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Original mail-in ballots may be counted if replacement not returned, Md. elections administrator says 06/01/2026 05:04pm • Following a vendor error that potentially impacted ballots sent to more than 447,000 voters across Maryland, state elections officials announced a plan Thursday to ensure people who do not return a replacement ballot still have their votes counted in the June 23 primary election. The ven Louisiana Supreme Court rules against exoneree whose office was abolished 06/01/2026 05:04pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A sharply divided Louisiana Supreme Court on Monday signed off on abolishing an elected office won by a New Orleans exoneree who had spent nearly 30 years in prison for murder before his conviction was vacated. The 4-3 decision leaves Calvin Duncan with little path forward to t What qualifications are bus drivers required to have to operate on the roads safely? 06/01/2026 04:59pm • The transportation secretary has questioned the qualifications of a bus driver who has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after a chain reaction crash that killed five people in Stafford County, Virginia. What exactly are the qualifications for a driver and are there any processes to ensu What to know about US military strikes on alleged drug boats 06/01/2026 04:58pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — The United States military strikes on alleged drug-carrying boats transiting in Latin America have killed more than 200 people since September, when the Trump administration began an operation it has justified as necessary to stem the flow of drugs. As the strikes continue, the Wildlife game camera image and drone used to arrest a man in the fatal shooting of a Virginia deputy 06/01/2026 04:52pm • Investigators in North Carolina used a wildlife game camera image and a drone to find and arrest a man wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a Virginia sheriff’s deputy who was conducting a welfare check, authorities said. The suspect, identified as Michael Puckett, was found with a g WTOP Brings Home Five 2026 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, Six Chesapeake AP Awards 06/01/2026 04:47pm • For Immediate Release                                                                                                    June 1, 2026 Washington, D.C. – WTOP is proud to announce it has been honored Millions pour into Nevada primary ads. A third of the money is untraceable. 06/01/2026 04:46pm • Groups that don’t have to publicly reveal their donors are behind a significant chunk of campaign ads airing ahead of Nevada’s June primaries, led by one tied to Gov. Joe Lombardo’s (R) re-election campaign, a Nevada Independent analysis found. Advertisers have spent about $14 million on airti Wholesale Cash Prices 06/01/2026 04:45pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Wholesale cash prices Monday Fri Mon Foods Broilers - Philadelphia Eagles trade wide receiver A.J. Brown to New England Patriots for first, fifth-round picks 06/01/2026 04:37pm • FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles trade wide receiver A.J. Brown to New England Patriots for first, fifth-round picks. Grains lower, livestock mixed 06/01/2026 04:30pm • CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were lower Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Jul. corn fell by 1.5 cents at $4.45 a bushel. Jul. wheat fell by 4.75 cents at $6.08 a bushel. Jul. oats lost 10.25 cents at $3.47 a bushel. Jul. soybeans was down 5.5 cents at $11.81 a bushel. Beef was mixed and pork was Homelessness is down in California and across the country, says new federal report 06/01/2026 04:26pm • The number of people with nowhere to call home decreased both in California and nationwide last year, according to a long-awaited federal report. The data, showing the first decrease in homelessness in years, provided fuel for activists challenging the Trump administration’s narrative that current How major US stock indexes fared Monday 6/1/2026 06/01/2026 04:24pm • Oil prices rose following the latest fighting to threaten the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, but Wall Street isn’t very worried, and U.S. stocks rose to more records. The S&P 500 added 0.3% Monday to its prior all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0. Hewlett Packard Enterprise: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot 06/01/2026 04:16pm • SPRING, Texas (AP) — SPRING, Texas (AP) — Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (HPE) on Monday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $624 million. The Spring, Texas-based company said it had net income of 44 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 79 cents per share Reds place shortstop Elly De La Cruz on the 10-day IL with a right hamstring strain 06/01/2026 04:15pm • CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday with a right hamstring strain. De La Cruz left Sunday’s 6-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves with right hamstring tightness after singling to right center in the fifth inning. He underwent an US to drastically slash the number of embassies in Africa that can process visas 06/01/2026 04:07pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department plans to drastically slash the number of U.S. embassies and consulates in Africa that can process visas for foreigners seeking to come to the United States. The almost 50 U.S. embassies and consulates that are processing visa applications will be reduced to 2