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Juneteenth 2026: What's open, what's closed in the DC area 06/18/2026 03:59am • Here's what's open and what's closed in the D.C. area Friday in honor of Juneteenth. In 2021, Congress approved a bill to make June 19 ��� Juneteenth ��� the 12th federal holiday. Most local governments in the D.C. area also observe Juneteenth. The day marks a celebration of a significant mome Parking restrictions, street closures to impact drivers during Juneteenth Parade and Capital Pride Block Party, festival 06/18/2026 03:59am • On Friday, the District's Ward 7 is holding its Juneteenth Parade and Opal���s Walk for Freedom. Then over the weekend, Capital Pride's biggest events will be held throughout the city. With these celebrations comes some street closures and parking restrictions to look out for. Juneteenth Parade and Car Review: Subaru doubles down: The Outback Wilderness turns rugged up to 11 06/18/2026 03:57am • What happens when you Outback-ify a Subaru Outback? The original Outback took a Legacy wagon, raised it up and added plastic body cladding. Now, with the Legacy gone, an all-new standard Outback gets further raised and emboldened to create the latest Outback Wilderness. It basically has body claddin Things to do in the DC area: F��te de la Musique, Juneteenth celebrations ��� and more! 06/18/2026 03:56am • Across the Georgetown neighborhood several artists and bands are coming together to perform for the public in a free music festival called F��te de la Musique. F��te de la Musique started in the Northwest D.C. neighborhood in 2024 and is being hosted this Saturday, June 20, across 10 locations wi Candidates pursuing retiring Md. Rep. Steny Hoyer's seat in Congress weigh in on issues 06/18/2026 03:55am • Maryland���s 5th District has been represented by the same member of Congress since Ronald Reagan was president. Over the past 47 years, Rep. Steny Hoyer has amassed the kind of power few in Congress are ever able to obtain, including two stints ��� totaling eight years ��� as House majority lead Macron deploys Versailles��� gold, mirrors and history in a high-stakes courtship of Trump 06/18/2026 03:52am • PARIS (AP) ��� Donald Trump explained the appeal in one sentence: ���Versailles is not gold leaf ��� Versailles is the real deal.��� For Emmanuel Macron, that was precisely the point. On Wednesday night, the French president threw open Louis XIV���s palace to his U.S. counterpart for a private recep Virginia voter guide: Parties nominate candidates for Congress, local offices ahead of 2026 midterms 06/18/2026 03:52am • Follow WTOP���s team coverage of the D.C. primary and Election 2026 online, on air at 103.5 FM or on the WTOP News app. See live results as they come in��after polls close at 8 p.m. Virginians are voting in a usually timed August primary nominating candidates for congressional seats and local off ��El entendimiento de Trump con Ir��n puede considerarse un "acuerdo"? 06/18/2026 03:46am • El domingo, horas antes de que tuviera lugar una velada de boxeo de la UFC en el jard��n de la Casa Blanca, el presidente Donald Trump anunci�� que la guerra con Ir��n conclu��a con un ���acuerdo���.���El acuerdo con la Rep��blica Isl��mica de Ir��n ya est�� completo���, escribi�� en una publicaci�� Ukraine hits Moscow oil refinery, disrupting commercial flights in major drone attack 06/18/2026 03:35am • Ukraine hit a Moscow oil refinery for a second time in a week and disrupted commercial flights at Moscow airports in one of its biggest drone attacks since Russia���s invasion more than four years ago, Russian officials said Thursday. The Russian Defense Ministry said that its air defenses overnight World shares are mixed following signing of US-Iran deal on ending the war 06/18/2026 03:28am • BANGKOK (AP) ��� World shares were mixed on Thursday, with benchmarks in Japan and South Korea setting fresh records, after the U.S. and Iran signed their initial agreement ending the war. The rally in Asia followed a retreat Wednesday on Wall Street driven by speculation the Federal Reserve may ra Russian officials say Ukraine hit Moscow oil refinery and disrupted commercial flights in major drone attack 06/18/2026 03:19am • MOSCOW (AP) ��� Russian officials say Ukraine hit Moscow oil refinery and disrupted commercial flights in major drone attack. Two sides of a political chasm share one fear in Colombia���s presidential race: A return to the past 06/18/2026 03:14am • BOGOT��, Colombia (AP) ��� The memories of Colombia���s six decades of armed conflict are still like open wounds etched on its victims��� bodies and minds. For Blanca Nubia Monroy, it���s a black-and-white scale of justice tattooed on her forearm, identical to the one used to identify her 19-year-o Pentagon chief urges Europe to take the lead as he pushes a 'NATO 3.0' reboot 06/18/2026 02:55am • BRUSSELS (AP) ��� U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday that America���s allies in Europe must take the lead on the defense of their own continent and help turn NATO into ���a read hard-line military alliance.��� At a meeting of NATO defense ministers, Hegseth called for a reboot of the Connecticut faces Toronto on 3-game home skid 06/18/2026 02:09am • Toronto Tempo (7-8, 3-5 Eastern Conference) at Connecticut Sun (2-14, 0-7 Eastern Conference) Uncasville, Connecticut; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Connecticut Sun hosts Toronto Tempo looking to stop its three-game home slide. The Sun are 0-7 in conference play. Connecticut ranks fifth in the New York plays Washington, aims for 6th straight home win 06/18/2026 02:09am • Washington Mystics (6-7, 5-4 Eastern Conference) at New York Liberty (11-4, 8-0 Eastern Conference) New York; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: New York Liberty hosts Washington Mystics trying to extend its five-game home winning streak. The Liberty have gone 8-0 against Eastern Conference opponent