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Chronic illness and diarrhea surge in quake-hit Venezuelan communities as humanitarian crisis builds 07/09/2026 06:11pm • CATIA LA MAR, Venezuela (AP) — Victims of the powerful twin earthquakes that jolted Venezuela last month as well as people spared by the destruction on Thursday flooded relief services offered by nongovernmental organizations in the hardest-hit areas. The demand for help comes as the United Natio Murakami set for White Sox return Friday after being sidelined by hamstring injury 07/09/2026 06:11pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Munetaka Murakami is expected to return to the slumping Chicago White Sox on Friday night after being sidelined by a strained right hamstring. Murakami made two rehab appearances with Triple-A Charlotte, going 2 for 7 with a double. Following Chicago's 2-1 loss to Boston on Thursday Man charged with killing National Guard member is hospitalized after refusing food, prosecutors say 07/09/2026 06:11pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A man accused of shooting two National Guard troops near the White House, killing one of them, has been taken to a hospital for treatment of a potentially life-threatening medical condition after he refused to eat food while jailed in pretrial custody, prosecutors said in a court Syria says it arrested IS-linked suspects behind the Damascus bombings during Macron's visit 07/09/2026 06:08pm • DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian authorities said on Thursday they have arrested several suspects accused of a string of recent explosions in Damascus, including the bombings during French President Emmanuel Macron's visit earlier this week. An official with Syria's Internal Security Forces said the France 2, Morocco 0 07/09/2026 06:07pm • Morocco 0 0 — 0 France 0 2 — 2 Men's World Cup Glance 07/09/2026 06:07pm • GROUP A GP W D L GF GA Pts Men's World Cup Glance 07/09/2026 06:07pm • GROUP A GP W D L GF GA Pts Wally Funk, aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to travel into space, dies at 87 07/09/2026 06:06pm • GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — Wally Funk, an aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to launch into space, has died. She was 87. Funk died Wednesday at her apartment in an assisted living facility in the Dallas and Fort Worth suburb of Grapevine, Texas, Grapevine City Councilwoman Duff O'Dell said Thu France reaches World Cup semifinals by beating Morocco 2-0, Kylian Mbappé scores his 8th goal of the tournament 07/09/2026 06:00pm • FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — France reaches World Cup semifinals by beating Morocco 2-0, Kylian Mbappé scores his 8th goal of the tournament. Raptors and Clippers put trade for Kawhi Leonard on hold, pending end of NBA investigation 07/09/2026 05:58pm • Kawhi Leonard's trade to the Toronto Raptors is on hold pending the outcome of the NBA's investigation into whether the Los Angeles Clippers circumvented salary cap rules, the teams announced Thursday. It does not necessarily mean that the trade is off. The Raptors said they still want Leonard, and This DC summer program is teeing up the youth for the future 07/09/2026 05:57pm • Summer is in full swing and for many teens and young adults in the District, that means more than just time out of school. For 15,000, it means a paycheck because of one program. Jeffrey Myers, a recent high school graduate, is a coach at the Summer Youth Employment Program. He has been in Conor McGregor confident for rematch with Max Holloway, as the two headline UFC 329 on Saturday 07/09/2026 05:36pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Conor McGregor said he is ready for his return to the Octagon. The 37-year-old Irishman is also convinced he'll have his way with Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 329 at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night. The two will meet in a welterweight bout, as McGregor will compete for t Red Sox pitcher Ranger Suarez ruled out for All-Star Game because of groin injury 07/09/2026 05:31pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Boston Red Sox pitcher Ranger Suarez will miss next week's All-Star Game after he was placed on the 15-day injured list on Thursday with a left groin strain. The IL stint for Suarez was made retroactive to Monday, a day after he left with two outs in the third inning in Boston's 7-5 DC Clean Rivers Project heads into final phase with tunnel in Rock Creek Park 07/09/2026 05:24pm • D.C. Water held a groundbreaking ceremony for the start of construction on the Piney Branch Tunnel, a project in Rock Creek Park designed to drastically reduce the amount of runoff and wastewater that ends up in area waterways after heavy rains. Matt Brown, D.C. Water's interim CEO and genera Tropical air mass brings thunderstorms, high winds, flooding to DC region 07/09/2026 05:22pm • Parts of the D.C. region were slammed by heavy rainfall, high winds and hail Thursday as a tropical air mass welcomed in storms. At one point, the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for parts of St. Mary's and Charles counties after a waterspout was spotted offshore near the Wicomi