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Severe thunderstorms strike DC region as storm watch continues into the evening 06/11/2026 07:15pm • Severe thunderstorms pounded the D.C. area with wind gusts soaring up to 60 mph Thursday evening. The entire metro area experienced a line of thunderstorms, which moved from west to east with heavy rains. Trees and wires have been falling from the 60 mph winds as the storm lingers over the Beltwa Christian Pulisic is ready to shoulder the burden of US hopes in home World Cup opener vs Paraguay 06/11/2026 07:15pm • IRVINE, Calif. (AP) ��� Christian Pulisic is the most accomplished and most famous player on his national team at the exact time when his nation is hosting a World Cup. Only a handful of prominent players in the past few decades have faced this confluence of talent and timing. They include a selecti Dominican Republic pushes for tax increases to offset surge in oil prices 06/11/2026 07:09pm • SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) ��� The Dominican government said Thursday that it plans to increase or implement new taxes to generate some $800 million in additional revenue a year to offset a surge in oil prices blamed on the Iran war. The proposals include a 30% income tax hike for three The top photos of the week by AP photojournalists 06/11/2026 07:04pm • the-top-photos-of-the-week-by-ap-photojournalists-24 Man pleads guilty to killing a top Minnesota Democrat and her husband while posing as an officer 06/11/2026 07:02pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� A Minnesota man who pleaded guilty Thursday to killing a top Democratic lawmaker and her husband admitted he spent months identifying elected officials to target and stalked them before driving to their homes in the middle of the night, dressed as a police officer, with the inte US Catholic bishops consecrated nation to the Sacred Heart at gathering in Orlando 06/11/2026 07:01pm • ORLANDO (AP) ��� The nation���s Catholic bishops gathered Thursday afternoon in Orlando for a liturgy consecrating the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, drawing on a centuries-old devotion to mark the country���s 250th anniversary. Organ, brass and choral singing thundered inside a modern FISA spy powers are almost certain to expire after Congress fails to act 06/11/2026 07:01pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A key surveillance tool that allows the United States to collect intelligence abroad appears certain to expire after Congress on Thursday failed to temporarily extend the program, in a protest of President Donald Trump 's temporary pick to head the nation's intelligence agencies. Nelly Korda and 'Legally Blonde' team 3 shots back of Dow Championship on LPGA 06/11/2026 06:52pm • MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) ��� Nelly Korda went straight from a U.S. Women's Open title to the LPGA's only team tournament and her ���Legally Blonde��� team with Olivia Cowan wound up three shots out of the lead Thursday in the Dow Championship. European duo Nicole Broch Estrup of Denmark and Gemma Dryburg More than 30 lawsuits filed against aerospace company in California over damaged chemical tank 06/11/2026 06:44pm • More than 30 lawsuits have been filed against GKN Aerospace after one of the company's tanks containing a highly flammable chemical overheated and threatened a catastrophic explosion last month, forcing the evacuation of about 50,000 residents in California's Orange County. Debbie Cohran, who lives Political blame game follows as screwworm parasite threatens cattle in Texas 06/11/2026 06:41pm • U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins watched sterile flies being released to fight the New World screwworm on Thursday and visited the Texas ranch where one of the first cases of the pest was detected. The screwworm could devastate the nation���s cattle industry. Later, she repeated her asserti Watch parties, fan fests and more: How to watch FIFA World Cup matches in the DC region 06/11/2026 06:39pm • While the D.C.-area will not host any World Cup matches this year, it will not be left out of the celebrations. The region will play host to several watch parties and fan festivals for passionate fans of the world's game to come together to watch the monthlong tournament. From large screens near Klint Kubiak: Raiders rookie Fernando Mendoza improving fast as training camp looms 06/11/2026 06:37pm • HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) ��� Fernando Mendoza has received in offseason practices a taste of what's to come, however the true glare of the spotlight won't begin to truly focus on him until late July when the Las Vegas Raiders opening training camp. Then everything will be dissected ��� his passes, his p US slaps sanctions against Cuban oil and gas company as tensions rise 06/11/2026 06:34pm • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) ��� The U.S. government on Thursday announced sanctions against Cuba���s state-owned oil and gas company in a move some experts say will only deepen the island's crises and hit vulnerable Cubans the hardest. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio asserted that key assets of t New $25M regional study aims to secure backup water supply beyond the Potomac River 06/11/2026 06:30pm • A new regional effort is underway to answer a question that affects everyone in the D.C. area: What happens if the Potomac River can���t be used for drinking water? The area's three water companies ��� WSSC Water, the Washington Aqueduct and Fairfax Water ��� are launching a $25 million, two��� Caleb Williams credits Bears coach Ben Johnson as a stabilizing factor in his improvement 06/11/2026 06:23pm • LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) ��� Being on the cover of ���Madden NFL 27��� and becoming more of a national celebrity after leading the Chicago Bears to seven comeback wins last season have failed to turn the head of quarterback Caleb Williams. At least that's what Williams believes, and as Chicago's minic