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Dads of Washington Nationals players soak in first-ever fathers trip 06/19/2026 06:05pm • They stood together at Nationals Park on Wednesday afternoon sharing laughs, a few adult beverages and a unique bond. Dave Irvin, Joey Lord and Tom Parker were in their element. ���We speak the same language,��� Lord said. It���s a dialect that will be shared throughout the weekend as Irvin Juneteenth event highlights discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at Bowie church 06/19/2026 06:03pm • A Juneteenth gathering at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Bowie brought descendants, parishioners and community members together Friday to honor the hundreds of people enslaved on the former White Marsh plantation, and to confront the history still emerging from the ground beneath their feet. Brazilian soccer fans at the World Cup heed warning not to dress Rocky statue in team gear 06/19/2026 06:01pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) ��� Brazil fans who went the distance up the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps to pose with the Rocky statue left the fictional fighter just as they found him. Every Brazilian fan ��� in Philadelphia to watch their team play Haiti on Friday at the World Cup ��� who stopped for a sna Fire officials warn fireworks laws vary widely across the DC region 06/19/2026 05:47pm • While some fireworks are legal in D.C., fire officials across the region are reminding residents that fireworks purchased legally in one jurisdiction may be illegal to possess or use in another. At a recent news conference, D.C. Deputy Fire Chief Edward Kauffman outlined what is permitted in Judge denies Biden's bid to block release of transcripts linked to special counsel inquiry 06/19/2026 05:43pm • A federal judge on Friday rejected former President Joe Biden's attempt to block the Trump administration from releasing to a conservative group the recordings that Biden made with a ghostwriter. U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich found that the public interest in the material outweighed whatever Dexter Lawrence looking to keep same offseason approach before reporting to Bengals' training camp 06/19/2026 05:42pm • CINCINNATI (AP) ��� Things calmed down a little bit for Dexter Lawrence during the final three weeks of the Cincinnati Bengals offseason program. That might be the only time until January though that the defensive tackle is feeling a sense of calm. Even though the Bengals canceled the final two days Horse-drawn carriage rides in New York on hold after teen tourist's death 06/19/2026 05:39pm • Horse carriage rides in Central Park are on hold at least until Tuesday, the union representing drivers said, as safety protocols are reviewed in the wake of a death of a young tourist who jumped from a runaway horse carriage. Alexander Kemp, administrative vice president of Transport Workers Union Migrants deported by US to Sierra Leone risk return to countries where they fear persecution 06/19/2026 05:38pm • FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) ��� Asylum seekers deported by the U.S. to Sierra Leone risk being sent back to their home countries where they face persecution, according to one of their lawyers and documents seen by The Associated Press, despite prior U.S. court orders barring their deportation to tho Dustin Johnson goes from 1 shot behind to scrambling to make the U.S. Open cut 06/19/2026 05:35pm • SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) ��� Dustin Johnson was one shot out of the lead Friday in the U.S. Open as he walked onto the tee on the par-3 11th, looking like the major contender he once was instead of someone who had been MIA on golf's biggest stages since leaving for LIV Golf. And then it all changed in Report: ESPN broadcaster Kendrick Perkins set to join Jackson State men's basketball as new GM 06/19/2026 05:32pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) ��� Former NBA player and 2007-08 league champion Kendrick Perkins has agreed to become the general manager for Jackson State's men's basketball team. ESPN.com first reported the deal on Friday. Perkins has been working as an analyst for the network, which also reported Perkins i Iran says it's being treated unfairly. Its World Cup travel schedule isn't unique 06/19/2026 05:27pm • Iran's World Cup team says it's unfairly being made to travel to matches the day before games and return immediately after, but that schedule itself isn't uncommon among teams. So how does it work, with 48 teams criss-crossing 16 cities across three countries? Iran has been forced to comply with wha Yankees 2B Jazz Chisholm Jr. says he will not wear protective cup after fouling ball off his groin 06/19/2026 05:26pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. said Friday that he doesn't plan to start wearing a protective cup, one day after getting hit in the groin by a foul ball. ���If you don���t trust your hands, I would recommend wearing a cup,��� Chisholm said ahead of the Yankees ga Scotland fans have descended on Boston for the World Cup, and bars are struggling to keep up 06/19/2026 05:25pm • FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) ��� Ever since Scotland fans learned they���d begin the country���s ninth World Cup appearance in Boston, plans were being made for a party. ���I knew there was going to be a tsunami of Tartan Army (Scotland fans),��� said Jason Waddleton, a Scotland native and owner of The Ha New Zealand edge Ireland by 4 runs to keep Women's T20 World Cup hopes alive 06/19/2026 05:17pm • SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) ��� New Zealand kept alive slim hopes of defending the Women's Twenty20 World Cup title by beating Ireland by four runs in a thriller to the last ball on Friday. Ten dropped catches cost New Zealand its first two games against the West Indies and Sri Lanka, and it faced eli United States 2, Australia 0 06/19/2026 05:10pm • Australia 0 0 ��� 0 United States 2 0 ���