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People from South Sudan will lose temporary US legal status 11/06/2025 07:29am • JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The United States is terminating South Sudan's designation for temporary protected status, which for years allowed people from the East African country to remain in the U.S. legally and escape armed conflict back home. The termination will be effective Jan. 5, the Departm High-kicking Radio City Rockettes mark 100 years with Christmas Spectacular 11/06/2025 06:08am • NEW YORK (AP) — A staple of the New York City holiday season is marking a century of wowing crowds: The high-kicking Radio City Rockettes are turning 100. The famed dance troupe will celebrate the anniversary with its annual Christmas Spectacular this week — a festive performance of synchronized Back from bye, Buccaneers still unlikely to have several key starters against Patriots 11/06/2025 06:00am • TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are rested and refreshed after a bye week that came at the right time with several players dealing with injuries. They still might not have a few key starters back against New England. Running back Bucky Irving, wide receiver Chris Godwin Jr. and edge ru A new system to identify and take down Russian drones is being deployed to NATO's eastern flank 11/06/2025 05:34am • Poland and Romania are deploying a new weapons system to defend against Russian drones, following a spate of incursions into NATO airspace in recent months that exposed the alliance’s vulnerabilities and put Europe on edge. The American Merops system, which is small enough to fit in the back of a Qatar Airways to sell its holdings in Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific for $896 million 11/06/2025 04:42am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar Airways will sell its stake in Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways in a share buyback valued at $896 million, the companies announced, ending the Qatari carrier's eight-year involvement with the airline. The announcement came late Wednesday in a stock m Analysis: How missteps and misjudgments are eroding American security 11/06/2025 04:21am • Editor's Note: For the past year, WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green has investigated a growing national security crisis fueled by a combination of escalating foreign intrusions and internal missteps. In his series, "National InSecurity," he examines how America’s digital defenses hav Indians vote in a state election in Bihar seen as key test for Prime Minister Modi 11/06/2025 01:22am • PATNA, India (AP) — India is holding a key local election in the eastern state of Bihar on Thursday to choose a new government — a vote seen as a crucial test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ’s popularity and his alliance’s hold over one of the country’s politically influential states. Mil Saddiq Bey's 22 points, nine rebounds lead Pelicans past Mavericks 101-99 11/05/2025 11:19pm • DALLAS (AP) — Saddiq Bey had season highs with 22 points and nine rebounds to lead the New Orleans Pelicans past the Dallas Mavericks 101-99 on Wednesday night. Dallas rookie Cooper Flagg’s running shot down the lane with 2 seconds left banged off the back of the rim with New Orleans’ Trey Mur FAA reducing air traffic by 10% across 40 'high-volume' markets during government shutdown 11/05/2025 09:57pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that it was taking the extraordinary step of reducing air traffic by 10% across 40 “high-volume” markets beginning Friday morning to maintain travel safety as air traffic controllers exhibit signs of strain during the ongoing Falcons sign kicker Zane Gonzalez after releasing Parker Romo for costly missed extra point 11/05/2025 09:34pm • FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have signed Zane Gonzalez, giving the veteran kicker another opportunity after he was cut by Washington in April. The 30-year-old Gonzalez is replacing Parker Romo, who was released on Tuesday. Romo missed an extra point with 4:40 left in Sunday's 24- Japan deploys the military to counter a surge in bear attacks 11/05/2025 09:12pm • TOKYO (AP) — Japan deployed troops Wednesday to help contain a surge of bear attacks that have terrorized residents in a mountainous region in the northern prefecture of Akita. Reports of sometimes deadly encounters with brown bears and Asiatic black bears are being reported almost daily ahead of Rams finally address special teams struggles, including bringing in competition for PK Joshua Karty 11/05/2025 08:56pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Special teams breakdowns have continued to haunt the Los Angeles Rams, even as a three-game winning streak has solidified their status as Super Bowl contenders. The Rams (6-2) have finally made moves to address their most glaring weakness, signing two players to the practice squ Judge orders improvements at a Chicago-area immigration facility after claims of inhumane conditions 11/05/2025 08:55pm • CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered authorities to improve a Chicago-area immigration facility after a group of detainees sued, alleging they were being kept in “inhumane” conditions. The order will be in effect for 14 days. It requires officials to provide detainees at a U.S. Nevada ransomware attack started months before it was discovered, per report 11/05/2025 08:41pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — State workers were put on paid administrative leave. Nevada residents couldn’t receive their driver’s licenses. Employers were unable to conduct background checks on new hires. These were all effects of a massive cyberattack in Nevada that took nearly a month to fully restore 12 dead after engine fell off UPS plane that crashed and exploded in Kentucky 11/05/2025 08:28pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A UPS cargo plane’s left wing caught fire and an engine fell off just before it crashed and exploded after takeoff in Kentucky, a federal official said Wednesday, offering the first investigative details about a disaster that killed at least 12 people, including a child. F