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• wtop.com4 hour(s) ago
• Female country stars to join Wynonna Judd on tour this fall
• NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country stars Faith Hill, Trisha Yearwood, Brandi Carlile, Little Big Town, Martina McBride and Ashley McBryde will join Wynonna Judd on tour this fall after the sudden death of her mother and musical partner, Naomi Judd. The mother-daughter duo’s final tour together was scheduled to start in September. But Judd died April 30 at age 76, one day before they were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Wynonna Judd announced at a public memorial that she wanted to continue with the tour. A final...
• wtop.com7 hour(s) ago
• Indian court convicts Kashmiri rebel leader of terrorism
• NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian court on Thursday convicted a top Kashmiri separatist leader in a terrorism-related case that carries a maximum sentence of the death penalty or life imprisonment. Mohammed Yasin Malik had been charged with terrorist acts, illegally raising funds, being a member of a terrorist organization, and criminal conspiracy and sedition. Judge Praveen Singh set May 25 for hearing arguments from both sides on sentencing, the Press Trust of India news agency reported. The judge also directed Malik to provide an affidavit regarding his financial assets....
• wtop.com12 hour(s) ago
• NYCFC blanks DC United 2-0 for first road win of season
• WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Callens and Valentín Castellanos scored first-half goals to propel New York City FC to a 2-0 victory over DC United on Wednesday. Callens’ goal came in the 6th minute to give NYCFC (6-3-2) an early lead. Castellanos’ seventh goal of the season came on a penalty kick during first-half stoppage time after United’s Brendan Hines-Ike was charged with a handball. It was NYCFC’s first road win of the season. NYCFC has won five of its last six matches, while United (4-6-2) is winless in its last...
• wtop.com12 hour(s) ago
• Salloi propels Sporting KC to 2-1 victory over Colorado
• KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Daniel Salloi scored two goals to spark Sporting Kansas City to a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Wednesday. Salloi gave Sporting KC (3-7-3) a 1-0 lead in the 24th minute. Lucas Esteves pulled the Rapids (4-5-3) even with a goal in the 29th minute. Salloi’s game-winner came five minutes into the second half. The Rapids outshot Sporting KC 10-6 and had a 3-2 edge in shots on goal. Tim Melia had two saves for Sporting KC. ___ The Associated Press created this...
• wtop.com12 hour(s) ago
• Ruidiaz, Frei lead Sounders to 1-0 victory over Dynamo
• HOUSTON (AP) — Raul Ruidiaz scored in the 28th minute and Stefan Frei made it stand up to lead the Seattle Sounders to a 1-0 victory over the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday. Alex Roldan had an assist on Ruidiaz’s game-winner for the Sounders (4-5-1). Roldan’s assist came at the end of a 22-pass attack. Both teams finished the match a man down. Houston lost Adalberto Carrasquilla in the 54th minute after a second yellow card. Roldan exited in the 82nd minute after drawing a second yellow. The Dynamo (4-5-3) outshot...
• wtop.com13 hour(s) ago
• Nashville tops Montreal 2-1, ups home unbeaten streak to 23
• NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Hany Mukhtar scored the deciding goal to spark Nashville to a 2-1 victory over CF Montreal on Wednesday, upping Nashville’s home unbeaten streak to 23 straight. Nashville’s run ties the LA Galaxy (2014-15) for the third longest streak in MLS history. The Houston Dynamo (2011-13) hold the record with 30. Real Salt Lake had a 29-match run in 2009-11. Mukhtar’s game-winner came in the 51st minute, putting Nashville (5-4-3) on top 2-0. C.J. Sapong assisted on the goal. Alex Muyl staked Nashville to a 1-0 lead...
• wtop.com13 hour(s) ago
• Lod sparks Minnesota United to 1-1 draw with Galaxy
• SAINT PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Robin Lod scored in the 87th minute to help Minnesota United earn a 1-1 draw with the LA Galaxy on Wednesday. Lod scored the equalizer for United (4-5-3) with an assist from DJ Taylor. Sacha Kljestan broke a scoreless tie with a penalty-kick goal in the 83rd minute for the Galaxy (6-4-2). United outshot the Galaxy 17-12, but LA had an 8-4 edge in shots on goal. Dayne St. Clair saved three shots for United. Jonathan Bond had seven saves for the Galaxy. ___ The...
• wtop.com14 hour(s) ago
• Callender helps Inter Miami earn scoreless draw with Union
• CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Drake Callender had eight saves to help Inter Miami gain a 0-0 draw with the Philadelphia Union on Wednesday. Andre Blake notched three saves for Philadelphia (5-1-7), which fell out of the top spot in the Eastern Conference. The Union, who were shut out for the first time this season, outshot Miami (3-6-4) 12-10. Philadelphia has drawn in five straight matches. Miami was looking for its first victory since April 24. The Union’s Jakob Glesnes came the closest to scoring when his free kick...
• wtop.com23 hour(s) ago
• DHS pauses disinformation board, director will resign
• WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security paused its new disinformation governance board Wednesday and its board’s director will resign, following weeks of criticism from Republicans and questions about whether the board would impinge on free speech rights. While the board was not formally shuttered, it will be reviewed by members of a DHS advisory council that’s expected to make recommendations in 75 days. Nina Jankowicz, picked to lead the board, wrote in her resignation letter that the board’s future was “uncertain,” according to her letter, obtained by The...
• cbslocal.com3 day(s) ago
• Total Lunar Eclipse: Minnesotans Share Images Of Sunday Nights Blood Moon
• MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Conditions were great in Minnesota for viewing Sunday night’s total lunar eclipse, and many snapped pictures of the celestial event. The partial eclipse began around 9:30 p.m. and the maximum eclipse was reached around 11:11 p.m. If you wanted to see the entire event until the end, you had to stay up to 1:50 a.m. Monday. During totality, the moon had a faint, reddish glow, as red wavelengths of sunlight filtered through our planet’s atmosphere onto the moon’s surface. This particular eclipse is called a “Super Flower...
• wtop.com4 day(s) ago
• Araujo, Atlanta United ties with Revolution 2-2
• ATLANTA (AP) — Luiz Araujo scored the equalizer for Atlanta United in a 2-2 tie with the New England Revolution on Sunday. Araujo’s tying goal came in the 63rd minute for United (4-4-3). Thiago Almada got an assist on the goal. Adam Buksa scored two goals for the Revolution (3-5-3). United outshot the Revolution 23-12. Both teams had seven shots on goal. Bobby Shuttleworth saved five of the seven shots he faced for United. Matt Turner had five saves for the Revolution. These teams take to the pitch again Saturday,...
• wtop.com4 day(s) ago
• Ferreiras brace propels FC Dallas past Galaxy 3-1
• CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Jesus Ferreira scored two goals and FC Dallas cruised to a 3-1 victory over the LA Galaxy on Saturday. Ferreira gave Dallas (6-1-4) an early lead with a goal in the 11th minute. Paul Arriola stretched the lead to 2-0 with a score in the 20th minute and Ferreira added his MLS-leading ninth goal just three minutes later. The win vaults Dallas into second place in the Western Conference, one point behind LAFC. Douglas Costa scored in the 67th minute for the Galaxy (6-4-1), who began...
• wtop.com4 day(s) ago
• DC United rallies for 2-2 tie with Inter Miami
• FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Taxiarchis Fountas and Ola Kamara both notched their fifth goal of the season and D.C. United rallied from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw with Inter Miami on Saturday. Inter Miami (3-6-2) jumped out to a 2-0 lead on Leonardo Campana’s goal in the 31st minute and Damion Lowe’s score in the 45th. Fountas found the net in the third minute of stoppage time to pull United (4-5-1) within a goal at intermission. Kamara’s equalizer came in the 74th minute with an assist...
• wtop.com4 day(s) ago
• Red Bulls earn 1-1 draw with Union, stay unbeaten on road
• CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Lucas Lima Linhares scored the equalizer in the 66th minute and the New York Red Bulls remained unbeaten on the road, earning a 1-1 draw with the Philadelphia Union on Saturday. The tie jammed up the standings in the Eastern Conference. Philadelphia (5-1-5) dropped into a three-way tie with Montreal and Orlando atop the standings. New York (5-2-4), which improved to 7-0-1 away from home this season across all competitions, and Cincinnati trail by one point. Daniel Gazdag scored his sixth goal of the season on...
• wtop.com5 day(s) ago
• Acostas late goal sends Cincinnati past Chicago 2-1
• CHICAGO (AP) — Luciano Acosta scored in the 85th minute to propel FC Cincinnati to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire in MLS action on Saturday. Acosta’s game-winning goal for Cincinnati (6-5-1) came two minutes after Jhon Durán scored the equalizer for Chicago (2-5-4). Cincinnati took a 1-0 lead on an own goal off Rafael Czichos in the 33rd minute. The Fire outshot Cincinnati 13-7 with a 4-3 edge in shots on goal. Roman Celentano saved three of the four shots he faced for Cincinnati. Gabriel Slonina saved two...
• wtop.com6 day(s) ago
• AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa
• May 6-May 12, 2022 From the third month of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and efforts to evacuate civilians, to the state opening of the British Parliament and the royal garden party in London, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Europe and Africa. The selection was curated by AP photographer Petr Josek in Prague. Follow AP visual journalism: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apnews AP Images on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AP_Images AP Images blog: http://apimagesblog.com Copyright © 2022 The Associated Press....
• wtop.com6 day(s) ago
• AP Week in Pictures: North America
• MAY 6-12, 2022 This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from North America made or published by The Associated Press in the past week. The selection was curated by AP photo editor Patrick Sison in New York. Follow AP visual journalism: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apnews AP Images on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AP_Images AP Images blog: http://apimagesblog.com Copyright © 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.
• wtop.com7 day(s) ago
• AP Week in Pictures: Asia
• May 6-12, 2022 This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Asia and Pacific. The gallery was curated by AP photo editor Masayo Yoshida in Tokyo. Follow AP visual journalism: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apnews AP Images on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AP_Images AP Images blog: http://apimagesblog.com Copyright © 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.