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Taiwan's chipmaker TSMC reports 58% jump in profit, warns about Iran war impacts 04/16/2026 06:18am • HONG KONG (AP) ��� Taiwan���s chipmaker TSMC, one of the world���s largest companies, reported a 58% jump in profit on Thursday for the January-March quarter, thanks to strong demand driven by the artificial intelligence boom even as the Iran war was driving up costs. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactur Hooker Furniture: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot 04/16/2026 06:18am • MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) ��� MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) ��� Hooker Furniture Corp. (HOFT) on Thursday reported profit of $536,000 in its fiscal fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the Martinsville, Virginia-based company said it had profit of 5 cents. Earnings, adjusted to account for discontinued opera PepsiCo: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 04/16/2026 06:06am • PURCHASE, N.Y. (AP) ��� PURCHASE, N.Y. (AP) ��� PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $2.33 billion. The Purchase, New York-based company said it had profit of $1.70 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.61 per share. The results surpass 3-time World Cup champion Argentina starts title defense vs. Algeria, Austria and Jordan in Group J 04/16/2026 06:00am • Lionel Messi and Argentina hope to become the first repeat World Cup champion in six decades. Their opponents in Group J have plans of their own. Algeria and Austria are back after long absences and Jordan is making its World Cup debut at the expanded 48-nation tournament. A second World Cup title m Zelenskyy receives international prize honoring his and Ukraine's courage and resilience 04/16/2026 05:58am • MIDDELBURG, Netherlands (AP) ��� Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was awarded the prestigious International Four Freedoms Award at a ceremony Thursday for his and his nation's courage and resilience in resisting the full-scale invasion launched more than four years ago by Russia. The honor wa South African politician Julius Malema is sentenced to 5 years in prison for firing rifle shots at a rally 04/16/2026 05:55am • JOHANNESBURG (AP) ��� South African politician Julius Malema is sentenced to 5 years in prison for firing rifle shots at a rally. Sudan enters a fourth year of war as officials lament an 'abandoned crisis' 04/16/2026 05:52am • PORT SUDAN, Sudan (AP) ��� Famine. Massacres. And now badly needed food and other supplies are under strain. Sudan on Wednesday entered a fourth year of war that's been called an ���abandoned crisis,��� as a new Middle East conflict throws into shadow the fighting that has forced 13 million people t How this cheeky soccer maverick has shaken up the Premier League title race 04/16/2026 05:38am • MANCHESTER, England (AP) ��� The destination of the Premier League title could be determined by the blockbuster, high-pressure showdown between Manchester City and Arsenal on Sunday. There will be one player treating it like a preseason exhibition. Keep your eyes trained on Rayan Cherki, City���s th Things to do in the DC area: GLOW Block Party, District Sounds Festival ��� and more! 04/16/2026 05:37am • EDM, or Electronic Dance Music, is headed to the streets of D.C. As part of a massive outdoor dance party, Club GLOW is hosting Chris Lake, a pioneer in the house music scene, at 600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW on Saturday. With the U.S. Capitol as a backdrop,��Pete Kalamoutsos, owner and CEO of Club American man held in Zanzibar after partner's death following a dispute 04/16/2026 05:27am • ZANZIBAR, Tanzania (AP) ��� Police in Zanzibar are holding an American citizen whose partner died in mysterious circumstances following a dispute at the hotel where they were staying. Joseph Isaac McCann, 45, was questioned by police on Monday, four days after his partner, Ashly Robinson, better kno Griezmann can cap Atletico Madrid career with Copa del Rey in final against Real Sociedad 04/16/2026 05:21am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) ��� Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad vie for the Copa del Rey on Saturday in the neutral-venue final in Seville. Atletico is seeking to cap a great week for its fans after Diego Simeone���s team eliminated Barcelona in the Champions League quarterfinals and city rival Real Mad Early voting picks up in Northern Virginia ahead of redistricting referendum 04/16/2026 05:14am • In the days ahead of a special election that could clear a major hurdle in Democrats' redistricting battle, both parties are pushing to get voters to the polls in Virginia. Until Saturday, early voting in Northern Virginia was largely muted compared to sizable turnout in parts of the state curren Do you know these obscure facts about DC's Jefferson Memorial? 04/16/2026 04:58am • What���s better than a story on the hidden secrets of D.C.���s Jefferson Memorial? A sequel! In Thursday���s episode of ���Matt About Town,��� WTOP���s Matt Kaufax returns to the Tidal Basin, alongside everyone's favorite ranger, Mike Litterst, with even more little-known lore behind this ico Check out NASA's new space telescope 04/16/2026 04:12am • Next week, the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center will be unveiling its newest space telescope: the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The Roman telescope was originally called the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) when NASA announced the project in February 2016. NASA said in May 20 Seattle tries to stop road losing streak, visits Colorado 04/16/2026 04:10am • Seattle Kraken (34-36-11, in the Pacific Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (54-16-11, in the Central Division) Denver; Thursday, 10 p.m. EDT LINE: Avalanche -183, Kraken +153; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Kraken visit the Colorado Avalanche looking to break a five-game road losing strea