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Kentucky woman indicted on charges she damaged the World War II Memorial in Washington – WTOP News
7+ hour, 31+ min ago (177+ words) Melissa Farris is scheduled to be arraigned next week on two felony counts. Grand jurors indicted her Thursday on charges of destroying the veterans’ memorial and destroying government property. An attorney for Farris didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking…...
Kentucky woman indicted on charges she damaged the World War II Memorial in DC – WTOP News
9+ hour, 43+ min ago (177+ words) Melissa Farris is scheduled to be arraigned next week on two felony counts. Grand jurors indicted her Thursday on charges of destroying the veterans’ memorial and destroying government property. An attorney for Farris didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking…...
Norway’s crown prince becomes King Haakon VIII after his father’s death – WTOP News
18+ hour, 16+ min ago (867+ words) Crown Prince Haakon, 53, became King Haakon VIII when his father, Harald V, died Friday. Haakon’s oldest child now becomes Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra and the heir to the throne. Haakon knows the ropes. As his father aged and his health…...
King Harald V of Norway dies at 89 and his son becomes King Haakon VIII – WTOP News
18+ hour, 19+ min ago (18+ words) STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — King Harald V of Norway dies at 89 and his son becomes King Haakon VIII....
A historic boat emerges in Serbia as Europe???s rivers run dry from drought and heat
1+ week, 1+ day ago (713+ words) August 20, 2026, 1:11 AM The rusting hull — once a famed vessel known as the Slovenian — surfaced earlier this month from the Sava River near the Serbian town of Sremska Mitrovica, 70 kilometers (45 miles) northwest of the capital of Belgrade. While parts have appeared…...
Japanese Defense Minister Koizumi prays at shrine seen by neighbors as symbol of Japanese militarism
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (83+ words) WTOP Japanese Defense Minister Koizumi prays at shrine seen by neighbors as symbol of Japanese militarism August 14, 2026, 6:57 PM Koizumi has been a regular at the controversial shrine. Visits by Japanese politicians to the shrine, which also commemorates World War II…...
Today in History: August 13, East Germany closes Berlin border
2+ week, 1+ day ago (237+ words) August 13, 2026, 4:10 AM Today is Thursday, Aug. 13, the 225th day of 2026. There are 140 days left in the year. On Aug. 13, 1961, on what would become known as Barbed Wire Sunday, East Germany sealed the border between Berlin’s eastern and western sectors before building…...
Today in History: August 11, Alcatraz takes first federal prisoners
2+ week, 3+ day ago (321+ words) August 11, 2026, 4:10 AM Today is Tuesday, Aug. 11, the 223rd day of 2026. There are 142 days left in the year. On Aug. 11, 1934, the first federal prisoners arrived at Alcatraz Island, a former military prison, in San Francisco Bay; the island would be home to…...
Today in History: August 9, U.S. bombs Nagasaki
2+ week, 5+ day ago (321+ words) August 9, 2026, 4:10 AM Today is Sunday, Aug. 9, the 221st day of 2026. There are 144 days left in the year. On Aug. 9, 1945, three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, a U.S. B-29 Superfortress dropped an atomic device over Nagasaki; the bombing and subsequent radiation…...
Today in History: August 7, Twin Tower tightrope walk
3+ week, 20+ hour ago (444+ words) August 7, 2026, 4:10 AM Today is Friday, Aug. 7, the 219th day of 2026. There are 146 days left in the year. On Aug. 7, 1974, French high-wire artist Philippe Petit performed an unapproved tightrope walk between the two towers of the World Trade Center in New York,…...