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Turkey makes 11 arrests over shopping-boycott campaign in support of Istanbul's imprisoned mayor 04/03/2025 09:21am • ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish police detained 11 people on Thursday for supporting a shopping boycott as part of protests against the imprisonment of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main rival, state-run media reported. The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office issued arrest warrants for 16 sus Some diehard baseball fans in sports-crazed Sacramento welcome Athletics and hope they stay awhile 04/03/2025 06:00am • WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Van Thompson walked through the busy concourse shortly before first pitch and sang along to the national anthem, a white Athletics ball cap in hand covering his heart. Earlier Wednesday morning, Susan Falcon took her dog out on the other side of town near a bustling Not just car prices: Car and home insurance likely to go up with US tariffs 04/02/2025 04:24pm • Consumers could not only face sticker shock at their local car dealerships as car prices are expected to go up due to tariffs, but they could also pay more to insure those vehicles. "Whatever the percentage of tariffs is on that car or that part, will likely be passed on by the manufacturers and 'We'll come straight to you': Montgomery Co. schools turns bus into mobile HR department to recruit employees 04/02/2025 01:32pm • Montgomery County's public school system is no different from the many others around the D.C. area in terms of filling all the job openings that it has. It can be hard, for a variety of reasons, to get people in the door. But what if you bring the door to the people? That's more or less the c Apple Federal Credit Union and Prince William County Schools empower families with financial literacy 04/02/2025 12:55pm • This content is sponsored by Apple Federal Credit Union. Apple Federal Credit Union believes that financial literacy is a cornerstone of a thriving community. That's why they're dedicated to empowering parents and young people with the knowledge and tools they need to navigate the complexiti Trayon White on DC special election: ‘Once I get on the ballot, it’s gonna be a problem for everyone' 04/01/2025 10:25am • Less than two months after the D.C. Council expelled him, Trayon White made it official, he is running for reelection. In an exclusive interview with WTOP, White said he had filed the paperwork on Monday to be on the July special election ballot. "Everywhere I go, people keep saying, 'We need 3 teens charged in fights at Pentagon City Mall that forced shopping complex to close early 03/30/2025 12:04pm • Two teenage girls and a teenage boy have been charged for their part in a series of fights at Pentagon City Mall that forced mall officials to close the shopping complex early Saturday night. Arlington County, Virginia, police said the disturbances began after 7 p.m. in the 1100 block of S. Hayes Burlington replaces Prince George’s Co. Joann Fabric store 03/27/2025 12:49pm • Discount retail chain Burlington will replace a recently closed Joann Fabric and Crafts store at Brandywine Crossing in Maryland. Mall owner First National Realty Partners said Burlington signed a lease to take the 250,000-square-foot space immediately after Joann filed for bankruptcy in February What you need to know about 2025 Opening Day at Nationals Park 03/27/2025 07:18am • Baseball fans rejoice! The Washington Nationals return to the field Thursday for opening day as they host the Philadelphia Phillies to kick off their 2025 season and start the 20th anniversary celebration. First pitch is 4:05 p.m. Gates open at 2 p.m. Opening Day details The first 20,000 fans Things to do in the DC area: Jazz Festival, Cherry Blossom Sake Tasting … and more! 03/27/2025 05:09am • Since 2011, the Washington Women in Jazz organization has provided spaces for local artists to be a part of improvisational music communities. The organization, which is open to both women and nonbinary musicians, is hosting its 15th annual jazz festival this weekend, on Saturday, March 29, and Sund In WTOP exclusive, candidates in Va. governor's race sound off on federal cuts 03/26/2025 04:33am • In what could be a preview of public debates on the campaign trail in Virginia’s race for the governorship this year, the leading candidates from both parties spoke with WTOP about the sweeping federal job cuts being carried out by President Donald Trump’s administration — and how they might a The Key Bridge, One Year Later: How life has changed in Baltimore Co. since the bridge collapse 03/26/2025 04:22am • It's been a year since the crash that collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge into the waters of the Patapsco River in Baltimore. An expedited cleanup mission got the wreckage out of the water and opened up the channels that allowed cruise and cargo ships to return to Baltimore within a couple DC holds groundbreaking ceremony at future site of Ward 5 recreation center 03/24/2025 06:28pm • As part of a move to revitalize community resources in D.C.'s Ward 5, Mayor Muriel Bowser, alongside other District leaders, broke ground on the Fort Lincoln Recreation Center and Early Childhood Education Center on Monday. The ceremony was part of a project designed to bring vital facilities to Fanatics Sportsbook Promo: Get $300 Bonus, $1K No-Sweat Bets for March Madness Sunday 03/23/2025 02:24pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Unlock the newest Fanatics Sportsbook promo to claim a bonus for college basketball action over the weekend. Sign up here to unlock a w Pope Francis is back home after a 5-week hospital stay for life-threatening double pneumonia 03/23/2025 10:59am • VATICAN CITY (AP) — A frail Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Sunday after a five-week hospitalization for life-threatening double pneumonia, and he made a surprise stop at his favorite basilica on the way home before beginning two months of prescribed rest and recovery. The 88-year-old p