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Caleb Carr, military historian and author of bestselling novel ‘The Alienist,’ dies at 68 - WTOP...
WTOP Washington· 5 days agoCarr died of cancer Thursday, according to an announcement from his publisher, Little, Brown and Company. “Caleb lived his writing life valiantly, with works of politics, history and sociology ...
Italian teenage computer wizard set to become the first saint of the Millennial generation - WTOP...
WTOP Washington· 6 days agoPope Francis paved the way for the canonization of the first saint of the millennial generation on Thursday, attributing a second miracle to a 15-year-old Italian computer whiz who died of leukemia ...
Voting rights advocates ask federal judge to toss Ohio voting restrictions they say violate ADA - ...
WTOP Washington· 5 days agoThe motion for summary judgment came in a lawsuit filed in December under the Americans with Disabilities Act by the League of Women Voters of Ohio and voter Jennifer Kucera, who was
Spanish police recover fourth of 5 Francis Bacon paintings stolen in Madrid in 2015 - WTOP News
WTOP Washington· 7 days agoSpanish police say they have recovered the fourth of five paintings by Irish-born painter Francis Bacon that were stolen from a Madrid apartment in 2015. A police statement ...
South Africa’s election could bring the biggest political shift since it became a democracy in 1994...
WTOP Washington· 3 days agoSouth Africans will vote Wednesday to decide whether their country will take its most significant...
France is proud of its secularism. But struggles grow in this approach to faith, school, integration...
WTOP Washington· 7 days agoBrought into the international spotlight by the ban on hijabs for French athletes at the upcoming...
Yankees slugger Juan Soto is back in San Diego for the 1st time since December blockbuster trade - ...
WTOP Washington· 5 days agoSAN DIEGO (AP) — Juan Soto thinks San Diego is a great city for any big leaguer to play for a long time. It just didn't work out for him. Soto returned to San Diego on Friday for the first time since…
Bette Nash, who was named the world’s longest-serving flight attendant, dies at 88 - WTOP News
WTOP Washington· 2 days agoBette Nash, who was once named the world’s longest-serving flight attendant, has died. The carrier noted that Nash spent nearly 70 years warmly caring for customers in the air. “Bette was a ...
Recovery of Brazil’s Spix’s macaw, popularized in animated ‘Rio’ films, threatened by climate change...
WTOP Washington· 2 days agoAll Spix’s macaws are majestically blue in the blazing sun of Brazil’s Northeast, but each bird is distinct to Candice and Cromwell Purchase. As the parrots soar squawking past their home, the ...
A police officer is held in deadly shooting in riot-hit New Caledonia after Macron pushes for calm -...
WTOP Washington· 6 days agoA police officer in riot-hit New Caledonia shot and killed a man Friday after being attacked by a...