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British pastor charged with manslaughter after man drowns at baptism 04/08/2026 01:49pm • LONDON (AP) ��� A British pastor was charged with manslaughter Wednesday in the drowning of a 61-year-old man at a backyard baptism ceremony. Cheryl Bartley, 48, faces one count of gross negligence manslaughter for the death of Robert Smith on Oct. 8, 2023 in Birmingham, prosecutors said. The Life Mother hopes freed US reporter will come home following her release from Iraqi captors 04/08/2026 01:47pm • MOUNT HOREB, Wis. (AP) ��� The mother of a freelance American journalist who was released from captivity in Iraq said Wednesday that she hopes her daughter will finally return home to rural Wisconsin after living abroad for decades. Katib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militia group, kidnapped 49-year-ol White House says VP JD Vance will lead US negotiating team in Islamabad talks aimed at finding permanent end to war 04/08/2026 01:46pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� White House says VP JD Vance will lead US negotiating team in Islamabad talks aimed at finding permanent end to war. White House demands Iran reopen Strait of Hormuz immediately after Iran says it closed waterway 04/08/2026 01:44pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� White House demands Iran reopen Strait of Hormuz immediately after Iran says it closed waterway. California Supreme Court orders GOP sheriff to pause election probe and preserve seized ballots 04/08/2026 01:43pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� The California Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a county sheriff who seized more than half a million 2025 election ballots to pause his probe into election fraud allegations while the judges review the legal challenge against it. The order came after California Attorney Anchorage opens new homeless program that pairs tiny homes with addiction treatment 04/08/2026 01:36pm • Homeless numbers have remained roughly the same in Anchorage for the last few years and city officials say many people who have been homeless for a long time need addiction treatment or behavioral health care. Now a new muni-owned treatment center is getting some people that care, while housing them Guardians shortstop Gabriel Arias is expected to miss 4-8 weeks with hamstring strain 04/08/2026 01:23pm • CLEVELAND (AP) ��� Cleveland Guardians shortstop Gabriel Arias is expected to miss four to eight weeks with a moderate left hamstring strain that occurred during Monday night's game against Kansas City. The 26-year-old was hurt while running out a double in the fifth inning and left the game. He was Mexico���s president weighs fracking to curb reliance on US natural gas 04/08/2026 01:21pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday announced plans to tap into unconventional natural gas deposits in an effort to lower her country's reliance on foreign energy at a time when the Iran war is disrupting global energy markets. But Sheinbaum ��� a scientist and clim Zeldin tells climate skeptics to 'celebrate vindication' after repeal of baseline climate rule 04/08/2026 01:21pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday defended his decision to repeal the legal determination that serves as the basis for federal rules to slow climate change, telling a gathering of climate change skeptics they should ���celebrate vindication.��� EPA Admi Mariners place outfielder Victor Robles on 10-day injured list 04/08/2026 01:20pm • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) ��� The Seattle Mariners placed outfielder Victor Robles on the 10-day injured list with a right pec strain on Wednesday and recalled Connor Joe from Triple-A Tacoma. The move with Robles was made retroactive to Tuesday and announced before Wednesday's game at Texas. The Marine Bondi won't appear for House deposition next week in the Epstein investigation 04/08/2026 01:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Department of Justice has indicated that former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not appear for a scheduled deposition next week before a House committee investigating how the government handled its investigations into Jeffrey Epstein. Jessica Collins, a spokeswoman for the Ho Fire breaks out at Rio de Janeiro Olympic Park; no injuries reported 04/08/2026 01:09pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ��� A fire broke out Wednesday morning at Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Park velodrome, prompting a major emergency response involving about 80 firefighters and 20 vehicles, authorities said. Rio state military fire department said the blaze was under control and largely confined to t California Supreme Court orders sheriff to pause investigation into 2025 special election and preserve seized ballots 04/08/2026 01:07pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� California Supreme Court orders sheriff to pause investigation into 2025 special election and preserve seized ballots. Betr Promo Code WTOP: Get $200 Bonus for All MLB, NBA, Masters Entries This Week 04/08/2026 01:02pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Start placing entries on the Masters, MLB and NBA games when you redeem the Betr promo code WTOP. Create a new account to receive no sw Stumpy returns: How a hollowed out cherry tree is surviving through clones 04/08/2026 01:00pm • They are the sons of stumpy, or, better yet, clones of stumpy, and they are growing right now in D.C., readying to be replanted at the Tidal Basin. The progeny of the gnarled yet beloved cherry tree, which was removed from the Tidal Basin during sea wall restoration, are now growing at the Na