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Things to do in the DC area: 'Fake It Until You Make It,' Capital Art Book Fair ��� and more! 04/03/2025 05:04am • A new comedy has made its way to Arena Stage, and it's all about mistaken identities and stolen cats within a nonprofit office. Michael John Garc��s, director of "Fake It Until You Make It," told WTOP the show is a "farce about identity, about the ways in which we try to be authentic and sort of Takeaways from AP's story on safety concerns about Shell's fleet of oil production ships 04/03/2025 03:46am • Oil major Shell operates a fleet of giant ships permanently moored over oilfields around the world. The ships receive oil pumped from wells beneath the seabed and transfer it to tankers. Reporting by The Associated Press, based on internal documents, raises questions about the safety of these ships. Leaked files raise fears over safety of Shell oil production fleet, years after devastating spill 04/03/2025 03:38am • Off the coast of Nigeria, one of the world���s largest oil production ships, called the Bonga, was taking oil from a field on the ocean floor and transferring it to a tanker ship. Such transfers are routine in the offshore oil industry, but something went wrong on the Bonga, owned by energy giant Sh 1 person dead as violent storms, including tornadoes, wallop Midwest and South 04/03/2025 12:38am • Tornadoes and violent storms struck parts of the South and Midwest on Wednesday, killing at least one person, knocking down power lines and trees, ripping roofs off homes and shooting debris thousands of feet into the air. A tornado emergency was briefly issued in northeast Arkansas, with the Nation North Dakota mayor resigns after sending lewd video to city attorney by mistake 04/02/2025 10:52pm • MINOT, N.D. (AP) ��� The mayor of one of North Dakota's largest cities resigned after an investigation into him mistakenly sending a lewd video to the city attorney. Minot Mayor Tom Ross resigned Tuesday, the same day an investigative report was made public that found Ross sent a video of himself ma Upstate New York officer won't face criminal charges after fatally shooting a 13-year-old in June 04/02/2025 10:49pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A police officer in upstate New York will not face criminal charges in the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy who pointed what turned out to be a BB gun, state Attorney General Letitia James announced Wednesday. Nyah Mway was shot and killed after he fled from officers questioning Tyrese Haliburton scores 22 points to help send playoff-bound Pacers past Hornets 119-105 04/02/2025 09:31pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ��� Tyrese Haliburton had 22 points and 10 assists, Aaron Nesmith scored 16 points and Pascal Siakam added 15 on his 31st birthday, leading the Indiana Pacers to a 119-105 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night. The playoff-bound Pacers have won three of four and eig Myanmar's military declares a ceasefire to ease quake relief as deaths pass 3,000 04/02/2025 08:59pm • BANGKOK (AP) ��� Myanmar's ruling military declared a temporary ceasefire in the country's civil war Wednesday to facilitate relief efforts following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that has killed more than 3,000 people. The surprise announcement by military leaders who also head the unelected governme Anne Arundel Co. police officer indicted on vehicular manslaughter charges in fatal 2024 crash 04/02/2025 08:19pm • An Anne Arundel County police officer has been indicted on charges, including vehicular manslaughter, in connection with what investigators say was an unauthorized chase that led to the death of 21-year-old Joshua VanderZiel of Laurel, Maryland, last year. At a media conference on Wednesday, Mary Car Review: Retooled, the 2025 GMC Acadia lives up to the pricey Denali trim level 03/31/2025 04:21am • Back in the midsize premium crossover fight, the 2025 GMC Acadia Denali brings big style, luxury and improved technology to take on a tough challenge. (WTOP/Mike Parris) The final GM midsize three-row crossover, the GMC Acadia, is also heavily revised for 2025. A few years ago, there would’ve Complaints cause temporary 'pause' to Dominion Energy's major forestry project on W&OD trail 03/31/2025 03:59am • Dominion Energy said it will ���temporarily pause��� a forestry project along the Washington & Old Dominion Trail following complaints from various Virginia towns on how the project impacts the area���s natural environment. Earlier this month, Arlington, Fairfax and Loudoun Counties Board of Bet365 Bonus Code WTOP365: Bet $5, Get $150 Michigan State vs. Auburn Promo 03/30/2025 04:00pm • 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 The final Elite Eight game of the weekend tips off this evening. Signing up��here with bet365 bonus code WTOP365 will activate one of tw What will the new Francis Scott Key Bridge look like? 03/28/2025 05:22am • The new Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, will have a different appearance and provide a slightly different driving experience than the 1977 bridge which was struck on March 26, 2024, by the container ship Dali, causing much of the bridge to collapse into the Patapsco River. "T The Key Bridge, One Year Later: How life has changed in Baltimore Co. since the bridge collapse 03/26/2025 04:22am • It's been a year since the crash that collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge into the waters of the Patapsco River in Baltimore. An expedited cleanup mission got the wreckage out of the water and opened up the channels that allowed cruise and cargo ships to return to Baltimore within a couple 'We're pumped': Maryland basketball fans excited after winning first game in NCAA Tournament 03/22/2025 08:32am • As the final buzzer sounded off in Seattle Friday evening, Maryland basketball fans began clapping and cheering at Cornerstone Grill and Loft sports bar in College Park. It was the start of what they hope is a strong run through the NCAA men's college basketball tournament. The fourth-seeded Terr