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Now streaming: ���51st State��� documentary on a young activist���s fight for DC statehood 06/23/2026 06:21am • One of D.C.���s most personal statehood activism stories can now be seen by a larger audience, two years after its premiere. WETA has added the documentary "51st State" to its District Docs collection, now streaming on WETA+.��The station has also posted the documentary on its YouTube channel. Guinness crowns Canberra town crier as the world's loudest person at 122.4 decibels 06/23/2026 06:13am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� Joseph McGrail-Bateup, an Australian professional air conditioner cleaner and honorary town crier, has been recognized as the world���s loudest person. Guinness World Records last week acknowledged the 58-year-old Canberra resident recorded the loudest ever shout by an Armed group in Nigeria kills at least 20 people and exchanges gunfire with police 06/23/2026 06:12am • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) ��� An armed group killed at least 20 people in a community located in the north-central region of Nigeria, police said Monday. The attack occurred Sunday in the Kawel community located in the Bokkos area of Plateau State, police spokesman Alfred Alabo said in a statement. Polic Gavin McKenna's journey takes him from the Yukon to Penn State to potential No. 1 NHL draft pick 06/23/2026 06:10am • BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) ��� For all the offense, leadership and star-power Gavin McKenna brought to Penn State hockey this season, coach Guy Gadowsky discovered yet another attribute in the celebrated forward���s talented arsenal. And it involved ping-pong, of all things. Having dominated most of his pla Take this simple step as you approach retirement 06/23/2026 06:00am • An important job in the two or so years leading up to retirement���right up there with figuring out your healthcare coverage and winding down your work activities���is building up a cash cushion. In addition to being there as a source of funding when you eventually retire, cash has the salutary effe What to know about World Cup tiebreakers and how teams can advance to the knockout phase 06/23/2026 06:00am • ATLANTA (AP) ��� The World Cup has reached that stage when mental gymnastics come into play to determine who's in, who's out and what's needed to advance to the next round. This year's supersized tournament, up from 32 teams to 48, has changed the format of the competition and how teams are separat Germany's leader pledges to reform a creaking pension system and says 'failure is not an option' 06/23/2026 05:55am • BERLIN (AP) ��� German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged Tuesday to push through a proposed reform of the country's creaking pension system that would include raising the retirement age gradually in line with life expectancy, declaring that ���failure is not an option.��� Merz's coalition of center It's 'Serena being Serena' as Williams makes audacious singles return at Wimbledon 06/23/2026 05:42am • This is the real deal now. After initially returning in doubles, Serena Williams is ramping up her tennis return with singles, too. At Wimbledon, of all places. All eyes will be on the 44-year-old Williams when she competes in the first round of the grass-court Grand Slam, which starts Monday. While AI companies should release environmental impact, commit to clean energy, says UN chief 06/23/2026 05:14am • United Nations Secretary-General Ant��nio Guterres on Tuesday called on artificial intelligence companies to release information about the carbon pollution they create, along with the water and land used to power their operations. While urging action in an address at London Climate Action Week, Gute PWHL executive says fast-paced growth reflects surging demand and is validated by new investors 06/23/2026 05:10am • PWHL executive Stan Kasten said the goal all along was to begin taking on outside investors once the league doubled in size in reaching 12 teams. The only flaw in the projection was Kasten ��� and most everyone else ��� never anticipating getting there after just three seasons. ���We thought we���d AI chatbots hit the dating scene, becoming the lovelorn's modern-day Cyrano 06/23/2026 05:00am • Marie Lansley recently started a new job in a new city while searching for a new partner. In her dating pursuits, the freshly minted San Franciscan said she���s been ���trying everything������ including some help from artificial intelligence. AI chatbots have become ��� for her and many others ��� d Afghan Taliban to hold rare, closed-door talks with EU officials on deportations, the group says 06/23/2026 04:57am • BRUSSELS (AP) ��� Afghan Taliban to hold rare, closed-door talks with EU officials on deportations, the group says. Maryland primary election: A closer look at Montgomery County executive, Prince George's state's attorney races 06/23/2026 04:51am • In Prince George's County, three Democratic candidates for the state's attorney face off in a race that puts a sharp focus on public safety issues, including juvenile crime and domestic violence. And in neighboring Montgomery County, the county executive race has drawn attention in part becau LIVE RESULTS: Maryland primary election 2026 06/23/2026 04:46am • Follow WTOP���s team coverage of��Election 2026��online, on air at 103.5 FM or on the��WTOP News app. Maryland voters had their final chance to vote in person in the state's primary election Tuesday, June 23. Polls were open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. See live results as they come in. For hyperl As 'tanfluencers' take over social media, Maryland dermatologist explains dangers of 'tanmaxxing' 06/23/2026 04:15am • ���Tanmaxxing,��� a trend to get as deeply tanned as possible, is gaining traction on social media and reviving a 1990s-2000s beauty craze despite known health risks. ���No such thing as a safe tan,��� said Dr. Tola Oyesanya, a dermatologist with the Kaiser Permanente Lutherville-Timonium Medical