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How to get around DC amid significant road, sidewalk closures for NATO Summit 07/08/2024 05:27am • As closures change to deal with delays, listen live to WTOP for the latest traffic updates on the 8s. Prepare for significant road and sidewalk closures this week in downtown D.C. for the 75th Anniversary 2024 North Atlantic Treaty Organization Summit. It's the first time in 25 years D.C. has AP PHOTOS: Families of stampede victims in India ponder future without loved ones 07/08/2024 01:03am • RAMNAGAR, India (AP) — The orange rising from flames shone a light on the twilight scene. Savitri Devi, 50, had just been cremated. Devi was among more than 120 people who died in a stampede last week at a religious festival in northern India, as the faithful surged toward the preacher and chaos Persistent heat wave in the US shatters new records, causes deaths in the West and grips the East 07/07/2024 11:42pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A long-running heat wave that has already shattered previous records across the U.S. persisted on Sunday, baking parts of the West with dangerous temperatures that caused the death of a motorcyclist in Death Valley and held the East in its hot and humid grip. An excessive heat w Argentine President Milei heads to CPAC in Brazil, snubbing Lula and escalating a political feud 07/07/2024 07:39pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Given the choice between a far-right convention to bash his enemies and a presidential summit to discuss regional trade policy, Argentine President Javier Milei preferred the stadium packed with cheering fans. The libertarian leader on Sunday strode onto the stage of 3 men killed in weekend shooting at homeless encampment near Los Angeles, police say 07/07/2024 07:22pm • DOWNEY, Calif. (AP) — Three men were killed in a weekend shooting near a homeless encampment in Southern California, authorities said. Officers responded shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday to reports of gunfire at a dry riverbed near Interstate 105 in Downey, police said in a statement. They found t A DC woman had her dog stolen at gunpoint. A week later, he's back at home 07/07/2024 05:34pm • Yurman, the French bulldog stolen at gunpoint in Southeast, has been returned to his owner. Meanwhile, D.C. police have arrested and charged two people in connection to the incident, and are still searching for the suspect in the robbery. CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGE: Members of the Metropolitan Polic 2 dead, more than a dozen others injured in Detroit shooting, Michigan State Police say 07/07/2024 04:06pm • DETROIT (AP) — A shooting early Sunday at a Detroit block party left two people dead and 19 others injured, according to authorities. Michigan State Police said no one was in custody and they were assisting Detroit police with the investigation, according to a post on the social media platform X. Two boys shot in a McDonald's in New York City 07/07/2024 03:39pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Two boys were shot in a McDonald's in the Bronx on Saturday night, police in New York City said. The two victims, ages 12 and 13, were hospitalized and listed in stable condition, a New York Police Department spokesman said. Authorities said they were searching for a male suspect Man charged after giving a child fireworks that set 2 homes on fire, police say 07/07/2024 02:40pm • LEVITTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man was charged with arson after giving an 11-year-old child fireworks that set a shed and two homes on fire on Independence Day, police said. The Nassau County Police Department on Long Island said Karamjit Singh, 33, told the child to light the fireworks Thursd Scammers are swiping billions from Americans every year. Worse, most crooks are getting away with it 07/07/2024 01:53pm • The scammers are winning. Sophisticated overseas criminals are stealing tens of billions of dollars from Americans every year, a crime wave projected to get worse as the U.S. population ages and technology like AI makes it easier than ever to perpetrate fraud and get away with it. Internet and 6-year-old boy dies after shooting at July 4 celebration in Prince George's Co. 07/07/2024 01:45pm • A 6-year-old boy died on Saturday after he was shot during a Fourth of July celebration in Temple Hills, Maryland, according to police. In a news release Sunday, Prince George's County police identified the deceased child as Ahsan Julian Payton, of D.C. Payton was shot in the 4500 block of Akr Iran detains an outspoken lawyer who criticized 2022 crackdown following Mahsa Amini's death 07/07/2024 11:35am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An outspoken Iranian lawyer who has publicly criticized how the government handled the 2022 protests over the death of Mahsa Amini has been arrested, state media reported Sunday. The unrest followed the death of the 22-year-old detained by the police for allegedl Reformist Pezeshkian beats hard-liner to win Iran presidential election, promising outreach to West 07/07/2024 02:08am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran’s runoff presidential election Saturday, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili by promising to reach out to the West and ease enforcement on the country’s mandatory headscarf law after years of sanctions and protests s How France's Macron went from a successful political newcomer to a weakened leader 07/07/2024 12:45am • PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s expected political failure in decisive parliamentary elections Sunday could paralyze the country, weaken him abroad and overshadow his legacy, just as France prepares to step into the global spotlight as host of the Paris Olympics. France’s young Today in History: July 7, Reagan nominates O’Connor for SCOTUS 07/07/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Sunday, July 7, the 189th day of 2024. There are 177 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 7, 1981, President Ronald Reagan announced he was nominating Arizona Judge Sandra Day O’Connor to become the first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Cou