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Evening showers possible in DC region on windy Wednesday 12/10/2025 04:50pm • Though it may be hard to tell with gusty winds, things have warmed up a bit in the D.C. region ahead of a cold front expected to plummet temperatures and potentially bring stray showers Wednesday evening. "Clouds and a slight chance for a rain shower with temperatures much warmer, in the middle t Bowl officials seek 5-7 teams to fill in after Irish, Iowa St, Kansas St say they're done for year 12/10/2025 04:34pm • In a matter of hours Sunday, what had appeared to be a year no teams with losing records would be needed to fill out the bowl schedule suddenly changed when Notre Dame, Iowa State and Kansas State announced they would decline bids despite being eligible. There are 41 bowls this year, and 82 teams wo US stocks rise after the Fed cuts rates and hopes build for more 12/10/2025 04:32pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market rose to the edge of its record on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve cut its main interest rate to bolster the job market, and hopes strengthened for more cuts to come in 2026. The S&P 500 climbed 0.7% and finished just shy of its all-time high, which was Oscars recognize casting for the first time, offering a spotlight on a key job in the movie industry 12/10/2025 04:32pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Behind the Wizard of Oz in the two-part “Wicked” movies were people actually pulling the strings. They set the table for the hit double-punch movies long before the cameras ever rolled out: The casting directors, helped pick who made it to Oz. “Our job is to know the actors t West Virginia National Guard member killed in DC is shooting laid to rest 12/10/2025 04:30pm • GRAFTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia National Guard member who was fatally shot last month in the nation’s capital was laid to rest with full military honors in a private ceremony. Spc. Sarah Beckstrom's funeral took place Tuesday at the West Virginia National Cemetery in Grafton, Gov. Patri US prosecutors seek to abandon soccer TV rights corruption case 12/10/2025 03:50pm • NEW YORK (AP) — After a yearslong legal battle, U.S. prosecutors told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that they want to give up their fight to preserve the convictions of a former Fox executive and South American sports media company in a corruption case related to TV rights for international soccer Sarkozy describes his prison stay and advises on appealing to the far right in his new book 12/10/2025 03:13pm • PARIS (AP) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy described the prison where he spent 20 days as a noisy, harsh “all-grey” world of “inhuman violence" in a book released Wednesday that also offered political advice about how his conservative party should appeal to far-right voters. In “ What the Federal Reserve rate cut means for you 12/10/2025 03:12pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point Wednesday for the third time since September, bringing its key rate to about 3.6%, the lowest in nearly three years. Before September, it had gone nine months without a cut. The benchmark rate is the rate at wh Cheesecake Factory in DC's Friendship Heights is closing 12/10/2025 02:45pm • After 34 years of serving its titular dessert on Wisconsin Avenue, the Cheesecake Factory in D.C.’s Friendship Heights will close its doors next month. It comes as the neighborhood has drastically changed over the last five years with numerous retail closings and a shift to residential properties. First rain of autumn falls in Iran's capital, but the drought-ravaged nation needs far more 12/10/2025 02:26pm • TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Rain fell for the first time in months in Iran's capital Wednesday, providing a brief respite for the parched Islamic Republic as it suffers through the driest autumn in over a half century. The drought gripping Iran has seen its president warn the country it may need to move Judge orders Trump to end California National Guard troop deployment in Los Angeles 12/10/2025 02:08pm • The Trump administration must stop deploying the California National Guard in Los Angeles and return control of the troops to the state, a federal judge ordered Wednesday in an emphatic ruling. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco granted a preliminary injunction sought by California Bet365 Missouri Bonus Code WTOP365 Releases $365 NBA Cup Bonus 12/10/2025 02:06pm • 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 Use the bet365 Missouri bonus code WTOP365 before it expires. New customers in the state can still redeem this increased welcome offer. EU enlargement chief says Ukraine’s membership 'inevitable' despite Hungary’s objections 12/10/2025 01:06pm • KYIV, UKraine (AP) — The European Union’s enlargement chief said Wednesday she is confident Hungary will not derail Ukraine’s path to membership, which she described as "inevitable.” “I’m not worried,” Commissioner Marta Kos told reporters while visiting a thermal power plant in Wester Georgia election board rejects rule change on using hand-marked paper ballots 12/10/2025 12:21pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's State Election Board on Wednesday rejected a proposal defining when hand-marked paper ballots could be used in place of the state's touchscreen voting machines. Opponents said the rule would have overstepped the board’s legal authority and could have created an escape ha Former 'Real Housewives' star moved from prison to community program for remainder of her sentence 12/10/2025 12:05pm • Jennifer Shah, a former star on “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City,” has been moved from a federal prison into a community confinement program after serving less than half of her sentence for defrauding thousands of people. A Bureau of Prisons spokesperson confirmed that Shah was transferred