Washington Wizards News
Kissimmee mayor arrested on grand theft and fraud charges
Jackie Espinosa, the Democratic mayor of Kissimmee, Florida, was arrested on charges of grand theft and organized scheme to defraud Wednesday.
Source: Washington Times
House subpoenas New Jersey over how 6,600 noncitizens ended up on voter rolls
Two House committees issued a subpoena Wednesday to New Jersey as part of an effort to get the state's documents detailing how thousands of noncitizens ended up on its voter rolls.
Source: Washington Times
House Republican nominee's website deletes 'The President is not popular'
A House Republican nominee's website has removed a sentence that said President is unpopular and read like a recommendation from an artificial intelligence chatbot.
Source: Washington Times
'Glee' return announced for Disney+ and Hulu
Producer Ryan Murphy's hit TV show "Glee" will return to screens via Disney+ and Hulu, according to the show's official Instagram account.
Source: Washington Times
'Glee' reboot announced for Disney+ and Hulu
Producer Ryan Murphy's hit TV show "Glee" will return to screens via Disney+ and Hulu, according to the show's official Instagram account.
Source: Washington Times
USDA recalls 1.58 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat products
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a recall of 1.58 million pounds of ready-to-eat hot dogs, bacon, sausages and other precooked or cured meat that may not have been cooled properly…
Source: Washington Times
Macron slams as 'stupid' claims by Trump and others blaming Muslim migrants for French riots
French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that foreign leaders -- including those "on the other side of the Atlantic" -- were seeking to exploit France's tense social climate for political gain…
Source: Washington Times
Wizards' easy early-season schedule is a chance to build for the long-term
The Washington Wizards can develop on both ends of the floor, taking on weaker NBA competition.
Source: Wiz of Awes
Montgomery County approves bills for more speed cameras, stiffer penalties for street takeovers
The Montgomery County Council passed bills seeking to install speed cameras in school zones and certain highway stretches while creating harsher penalties for illegal car rallies that can turn…
Source: Washington Times
New Mexico sues Epstein attorney and accountant, accuses them of hiding sex trafficking operation
New Mexico's attorney general filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Jeffrey Epstein's attorney and accountant, accusing them of concealing his sex trafficking operation and seeking to stop them from…
Source: Washington Times
Cryptocurrency companies can keep paying interest-like rewards, say federal bank regulators
Cryptocurrency companies can continue to pay interest-like rewards to customers, federal regulators said Wednesday, despite warnings from banks that such programs could drain trillions of dollars in…
Source: Washington Times
Israeli forces detain and then release U.S. congressional candidate at West Bank harvest
Israeli forces detained U.S. Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander on Wednesday as he helped Palestinian farmers harvest olives in the occupied West Bank, releasing him hours later while…
Source: Washington Times
Israeli PM Netanyahu tells his military, intel officers to overthrow Iranian regime
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said he instructed his country's military and intelligence leaders to pursue overthrowing the Iranian regime in Tehran.
Source: Washington Times
California state workers begin 1-day strike over return-to-office mandate, pay and healthcare
California state workers began a one-day strike Wednesday, urging Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration to agree to a new contract that increases workers' pay, ensures affordable healthcare access and…
Source: Washington Times
U.S. must pay for gender transitions for prisoners after Supreme Court declines Trump case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to revive the Trump administration's policy barring taxpayer money from going to pay for drugs or operations for prisoners seeking to switch genders.
Source: Washington Times
OceanGate CEO accused of knowing submarine would implode
OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, who was killed in the ill-fated submarine project Titan that imploded during a dive to see the Titanic's remains in 2023, is being accused by a friend of wanting to become…
Source: Washington Times
Driver is fatally shot while crossing the George Washington Bridge
A 46-year-old man was shot and killed while driving across the George Washington Bridge near the end of the evening rush, snarling traffic for hours on the busy span that connects New York City and…
Source: Washington Times
FACT FOCUS: Trump and Republicans blame France's immigrants for riots without evidence
U.S. President Donald Trump and leading Republicans are trying to leverage widespread riots in France ahead of midterm congressional elections by making unsubstantiated claims that the social unrest…
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King Charles leads tributes to survivors of Aberfan school disaster on 60th anniversary
King Charles III led tributes Wednesday to the people of the Welsh village of Aberfan on the 60th anniversary of a coal slide onto a school that claimed the lives of 116 children and 28 adults.
Source: Washington Times
California defense firm becomes part of Pentagon push to accelerate interceptor missile production
The Pentagon's effort to dramatically ramp up interceptor missile production to replace stocks depleted by the Iran and Ukraine wars has begun reaching deeper into the supply chain of the U.S. defense…
Source: Washington Times
