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Grace Bumbry, 1st Black singer at Bayreuth, dies at 86 05/08/2023 04:38pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Grace Bumbry, a pioneering mezzo-soprano who became the first Black singer to perform at Germany's Bayreuth Festival during a career of more than three decades on the world's top stages, has died. She was 86. Bumbry died Sunday at Evangelisches Krankenhaus, a hospital in Vienna, ac Summer Movie Guide: What to watch from May through Labor Day 05/08/2023 04:25pm • There is something for everyone at the movies this summer, both in theaters and streaming at home. In May, audiences can bid farewell to the Guardians of the Galaxy, go to Italy with Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Mary Steenburgen and Candice Bergen, or under the sea with Halle Bailey and Melissa McCarth Why so many mass killings? Families, experts seek answers 05/08/2023 03:09pm • More than five years after his son was gunned down in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, Richard Berger still asks why. Why Stephen Berger was killed the day after celebrating his 44th birthday. Why the gunman rained bullets over the Las Vegas Strip in 2017, turning a country music North Dakota governor signs law protecting tribal adoptions 05/08/2023 03:01pm • North Dakota's Republican Gov. Doug Burgum has signed a bill into law to protect tribal cultures by codifying the federal Indian Child Welfare Act into state law, Burgum's office announced Monday. The federal Indian Child Welfare Act, enacted in 1978, gives preference to Native American families in ���Not my child:��� What a mother says you need to know about teens and fentanyl 05/08/2023 03:00pm • This article is part of the WTOP series, "Facing Down Fentanyl: Teens Confront Drug Danger." Elena Suarez (left) and her daughter Colette Russ, who died of a fentanyl overdose in 2020. (Courtesy Elena Suarez) To say Colette Russ was a busy high-schooler would be an understatement. If you didn Buckingham Palace releases official coronation portraits 05/08/2023 01:22pm • King Charles III and Queen Camilla have shared their "most sincere and heartfelt thanks" in a new message from the monarch released by Buckingham Palace on Monday, as the coronation long weekend comes to an end.The newly-crowned sovereign wrote that he and his wife wanted in particular to pay tribut Kimberly Palmer: How to make summer camp more affordable 05/08/2023 10:49am • To create a fun but affordable summer for her daughters, ages 11 and 13, Flossie McCowald plans out camps well in advance. The Pennsylvania resident snags early bird discounts, takes advantage of a church-based sleepaway camp that offers scholarships and leverages sibling discounts. ���Every little Signet Group President on jewelry trends, consumer behavior 05/08/2023 09:43am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Signet Jewelers Ltd., considered the world's largest retailer of diamond jewelry, still shines in a sector where stubbornly high inflation has tempered shoppers' overall willingness to spend on baubles. Like many jewelry chains, Signet has seen some shoppers, particularly in the lo Congress eyes new rules for tech: What's under consideration 05/08/2023 09:13am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Most Democrats and Republicans agree that the federal government should better regulate the biggest technology companies, particularly social media platforms. But there is very little consensus on how it should be done. Should TikTok be banned? Should younger children be kept off Signet Group President on jewelry trends, consumer behavior 05/08/2023 09:00am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Signet Jewelers Ltd., considered the world's largest retailer of diamond jewelry, still shines in a sector where stubbornly high inflation has tempered shoppers' overall willingness to spend on baubles. Like many jewelry chains, Signet has seen some shoppers, particularly in the lo LOCALIZE IT: States push raises to address teacher shortages 05/08/2023 08:16am • EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: As many schools struggle to find enough teachers, state governors across the U.S. are pushing for pay increases, bonuses and other perks in a growing competition to attract and retain educators. The question of teacher compensation will receive heightened attention during Te Facebook has 3 billion users. Many of them are old. 05/08/2023 06:28am • Facebook says it is not dead. Facebook also wants you to know that it is not just for ���old people,��� as young people have been saying for years. Now, with the biggest thorn in its side ��� TikTok ��� facing heightened government scrutiny amid growing tensions between the U.S. and China, Facebook Diaper bank nonprofit founder reflects on decade of service in DC region 05/08/2023 05:33am • This is part of WTOP���s continuing coverage of people making a difference from our community authored by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant.��Read more of that coverage. A mother founded a D.C.-area nonprofit to give a helping hand to other caregivers throughout the area, providing diapers and other suppli Set to host, UK taking Eurovision very seriously this year 05/08/2023 04:15am • LONDON (AP) ��� There���s nothing like nearly winning to wake people up. And the U.K.���s second-place position at last year���s Eurovision Song Contest has helped kickstart widespread enthusiasm for 2023���s edition ��� taking place in Liverpool this week. Sam Ryder���s ���Space Man��� restored the 76ers' Harden visits with Michigan State shooting victim 05/07/2023 08:10pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) ��� James Harden sank the overtime 3-pointer that sent the 76ers to a playoff victory and instantly waved over John Hao, a paralyzed Michigan State shooting survivor who developed a long-distance FaceTime bond with Philadelphia's star guard. Harden had just scored 42 points, remove