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Judge keeps alive Vermont lawsuit that accuses police of force, discrimination against Black teen 08/06/2024 04:57pm • A Vermont judge has denied the city of Burlington’s request to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that police used excessive force and discriminated against a Black teenager whose mother had called law enforcement to teach him a lesson about stealing. When the 14-year-old, who has behavioral and intellec A Nobel laureate will head Bangladesh's interim government after unrest ousted Hasina, official says 08/06/2024 04:57pm • DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will head Bangladesh's interim government after longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country amid a mass uprising that left hundreds of people dead and pushed the South Asian nation to the brink of chaos. The decision, announced ear Judge upholds Ohio's gender-affirming care ban; civil rights group vows immediate appeal 08/06/2024 04:55pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio law that limits gender-affirming health care for youth under 18 can go into effect, a county judge ruled Tuesday. The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio said it will file an immediate appeal. The law bans transgender surgeries and hormone therapies for minors, unl When should athletes with concussions get moving again? Virginia school system updates protocol 08/06/2024 04:30pm • From vaping, the cost of school supplies to cellphone policies, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow on air and online in our series “WTOP Goes Back to School” this August and September. Prince William County Public Schools has update Hearing seeks insight into blowout on a Boeing jet that pilots said threw the flight into 'chaos' 08/06/2024 04:28pm • Boeing factory workers say they were pressured to work too fast and asked to perform jobs that they weren’t qualified for, including opening and closing the door plug that later blew off an Alaska Airlines jet. Those accounts from inside the company were disclosed Tuesday, as federal investigators Jayden Daniels listed as Commanders' starting QB on their initial unofficial depth chart 08/06/2024 04:07pm • ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington’s first unofficial depth chart was released on Tuesday and Jayden Daniels was listed as the Commanders starting quarterback ahead of their preseason opener this weekend at the New York Jets. “He’s earned that right to do that,” coach Dan Quinn said. “I h UN humanitarian official tells the Security Council that aid to starving Sudanese is being blocked 08/06/2024 04:04pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. humanitarian official told the Security Council on Tuesday that life-saving supplies are “ready to be loaded and dispatched” to a famine-stricken displacement camp in Sudan but the civil war's combatants won't let them through. Edem Wosornu, operations director for Dutch trio of Van den Berg, Lavreysen and Hoogland beat British to defend Olympic team sprint title 08/06/2024 04:03pm • MONTIGNY-LE-BRETONNEUX, France (AP) — Harrie Lavreysen figured that on a searing fast track in the velodrome outside of Paris, and going against the erstwhile sprinting kings from Britain, that his trio from the Netherlands would have to set a world record to defend their Olympic gold medal. They Fairfax County woman hopes to boogie and jam her way to a world record 08/06/2024 03:31pm • A Reston, Virginia, woman is attempting to break a Guinness World Record by listening to jam bands, steel drums and country music, as she tries to see the most live concerts in a single week. “When you're experiencing live music, you're in the moment," Jeanette Pagliuco said. "You leave all Coastal Carolina escapes Tropical Storm Debby, moves training camp to NC State 08/06/2024 03:14pm • CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Tropical Storm Debby has chased Coastal Carolina's football team out of the state. The Chanticleers of the Sun Belt Conference have switched locations for training camp to North Carolina State about three hours away due to the storm. Debby is forecast to bring as much as 30 in 2024 Olympics schedule Aug. 7: A'ja Wilson and US women, Lin Yu-ting in action 08/06/2024 03:13pm • A'ja Wilson and the United States women's basketball team can move closer to their record eighth-consecutive Olympic gold medal Wednesday at the Paris Olympics, while Lin Yu-ting competes in boxing. See the full schedule of events and read more on what to watch below: Women's basketball reaches kno Keanu Reeves' band Dogstar rocks out with Catholic University alum on drums 08/06/2024 02:55pm •   You've seen Keanu Reeves play action movie heroes in "Speed," "The Matrix" and "John Wick." This Friday, Reeves will play the bass guitar as his alternative-rock trio Dogstar performs live at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in West Virginia. WTOP caught up with drummer Rob What investors should do when there is more volatility in the market 08/06/2024 02:43pm • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are bouncing back after the market experienced its worst day in two years on Monday, but the average investor may still be understandably spooked. Over a three day losing streak, the S&P 500 dipped more than 6% before rallying again Tuesday, up 1.6% in midday tradin Australia's Arisa Trew wins gold in women's park skateboarding at Paris Games 08/06/2024 02:28pm • PARIS (AP) — After Australia's Arisa Trew scored a 93.18 on her final run in women's park skateboarding Tuesday at the Paris Olympics, she knew she was heading to the podium. The wait to see exactly where she would land was excruciating. It was only when a 92.63 popped up for Japan's Cocona Hira Toll Brothers plans luxury townhomes at aging, 72-year-old Chase Manor apartment site 08/06/2024 12:21pm • One of the first garden-style apartment communities in Chevy Chase, Maryland, will be redeveloped as luxury townhomes. The Chevy Chase Land Company has sold the former Chase Manor Apartments to luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers, which will redevelop the 4-acre site into a townhome community called