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Arsenal starts Premier League title defense against promoted Coventry 06/19/2026 06:30am • LONDON (AP) — Arsenal will begin its Premier League title defense at home against newly promoted Coventry, kicking off the league’s 2026-27 season on Aug. 21. Manchester City, in its first season in 10 years without Pep Guardiola as manager, will host Bournemouth in its opener, and Manchester Un Freed Israeli hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal recounts sexual abuse in Gaza, urges victims to speak out 06/19/2026 06:15am • JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli man who said he was sexually abused while he was held hostage in the Gaza Strip is hoping to use his voice to help empower victims who have suffered similar assaults, including in conflict zones, he said in remarks ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of S A Miami art exhibit is celebrating Africa's soccer legacy throughout the World Cup 06/19/2026 06:00am • MIAMI (AP) — A photo of Vinícius Júnior celebrating a goal with one fist in the air was mounted near the entrance of the art exhibition, right next to an acrylic piece of a woman’s dreadlocks suspended in air as she heads a soccer ball. A replica of the FIFA World Cup trophy was encased in gl What full-time working moms and dads want, by the numbers 06/19/2026 06:00am • NEW YORK (AP) — Most mothers and fathers who work full-time say they sometimes parent while at work and vice versa. Most are upset to miss out on events with their kids, and many don’t have enough time to exercise. But moms and dads seem to have different perceptions on who does most of the chor Former Leipzig coach Werner unhappy after his surprise dismissal, omits Klopp in letter to players 06/19/2026 05:48am • LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Former Leipzig coach Ole Werner is unhappy he wasn’t given the chance to say goodbye to staff after his surprise dismissal from the club. Leipzig fired Werner and his assistant coaches Tom Cichon and Patrick Kohlmann on Wednesday after what many would consider a successfu 'Leave the fireworks to the professionals,' say DC area fire chiefs 06/19/2026 05:24am • At the D.C. Fire and EMS training academy in Southwest D.C. the scene was set: there would be a demonstration on the hazards of fireworks, complete with two mannequins with sparklers that would cause their clothing and hair to burn once the sparklers were ignited. The message behind the demon This DC bar owner will pay your tab if the US soccer team wins big again 06/19/2026 05:21am • A D.C. bar owner is rolling the dice, bringing back a risky promotion when the United States soccer team takes on Australia on Friday night. “If the U.S. beats Australia by one goal it’s 25% off, if they beat Australia by 2 goals its 50% off, and if they win by three goals again it’s free t Column: The Grays made their homestead in Washington. Then the city paved over it. 06/19/2026 05:17am • A 17-year-old Willie Mays lost the last Negro League World Series ever played. The deciding game was at Rickwood Field in Birmingham — the park where Mays got his start, and where Major League Baseball now gathers every Juneteenth to honor the men the game shut out. The team that beat him that Capital Pride weekend isn't just a celebration — it's also big bucks 06/19/2026 05:16am • With a big parade, a block party, and other festivities, D.C. will have a lot of visitors ready to have a good time this weekend. Those visitors will also be more than ready to spend some money too. "Pride literally keeps us afloat and keeps us going for the other 364 days a year," said Eli D Keir Starmer says he will not 'walk away' and will run in a leadership contest as rival Burnham eyes a challenge 06/19/2026 05:10am • LONDON (AP) — Keir Starmer says he will not 'walk away' and will run in a leadership contest as rival Burnham eyes a challenge. Trump's approval on Iran remains low even as an interim deal to end fighting materialized, a new AP-NORC poll finds 06/19/2026 05:00am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump's approval on Iran remains low even as an interim deal to end fighting materialized, a new AP-NORC poll finds. About 300 children and teachers evacuated or rescued after fire breaks out at a Tokyo school 06/19/2026 04:35am • TOKYO (AP) — A fire broke out at an elementary school in downtown Tokyo Friday, but all of about 300 students and teachers were evacuated or rescued, officials said. They said several people were injured while fleeing, mostly from inhaling smoke, and that the exact number of injured is being fina Lewis George looks beyond November after McDuffie concedes in DC mayoral race 06/19/2026 04:20am • D.C. Council member Janeese Lewis George is looking ahead to November and beyond after her top rival conceded in the Democratic primary for mayor and The Associated Press called the race for her. “I am feeling so just grateful. My heart is just grateful to the people of D.C.," Lewis George Cambodian Supreme Court upholds incitement conviction of opposition politician, sparking anger 06/19/2026 04:16am • PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia's Supreme Court on Friday upheld the incitement conviction of a prominent opposition politician while suspending the remainder of his sentence, keeping him out of prison but unable to practice politics for years and renewing questions about the government's eff Prince George's County woman sentenced after shooting teen daughter following argument 06/19/2026 04:14am • A Maryland woman was sentenced to 50 years in prison after shooting and seriously injuring her 13-year-old daughter in 2024 in their Seat Pleasant home following an argument. Talecka Brown, 33, was convicted in 2025 for attempted first-degree murder, child abuse, assault and use of a firearm in