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Car chase across Northern Virginia ends with driver in custody, Va. trooper with minor injuries 01/17/2026 10:09am • A chaotic two‑county pursuit that stretched across Northern Virginia ended Friday afternoon with a driver in jail and a Virginia State Police trooper recovering from minor injuries. Matthew Demlein, a spokesman for the Virginia State Police, told WTOP that the incident started at about 3 p.m. 'We kicked out the throne, now we are kicking out the turban': DC holds vigil for Iranian protesters 01/17/2026 08:50am • Lafayette Square was packed late Friday afternoon with Iranian Americans  honoring the more than 3,000 demonstrators killed in the wake of Iran’s crackdown on political protests. People carried flags, pictures of protesters who were killed and signs with messages, all while chanting politi As Trump's deadline for a cap on credit card rates looms, banks have only questions and no answers 01/17/2026 08:49am • NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump a week ago told the credit card industry it had until Jan. 20 to comply with his demand for a 10% cap on interest rates. With just days to go, consumer groups, politicians, and bankers alike remain unclear on what the White House has planned and whether Trump Here's where Trump's most jaw-dropping promises stand a year into his second term 01/17/2026 08:13am • WASHINGTON (AP) — From toppling Venezuela's leader to ordering mass deportations, from turning once independent government entities into rubber stamps to demolishing the East Wing for a White House ballroom, President Donald Trump spent his first year back in office trampling political norms and t ICE says Cuban immigrant died while attempting suicide. A witness says guards pinned and choked him 01/17/2026 07:42am • WASHINGTON (AP) — A Cuban immigrant died in a Texas immigration detention facility earlier this month during an altercation with guards, and the local medical examiner has indicated that his death will likely be classified as a homicide. The federal government has provided a differing account surr 'The world will have a look': Rollout of NASA's Artemis II stack gets underway 01/17/2026 06:21am • Saturday marks a big day at the Kennedy Space Center as the Artemis II stack is scheduled to rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building in Florida. WTOP has a livestream below. Pivotal to NASA's rollout is its crawler-transporter, which will ensure that the stack remains leveled as it make Trump's protectionist trade policies allow China to swoop in 01/17/2026 06:00am • WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s top trading partners are responding to President Donald Trump’s belligerent and unpredictable trade policies by trying to take their business elsewhere. Canada broke with the United States Friday, slashing its 100% import tax on Chinese electric vehicles in return f What’s open, what’s closed: Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2026 01/17/2026 05:11am • The nation will honor a pivotal leader in the Civil Rights movement on Monday. Along with celebrations, Martin Luther King Jr. Day brings some closings and service disruptions to the D.C. region. Stores and business All post offices will be closed. The U.S. Postal Service is not delivering mail Fun-loving Kiwi Campbell Wright gives the US hope for its first biathlon Olympic medal 01/17/2026 05:10am • The U.S. has never won an Olympic medal in biathlon, the only winter sport where that's the case. The drought could come to an end next month at the Winter Olympics. The team brought on Campbell Wright, a rising star and dual citizen from New Zealand who combined fast skiing and precision shooting Analysis: Canada's leader leaves China pronouncing success, but Trump lurks in the background 01/17/2026 04:34am • BEIJING (AP) — Canadian leader Mark Carney met China's Xi Jinping this week. The two statesmen talked. Fractured relationships began to heal. And a third man, though he wasn't in the room, nevertheless made his presence clearly known: Donald Trump. The American president — his policies, his appr Tyson scores career-high 39, Mobley hits winner to lift Cavaliers to 2-game sweep of 76ers 01/16/2026 09:54pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jaylon Tyson scored a career-high 39 points, Evan Mobley's dunk with 4.8 seconds left was the winner and the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers completed a two-game sweep of the 76ers in Philadelphia with a 117-115 victory on Friday night. Donovan Mitchell added 13 points, 12 ass The Latest: Trump thanks Iran for halting executions as allies discourage US from striking 01/16/2026 09:10pm • President Donald Trump took the unusual step on Friday of thanking the Iranian government for not following through on executions of what he said was meant to be hundreds of political prisoners. “Iran canceled the hanging of over 800 people,” Trump told reporters while leaving the White House to Bo Bichette and the New York Mets agree to a $126 million, 3-year contract, AP source says 01/16/2026 08:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Bo Bichette and the New York Mets agreed Friday to a $126 million, three-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal was subject to a successful physical and had not been ann Athletics hire Bill Schmidt, former Rockies GM, as special assistant to scouting 01/16/2026 07:43pm • WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Athletics hired former Colorado Rockies general manager Bill Schmidt as the club's special assistant to the scouting department, the team announced Friday. Schmidt was appointed senior vice president and general manager of the Rockies in October 2021 and served f Brazil’s Lula hails historic EU-Mercosur deal ahead of no-show at its signing 01/16/2026 07:35pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday celebrated the expected signing of the free trade agreement between the EU and four South American countries the following day at a ceremony that Lula will not atte