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FBI raid at Idaho horse track shows how immigration is a top focus across law enforcement 11/03/2025 07:10am • BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The first sign something was amiss was the thwack of helicopter rotors overhead, followed by screams. Within moments, Anabel Romero was on the ground with her hands restrained behind her, she said, as law enforcement officers brandishing guns removed her 14-year-old daughter fr At Melwood, 'psychological safety' is the foundation of workplace culture 11/03/2025 05:01am • This content is sponsored by Kaiser Permanente. In the high-pressure environment of the D.C. region, workplace stress is nearly unavoidable, but one local nonprofit is proving there's a better way. Melwood, a Maryland-based organization that supports and employs people with disabilities, i 'That's all, folks': Thrill-seekers say goodbye to Six Flags America in Prince George's County 11/03/2025 03:56am • After more than 50 years, the Six Flags America amusement park in Bowie, Maryland, closed its gates for the last time on Sunday. This past May, Six Flags announced that this would be the last season for the amusement park and its water park, Hurricane Harbor. A storied history Billionai What's on the ballot in the first general election since Donald Trump became president 11/03/2025 12:05am • WASHINGTON (AP) — One year after Donald Trump retook the White House and set into motion a dramatic expansion of executive power, the Republican president figures prominently in state and local elections being held Tuesday. The results of those contests — the first general election of Trump's s India wins Women’s Cricket World Cup for first time with 52-run victory over South Africa 11/02/2025 09:00pm • NAVI MUMBAI, India (AP) — India won the Women’s Cricket World Cup for the first time with a 52-run victory over South Africa on Sunday, led by brilliant all-round performances from Deepti Sharma and Shafali Verma. Opening batter Verma, who was only called back into the squad as injury cover for Israel says it received the remains of 3 hostages from Gaza as fragile ceasefire holds 11/02/2025 07:48pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Sunday announced that the remains of three hostages had been handed over from Gaza and would be examined by forensic experts, as a fragile month-old ceasefire held. A Hamas statement earlier said the remains were found Sunday in a tunnel in southern Gaza. Since the cease Obiri sets women's NYC Marathon course record, Kipruto wins men's race by a fraction of a second 11/02/2025 07:19pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City Marathon made history on Sunday with a course record set in the women's competition and the closest race ever on the men's side, which was decided by a fraction of a second. Hellen Obiri of Kenya broke the women's record while compatriot Benson Kipruto won the men Hurricane Melissa deals another heavy blow to Jamaica's farmers and fishers 11/02/2025 06:38pm • The updates sent by friends and neighbors on WhatsApp confirmed what fisher Prince Davis already feared: Hurricane Melissa put a hole in the stern of his 50-foot (15-meter) fishing boat, and damaged the cabin and back deck. His father's boat was nowhere to be found. The roof of the house Davis and East Wing ballroom donations by corporate owners create awkward moments for news outlets 11/02/2025 10:55am • President Donald Trump's razing of the White House's East Wing to build a ballroom has put some news organizations following the story in an awkward position, with corporate owners among the contributors to the project — and their reporters covering it vigorously. Comcast, which owns NBC News and DC Mayor Bowser imposes youth curfew in response to Navy Yard melee Halloween night 11/02/2025 08:35am • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a limited juvenile curfew Saturday in response to a teen melee that took place Friday night in the Navy Yard neighborhood. "I find it necessary to ensure that the police can disperse large groups of teens," Bowser told WTOP in an exclusive interview after her an Who is Zico Kolter? A professor leads OpenAI safety panel with power to halt unsafe AI releases 11/02/2025 08:21am • If you believe artificial intelligence poses grave risks to humanity, then a professor at Carnegie Mellon University has one of the most important roles in the tech industry right now. Zico Kolter leads a 4-person panel at OpenAI that has the authority to halt the ChatGPT maker's release of new AI s Catholics honor All Saints’ Day with family gatherings and cemetery visits across Poland 11/02/2025 03:35am • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poles met up with families and visited their beloved dead on All Saints’ Day, which was celebrated Saturday across the Catholic world. All Saints’ Day, annually celebrated Nov. 1, is one of the most important days in the Polish calendar. Supermarket shelves are stacked w Obama blasts Trump ahead of Election Day in Virginia and New Jersey. Republicans keep it local 11/01/2025 08:51pm • NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Former President Barack Obama is encouraging voters to elect Democratic governors in Virginia and New Jersey in races this Tuesday to rebuke Donald Trump 10 months into his second presidency and a year ahead of midterm elections that could reshape it. Obama's appearances Sat From the subway to social media, NYC mayoral candidates make their closing arguments to voters 11/01/2025 12:02am • NEW YORK (AP) — In his final ad of the New York City mayoral race, Andrew Cuomo opens on a dour note: “Life in New York is tough right now." Then comes a dig at Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee who the former governor has argued is too inexperienced to lead the city: “Candidates who need The Latest: Trump administration must fund SNAP payments during the shutdown, judges rule 10/31/2025 09:49pm • Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using contingency funds during the government shutdown. The rulings came a day before the U.S. Department of Agriculture planne