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'Favorable conditions' for winter storm this weekend in DC area 01/02/2024 05:45pm • Sign up for WTOP alerts to get up-to-date information on storm-related traffic disruptions and closings, sent to your email or phone. The full force of winter could be coming to the D.C. region early in 2024, with an evolving storm system that could result in snowfall in parts of the area thi Alexandria mayor says funding plan for Wizards, Capitals arena at Potomac Yard 'minimizes the risk' for taxpayers 01/02/2024 05:16pm • Neither Alexandria nor Virginia state taxpayers will be paying for a possible new Wizards and Capitals arena in the Potomac Yard neighborhood, Mayor Justin Wilson said in a recent newsletter. However, Wilson said in a community newsletter Monday that 5% of the total project — about $100 million On New Year's Eve, DeSantis urges crowd to defy odds and help him 'win the Iowa caucuses' 01/01/2024 12:12am • WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — To underscore how much Iowa means to Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor was unwilling to put his campaigning there on hold even in the waning hours of 2023. At a New Year’s Eve event in a Sheraton Hotel ballroom in West Des Moines, jeans and cowboy boots outnumbered Analysis: With Trae Young, the numbers are rarely in question. Other things are up for debate 12/26/2023 10:33pm • The numbers that Atlanta guard Trae Young are putting up are notable, averaging 28.1 points and 11.3 assists per game so far this season. Keep that up for an entire season, and he'll do something that only Oscar Robertson, Tiny Archibald and James Harden have accomplished. Stats like those typically Mexico's army-run airline takes to the skies, with first flight to the resort of Tulum 12/26/2023 04:11pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico launched its army-run airline Tuesday, when the first Mexicana airlines flight took off from Mexico City bound for the Caribbean resort of Tulum. It was another sign of the outsized role that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has given to Mexico’s armed forces. T Police in Serbia fire tear gas at election protesters threatening to storm capital's city hall 12/24/2023 11:15pm • BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Riot police in Serbia fired tear gas to prevent hundreds of opposition supporters from entering the capital’s city council building on Sunday in protest of what election observers said were widespread vote irregularities during a general election last weekend. Serbia's p Wilder and Joshua jostle for position as heavyweight scene simmers before Fury-Usyk unification bout 12/21/2023 04:34pm • Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua were once the main characters in heavyweight boxing's soap opera. Now they are extras. While Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk continue preparations for a Feb. 17 unification bout in Saudi Arabia that will determine the division's first undisputed champion this century, Here are some ways you can reduce financial stress during the holidays 12/21/2023 12:13pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The holidays are supposed to be a joyful time, but they can also be financially stressful. With gifts, social gatherings and plane tickets home, the costs can start piling up. Household expenses continue to rise and many Americans are expressing concern about their financial future After approving blessings for same-sex couples, Pope asks Vatican staff to avoid 'rigid ideologies' 12/21/2023 05:11am • ROME (AP) — Pope Francis urged Vatican bureaucrats Thursday to avoid “rigid ideological positions” that prevent them from understanding today’s reality, an appeal made days after he formally allowed priests to bless same-sex couples in a radical change of Vatican policy. Francis used his ann Broncos safety Kareem Jackson returns to practice following second suspension for illegal hits 12/20/2023 06:50pm • ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Denver Broncos safety Kareem Jackson, who has forfeited nearly $1 million in fines and paychecks over a series of over-the-top tackles this season, returned to practice Wednesday after completing his second suspension. After missing six of the Broncos' last seven games, Jac Orlando Magic rename arena Kia Center, ending 13-year run as Amway Center 12/20/2023 09:32am • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Orlando Magic rebranded their arena as Kia Center on Wednesday, a change that ends the building’s 13-year run of being known as Amway Center. The transition to the new name has been underway for some time; by the unveiling Wednesday morning, the Kia logo was already in p Masters has 77 eligible players. It's shaping up to be one of the smallest fields 12/19/2023 08:46am • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Masters already has the smallest field of the majors. The 2024 edition could be one of the smallest in years depending on the first three months of the PGA Tour season. With no significant tournaments the rest of the year, it looks as though 11 players who finish in the to 10 Fun Things to Do in Your Free Time That Cost Nothing 12/18/2023 07:00pm • If you're financially wiped out from buying holiday gifts, going on a vacation or whatever you've been spending your money on lately, you may be looking for something fun to do in your free time that costs nothing. "You don't have to spend a fortune to have fun," says Katie Ross, executive vice pres In Israel's killing of 3 hostages, some see the same excessive force directed at Palestinians 12/18/2023 03:14am • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israelis were left stunned and speechless when three hostages held by Hamas were killed by Israeli forces in the middle of an active war zone after they waved a white flag and screamed out in Hebrew to show they did not pose a threat. For some, the incident was a shocking e North Korea fires a ballistic missile into the sea as South Korea and US step up deterrence plans 12/17/2023 10:38am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Sunday fired a short-range ballistic missile into the sea, South Korea said, in a possible display of defiance against the latest steps by Washington and Seoul to tighten their nuclear deterrence plans against North Korean threats. South Korea’s Joint Chi