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Rod Paige, nation's first African American to serve as secretary of education, dies at 92 12/09/2025 11:48pm • Rod Paige, an educator, coach and administrator who rolled out the nation's landmark No Child Left Behind law as the first African American to serve as U.S. education secretary, died Tuesday. Former President George W. Bush, who tapped Paige for the nation's top federal education post, announced the Montgomery County projects $854M less in revenues over 6 years 12/09/2025 11:44pm • Montgomery County will see revenues drop by $854 million if current fiscal projections hold true for the next six years. Analysts with the Montgomery County Council said the root cause of this grim fiscal outlook stems from federal policies and their impacts on immigration, the federal workforce Southeast Asia embraces offshore wind power, as Trump bashes renewable energy 12/09/2025 11:32pm • HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Southeast Asia is a bright spot for the embattled offshore wind industry as it reels from U.S. President Donald Trump’s push against renewable energy. The White House's policy pivot has thrown billions of dollars' worth of U.S. offshore wind projectsinto turmoil. Industry i Stars down Jets 4-3 to push point streak to 11 games 12/09/2025 11:30pm • WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Jason Robertson scored his team-leading 19th goal and Mikko Rantanen had three assists as the Dallas Stars extended their point streak to 11 games Tuesday night with a 4-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets. The Stars are 9-0-2 in their last 11. They've also earned at least o Bolivia and Israel restore ties severed over the war in Gaza 12/09/2025 11:23pm • LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia's new right-wing government said Tuesday that it restored diplomatic relations with Israel, the latest sign of the dramatic geopolitical realignment underway in the South American country that was once among the most vocal critics of Israeli policies toward Palestini Emil Heineman scores in 4th round of shootout and Islanders beat Golden Knights 5-4 12/09/2025 10:44pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Emil Heineman scored in the fourth round of the shootout after New York allowed a tying goal in the closing seconds of regulation, and the Islanders beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-4 on Tuesday night. Ilya Sorokin made 33 saves in regulation and overtime before stopping all four Ve Beckett Sennecke beats the buzzer to force OT and Ducks win shootout to beat Penguins 4-3 12/09/2025 10:06pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — Beckett Sennecke scored a short-handed goal with 1 second remaining to force overtime, Leo Carlsson scored in the shootout and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Tuesday night for their fifth win in seven games. The 19-year-old Sennecke eluded three defenders a The Latest: Trump speaks on Americans’ economic worries and blames Democrats at Pennsylvania rally 12/09/2025 09:21pm • President Donald Trump road-tested his claims that he’s tackling Americans’ affordability woes at a Tuesday rally in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania — a trip that came as polling consistently shows that public trust in Trump’s economic leadership has faltered. Following dismal results for Republi Lithuania declares national emergency over security risks posed by balloons from Belarus 12/09/2025 09:02pm • VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania’s government on Tuesday declared a national emergency over security risks posed by meteorological balloons sent from Russia-allied Belarus that have violated its airspace in recent weeks, while the Belarusian leader called for negotiations on border tensions a Storms bring heavy rain to the Pacific Northwest, snow and freezing rain to the Upper Midwest 12/09/2025 09:00pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The first of a series of powerful storms dumped heavy rain and swelled rivers in the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday, closing roads and prompting high water rescues. Residents in parts of Oregon and Washington grappled with power outages, flooding and school closures, while driv Takeaways from Trump's White House meeting with Saudi crown prince: Deals and bromance 12/09/2025 08:24pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A jovial President Donald Trump held a warm and friendly meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House, packed with plenty of handshakes and back pats. He brushed aside questions about Saudi Arabia’s human rights record, praised the prince for his state Luigi Mangione’s notes to self: 'Pluck eyebrows,' 'Keep momentum, FBI slower overnight' 12/09/2025 08:06pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Pluck eyebrows. Buy less conspicuous shoes. Take a bus or a train west toward Cincinnati and St. Louis. Move around late at night. Stay away from surveillance cameras. A to-do list and travel plans found during Luigi Mangione’s arrest and revealed in court this week shed new l DC leaders outline priorities for next police chief after Pamela Smith’s retirement 12/09/2025 08:00pm • Once a nomination for a new police chief is made by Mayor Muriel Bowser, the D.C. Council’s Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety will hold confirmation hearings before the full council gets a vote. Among those on that committee is Ward 6 Council member Charles Allen, who said he’s US stocks hold in place in the countdown to the Federal Reserve’s meeting on Wednesday 12/09/2025 07:42pm • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks largely held in place on Tuesday as Wall Street waits to hear what the Federal Reserve will say Wednesday about where interest rates are heading. The S&P 500 edged down by 0.1% and remained near its all-time high set in October. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dip Fairfax Co. school board disbands group providing expert advice on school facilities 12/09/2025 07:38pm • Fairfax County’s school board on Thursday voted to nix a volunteer community group that advises on long-term plans for school facilities. The division’s Facilities Planning Advisory Council is scheduled to be disbanded by April 1, after a 8-3 vote in support of the move. In place of the counc