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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 Mets' Mark Vientos headed for injured list after suffering right hand fracture when hit by pitch 07/09/2026 05:21pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Vientos is headed for the injured list after suffering a fractured right hand Thursday when he was hit by a pitch in the New York Mets’ 7-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Mets interim manager Andy Green said he didn’t know the extent of Vientos’ injury or if it req Mets use 5-run 5th inning to surge to 7-3 win over Royals 07/09/2026 05:18pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Tyrone Taylor, who entered when Mark Vientos suffered a fractured right hand after being hit by a pitch, hit the game-tying homer to start a five-run fifth inning Thursday, powering the New York Mets to a 7-3 win over the Kansas City Royals. Sean Manaea had his longest start in 21 Ohio judge grants preliminary injunction for men’s, women’s hoops players suing NCAA for eligibility 07/09/2026 05:17pm • CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio judge has granted a preliminary injunction for 24 men’s and women’s college basketball players suing the NCAA for eligibility, claiming the new age-based model unfairly shuts them out of further competition. Judge Christopher Wagner said Thursday the NCAA eligibility Hurricanes owner is getting Stanley Cup engraving criticism. He's not the first to do it 07/09/2026 05:16pm • The engraving of names into the Stanley Cup is getting extra attention this summer because of six of the names included. The names of Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon's wife and five children follow his before getting to members of the front office, coaches and players. He is not the first team Stocks recover losses, and oil prices ease as calm returns to financial markets worldwide 07/09/2026 05:16pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose, and oil prices eased Thursday as financial markets calmed in the wait to see what will come next after President Donald Trump raised doubts about the temporary truce in the war with Iran. The S&P 500 climbed 0.8% and more than recovered its loss from the day befor 8 men indicted on murder and terrorism conspiracy charges for planned drone attack on White House UFC event 07/09/2026 05:14pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — 8 men indicted on murder and terrorism conspiracy charges for planned drone attack on White House UFC event.