1+ hour, 16+ min ago   (20+ words) JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Search underway for Indonesian passenger ship carrying 240 people after it loses contact in the Java Sea....

2+ hour, 42+ min ago   (189+ words) Trump said during the trophy ceremony for the Irish Open that he had been asked about the issue by everyone, including some of the golfers. “Everybody’s been bugging me” to do it, the Republican president said. “And I said, ‘On…...

3+ hour, 11+ min ago   (124+ words) Championship weekend at the US Open, in photos WTOP News The US Open comes to a close at Flushing Meadows with singles and doubles finals, as players compete for titles at the year’s final Grand Slam tournament. - National New England…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (250+ words) Today is Sunday, Sept. 13, the 256th day of 2026. There are 109 days left in the year. On Sept. 13, 1993, at the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat shook hands after signing an accord granting limited Palestinian autonomy....

15+ hour, 34+ min ago   (493+ words) The 5,055-meter (3.1-mile) “Uniting Table” was sprawled along Unirii Boulevard to Constitution Square in front of Bucharest’s massive communist-era Palace of Parliament. The Romania-based organizers Bloom The World Association were awarded a certificate by Guinness World Records for the “longest…...

15+ hour, 58+ min ago   (20+ words) Daily life around the world, in photos WTOP News A look at everyday moments across countries, cultures and communities worldwide....

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (532+ words) Ukraine is under mounting pressure from Russia’s intensifying air campaign that uses ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones to pierce defenses. Moscow’s attacks have targeted Ukraine’s power grid ahead of winter in what officials say is meant to demoralize civilians. Two…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (394+ words) On Saturday, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo hosted a panda party in the District to celebrate Qing Bao’s fifth birthday. And plenty of her fans showed up dressed for the occasion. Six-and-a-half-year-old Abby Shelley wore a panda dress to the celebration....

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (923+ words) The soldier was taking part in a U.S. Army training exercise designed to showcase and experiment with tactics and equipment picked up from the Ukrainians, whose pioneering drone warfare has helped them against Russia’s forces more than 4 1/2 years into the war....

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (688+ words) The aircraft left Istres air base in southern France on Tuesday and will travel 40,000 kilometers (25,000 miles), cross three continents and make nine stopovers, working with international partners along the route to demonstrate the value of alliances at a time when…...