Washington Wizards News
Powerball jackpot up to $1.3 billion after no one won on Labor Day
Americans were out of luck in Monday's Powerball drawing, meaning the lottery's jackpot is now up to $1.3 billion for the next drawing on Wednesday night.
Source: Washington Times
Wizards Trade Ranked Among Offseason's Most Lopsided
The Washington Wizards made a decision when the free agency window opened. While familiar faces like Marvin Bagley III, Tristan Vukcevic and Anthony Gill rejoined the team for another go-around, the…
Source: Yahoo Sports
Trump says U.S. has carried out strike against drug-carrying vessel that departed from Venezuela
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. has carried out a strike in the southern Caribbean against a drug-carrying vessel that departed from Venezuela.
Source: Washington Times
Madagascar welcomes home skulls of Indigenous warriors taken by French colonial troops 128 years ago
Madagascar on Tuesday received three skulls of Indigenous warriors returned from France, including one believed to be of a king killed by French troops 128 years ago. It's the first use of a 2023…
Source: Washington Times
Rubio to tackle cartels, immigration during trip to Mexico and Ecuador this week
Immigration and cartel issues are expected to dominate Secretary of State Marco Rubio's trip to Mexico and Ecuador this week, as the secretary looks to cement U.S. influence in the region.
Source: Washington Times
Police arrest man accused of putting incendiary devices outside Prince George's County fire station
Police in Prince George's County, Maryland, arrested a man over the weekend accused of placing combustible bottles outside a fire station on Aug. 13.
Source: Washington Times
Grand jury declines to indict woman over her alleged graphic threats against Trump on social media
A federal grand jury in the District refused to indict a woman accused of threatening President Trump over social media as juries keep cases out of the courtroom amid his crime crackdown in the…
Source: Washington Times
Brazil's top prosecutor says Bolsonaro tried to overthrow democracy, as trial's final phase opens
Brazil's prosecutor-general argued Tuesday that former President Jair Bolsonaro and his allies plotted to overthrow democracy through a series of interconnected events aimed at keeping him in power…
Source: Washington Times
Kraft Heinz split expected to close by second half of 2026, creating two food companies
Kraft Heinz announced Tuesday it will split into two separate companies a decade after the merger that created one of the world's largest food manufacturers, with the transaction expected to close in…
Source: Washington Times
Earle-Sears targets Spanberger's record on trans issues in Virginia governor's race
Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears is fighting to define former Rep. Abigail Spanberger in the Virginia gubernatorial race as a far-left liberal by highlighting stances she has taken on transgender issues…
Source: Washington Times
TV writer Graham Linehan's arrest over transgender posts sparks free speech outcry in the U.K.
The co-creator of British TV sitcoms "Father Ted" and the "IT Crowd" said he was arrested over a series of posts about transgender people.
Source: Washington Times
Reese Witherspoon's new mission: How she plans to inspire young readers
Oscar-winning actor and book club impresario Reese Witherspoon is teaming up with her publisher, Hachette Book Group, on a literacy campaign.
Source: Washington Times
Court annuls Istanbul congress of Turkey's main opposition party, dismisses leadership
A court on Tuesday annulled the Istanbul provincial congress of Turkey's main opposition party, citing alleged procedural irregularities, in a decision critics view as an escalating campaign to weaken…
Source: Washington Times
Iowa's Sen. Ernst is serious: She's not running
Sen. Joni Ernst made it official Tuesday: She's not seeking reelection.
Source: Washington Times
Investigation finds Syrian government, militia forces executed Druze civilians in July conflict
Amnesty International this week documented evidence that Syrian military forces and government-aligned troops conducted extrajudicial killings of Druze religious minorities in Suwayda province during…
Source: Washington Times
Surprise! Unknowingly pregnant woman gives birth at Burning Man festival in Nevada
A woman attending the 2025 Burning Man festival in Nevada's Black Rock Desert gave birth while there, saying that she had been unaware she was pregnant.
Source: Washington Times
Denver schools defy White House on transgender restroom access
Add the Denver Public Schools to the list of educational institutions fighting the Trump administration's blitz against girls sharing bathrooms with boys.
Source: Washington Times
Houston man faces murder charge after boy, 11, gunned down over ding-dong-ditch prank
Houston authorities on Tuesday arrested and charged a man accused of chasing after and fatally shooting an 11-year-old boy who was caught playing the ding-dong-ditch prank on the suspect's home.
Source: Washington Times
From 4,700 troops to legal limits: Judge reins in Trump's L.A. operation
President Trump's decision to federalize and deploy Marines and the National Guard to help arrest illegal immigrants in Los Angeles violated the Posse Comitatus Act, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
Source: Washington Times
Appeals court sides with Trump's EPA in fight over Biden's last-minute climate grants
A federal appeals court backed the Trump administration in its effort to have the Environmental Protection Agency cancel billions of dollars in climate change grants that President Biden tried to rush…
Source: Washington Times
