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Jennifer Esposito joins WTOP to discuss directorial debut 'Fresh Kills' at Annapolis Film Festival 04/03/2024 04:07am • Jennifer Esposito grew up watching Hollywood masterpieces like "The Godfather," "Goodfellas" and "The Sopranos," and while she admired their filmmaking craft, she lamented how the women were left on the sidelines. So she wrote and directed a mafia film told entirely from the female perspectiv New York City honors victims of 1993 World Trade Center bombing 02/26/2024 06:31pm • NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has marked the anniversary of the 1993 bombing at the old World Trade Center that blew open a massive crater underneath one of the 110-story twin towers, killing six people and injuring more than 1,000 others years before the deadly attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The Port NATO leader says Trump puts allies at risk by saying Russia can 'do whatever the hell they want’ 02/11/2024 05:40pm • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The head of the NATO military alliance warned Sunday that Donald Trump was putting the safety of U.S. troops and their allies at risk after the Republican presidential front-runner said Russia should be able to do "whatever the hell they want" to NATO members who don't meet t The Paris Olympics medals are made with pieces of the Eiffel Tower 02/08/2024 09:57am • PARIS (AP) — An Olympic medal inlaid with a piece of the Eiffel Tower. How’s that for a monumental prize? A hexagonal, polished chunk of iron taken from the iconic landmark is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes’ necks at the July 26-Aug. 11 Bob Beckwith, retired firefighter in famous image with Bush after 9/11, dies at 91 02/05/2024 05:26pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Beckwith, a retired firefighter whose chance encounter with the president amid the rubble of ground zero became part of an iconic image of American unity after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, has died. He was 91. Beckwith died Sunday night in hospice care after dealing with can Ex-NBA guard Kevin Porter Jr. reaches plea deal, avoids jail time in NYC domestic assault case 01/23/2024 02:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Former Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. has reached a plea deal in a New York City domestic assault case that will keep him out of jail if he completes a court-ordered treatment program and stays out of trouble. Porter, 23, pleaded guilty Tuesday to misdemeanor assault and a Jets' Aaron Rodgers still focused on playing again this season and perhaps before Dec. 24 11/30/2023 06:02pm • FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers was leaned back in a chair at a board room table in the New York Jets' facility surrounded by a dozen local reporters when a simple question jumpstarted the conversation. Why even attempt to come back this season? “Why?” the quarterback asked incredulous A timeline of key moments from former first lady Rosalynn Carter's 96 years 11/19/2023 05:18pm • PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Landmarks and notable events in the life of former U.S. first lady Rosalynn Carter: Aug. 18, 1927: Eleanor Rosalynn Smith is born at her family home in Plains, Georgia. She is the daughter of Wilburn Edgar Smith, a mechanic, and Allie Murray Smith, a seamstress and postal worker Jaylen Henderson leads Texas A&M to victory in Elijah Robinson's first game as interim coach. 11/18/2023 04:35pm • COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M quarterback Jaylen Henderson threw for 260 yards and two touchdowns and the Aggies defeated Abilene Christian 38-10 on Saturday to start the Elijah Robinson era. Robinson, A&M’s defensive line coach, is serving as the Aggies’ interim coach follow Today in Sports - Week Ahead, November 17 - 23 11/16/2023 10:00am • Nov. 21 1953 — Notre Dame ties Iowa 14-14 by faking injuries in both halves. With two seconds to go in the first half, a Notre Dame player stops the clock by faking an injury and the Fightin’ Irish score on the next play. With six seconds left in the game and Notre Dame out of timeouts, two play This year's Biden-Xi summit has better foundation but South China Sea and Taiwan risks won't go away 11/13/2023 10:33am • BEIJING (AP) — The course of events in the year since the last meeting between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping offers cautious hope that they will have better luck this time around. But it also shows how easily any agreement they reach could once again veer off course. The U.S. and Chinese le Villari, Bellamy help Syracuse snap skid with 28-13 win over Pitt at Yankee Stadium 11/11/2023 08:35pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Dan Villari rushed for a career-high 154 yards, including a 27-yard touchdown on a direct snap early in the fourth quarter, Jayden Bellamy had a 23-yard interception return for a score as Syracuse pulled away in the second half and broke a five-game losing streak with a 28-13 victo Washington Gas: Lighting the way to the future 11/07/2023 01:45pm • This content is provided by Washington Gas. This past July, you might have read the WTOP article observing the official 175th anniversary of Washington Gas. Our celebrations have continued throughout the summer and fall as we look toward an exciting future of serving our many communities. Bob Knight, Indiana’s combustible coaching giant, dies at age 83 11/02/2023 12:10am • BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Bob Knight, the brilliant and combustible coach who won three NCAA titles at Indiana and for years was the scowling face of college basketball, has died. He was 83. Knight's family made the announcement on social media on Wednesday night. He was hospitalized with an illnes FACT FOCUS: Misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war is flooding social media. Here are the facts 10/30/2023 01:34pm • In the days since Hamas militants stormed into Israel early Oct. 7, a flood of videos and photos purporting to show the conflict have filled social media, making it difficult for onlookers from around the world to sort fact from fiction. While plenty of real imagery and accounts of the ensuing carna