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Here's the scoop: Tyra Banks opens DC ice cream shop 07/19/2024 10:40pm • .in-article-vertical-video {float: right; padding-left: 10px;width:300px !important;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.in-article-vertical-video {float: none; padding-left: 20px;}}.in-article-vertical-video connatix_video_caption {width: 300px !important;}#tnvbNcaMHUrl {margin-bottom: 1 Allisha Gray edges Sophie Cunningham to win WNBA All-Star skills competition 07/19/2024 09:55pm • PHOENIX (AP) — Allisha Gray won the WNBA All-Star skills competition, beating hometown favorite Sophie Cunningham in the finals Friday night. The Atlanta Dream star had the fastest time in the preliminary round and then was just a second slower in the final round. She edged out Cunningham on the o Man pleads guilty to federal charges in attack on Louisville mayoral candidate 07/19/2024 07:43pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man accused of shooting at Louisville's current mayor when he was a candidate in 2022 pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges stemming from the attack. Quintez Brown pleaded guilty to interfering with a federally protected activity and discharging a firearm duri Internet outage latest | Airlines, businesses, border crossings hit by global tech disruption 07/19/2024 06:14pm • Businesses and governments worldwide experienced hours-long disruptions Friday as a widespread technology outage affected services across industries. Flights were grounded and numerous hospitals, small businesses and government offices were disrupted. At the heart of the massive disruption is Crowd Q&A: JD Vance is the GOP candidate for vice president. Here's how he's spent his time in Alexandria and DC 07/19/2024 08:54am • Former President Donald Trump's running mate JD Vance went from the Appalachians to Alexandria, Virginia, in a matter of years. But does the junior senator from Ohio have the same persona here in Washington that he does in the Buckeye State? WTOP asked D.C. Axios reporter Cuneyt Dil about the Second Homes Need a Mix of Old and New to Make Them Cozy 07/18/2024 08:00pm • Real estate experts and reality TV stars Tom Postilio and Mickey Conlon know a thing or two about staging a home, so when it came to designing and decorating their own waterfront house, they did what felt natural: They blended the new with the old to make their recently constructed cottage feel like Hutsby goes from working in a pro shop to a dream start in British Open 07/18/2024 05:33pm • TROON, Scotland (AP) — Just hearing his name announced on the first tee of the British Open, with the claret jug on display, would have been enough for Sam Hutsby to feel he was living a dream. Imagine standing on the tee at the eighth hole Thursday at Royal Troon tied for the lead. It was early. FDA OKs best-selling e-cigarette Vuse Alto, but only in tobacco flavor 07/18/2024 05:14pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Thursday authorized sales of the best-selling e-cigarette in the U.S., Vuse Alto, allowing manufacturer Reynolds American to keep the vaping brand on the market for years to come. The Food and Drug Administration decision only applies to several tobacc Amazon says this year's Prime Day was its biggest ever 07/18/2024 12:33pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon saw record sales for Prime Day this week as Prime members purchased more items than ever before, the company announced Thursday. The Seattle e-commerce giant, which does not disclose how much it earns during the popular discount event, also said “millions” of customers j Capital One offers $265B benefit plan to appease regulators for its planned purchase of Discover 07/18/2024 10:47am • NEW YORK (AP) — Capital One said Wednesday it plans to offer $265 billion in lending, investing and philanthropy projects as part of its pending $35 billion merger with Discover Financial. The plan is designed to appease federal bank regulators, who have been initially skeptical of approving the m China investigators suspect construction work caused fire that killed 16 people in shopping mall 07/18/2024 08:27am • BEIJING (AP) — Chinese investigators suspect construction work sparked a fire that caused 16 deaths in a shopping mall in the southwestern city of Zigong. The fire broke out Wednesday evening and took almost 10 hours to extinguish, state media reported. The 14-story commercial building was evacua This Ireland-based retailer replaced the old L.L. Bean store at Tysons Corner Center 07/18/2024 07:14am • Apparel and houseware store Primark opened its first Virginia store in Tysons Corner Center — the 25th location in 10 states that's part of the company's U.S. expansion. Primark, based in Dublin, Ireland, with more than 440 stores in 14 countries, has said it plans to expand to 540 stores in th A fire kills 16 people at a shopping mall in southwestern China 07/17/2024 11:30pm • BEIJING (AP) — A fire at a shopping mall killed 16 people Wednesday in the southwestern Chinese city of Zigong, state media reported. Firefighters and rescuers responded to a fire call shortly after 6 p.m. at the 14-story commercial building, and pulled 75 people to safety, according to the offici The last cards have been dealt as the iconic Mirage closes its doors on the Las Vegas Strip 07/17/2024 09:25pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — A final blast from The Mirage's signature volcano marked the passage Wednesday of an aging Las Vegas resort that wowed crowds when it opened in 1989 and went on to revolutionize the casino resort industry and reshape Las Vegas as a tourist destination. “What would The Mirage be Oregon authorities recover body of award-winning chef who drowned in river accident 07/17/2024 09:19pm • CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon authorities said Wednesday that they have recovered the body of award-winning chef Naomi Pomeroy following her drowning in a river accident. The Benton County Sheriff's Office said it located her body Wednesday morning in the Willamette River between Corvallis and Alb