The 2026 World Cup: Sports and Conflict, Washington

Hot Corner Festival returns with packed Saturday lineup

The Hot Corner Festival returns to downtown Athens for its 26th year with three days of music and community events.

WATCH: Advocates warn of potential sex trafficking surge in Seattle during World Cup

As Seattle prepares to host FIFA World Cup matches, familiar warnings about human trafficking at major sporting events are in the news. Advocacy groups have rolled out awareness campaigns and media ...

Several states are bowing out of Trump’s ‘Great American State Fair’

President Donald Trump has billed the “Great American State Fair” as a patriotic World’s Fair featuring pavilions created by ...

Trump nixed Mamdani’s planned meeting with leftist Colombia prez who tweeted ‘Heil Hitler’: report

Mayor Mamdani was set to meet Colombian President Gustavo Petro while he was in the Big Apple for United Nations events this ...

Downtown Portland braces for World Cup surge as free events and pubs expand match viewing

Soccer fans in downtown Portland will have a new place to gather this June, with the Portland Timbers planning four days of ...

Safety perimeter and road closures announced for UFC Freedom 250

Public Safety officials say right now there are no known credible threats ahead of the events in Washington, D.C.

House and Senate Democrats reject Trump’s request to extend FISA Section 702 authority ahead of World Cup

Senate Democrats and seven Republicans voted 47-52 to block FISA Section 702 extension ahead of its June 12 expiration, ...

UFC fighters say they’re honored to compete in front of President Trump on card at the White House

UFC heavyweight Josh Hokit was decked out in an American flag bandana and American eagle gloves as he delivered vigorous ...

The 2026 World Cup: Sports and Conflict

As the United States prepares to co-host the largest World Cup ever played, the link between sports and politics is no less ...

FIFA and Infantino draw bipartisan skepticism ahead of the World Cup

Dozens of mayors and other city leaders gathered in the ballroom of a Washington hotel on a snowy January morning this year gripped by anger and anxiety about the federal government's increasingly ...

Danaher Completes Acquisition of Masimo Corporation

Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR), a global science and technology innovator, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Masimo Corporation, a leading specialty diagnostics provider of ...

Kurtenbach: The Bryce Eldridge era is here and suddenly there’s hope for the SF Giants

If you were one of the brave souls who kept watching as the Giants went down 9-1 to the Nationals on Wednesday, you did.

Vance says Iran nuclear deal could come within weeks

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said a nuclear deal with Iran could come within weeks, signaling fresh optimism from Washington ...

A TLC jukebox musical tells a tale of survival, sisterhood and R&B sound

The Broadway-aimed world premiere of “CrazySexyCool,” now at Arena Stage, focuses on the R&B trio’s complicated connection ...

Democrats want to target companies that buy back their own stocks

Senate Democrats are proposing a bill that would raise the taxes companies pay when they buy back their own stock. Publicly ...

Satellite imagery shows recent refurbishment at Washington's Reflecting Pool

Satellite images and a timelapse show the refurbishment of Washington's Reflecting Pool. Video and photo credit: Vantor ...

Giants Outfielder Jung Hoo Lee Keeps Historic Run Alive

San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee continues to show why the Giants signed him away from the Korean League in late ...

Administration plans intensive, year-round construction schedule for Trump’s triumphal arch

WASHINGTON (AP) — Construction of the 250-foot-high triumphal arch that President Donald Trump wants built near the Lincoln ...

Judge rejects watchdog’s bid to block Trump administration’s $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a government watchdog’s request for a court order temporarily ...

‘Alaskan Bush People’ Star Snowbird Says Matt’s Death Hit Mom the Most, Shares Funeral Update

Alaskan Bush People alum Snowbird Brown is sharing an update on her family after brother Matt Brown’s death. “So, everybody ...

Why a frustrated Trump is turning again to bombs to force Iran’s hand

The Trump administration is making a new bid to prove a core assumption the Iran war so far suggests is flawed: that ...

Several states are bowing out of Trump’s ‘Great American State Fair’

President Donald Trump has billed the “Great American State Fair” as a patriotic World’s Fair featuring pavilions created by ...

Fact Check: Did Trump say he will ‘hit Iran hard tonight’ in social media post?

Amid the renewed tensions in the Middle East following the strikes between the United States and Iran, a rumor began ...