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Things to do in the DC area: Alexandria's birthday bash, Gaithersburg���s SportsFest ��� and more! 07/09/2026 06:42am • Celebrate the nation's 250th birthday and Alexandria, Virginia's 277th birthday at one festive event this Saturday. At Oronoco Bay Park, guests across the region can enjoy a full day's worth of events, including live music, local vendors, a fireworks display and a poetry reading. In case of ex China���s passenger car exports are up 80% in June as EV demand grows, while sales drop at home 07/09/2026 06:41am • HONG KONG (AP) ��� China���s passenger car exports surged 80% in June from a year earlier, mainly due to strong demand for electric vehicles, though domestic sales fell 26%. In the first half of this year, Chinese passenger vehicle exports jumped 72% to more than 4.4 million, according to the China Fairfax Co. student a scholarship finalist for duct tape prom outfit 07/09/2026 06:21am • Aiden Mattauszek was looking at potential scholarship opportunities during his final months as a high school senior when he came across Duck Tape's annual Stuck at Prom Scholarship Contest. The contest awards a $10,000 cash scholarship to the student whose prom tuxedo or dress, crafted entire Montgomery County elections board certifies June 23 primary results 07/09/2026 06:21am • The Montgomery County, Maryland, Board of Elections certified the June 23 primary election results at a meeting Wednesday, following a review and verification process for mail-in ballots that was completed Tuesday. The certification locked in Will Jawando's win over four other candidates seek PepsiCo reported stronger than expected revenue in the second quarter despite weaker demand in North America 07/09/2026 06:17am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� PepsiCo reported stronger than expected revenue in the second quarter despite weaker demand in North America. PepsiCo: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 07/09/2026 06:05am • PURCHASE, N.Y. (AP) ��� PURCHASE, N.Y. (AP) ��� PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $2.98 billion. The Purchase, New York-based company said it had net income of $2.18 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $2.20 per share. The results surpa An Italian region defies US pressure to end a Cuban doctors program 07/09/2026 06:03am • POLISTENA, Italy (AP) ��� Italy���s southern Calabria region is the rare place in Europe where Cuba sends medical professionals under a long-running program that the United States wants to stamp out. Cuba���s doctors for decades have worked in developing nations such as Gambia and Venezuela, skilled Car Review: Toyota redesigns the RAV4 Hybrid with more power, rugged look 07/09/2026 05:47am • The new RAV4 doesn���t try to reinvent the compact SUV; it just refines it. (WTOP/John Aaron) A lot is on the line when you redesign the country���s top-selling SUV, but Toyota has stuck the landing with the latest RAV4. Finished in Storm Cloud blue in this case, and checking in at $46,883 as tested Flooding from days of heavy rain in southern China has killed 39 people 07/09/2026 05:35am • BEIJING (AP) ��� Authorities in southern China said Thursday that 39 people died in flooding after a tropical storm dumped heavy rainfall, as the country's east coast and Taiwan prepared for a typhoon expected to make landfall in the coming days. Most of the deaths were in Hengzhou, where the partia AI giant Anthropic creates drug research tool, plans its own studies for overlooked diseases 07/09/2026 05:35am • A major artificial intelligence company is betting its technology can speed up the drug development process and open new possibilities for the treatment of rare diseases. Anthropic announced the creation last week of its new Claude Science tool, which aims to help scientists conduct research and National Zoo's newest tiger adjusts to her new home 07/09/2026 05:17am • Follow WTOP���s Matt Kaufax as he explores hidden gems, local landmarks and unique stories across the D.C. area every week. New episodes of WTOP's "Matt About Town" segment are released each Tuesday and Thursday. As its new female tiger begins to settle in, the Smithsonian's National Zoo hope Bonnie Tyler, who topped the charts with epic 'Total Eclipse of the Heart,' has died at 75 07/09/2026 05:17am • LONDON (AP) ��� Bonnie Tyler, who topped the charts with epic 'Total Eclipse of the Heart,' has died at 75. Most American Jews don't feel supported by either party or President Trump, new AP-NORC poll finds 07/09/2026 05:11am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Yahm Levin is a diehard Democrat who lives in one of the nation's most liberal cities. And yet the 39-year-old Jewish woman from Los Angeles is sometimes afraid to use her first or last name when meeting people ��� even those who share her progressive politics. Levin has learned fr The actors of 'The Pitt' own the Emmy acting categories with 13 nominated cast members 07/09/2026 04:06am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� With its ensemble of doctors, nurses, interns and patients squeezed together into a small emergency department with scripts that play out in real time, ���The Pitt��� feels like a lab made to grow great performances. The Emmys rewarded it accordingly Wednesday. Thirteen of the 'The Pitt' leads with 25 Emmy nominations and 'Hacks' breaks record for comedies with 24 07/09/2026 04:05am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� ���The Pitt��� led all nominees with 25 in a dominant sophomore season, while ���Hacks��� got a graduation party with a record-setting 24 to lead all comedies in its final season as Emmy nominations were announced Wednesday. The totals give HBO Max the top spot for both drama an