Washington Wizards News
Paramount delays closing Warner buyout while judge considers states' challenge
Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery have agreed to delay closing their $81 billion merger well into next year, a stunning move that arrives as a judge continues to consider a challenge from 12 states…
Source: Washington Times
Minnesota woman Shiloh Hendrix found guilty of disorderly conduct in racial slur case
A jury convicted a Minnesota woman of disorderly conduct over her treatment of a bystander who recorded her hurling a racial slur at an 8-year-old autistic boy last year, while acquitting her of a…
Source: Washington Times
502 students lose spots at Howard University over tuition payments just weeks before classes start
A'Zariah Miles' dream of attending Howard University was a few weeks from being realized. Then it all came crashing down.
Source: Washington Times
Tropical Storm Genevieve forms in the Pacific Ocean as Hurricane Fausto strengthens to Category 2
Tropical Storm Genevieve formed Friday in the Pacific Ocean as Hurricane Fausto strengthened into a Category 2 storm and is expected to approach the Hawaiian Islands next week, forecasters said.
Source: Washington Times
Army officials close dining facility at Fort Hood in Texas that was infested with roaches
Officials at Fort Hood in Texas have shut down a dining facility at the base indefinitely after a video on social media showed a roach problem in its kitchen.
Source: Washington Times
Salmonella outbreak tied to eggs has sickened 98 people since November
Nearly 100 people in 17 states have been sickened in a salmonella outbreak tied to recalled eggs, federal health officials said Friday.
Source: Washington Times
Gov. Whitmer backs Stevens in fierce Michigan Senate primary
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has come off the sidelines to throw her support behind Rep. Haley Stevens' bid for the U.S. Senate, giving her a late-innings boost in her hard-fought race against Abdul…
Source: Washington Times
Trump praises four companies for reaching milestone in rebuilding U.S. nuclear energy
President Trump is hailing four companies for meeting his July Fourth deadline to usher in a "nuclear renaissance" in the U.S.
Source: Washington Times
Trump won't say if blowing up Iranian bridges or power plants is a war crime
President Trump is refusing to say whether he believes blowing up bridges and power plants in Iran would be considered a war crime.
Source: Washington Times
Sons of man shot and killed by ICE in Houston demand accountability at congressional hearing
Two sons of a man shot by immigration officers in Houston this month testified at a congressional hearing Friday, describing the horror and confusion of learning their father had been killed, and…
Source: Washington Times
Senate seeks return to bipartisanship with government funding stopgap, sanctions bill
The Senate is aiming to spend its final two weeks before a monthlong summer recess showing bipartisanship still exists.
Source: Washington Times
Virginia study on groundwater, data centers calls for tighter water regulations
Virginia, the world's largest data center hub, has released a long-delayed study that examined the state's eastern region groundwater supply and the resource-hungry industry's possible impact on it,…
Source: Washington Times
Coast Guard cutter towed to base in Seattle after breakdown
The Coast Guard cutter Healy, a polar icebreaker and the largest vessel in the service, was towed to its home port in Seattle on July 13 for repairs after what officials on Friday said was a…
Source: Washington Times
Seaplane crashes in Washington state, all 10 passengers and pilot rescued
First responders were able to save all 11 people on board a seaplane that crashed off the coast of Washington state Thursday with no fatalities, and one person in critical condition.
Source: Washington Times
Tony Romo arrested for OWI in Milwaukee, due in court in September
Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo was arrested in Milwaukee on Thursday night on suspicion of operating while intoxicated.
Source: Washington Times
A third death has been confirmed from catastrophic Texas floods, governor says
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday that a third person has been confirmed killed by catastrophic floods this month that prompted more than 500 rescues, damaged homes and businesses, and are still…
Source: Washington Times
Canada celebrates new bridge to U.S. during tariff troubles with Trump
Canada on Friday celebrated the completion of a new bridge to the U.S. over the Detroit River, cutting a ceremonial ribbon on a multibillion-dollar, multiyear project that will serve as a critical…
Source: Washington Times
Trump vows to crack down on Europe, add tariffs to battle hefty fines on U.S. tech
TRUMP on the EU: "The United States of America is not a 'PIGGYBANK' for Europe, nor will we allow it to be!"
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11 indicted in smuggling deaths of 7 migrants in rail cargo container in Texas
Eleven people were charged Friday with causing the deaths of seven migrants by trapping them inside a train container in sweltering Texas heat after they were smuggled into the United States.
Source: Washington Times
U.N. human rights chief faces opposition in vote to extend his term for another four years
U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk faces a vote Friday for a second four-year term but is running into opposition from critics and some countries for his criticism of Israel's attacks in Gaza and his…
Source: Washington Times
