driveway before it melts. Yet the long-promised technology has been slow to take off in the United States. More than six years after the Federal Aviation Administration approved commercial home deliveries with drones, the Parts of Europe burn as millions are facing record heat 08/12/2025 12:20pm • MADRID (AP) — Wildfires burned in parts of Europe on Tuesday as millions of people across the continent struggled to adapt to the new reality: record summer heat. Temperatures in some areas soared past 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit). Europe is warming faster than any other continent, at twice Land swaps with Russia are not only unpopular in Ukraine. They're also illegal 08/12/2025 11:39am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A peace deal that requires Kyiv to accept swapping Ukrainian territory with Russia would not only be deeply unpopular. It also would be illegal under its constitution. That's why President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has categorically rejected any deal with Moscow that could involve c Manager of DC store trashed by teens says Trump gives him hope 08/12/2025 05:22am • Not long after nearly 40 teenagers trashed the convenience store Ibrahin Hossain manages in the Hechinger Mall in Northeast D.C. on Friday night, he told the owner of 24/7 Best Tobacco & Wireless that he no longer wants to work there because he doesn't feel safe. Almost everyone could und This DC community activist anticipated federal control of the city’s police department 08/12/2025 04:37am • Years ago, when Robert Contee was the chief of D.C. police, community activist Ronald Moten sounded the alarm. He felt young people in the city would commit a crime and get released without receiving the proper services and help that they needed. It was clear to him that they could be helped, but Need a garbage truck? Takoma Park is auctioning off two to the public  08/11/2025 09:06am • The City of Takoma Park, Maryland, is raising money for city programs by auctioning off two older city-owned garbage disposal trucks. While that sounds like a very small pool of potential buyers, the Takoma Park announcement calls the trucks perfect for any existing waste disposal company, or oth Dabble Promo Code WTOP: Claim $10 Fantasy Bonus for NFL, MLB, UFC Picks 08/09/2025 02:09pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Register using the Dabble promo code WTOP to redeem a bonus for daily fantasy. Click here to activate this welcome offer for NFL presea