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Barcelona hosts Espanyol looking to take another step toward retaining La Liga title 04/09/2026 06:21am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona will look to take another step toward successfully defending its Spanish league title when it hosts struggling Espanyol in a derby on Saturday. The title looks like it's Barcelona’s to lose with eight games left. Hansi Flick’s side holds a seven-point lead ove UK says it and Norway led a military operation to deter Russian submarines in the north Atlantic 04/09/2026 06:13am • LONDON (AP) — UK says it and Norway led a military operation to deter Russian submarines in the north Atlantic. Bayern is about to break all-time Bundesliga goals record. Here's where it ranks in soccer history 04/09/2026 06:06am • One more goal to tie. Two more goals to break a Bundesliga record which has stood for 54 years. Bayern Munich's game against St. Pauli on Saturday isn't just about taking care of business in between two high-pressure Champions League quarterfinal games against Real Madrid. This is a chance for Vince New Yorkers flock to Manhattan park for lovable woodcocks' bobbing strut 04/09/2026 05:59am • NEW YORK (AP) — American woodcocks came to New York City looking to strut their stuff, and New Yorkers fell in love. The curious birds, known for their bobbing walks and kazoo-like calls, have drawn a crowd to Bryant Park in Midtown Manhattan since arriving in late March. Dozens of spectators are One Tech Tip: A new generation is reviving the iPod for distraction-free listening 04/09/2026 05:49am • Remember the iPod? It's making a quiet comeback. Four years after Apple killed off its digital music player, secondhand sales are surging. It's fueled in part by young people interested not just in its retro looks but a desire to listen to music in a focused way and with playlists not determined by Chef Kevin Tien's Chao Ban brings Vietnamese street food to Tysons Galleria 04/09/2026 05:42am • For his newest venture, Chef Kevin Tien is bringing forth Vietnamese street food flavors in unexpected ways, influenced by his background growing up in Louisiana. Chao Ban is a 36-seat, Vietnamese-American counter concept located in Virginia's Tysons Galleria that opened in early March. The m Iran nuclear agency chief says protecting Tehran’s right to enrich uranium is ‘necessary’ for US talks 04/09/2026 05:24am • TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran nuclear agency chief says protecting Tehran’s right to enrich uranium is ‘necessary’ for US talks. At least 182 killed as Israel strikes central Beirut after saying Iran truce doesn't apply there 04/09/2026 05:19am • BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli strikes hit busy commercial and residential areas in central Beirut without warning on Wednesday, hours after a ceasefire was announced in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Lebanon said at least 182 people were killed and hundreds were wounded, making it the deadliest day in th From Premier League champion to survival mode, Liverpool's season is on the brink 04/09/2026 05:16am • Just one year ago Liverpool was closing in on a record-tying 20th English league title. Now coach Arne Slot is in a battle to salvage the season and, perhaps, save his job. A 4-0 defeat to Manchester City last week saw Liverpool crash out of the FA Cup. And a 2-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain on Wed WTOP Explains: Trump's impact on the global health landscape 04/09/2026 05:16am • One year after President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency team upended foreign aid, WTOP's Kay Perkins breaks down the impact on public health and disease management across the world and here at home. Watch below and subscribe to WTOP's YouTube channel. Antonio Conte is never one to sit still. He's hinting at a Napoli exit and a return to the Italy job 04/09/2026 05:03am • ROME (AP) — Win and then move on to the next challenge. Antonio Conte never seems to stay too long in one place and now the fiery coach appears ready to leave Napoli less than a year after guiding the southern club to its fourth Serie A title. Conte is openly campaigning for the vacant Italy job a Dutch police launch campaign to find and offer help to victims of sextortion 04/09/2026 04:50am • DORDRECHT, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch police have launched a social media campaign to track down and offer help to girls and young women, some of them in the United States, who were duped into sharing explicit pictures of themselves and then abused and blackmailed online in a wide-ranging “ sextor How to connect to feathered friends using a DC-area pay phone 04/09/2026 04:45am • A pay phone in Takoma Park, Maryland, has become locally famous for playing bird songs to anyone who picks up. In the latest episode of "Matt About Town," WTOP's Matt Kaufax heads to the Maryland side of this D.C.-area neighborhood to connect to some feathered friends. Installed in 2016 by Stitched with love: Transgender youth unveil quilt at Arlington Central Library  04/09/2026 04:27am • An Arlington, Virginia-based nonprofit unveiled a large quilt Wednesday night that was decorated by and dedicated to transgender youth. It was standing room only in the auditorium at the Arlington Central Library for the quilt unveiling and reception hosted by Equality Arlington. The 10-foot-w Buffalo plays Columbus following Benson's 2-goal game 04/09/2026 04:11am • Columbus Blue Jackets (39-27-12, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (48-23-8, in the Atlantic Division) Buffalo, New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Sabres -128, Blue Jackets +106; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres host the Columbus Blue Jackets after