Washington Wizards News
NBA mind just said the quiet part out loud about Trae Young's value in Washington
Sam Vecenie just shed light on what could impact Trae Young's value for the Wizards moving forward.
Source: Wiz of Awes
Towering lava fountains of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano trigger park and highway closures
The latest lava fountaining episode of an erupting Hawaii volcano reached 1,000 feet (300 meters) high Tuesday, prompting temporary closures at a national park and part of an important highway because…
Source: Washington Times
Georgia voters are choosing a successor to Marjorie Taylor Greene in U.S. House
Months after Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned from Congress after a falling-out with President Donald Trump, voters in her Georgia district voted for her successor in a special election Tuesday.
Source: Washington Times
'Dramatic departure': Republicans challenge birthright citizenship for babies of illegal immigrants
Senate Republicans sought to add heft Tuesday to President Trump's argument that the Constitution doesn't -- and shouldn't -- require birthright citizenship, saying the great grant of American status…
Source: Washington Times
A Florida woman has been charged in a shooting at Rihanna's Los Angeles home
A Florida woman accused of firing gunshots at Rihanna's home in Los Angeles was charged Tuesday with one count of attempted murder and other felony offenses including 10 counts of assault on a person…
Source: Washington Times
At least 6 dead after bus bursts into flames west of Swiss capital, authorities say
At least six people have been killed and three others hospitalized with severe injures after a bus caught fire in a town west of the Swiss capital, police said Tuesday.
Source: Washington Times
FBI finds explosive residue in storage unit after 2 men are charged with lighting bombs in NYC
The FBI said Tuesday that it found explosive residue in a Pennsylvania storage unit as part of an investigation into two men charged with bringing homemade bombs to a protest outside the home of New…
Source: Washington Times
Pentagon says 140 service members wounded in Iran war as U.S. launches 'most intense' attacks so far
About 140 U.S. service members have been wounded since the start of Operation Epic Fury, the Pentagon announced Tuesday, as the U.S. looks to intensify its strikes against Iran and weighs escorting…
Source: Washington Times
Judge urges states to settle Live Nation claims after U.S. strikes deal but states say no chance
A New York federal judge on Tuesday urged over two dozen states to settle their antitrust claims against Ticketmaster and its parent company this week after the U.S. Justice Department reached a deal…
Source: Washington Times
Loudoun sheriff says cooperating with ICE makes county safer
Loudoun County Sheriff Michael Chapman said his willingness to cooperate with federal immigration authorities is one of the factors that has made his Virginia jurisdiction safer.
Source: Washington Times
Human waste backing up in basements is a gut-churning sign of U.S. infrastructure problems
The January collapse of a pipe as wide as a car dumped so much sewage into the Potomac River that officials tracked a spike of gut-wrenching bacteria drifting slowly past Washington for weeks,…
Source: Washington Times
House Speaker Mike Johnson says Shariah law in the U.S. is contrary to Constitution
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Shariah law in the U.S. is a "serious issue," but that he spoke to two Republican lawmakers about their comments that have been slammed as Islamophobic.
Source: Washington Times
House Speaker Mike Johnson says Sharia law in the U.S. is contrary to Constitution
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sharia law in the U.S. is a "serious issue," but that he spoke to two Republican lawmakers about their comments that have been slammed as Islamophobic.
Source: Washington Times
Trump's rewrite of SAVE America Act complicates already perilous path to passage
President Trump's push to rewrite the SAVE America Act with a ban on mail-in ballots and a crackdown on transgender policies is adding new roadblocks to the bill's survival.
Source: Washington Times
Sen. Cruz calls Tucker Carlson 'most dangerous demagogue' as right seeks to uproot antisemitism
Calls on the right are growing to stop the antisemitism that has pervaded the Democratic Party from infiltrating the GOP - and that means banishing anti-Israel provocateurs like Tucker Carlson.
Source: Washington Times
Pope announces resignation of U.S. bishop accused of embezzling $270,000 from California parish
The bishop of a small Chaldean Catholic community in the San Diego area has resigned amid charges that he embezzled $270,000 from his parish, Pope Leo XIV announced Tuesday.
Source: Washington Times
Iran's blockade of Strait of Hormuz could mean more money for oil-rich Russia
Russia may be the beneficiary of the ongoing conflict between Iran and the U.S.-Israeli partnership, regardless of the outcome, because of the Kremlin's calculation of its resources.
Source: Washington Times
Judge denies restraining order for conservative media figures who sought press passes
Washington state lawmakers were within their rights when they declined to issue press passes to three conservative media figures, a federal judge ruled Tuesday in a case that echoes a national…
Source: Washington Times
Paraguay lawmakers approve a defense agreement that allows an increased U.S. military presence
Paraguay's Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday approved a defense agreement allowing the temporary presence of U.S. military and civilian personnel inside its borders, widely seen as a victory for the…
Source: Washington Times
Trial opens in Miami for 4 men charged in Haitian President Jovenel Moise's assassination
Greed, arrogance and power were the driving forces behind four men charged in the U.S. for the 2021 assassination of Haiti's last elected president, Jovenel Moise, prosecutors said Tuesday during…
Source: Washington Times


