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Caleb Williams era begins in Chicago with Bears' opener against Titans 09/06/2024 03:02pm • LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — It's time for Caleb Williams to deliver. The quarterback taken with the No. 1 pick in the draft makes his highly anticipated debut when the Chicago Bears host the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. “I’m excited to see him,” Bears coach Matt Eberflus said. “And I’m excit Utah woman killed her 3 children, herself in vehicle, officials say 09/06/2024 02:57pm • WEST HAVEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah woman and her three children who were found shot to death in a vehicle died in a murder-suicide, Weber County officials said Friday. Maribel Ibarra, 32, shot her children — ages 4, 2, and 1 — in the cargo area of her vehicle in West Haven before shooting herself, Forced to choose how to die, South Carolina inmate lets lawyer pick lethal injection 09/06/2024 02:54pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A condemned inmate forced to choose how he'll be put to death ended weeks of suspense by leaving the decision to his lawyer, who reluctantly told South Carolina prison officials on Friday to prepare for a lethal injection, rather than the electric chair or a firing squad. Fre Trump assails women who accused him of misconduct, days before his debate with Harris 09/06/2024 02:29pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortly after appearing in court for an appeal of a decision that found him liable for sexual abuse, Donald Trump stepped in front of television cameras Friday and brought up a string of past allegations of other acts of sexual misconduct, potentially reminding voters of incident Black U.S. Paralympians hope to see a more diverse team in the future 09/06/2024 02:14pm • PARIS (AP) — Gold medal-winning high jumper Roderick Townsend and U.S. flag bearer and sitting volleyball star Nicky Nieves took different routes to the Paris Paralympics. But they agree that, given a dip in diverse representation among Paralympians compared to Olympians, there is untapped athleti Do you need support launching or growing your small business? Get help locally from Greater Washington Board of Trade, WACIF 09/06/2024 02:05pm • gwbotThe Greater Washington Board of Trade and the Washington Area Community Investment Fund aim to help drive economic development in our region through helping small businesses and start-ups, from launch through growth. WTOP Business Reporter Jeff Clabaugh sat down to discuss local trends a Sergio Mendes, Grammy-winning Brazilian music legend, dies at 83 09/06/2024 02:03pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sergio Mendes, the celebrated Brazilian musician whose 1966 hit “Mas Que Nada” made him a global superstar and helped launched a long, Grammy-winning career, has died after months battling the effects of long COVID. He was 83. The death Thursday of the Brazilian pianist, Jessica Pegula will meet Aryna Sabalenka in the US Open women's final Saturday 09/06/2024 01:28pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Back in January, when Aryna Sabalenka was winning a second consecutive Australian Open title, Jessica Pegula was bowing out in the second round with a straight-set loss against someone ranked 51st. It wasn't the first setback for Pegula, of course. There have been many of those thr Primoz Roglic takes lead of the Spanish Vuelta and eyes fourth title 09/06/2024 12:08pm • ALTO DE MONCALVILLO, Spain (AP) — Primoz Roglic took a big step toward winning a fourth Spanish Vuelta title after claiming the race lead from Ben O'Connor on Friday with two stages left. Roglic entered Stage 19 five seconds behind O’Connor but the Australian couldn’t keep up as his rival powe Sports betting firm bet365 fined $33K for taking bets after outcomes were known 09/06/2024 11:37am • ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey gambling regulators have levied a $33,000 fine on sports betting company bet365 for taking wagers on events in which the outcome was already known, and on games that were not approved for betting. The state Division of Gaming Enforcement revealed Wednesday tha LL Flooring, formerly Lumber Liquidators, is going out of business and closing all of its stores 09/06/2024 11:26am • NEW YORK (AP) — LL Flooring, the hardwood flooring retailer formerly known as Lumber Liquidators, is going out of business. Less than a month after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the Virginia-based company says it is now “winding down operations" after failing to find a buyer in re Hundreds of places in the US said racism was a public health crisis. What's changed? 09/06/2024 11:06am • More than 200 cities and counties declared racism was a public health crisis in the past few years, mostly after George Floyd was murdered by police in Minneapolis in May 2020. Racial justice advocates said they finally felt heard by the quick swell of political will to address disparities like disp EU envoy urges Kosovo and Serbia to resume efforts to normalize ties through talks 09/06/2024 09:56am • PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The European Union envoy for the Western Balkans on Friday urged Kosovo and Serbia to step up their efforts at normalization talks, saying these are decisive toward the two countries' membership in the bloc. Miroslav Lajcak was in Kosovo’s capital, Pristina, for talks wit Ruins of a long-sunken Greek village emerge as drought saps a vital reservoir 09/06/2024 09:39am • LAKE MORNOS, Greece (AP) — Like ghosts from the past, sunken villages at the bottom of water reservoirs are not meant to be seen. But the ruins of Kallio in the mountains of central Greece are becoming very much visible — and they have a warning to deliver. As an unprecedented drought induced by The director of the Paralympic closing ceremony wants to turn the Stade de France into a dance floor 09/06/2024 08:44am • PARIS (AP) — The final act of the Paralympics in Paris will be a giant dance party. That’s a promise from Thomas Jolly, the artistic director of the opening and closing ceremonies for this year's Olympics and Paralympics. Jolly says 24 DJs will perform thumping techno and dance music at the Stad