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Where to party on New Year's Eve in the DC area 12/29/2025 06:38am • The countdown to 2026 has begun, and the D.C. area is gearing up for an unforgettable New Year's Eve. Whether you're looking to dance, dine or see skyline views, WTOP has rounded up a variety of options worth considering. These events are primarily for those ages 21 and older, but families can ex UK opposition leaders demand human rights activist be stripped of citizenship for past tweets 12/29/2025 06:35am • LONDON (AP) ��� Political opposition leaders in the United Kingdom have called for a human rights activist to be stripped of his citizenship over past social media posts allegedly containing violent and antisemitic language within days of the dual national returning to Britain after years in Egyptia Official says 6 Islamic State militants and 3 police officers killed in clash in northwest Turkey 12/29/2025 06:35am • ANKARA, Turkey (AP) ��� Islamic State militants clashed with police in northwest Turkey on Monday, leaving three police officers and six militants dead, Turkey���s interior minister said. At least eight other police officers and a night guard were wounded. The shooting occurred in Elmali district i Pitch for two-day Ashes test rated 'unsatisfactory' by ICC 12/29/2025 06:08am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� The pitch used for the fourth Ashes test that finished inside two days has been rated as ���unsatisfactory��� by cricket's world governing body. No batter scored a half-century and 36 wickets fell across six sessions at Melbourne Cricket Ground as England beat Australia Tiger Woods at 50: Players recall one shot they can't forget 12/29/2025 06:02am • Memories from players who competed against Tiger Woods and the shots that stand out in honor of Woods turning 50 on Dec. 30: Nick Price, 2005 Match Play Championship, La Costa Resort ���He's in grass I promise you is this deep,��� Price said, holding his hands about 6 inches apart. ���It was 230 yar Tiger Woods turns 50 and still holds these PGA Tour records 12/29/2025 06:02am • The PGA Tour records Tiger Woods still holds or shares as he turns 50 on Tuesday, Dec. 30: Career victories 82 (tied with Sam Snead) Career earnings $120,999,166 PGA Tour player of the year awards 11 Times leading PGA Tour money list 10 Vardon Trophy awards for lowest adjusted scoring average 9 Most Tiger Woods timeline: From the Mike Douglas show at age 2 to turning 50 12/29/2025 06:01am • Oct. 6, 1978 ��� At age 2, makes an appearance on ���The Mike Douglas Show��� on daytime television and hits a driver with Bob Hope watching. July 28, 1991 ��� Wins the first of three straight U.S. Junior Amateur titles by beating Brad Zwetschke in 19 holes at Bay Hill. Aug. 28, 1994 ��� Wins the fi Tiger Woods' father said Woods will hit shots people talk about for 30 years. Earl was right 12/29/2025 06:01am • Tiger Woods had just won the Canadian Open in 2000 with a shot no one can forget, a 6-iron out of a fairway bunker on the par-5 18th at Glen Abbey that went over the water, right at the flag and settled on the fringe 20 feet away to secure victory. On the phone that evening was his father, Earl Wood Tiger Woods turns 50. It's the one time golf's greats can relate to him 12/29/2025 06:00am • Talk to any golfer who played against Tiger Woods and there is sure to be at least one story about one shot so sublime they were certain it could not be hit by them or anyone else. He was just different. Better. The 2-iron Woods hit into the par-5 10th hole at the TPC Sugarloaf led Stewart Cink to s Zabien Brown has a 'clutch gene' that has become part of Alabama's DNA heading into the Rose Bowl 12/29/2025 06:00am • TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) ��� Alabama cornerback Zabien Brown has a knack for making big plays. He's delivered so many during two seasons with the Crimson Tide that there's only one explanation: It's part of his DNA. ���It���s just that clutch gene,��� Brown said. ���I don���t know what it is. It���s ju Best women's programs during poll era? UConn, Tennessee head all-time Top 25 with some surprises 12/29/2025 06:00am • UConn has won 12 women���s basketball national championships. Tennessee has won eight. Nobody else comes close. And that���s why it should be no surprise to see those two powerhouse programs ranked atop The Associated Press Top 25 all-time rankings, part of the season-long coverage of 50 years of th Ronaldo wants to reach 1,000 goals before ending his soccer career. He's up to 956 12/29/2025 05:36am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� Cristiano Ronaldo has expressed his determination to score 1,000 goals by the end of his career. And the 40-year-old Portugal superstar is in no doubt he'll get there. ���I will reach that number for sure, if no injuries,��� Ronaldo said late Sunday at the Globe From 'lazy' to title challengers: Aston Villa is the big surprise in the Premier League this season 12/29/2025 05:21am • When Aston Villa was on a five-match winless run to start the Premier League season, the team looked more like a potential relegation candidate than a title contender. Manager Unai Emery was describing his players as ���lazy.��� Villa's big names ��� including England internationals Ollie Watkins an Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he targeted US political parties because they were 'in charge,' memo says 12/29/2025 04:57am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The man accused of placing two pipe bombs in Washington on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol told investigators after his arrest that he believed someone needed to ���speak up��� for people who believed the 2020 election was stolen and that he wanted to target Takeaways from AP's report on banned Uyghur songs 12/29/2025 04:55am • Authorities in China���s Xinjiang region are threatening detention over downloading, sharing or listening to a wide range of Uyghur-language songs, the AP has found. The policy was revealed in a leaked recording of a public meeting last October in the city of Kashgar in Xinjiang, home to 11 million