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The cost to overcome a Trump endorsement? $100 million. Plus more takeaways from Tuesday's primaries 06/17/2026 01:16am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� An endorsement from President Donald Trump is worth a lot in Republican primaries. But it's not foolproof, especially when there's a lot of money involved. Rick Jackson's campaign spent more than $100 million, largely out of his own pocket, to defeat Trump-endorsed Burt Jones in Robert White Jr. wins Democratic primary for the District of Columbia���s delegate to Congress 06/17/2026 01:13am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Washington, D.C. Council member Robert White Jr. won the Democratic primary for the district���s delegate to Congress on Tuesday, ushering in generational change for a position long held by the same candidate as the nation���s capital faces mounting pressures on its autonomy. Whi 1 person killed when a small plane carrying 6 crashed on a Texas highway and caught fire, police say 06/17/2026 01:11am • LAREDO, Texas (AP) ��� 1 person killed when a small plane carrying 6 crashed on a Texas highway and caught fire, police say. A chilling Romanian exhibition replays videotaped secret police interrogations from 1989 06/17/2026 01:02am • BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) ��� A new exhibition in Romania���s capital spotlights the harsh reality of interrogations carried out by the country���s notorious communist-era secret police. Held at the National History Museum of Romania in Bucharest, the exhibition is called ���A.REST 1989.��� The Securi Baseball Glance 06/17/2026 01:01am • All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New Yor Democrat Aisha Wahab advances in California special election to replace former US Rep. Eric Swalwell 06/17/2026 12:43am • Democratic state lawmaker Aisha Wahab advanced Tuesday to the special general election in California for the U.S. House seat vacated by Rep. Eric Swalwell after he resigned from Congress amid allegations of sexual assault. Wahab, a state senator who focused her campaign message on reducing housing Mike Trout homers as Angels shut out Diamondbacks 7-0 06/17/2026 12:37am • PHOENIX (AP) ��� Mike Trout hit a two-run home run and an RBI double for the Los Angeles Angels in a 7-0 shutout of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night. Trout's 436-foot two-run shot to center came in the fifth inning and gave the Angels a 5-0 lead, and his sixth-inning double drove in Denzer Cal Raleigh delivers decisive hit in return from injured list as Mariners top Orioles 3-1 06/17/2026 12:34am • SEATTLE (AP) ��� Cal Raleigh hit a two-run single in his return from the injured list, Logan Gilbert struck out a season-high 10 in seven strong innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 on Tuesday night. Julio Rodr��guez had an RBI single for the Mariners, who hold a slim l DC Council primary results: Incumbents win in Wards 5 and 6, other races still undetermined 06/17/2026 12:30am • Follow WTOP���s team coverage of the D.C. primary and Election 2026 online, on air at 103.5 FM or on the WTOP News app. See live results as they come in after polls close at 8 p.m. Most races in the D.C. Council primaries appear to be heading for a dayslong vote counting process due to ranked African and Commonwealth nations in Kenya urge quick execution of a key treaty protecting oceans 06/17/2026 12:29am • MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) ��� African and Commonwealth nations called Tuesday for a swift implementation of a landmark treaty protecting the high seas, warning that despite record commitments to marine conservation, much of the world���s ocean protection still exists only on paper. The call to action was The Latest: Trump-backed candidates secure GOP Senate nominations in Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma 06/17/2026 12:28am • President Donald Trump 's preferred candidates were having mixed results in Tuesday's primaries, securing the Republican nominations for U.S. Senate in Alabama, Georgia and Oklahoma, though not for Georgia governor. Trump has been at the center of this year���s midterm campaigns, and his influence w Ohtani hits 15th homer as Dodgers beat Rays 1-0 06/17/2026 12:20am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Shohei Ohtani hit his 15th home run of the season and Justin Wrobleski threw six innings to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 1-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. Ohtani hit a first-pitch solo home run off Drew Rasmussen in the sixth inning to break a scoreless game. The home run to Roberts: Ohtani to start Wednesday vs the Rays as knee swelling 'completely dissipated' 06/17/2026 12:17am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Shohei Ohtani will make his scheduled start on the mound against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. Ohtani (6-2, 1.06 ERA) left last Thursday���s game in Pittsburgh with left knee inflammation. He missed the next day's game against the White Sox Robert White Jr. wins Democratic primary for the District of Columbia���s delegate to Congress 06/17/2026 12:15am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Robert White Jr. wins Democratic primary for the District of Columbia���s delegate to Congress. Messi has his first World Cup hat trick as defending champion Argentina beats Algeria 3-0 in opener 06/17/2026 12:09am • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) ��� Lionel Messi registered his first World Cup hat trick while moving into a tie for first on the tournament's career scoring list Tuesday night, sending defending champion Argentina to a dominant 3-0 victory over Algeria in its group-stage opener. Messi scored his first goal