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Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, and some experts worry about future illnesses 04/25/2026 09:02am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, with an unusually high number of bites already reported across the country. Some U.S. doctors are worried about the potential for a bad year for tick-borne diseases. ���If you have a lot of exposures, there will probably be more cases of America In Focus: March retail sales rise, Trump's approval rating on economy falls 04/25/2026 09:00am • In the past week, many Americans remained laser focused on the economy, inflation and how those forces could impact their lives. Hitting close to home were high grocery and gas prices, escalating housing costs and job cuts. Here���s a snapshot of some of the latest economic data and news and what it 'Michael Jackson Skate Party' rolls into Kennedy Recreation Center�� 04/25/2026 08:51am • As the "Michael" biopic hits box offices nationwide, the "King of Pop" was celebrated at the Kennedy Recreation Center in D.C.'s Shaw neighborhood. On Friday, fans of decorated artist Michael Jackson rolled into a skate party being hosted by the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation. Along w Palestinians hold funerals for pregnant woman and her children killed in Israeli strikes 04/25/2026 08:04am • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) ��� Palestinians on Saturday buried a woman pregnant with twins and two of her children who were among at least 13 people killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza. The toll on Friday included two men who were killed in Gaza City, and eight others killed in the southern city of Khan Y Howard University women���s golf wins first-ever NEC title 04/25/2026 07:45am • As senior Marley Franklin approached the 16th hole in the Northeast Conference Championship, Howard University golf Director Sam Puryear knew she would sink her next shot. As the Bison golfer approached the shot, Puryear read Franklin the putt, and Franklin responded, ���I believe you.��� ���T Don't count on rate cuts just yet: Warsh as Fed chair may not lead to big policy changes 04/25/2026 06:00am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump has made it clear he expects his choice for Federal Reserve chair to quickly cut interest rates once he takes office. Yet Americans shouldn���t pencil in lower borrowing costs for mortgages, auto loans, or business loans just yet. The odds of Kevin Warsh b Inside Downtown DC���s new Italian restaurant by restaurateur Ashok Bajaj 04/25/2026 05:17am • Restaurateur Ashok Bajaj isn���t afraid to stop, rethink and flip his concepts. In late 2024, Bajaj closed Rosedale in D.C.'s Van Ness neighborhood in order to reopen it as the coastal Indian restaurant Malabar in January 2025. Once again, Bajaj has gone back to the drawing board, reconsiderin Suspected Somali pirates hijack oil vessel headed to the capital 04/25/2026 05:07am • MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) ��� Suspected Somali pirates hijacked a fuel tanker off the northeastern coast of Somalia, according to a local official and the British military. The vessel was seized on Wednesday in waters between the coastal towns of Hafun and Bandarbeyla in the semi-autonomous state of P Gunfire heard near Mali���s main international airport in the capital, AP reporter and residents say 04/25/2026 04:46am • BAMAKO, Mali (AP) ��� Gunfire heard near Mali���s main international airport in the capital, AP reporter and residents say. How are Fairfax Co. teachers using extra time on elementary early release days? 04/25/2026 04:21am • Fairfax County elementary school teachers are using the extra time they receive on monthly early release days to plan, finish trainings, meet with parents and support chronically absent students, one principal in the Northern Virginia suburb told WTOP. This year, the school district planned for Montreal hosts Tampa Bay with 2-1 series lead 04/25/2026 04:10am • Tampa Bay Lightning (50-26-6, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (48-24-10, in the Atlantic Division) Montreal, Quebec; Sunday, 7 p.m. EDT LINE: Lightning -116, Canadiens -104; over/under is 6 NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Canadiens lead series 2-1 BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens host Avalanche look to clinch series win over the Kings 04/25/2026 04:10am • Colorado Avalanche (55-16-11, in the Central Division) vs. Los Angeles Kings (35-27-20, in the Pacific Division) Los Angeles; Sunday, 4:30 p.m. EDT LINE: Avalanche -170, Kings +142; over/under is 5.5 NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Avalanche lead series 3-0 BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche look to clin Ducks host the Oilers with 2-1 series lead 04/25/2026 04:10am • Edmonton Oilers (41-30-11, in the Pacific Division) vs. Anaheim Ducks (43-33-6, in the Pacific Division) Anaheim, California; Sunday, 9:30 p.m. EDT LINE: Oilers -136, Ducks +113; over/under is 7 NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Ducks lead series 2-1 BOTTOM LINE: The Anaheim Ducks host the Edmonton Oilers i Buffalo visits Boston with 2-1 series lead 04/25/2026 04:10am • Buffalo Sabres (50-23-9, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Boston Bruins (45-27-10, in the Atlantic Division) Boston; Sunday, 2 p.m. EDT LINE: Bruins -115, Sabres -105; over/under is 6 NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Sabres lead series 2-1 BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres visit the Boston Bruins in the first r Today in History: April 25, Spanish-American War declared 04/25/2026 04:10am • Today is Saturday, April 25, the 115th day of 2026. There are 250 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 25, 1898, the United States Congress declared war against Spain. The 16-week Spanish-American War resulted in an American victory, after which the U.S. took possession of the Philipp