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Suspect in shooting of National Guard members faces murder charge as US halts all asylum decisions 11/28/2025 11:56pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Charges against the man accused of shooting two National Guard members have been upgraded to first-degree murder after one of the soldiers died, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia announced Friday, while investigators continued to seek a motive. Specialist Sarah Becks US Soccer has bold plans for the World Cup legacy 11/28/2025 05:21pm • The last time the United States hosted the World Cup, the U.S. Soccer Federation built on the the financial infusion and the public's excitement to help launch Major League Soccer two years later. Much has changed with the 2026 World Cup. This time the tournament is hosted by three nations, with the The Latest: Trump wants to ‘permanently pause’ migration to the US from poorer countries 11/28/2025 03:07pm • President Donald Trump says he wants to “permanently pause migration” from poorer nations and is promising to seek to expel millions of immigrants from the United States by revoking their legal status. He is blaming immigrants for problems from crime to housing shortages as part of “social dys Fleet of UPS planes grounded after deadly crash expected to miss peak delivery season 11/27/2025 07:03pm • A fleet of planes that UPS grounded after a deadly crash isn’t expected to be back in service during the peak holiday season due to inspections and possible repairs, the company said Wednesday in an internal memo. The airline expects it will be several months before its McDonnell Douglas MD-11 fle What's open on Thanksgiving? Not much, as many stores rest -- or prepare -- ahead of Black Friday 11/27/2025 09:14am • WASHINGTON (AP) — With Thanksgiving and the formal launch of the holiday shopping season this week, Americans will again gather for Turkey Day meals before knocking off items on their Christmas gift lists. Most big U.S. retailers are closed on Thanksgiving Day. However, many will open early the f Bulgaria withdraws 2026 budget proposal following street protests 11/27/2025 07:30am • SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s government announced Thursday that it is withdrawing its 2026 draft budget, following street protests at home over steep tax increases included in the budget, and warnings from abroad. The surprise move was announced by the leader of the ruling center-right GERB What to get the stargazer in your life for the holidays in 2025 11/27/2025 06:50am • For my annual WTOP “Gift Ideas for Stargazers,” I thought I would get this year’s suggestions out to coincide with Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, to possibly help get the best deals for that special someone on your holiday gift list that loves the stars. Internet shopping and quick s QBs Arch Manning and Marcel Reed set for high-stakes showdown in Texas-Texas A&M rivalry game 11/27/2025 06:00am • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas' Arch Manning started the season as a top Heisman Trophy contender. Texas A&M's Marcel Reed is finishing it as one. The two quarterbacks duel Friday night when the No. 16 Longhorns and No. 3 Aggies clash in the 120th meeting in the rivalry. Texas A&M (11-0, 7-0) World shares are mixed, tracking Wall Street's winning streak, as US markets close for Thanksgiving 11/27/2025 05:48am • MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Shares in Europe are mixed following gains in most Asian markets. The futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were nearly unchanged ahead of Thursday's Thanksgiving holiday. In early European trading, Germany's DAX climbed 0.2% to 23,781.53. Bri Jets' Justin Fields was surprised by benching but still believes he's a starting quarterback in NFL 11/26/2025 05:27pm • FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Justin Fields was caught off guard when he was sent to the bench last week — for perhaps the rest of this season and maybe his tenure with the New York Jets. The embattled quarterback said he “of course” believes he'll be a starter again in the NFL, though, either h Sellers in other countries struggle to maintain US customers as holiday shopping season starts 11/26/2025 09:15am • NEW YORK (AP) — At Fleece & Harmony, a woolen mill and yarn shop in bucolic Belfast, Prince Edward Island, in Canada, owner Kim Doherty used to be able to send yarn skeins to U.S. customers across the border with little fanfare. The yarn orders usually met an import tax exemption for packages Layoffs are piling up, raising worker anxiety. Here are some companies that have cut jobs recently 11/26/2025 09:06am • NEW YORK (AP) — It’s a tough time to be looking for a job. Amid wider economic uncertainty, some analysts have said that businesses are at a “no-hire, no fire” standstill. That's caused many to limit new work to only a few specific roles, if not pause openings entirely. At the same time, siz Frustrated by missing mail, one American took the Postal Service to court 11/26/2025 07:02am • HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — As a general rule, it's difficult to sue the U.S. Postal Service for lost, delayed or mishandled mail. But a case before the U.S. Supreme Court involving a Texas landlord who alleges her mail was deliberately withheld for two years is looking to challenge that, in a proceedi Health care plan circulated by the White House runs into familiar GOP divisions 11/25/2025 07:35pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A health care proposal circulated by the White House in recent days is running into the reality of Republican divisions on the issue — a familiar struggle for a party that has been trying to scrap or overhaul the Affordable Care Act for the past 15 years. The tentative proposal Bolivia's new president plans to scrap taxes and borrow money to confront economic crisis 11/25/2025 07:22pm • LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — President Rodrigo Paz of Bolivia said Tuesday he planned to scrap a ream of taxes, in one of his first moves since becoming the nation's first conservative leader in nearly two decades in a bid to rescue a crisis-stricken economy. Just over two weeks since taking office, Paz