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Showers and storms soak DC region's Wednesday morning commute 08/05/2026 12:14pm • The D.C. region was hit with another round of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday morning and a few isolated showers could pop up in the evening hours. Things should dry up after sunset but the humidity isn't going anywhere, according to 7News First Alert Meteorologist Mark Pe��a. An earlier f Disney's strong quarter driven by 'Toy Story 5' and the draw of its US theme parks 08/05/2026 12:08pm • Disney's solid third quarter was driven by a $1 billion box office haul from ���Toy Story 5��� and the strong draw of U.S. theme parks that helped to offset continued weakness from international tourism. Disney also announced a global short-form content sharing deal with TikTok on Wednesday. The agr Space for music on late-night TV has dwindled. New media seeks to offer an alternative 08/05/2026 11:49am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� When CBS ended ���The Late Show With Stephen Colbert��� earlier this year, it also shuttered the program's robust music offerings ��� a major blow for artists whose television platform was already dwindling. Performing on late-night has historically been a unique avenue for musicia Bill aiming for peace between Turkey and Kurdish fighters goes to parliament 08/05/2026 11:42am • ANKARA, Turkey (AP) ��� Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan���s ruling party on Wednesday filed a bill in parliament to advance a peace initiative aimed at ending the decades���long conflict with Kurdish militants, including a provision for an effective pardon for former fighters. The Kurdistan W Sports Betting Line 08/05/2026 11:41am • NFL Thursday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG C Maryland Republicans predict legal challenge to constitutional amendment on redistricting 08/05/2026 11:39am • Legislation setting redistricting standards in Maryland could land in court before it lands on a ballot for voters this fall. The Senate Tuesday gave final approval to��House Bill 2100,��the constitutional amendment that, if approved by voters, would override a 2022 court ruling that some 4 stabbed in central London in what police believe was a mental health incident 08/05/2026 11:32am • LONDON (AP) ��� London police said Wednesday that a woman was arrested after four people were stabbed in Covent Garden, a central area of the capital that is popular with visitors. The Metropolitan Police said early indications suggest it was a mental health-related incident and that scissors were r DOJ sues Montgomery County over amended gun restrictions 08/05/2026 11:17am • The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday sued Montgomery County in Maryland���s federal district court, arguing that the county���s restrictions on guns in public places are ���breathtaking in scope��� and likely unconstitutional. The restrictions at issue in the lawsuit ��� including limits on g CT prisons to end in-cell restraint in settlement with civil rights groups 08/05/2026 11:00am • The Connecticut Department of Correction has agreed to end its longtime practice of in-cell restraints under a settlement announced Thursday, following years of criticism over the treatment of incarcerated people with mental illness in Connecticut. The settlement, reached with the American Civil Li Eagles running back Saquon Barkley was inspired by Barry Sanders serving his teammates 08/05/2026 11:00am • Saquon Barkley saw a clip of Barry Sanders on NFL Films when he was a kid that left a lasting impression. It wasn���t Sanders juking half the defense on one of his dynamic touchdown runs. Instead, the Hall of Fame running back who inspired a generation of running backs with his sensational, elusive, New York Film Festival unveils lineup to main slate. James Gray opens and Ava DuVernay closes 08/05/2026 11:00am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The New York Film Festival has unveiled the main slate of films to its 64th edition, including works from James Gray, Ava DuVernay and Tony Gilroy. Organizers for Film at Lincoln Center on Wednesday announced the 32 films selected for its prestigious main slate lineup, all of whic Takeaways from AP's review of military families detained under Trump's immigration crackdown 08/05/2026 10:51am • An Associated Press investigation found that President Donald Trump's administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. military service members as it rolls back immigration protections for their families to pursue its mass deportation agenda. The immediate family members It���s official: A dormant prison in rural Minnesota will become an ICE detention center 08/05/2026 10:38am • A long-rumored Trump administration plan to repurpose a private prison in rural western Minnesota for use as a detention center for undocumented immigrants has come to fruition. Prison industry giant CoreCivic announced Tuesday that it has finalized a five-year federal contract to reopen a long-shut WATCH: Panda Bao Li celebrates his 5th birthday, 2nd at DC's National Zoo 08/05/2026 10:37am • One of the National Zoo's giant pandas celebrated a milestone birthday Tuesday evening. Bao Li, who arrived from China in October 2024, celebrated his fifth birthday, with crowds gathered to watch the "bearthday" boy dig into his special fruitsicle cake, the zoo said. It was Bao Li's second b Thomas Smith wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Michigan's 8th Congressional District 08/05/2026 10:31am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Thomas Smith wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Michigan's 8th Congressional District.