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Ten years on, many Yazidis uprooted by Islamic State onslaught struggle to find stable homes 07/29/2024 01:18am • SINJAR, Iraq (AP) — When Rihan Ismail returned to her family’s home in the heartland of her Yazidi community, she was sure she was coming back for good. She had yearned for that moment throughout long years of captivity. Islamic State militants had abducted then-adolescent Ismail as they rampage 1 killed in Maryland mall shooting in food court area 07/28/2024 09:14pm • COLUMBIA, Md. (AP) — One person was killed in a shooting inside a shopping mall in a suburb of Baltimore and Washington on Saturday, police said. Authorities received a call after gunfire in the food court area of the mall in Columbia, Maryland, at about 6:10 p.m. Officers found Angelo Little, 17, How to Maximize Points With the AmEx Trifecta 07/28/2024 08:00pm • American Express Membership Rewards is one of the original flexible points programs. AmEx offers some of the most attractive credit cards in the travel world because of its customer service, transfer partners and the value of its flexible points. For travelers who prefer Membership Rewards points, t How to Get Cheap Sports Tickets and Concert Tickets 07/28/2024 08:00pm • Inflation is increasing the cost of a wide variety of goods and services, and admission to popular live events is no exception. Pollstar reports that the average ticket price for the top 100 concert tours worldwide in the first half of 2024 was $127.38; a record-breaking high. Prices rise further wh How to Maximize Points With the Chase Trifecta 07/28/2024 08:00pm • Chase Ultimate Rewards points are some of the most popular -- and valuable -- rewards among travelers. These points can be redeemed for cash back, travel, gift cards and more. The highest value tends to be when you transfer to one of Chase's airline or hotel partners or book travel through the Chase DC-area Whole Foods joins shops, restaurants selling leftover meals and bread for cheap 07/28/2024 04:25am • Every day, Whole Foods, as well as other markets and restaurants, sell lots of prepared meals, and fresh-baked goods. But not all of the food will sell by the end of the day. You can buy those leftovers for a bargain. Recently, a handful of Whole Foods Market stores in the D.C. area joined others Barcelona wants to get rid of short-term rental units. Will other tourist destinations do the same? 07/28/2024 01:17am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Imagine planning a vacation and not being able to check Airbnb or another online booking site for an apartment in which to spend a few days walking, shopping and eating among the locals. Would a hotel do? That's the future confronting visitors to central Barcelona in four Life and death in the heat. What it feels like when Earth's temperatures soar to record highs 07/27/2024 07:29pm • BENI MELLAL, Morocco (AP) — In the unrelenting heat of Morocco’s Middle Atlas, people were sleeping on rooftops. Hanna Ouhbour needed refuge too, but she was outside a hospital waiting for her diabetic cousin who was in a room without air conditioning. On Wednesday, there were 21 heat-related de Jason and Kylie Kelce take in U.S. field hockey opener at the Paris Olympics 07/27/2024 04:54pm • COLOMBES, France (AP) — Jason Kelce wore a blue beret that matched his “USA” T-shirt. For a player known for going all out throughout his NFL career, it was more of the same when he joined his wife, Kylie, at the Paris Olympics. The Kelces came out to support the U.S. women's field hockey team Paris barricades start to come down after opening ceremony on the Seine, but many still struggling 07/27/2024 10:32am • PARIS (AP) — Gomes Antonio has spent the past few weeks waking up at 4 a.m. to begin his laps around Paris delivering sheets of glass in his white van. It was the only way the 60-year-old glass vendor was able to navigate shuttered streets throughout the heart of the city and walls blocking off br Residents of one Paris neighborhood say they passed on the Opening Ceremony after being overlooked 07/27/2024 08:12am • PARIS (AP) — Jean-Marie Filopon rushed from the bus stop to his home before the Olympics opening ceremony began, pushing a trolley loaded with groceries, as a steady drizzle fell on the neighborhood of Franc-Moisin in Saint-Denis, just outside of Paris. He was only trying to get out of the rain, n The Philippines says a cargo of oil has started to leak from a tanker that sank in Manila Bay 07/27/2024 05:38am • MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The cargo of industrial fuel oil on a tanker that sank in stormy weather in Manila Bay has started to leak in small amounts, the Philippine coast guard said Saturday. Authorities were scrambling to start a delicate undersea operation to siphon off the highly toxic shipm Homeless people say they will likely return to sites if California clears them under Newsom's order 07/27/2024 01:10am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three years ago, Joel Hernandez built a small wooden shack under the 405 freeway cutting through Los Angeles. He had the help of a friend who lives in his own shack, just a few steps down the stairs he painstakingly dug out of the dirt hillside and reinforced with wooden planks. 'They have a lot of money to end up losing': Why criminals are choosing to commit gold bar scams 07/26/2024 02:43pm • The growing trend of gold bar scams raises questions, such as "What's in it for the crook?" And "How does it work?" Such scams have tricked more than a dozen people in Montgomery County, Maryland, alone, leading to losses topping $1 million in some cases. The scheme involves tricking victims into Road closures in DC tied to Netanyahu visit extended through weekend 07/26/2024 10:55am • As closures change, listen live to WTOP for the latest traffic updates on the 8s. Police in D.C. have extended road closures related to the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu through Sunday, July 28. Originally, the closures were set to last through Saturday. D.C. police sai