Washington Wizards News
In $9.8 billion deal, Army awards Lockheed Martin record-setting Patriot missile contract
Defense firm Lockheed Martin this week announced a record-setting deal to provide nearly 2,000 Patriot air and missile defense interceptors and associated hardware to the Army.
Source: Washington Times
LISTEN: How China dominates the U.S. in rare earth elements
Nick Myers, CEO and co-founder of the company Phoenix Tailings, joins the show to talk about China's dominance in rare earth elements and his company's work in helping the U.S. catch up.
Source: Washington Times
Wizards pulled off a trade so lopsided that it is still making headlines
The Washington Wizards truly got a great deal when they made their trade for Cam Whitmore this offseason, and it's a deal still being talked about.
Source: Wiz of Awes
Defending champion Sabalenka to face Anisimova in U.S. Open women's final
On Saturday, when she faces No. 8 Amanda Anisimova in the final, the No. 1-seeded Aryna Sabalenka will be trying to become the first woman to claim consecutive championships at Flushing Meadows since…
Source: Washington Times
Josh Giddey signing would be a costly misstep for the Wizards
Josh Giddey is a free agent the Wizards could swing big on..if the move made sense.
Source: Wiz of Awes
State Department official sentenced for selling secrets to China
A State Department official was sentenced to four years in prison for selling secrets to the Chinese government, the Justice Department said Thursday.
Source: Washington Times
Trump: Zohran Mamdani likely to be New York mayor unless 2 opponents quit race
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he thinks Democrat Zohran Mamdani is likely to become New York City's next mayor unless two of the three major candidates running against him drop out of the…
Source: Washington Times
Clark to miss rest of Fever's season because of right groin injury
Caitlin Clark will miss the rest of the Indiana Fever's season because of a right groin injury.
Source: Washington Times
FBI seized phones, computer equipment, folders during search of Bolton's home, records show
The FBI seized phones, computer equipment and typed documents from the home of John Bolton as part of an investigation into whether one of President Donald Trump's first-term national security…
Source: Washington Times
Mexico's president increasingly backed against a wall in managing Trump relationship
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's strategy of managing a tumultuous relationship with President Donald Trump may be running up against wider regional tensions and lack of willingness by the Trump…
Source: Washington Times
A Minnesota man imprisoned for 27 years is free after a key witness says she committed the murder
A Minnesota man wrongly convicted of murder who spent nearly three decades in prison after being falsely implicated by a woman who has since confessed to the crime was released Thursday.
Source: Washington Times
Ex-pilot accused of trying to cut a passenger flight's engines reaches plea deals, his lawyer says
A former Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a passenger flight in 2023 while riding off-duty in the cockpit has reached plea agreements with state and federal prosecutors,…
Source: Washington Times
Trump admin ditches Biden-era plan to make airlines pay compensation for flight disruptions
The Trump administration said Thursday it is abandoning a Biden-era plan that sought to require airlines to compensate stranded passengers with cash, lodging and meals for flight cancellations or…
Source: Washington Times
Republican Gabriel Sterling, defender of 2020 Georgia election, runs for secretary of state
A former top elections official who made a name for himself defending Georgia's 2020 presidential election tally against threats from supporters of President Donald Trump is now running to be the…
Source: Washington Times
Xi Jinping and Putin caught discussing organ transplants and immortality on hot mic
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin were caught on a hot mic discussing longevity and organ transplants during a military parade in Beijing, sparking controversy over…
Source: Washington Times
Joseph McNeil, who helped spark a protest movement at a North Carolina lunch counter, dies at 83
Joseph McNeil, one of four North Carolina college students whose occupation of a racially segregated Woolworth's lunch counter 65 years ago helped spark nonviolent civil rights sit-in protests across…
Source: Washington Times
Case against Tennessee man accused of killing 4 people can move forward to grand jury, judge rules
Data from a cellphone used by a Tennessee man accused of killing four members of the same family and kidnapping a baby showed he was in the vicinity of a wooded area where the bodies were found with…
Source: Washington Times
Trump will seek 'Department of War' rebrand for Pentagon
President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Friday to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War, his latest effort to project an image of toughness for America's military.
Source: Washington Times
Xi, Putin chat on medical transplants highlights concerns about forced organ harvesting
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin were overheard candidly discussing medical advances for extending life -- a conversation that critics say highlights China's practice…
Source: Washington Times
Chaotic showdown over Guatemalan children exposes fault lines in Trump's deportation push
Laura Pena knew she had two hours to stop the children she represents from being deported home to Guatemala. She and other lawyers and advocates around the country were just starting to get word that…
Source: Washington Times
