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Curaçao makes soccer history as smallest nation by population to qualify for a World Cup 11/19/2025 06:20pm • KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — The tiny Caribbean island country Curaçao will go to the 2026 World Cup as the smallest nation by population ever to qualify for the marquee event in men's soccer. Curaçao, an autonomous territory of about 156,000 people within the Netherlands kingdom, takes the record o Africa hosts its first G20 and urges the rich world to do more against climate disasters 11/19/2025 04:57am • JOHANNESBURG (AP) — In South Africa ’s oldest township, volunteers in wetsuits jump into the thigh-deep water of the polluted Jukskei River to untangle a net that's designed to trap garbage but damaged by heavy rains. Without the nets, the shacks of low-lying Alexandra on the outskirts of Johann Trump's comments about Fuentes and Carlson could prolong a Republican rift over antisemitism 11/18/2025 04:43pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump doesn’t like someone, he knows how to show it. In just the last few days, he’s described Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene as a traitor, mocked Rep. Thomas Massie’s second marriage after his first wife died and demanded that comedian Seth Meyers get fi Commissioner Jim Phillips says ACC freed to focus on future with legal fight resolved 11/18/2025 04:30pm • CARY, N.C. (AP) — The Atlantic Coast Conference opened 2025 mired in a legal fight with two member schools while waiting on broadcast partner ESPN to extend a media deal with the league for the long term. Those issues long resolved, the league has been focused on the future, building its brand wit Injured Giants running back Cam Skattebo defends his WWE 'Monday Night Raw' appearance 11/18/2025 03:12pm • NEW YORK (AP) — While Cam Skattebo has not played football for the New York Giants since undergoing season-ending surgery in late October, the rookie running back still has plenty of people around sports talking about him. Skattebo attended WWE's "Monday Night Raw” at Madison Square Garden, alon Five people, including 13-year-old, injured in October shooting during Howard University's homecoming weekend 11/18/2025 03:01pm • Five people were shot by a D.C. teenager during Howard University's homecoming celebration last month, including a 13-year-old and a college student, according to charging documents. Three weeks after the shooting, 17-year-old Kaevaughn Dudley, of D.C., was arrested and charged in connection with Epstein files and affordability concerns threaten to knock Trump's 2nd presidency off course 11/17/2025 07:46pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump ’s veneer of political invulnerability has begun to crack as he struggles to find his footing on Americans’ concerns about affordability and fails to extinguish a push by renegade Republicans to release more files from the Jeffrey Epstein case. The twin On the road again: AP joins ACC commissioner Jim Phillips as he racks up miles hitting league events 11/17/2025 05:30pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jim Phillips stood near the ACC Network’s pregame set outside Acrisure Stadium, his dark suit standing out amid droves of Pittsburgh fans decked out in gameday gear ahead of the Panthers' spotlight-grabbing visit from Notre Dame. One recognized the Atlantic Coast Conference co FAA lifts order slashing flights, allowing commercial airlines to resume their regular schedules 11/16/2025 08:58pm • The Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday it is lifting all restrictions on commercial flights that were imposed at 40 major airports during the country's longest government shutdown. Airlines can resume their regular flight schedules beginning Monday at 6 a.m. EST, the agency said. The Updated BetMGM Bonus Code TOP150: Claim $150 Bonus for NCAAF, NBA, UFC 322 11/15/2025 11:44am • 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 Create an account with the BetMGM bonus code TOP150 to win bonus bets for college football and UFC 322 on Saturday. 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In a statement to WTOP, the school system said additional safety measures, 17-year-old arrested for shooting during Howard U. homecoming weekend 11/15/2025 09:35am • A 17-year-old boy from Northeast D.C. was arrested and charged Friday in connection to the shooting during Howard University's homecoming weekend in October that left five people wounded. Police identified the teenager as Kaevaughn Dudley, of Northeast D.C., and said he was taken into custody wit ‘We are here for everyone’: Washington Spirit looks to defend DC in NWSL semifinals 11/15/2025 04:50am • After conquering the National Women’s Soccer League quarterfinals Nov. 8 in a penalty kick shootout, the Washington Spirit prepare to play their third semifinal match in five years on Saturday. However, the NWSL team is not alone. The No. 2 seeded Spirit will be at home in front of its “R An uncommon program helps children displaced by flooding that devastated Alaska villages 11/15/2025 12:01am • ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Rayann Martin sat in a classroom hundreds of miles from her devastated Alaska Native village and held up 10 fingers when the teacher asked the pupils how old they were. “Ten — how do you say 10 in Yup'ik?” the teacher asked. “Qula!” the students answered in uniso