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10/26/2025

Kamala Harris isn’t ruling out another run for the White House. In an interview with the BBC posted Saturday, Harris said she expects a woman will be president in the coming years, and it could “possibly” be her.

Kamala Harris isn’t ruling out another run for the White House. She said she expects a woman will be president in the coming years, and it could “possibly” be her.

10/26/2025

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is increasingly confident big league players will participate in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

10/26/2025

The Beacon House Falcons, D.C.'s football team of 7-year-olds, has a chance to win the Capital Youth Athletic Conference’s city title.

The Beacon House Falcons, D.C.’s football team of 7-year-olds, has a chance to win the Capital Youth Athletic Conference’s city title.

10/26/2025

A 24-year old Honduran national was struck and killed on a Virginia highway as he tried to escape ICE agents who stopped his vehicle, officials said.

Jose Castro-Rivera was in a vehicle that was stopped on I-264 eastbound in Virginia around 11 a.m. local time on Thursday, according to Virginia State Police,

10/25/2025

You will have to wait until Monday night to see the Commanders take on the Kansas City Chiefs. But on Saturday, Washington’s other football team was on the field at the Edgewood Recreation Center competing to play next for the Capital Youth Athletic Conference’s city title.

The 7-year-olds on the Beacon House Falcons beat the South Bowie Sharks 36-0.

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(🎥: WTOP/Jimmy Alexander)

10/25/2025

A high school teacher in Prince George's County, Maryland, was found not guilty on seven counts of sexual abuse against a minor.

A high school teacher in Prince George’s County, Maryland, was found not guilty on seven counts of sexual abuse against a minor.

10/25/2025

Joe Jacoby, former offensive tackle for Washington’s NFL franchise and three-time Super Bowl champion, advanced in consideration for the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame Class on Thursday.

Joe Jacoby, former offensive tackle for Washington’s NFL franchise and three-time Super Bowl champion, advanced in consideration for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

10/25/2025

The Free D.C. organization set up a rally outside of the courthouse, calling for the end of “the occupation” from the Guard in D.C. on Friday.

Multiple demonstrators brought signs telling the Guard to leave, as they sang songs and marched toward the 3rd Street entrance to the courthouse, blocking traffic for several minutes.

D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb told the media that D.C. is not safer with out-of-state Guard members who are not trained to do policing and aren’t familiar with the area like D.C. police.

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(🎥: WTOP/José Umaña)

10/25/2025

With their distinctive shaggy orange manes, pale blue faces and dense fur covering their hands and feet, it’s hard to mistake China’s endangered golden snub-nosed monkeys for any other animal. And now, they're joining pandas as furry envoys to zoos.

With their distinctive shaggy orange manes, pale blue faces and dense fur covering their hands and feet, it's hard to mistake China's endangered golden snub-nosed monkeys for any other animal.

10/25/2025

TRAFFIC ALERT: The 50th Marine Corps Marathon Sunday brings a huge number of road closures, some starting at 3 a.m. Here’s a list of closures to keep in mind before you head out.

A vast network of roads in D.C. and Arlington, Virginia, will play host Sunday to runners, rather than cars, during the 50th Marine Corps Marathon.

10/25/2025

In his first public comments since the arrests of NBA's Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier, Commissioner Adam Silver said he was "deeply concerned" by the gambling-related allegations.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, in his first public comments since the arrests of Portland coach Chauncey Billups and Miami guard Terry Rozier on gambling-related charges, said Friday night that he was…

10/25/2025

Despite their circumstances, some furloughed government workers are single and ready to mingle. One local is helping them meet up.

Emily, the person behind "furlough-nely," invited federal workers to meet at the kiosk cafe that sits in front of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum on the National Mall.

Learn more about the singles meetup on WTOP.com or our app. Link in bio.

(🎥: WTOP/Jimmy Alexander)