‘I might not be here’, says England cricket captain Stokes after recovery from major facial injuries

Ben Stokes is feeling fortunate to be alive after being struck in the face by a cricket ball, the England captain said on Wednesday. Stokes needed an operation after breaking his ...

Sudan enters a fourth year of war as officials lament an ‘abandoned crisis’

Famine. Massacres. And now badly needed food and other supplies are under strain. Sudan on Wednesday entered a fourth year of war that's been called an “abandoned ...

Israeli settlers block Palestinian kids’ path to school with tear gas and barbed wire

Hajar and Rashid Hathaleen have always walked to school from their neighborhood on the outskirts of Umm al-Khair. But when classes resumed this week for the first time ...

BetMGM Bonus Code TOP1500: Get $1,500 Bonus for Magic-Sixers, NBA, MLB

Creating a new account using the BetMGM bonus code TOP1500 is one of the best ways to get ready for the NBA Play-In Tournament or the Wednesday Major League Baseball schedule. Secure a $1,500 safety ...

Veterans mark the 65th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs Invasion with a new museum in Miami

Manuel Portuondo was still a teenager in 1960 when his family, like thousands of others, fled Cuba for Miami, following the culmination of the Cuban Revolution a year earlier. Soon ...

MacKinnon’s all-business season means leading NHL in goals, Hart Trophy chase and occasional smile

There are plenty of reasons for Nathan MacKinnon to smile over one of the finest seasons for him and for the Colorado Avalanche. Actually getting the all-business center to break into ...

WHO says vaccinations save millions in Africa, but US aid cuts and Iran war threaten progress

Vaccination programs across Africa have saved tens of millions of lives over the past two decades, but progress is slowing in some countries, the World Health Organization ...

Trail Blazers beat Suns 114-110 in play-in after clawing back from an 11-point 4th-quarter deficit

Deni Avdija scored 41 points — including a go-ahead 3-point play with 16.1 seconds left — and the Portland Trail Blazers clawed back from an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter ...

Maryland requests halt to Hagerstown-area ICE warehouse project as court battle continues

Controversy over Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans at a warehouse near Hagerstown, Maryland, moved to a Baltimore courtroom Wednesday.

LaMelo Ball punches team mascot Hugo twice after Hornets knock Heat out of play-in tournament

LaMelo Ball was so excited after delivering a knockout blow to the Miami Heat in Tuesday night’s electric 127-126 play-in tournament win that he carried it over to his ...

In one week, you can meet a 460-pound bundle of joy at the National Zoo

One of the newest additions to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo is about to make her public debut next week. WTOP got a sneak peak of the cutest 464 pounds you’ve ever seen. Linh Mai, the latest Asian ...

After criticizing the pope, Trump slams Italy’s Meloni over lack of support for Iran war

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni was supposed to be Europe’s bridge to U.S. President Donald Trump. It may be burning. After chastising Pope Leo XIV, Trump turned his ire on ...