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DC region faces growing risk of water shortages as Potomac River hits near-record lows 04/17/2026 02:22pm • The D.C. region is heading into summer with rivers at near-record low levels and a growing risk of water shortages, according to water supply experts and the latest drought data. The U.S. Drought Monitor, released Thursday, shows 31% of the region in severe drought, with the rest experiencing mo Takeaways from AP investigation that found problems in the backgrounds of some new ICE officers 04/17/2026 02:15pm • Some newly-hired U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers started working before passing background checks and had financial, legal and employment problems in their histories, according to an investigation by The Associated Press. ICE announced earlier this year that it had completed an unp Canada Post taking steps to stop home mail delivery 04/17/2026 02:13pm • VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The government-owned corporation that delivers mail in Canada is taking steps to stop home delivery. Canada Post is initiating talks with 13 communities to begin converting about 136,000 addresses from door-to-door delivery to community mailboxes, a standalone un The truce in Lebanon is key to ending the wider Iran war, but challenges remain 04/17/2026 02:07pm • BEIRUT (AP) — A truce took hold Friday between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah, providing relief on both sides of the border and an opening for Iran and the United States to reach a deal to end the wider war. The ceasefire appears to have led Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, easing the global e Wildfires used to 'go to sleep' at night. Climate change has them burning overtime 04/17/2026 02:01pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Burning time for North American wildfires is going into overtime. Flames are lasting later into the night and starting earlier in the morning because human-caused climate change is extending the hotter and drier conditions that feed fires, a new study found. Fires used to die dow Several weekend events bring road closures to DC 04/17/2026 01:57pm • The District will be busy this weekend, with three major events expected to draw thousands of attendants. The Penn Ave Pop-up Series is schedule on Saturday, while the Emancipation Day parade and festival and Nu Androids music festival will take place Sunday. As a result, there will be traffic c Transgender athlete focuses on what may be her last track season as Supreme Court ruling looms 04/17/2026 01:56pm • BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (AP) — High school athlete Becky Pepper-Jackson takes her position in the throwing circle, tunes out any distractions, then pivots and tosses the discus into the evening twilight. Her focus is simple. Whether it’s trying to improve on a third-place finish at last year’s West Inside FIBO, the world’s largest fitness fair, in photos 04/17/2026 01:53pm • inside-fibo-the-worlds-largest-fitness-fair-in-photos Men caught competing in the women's category of a prestigious South African marathon 04/17/2026 01:50pm • JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Two male runners who were discovered fraudulently competing on behalf of female colleagues in a top South African marathon have been disqualified and could face two-year bans from the event, along with the two women. The two women runners swapped their bibs with the two men, wh A 5-star flip, a veteran in Tim Beck’s system and no quick QB call at Vanderbilt 04/17/2026 01:41pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Vanderbilt Commodores wrap up spring practice as only the first step in coach Clark Lea's process of picking a new starting quarterback to replace Diego Pavia. Vanderbilt stunned recruiting circles last November when five-star quarterback Jared Curtis flipped his commit The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists 04/17/2026 01:41pm • the-top-photos-of-the-day-by-aps-photojournalists-101 The Trail Blazers overcome an unusual season to earn their first playoff berth in five years 04/17/2026 01:38pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Trail Blazers' season started with their coach's arrest in an alleged gambling scheme. It ended with Portland in the playoffs for the first time since 2021. It's been an unusual path to the postseason for the Blazers, who also overcame a January slump, some untimely injur George Foreman laid to rest in Iowa, drawn by a peaceful 1988 visit 04/17/2026 01:37pm • SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The late boxing great George Foreman lies buried in a cemetery in the northwestern corner of Iowa — a place he has no connection to outside of a lone visit to the region nearly 40 years ago. Foreman died March 21, 2025, at the age of 76 in Houston and was buried in Logan Ex-NBA player Damon Jones is expected to become first person to plead guilty in gambling sweep 04/17/2026 01:33pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones is expected to become the first person to plead guilty in a gambling sweep that led to the arrests of more than 30 people, including reputed mobsters and other basketball figures. Jones is scheduled for back-to-back plea change hear Satou Sabally joins the New York Liberty and eyes a WNBA championship 04/17/2026 01:32pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Satou Sabally walked into the Brooklyn Basketball Training Center to a rousing cheer from the dozens of kids who had made signs welcoming the New York Liberty's newest player. She did drills with the kids for 45 minutes after taking pictures and signing autographs. “It’s honest