Wtop.com

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s communist prime minister secured a vote of confidence in Parliament on Monday, enabling him to…

LONDON (AP) — LONDON (AP) — Navigator Holdings Ltd. (NVGS) on Monday reported fourth-quarter net income of $10 million, after…

Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 26-April 1: March 26: Actor Alan Arkin is 89. Singer Diana Ross is…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Chinese leader Xi Jinping for high-stakes meeting at the Kremlin.

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is opening mostly higher after regulators pushed together two huge banks over the weekend…

A host of comedic and entertainment royalty gathered at Washington’s Kennedy Center as Adam Sandler was presented with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

A male driver was fatally shot by a U.S. Park Police officer in Northeast D.C. Saturday after he dragged an officer with a stolen car while fleeing the scene, authorities said.

The word of the day on Metro is more — with more people riding on Metro, more service is coming to some of the busier stations on Monday.

Starbucks has displayed "egregious and widespread misconduct" in its dealings with employees involved in efforts to unionize Buffalo, New York, stores, a National Labor Relations Board judge said in an order Wednesday.

RENO, Nev. (AP) — State lawmakers nationwide are responding to the deadliest overdose crisis in U.S. history by pushing harsher…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani police on Monday arrested scores more supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan for attacking officers…

MADRID (AP) — Spanish environmental groups on Monday called on the European Union to open an inquiry into the approval…

Shares of Credit Suisse plunged 60.5% in early trading Monday after the announcement that banking giant UBS would buy its troubled rival for almost $3.25 billion in a deal orchestrated by regulators to stave off further market-shaking turmoil in the global banking system.

LONDON (AP) — Windows at India’s High Commission in London were smashed and two security guards were slightly injured during…

First he had a stomach bug that delayed his arrival at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Then a mechanical failure…

Lindsay Brandon is a lawyer whose past clients include athletes disputing doping suspensions. In her new post as the WTA’s…

A new bill in Maryland would make it possible for people convicted of specific nonviolent crimes to get jobs at local casinos.

We know you’re upset. Underdogs have blown up every bracket in the country. Upside of the upsets: perhaps the maddest…

ROME (AP) — Rescue crews recovered a second body Monday in a search for two Swedish skiers who were caught…

One of President Joe Biden's nominees to a federal appeals court has generated rare concern from some Democrats and outside groups over his signature on a legal brief defending a parental notification law in New Hampshire, injecting the issue of abortion into his confirmation fight from an unexpected flank.

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Contractors are being hired to remove millions of rotting fish from a river in the Australian…

BERLIN (AP) — A major new United Nations report being released Monday is expected to provide a sobering reminder that…

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Some affectionally call Machala the “Banana Capital of the World.” This port community on Ecuador’s Pacific…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s calls for protests ahead of his anticipated indictment in New York have generated…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Austin Reaves scored a career-high 35 points, D’Angelo Russell added 18 points and the Los Angeles…