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Blistering heat delays start of Great American State Fair on Saturday 07/03/2026 07:01pm • Stay with WTOP for coverage of America's semiquincentennial Fourth of July, including fireworks, 'A Capital Fourth' concert, and other celebrations. Tune in to 103.5 FM on air, online or via the WTOP app. Excessive heat forced the Great American State Fair on the National Mall in D.C. to close fo The co-owner of a Maine lumber mill has died of injuries from the mill fire and explosion 07/03/2026 06:49pm • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) ��� The co-owner of a Maine lumber mill has died from injuries he sustained during a fire and explosion at the facility, bringing to three the number of fatalities. Alden J. Robbins died Thursday from injures he suffered in the May 15 fire at Robbins Lumber in Searsmont, accordi Wildfire southwest of Denver forces thousands to evacuate and destroys more than 160 structures 07/03/2026 06:46pm • PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) ��� A wildfire burning southwest of Denver forced the evacuation of thousands of residents and destroyed more than 160 structures by Friday as erratic winds pushed the blaze across two Colorado counties. The Aspen Acres fire is one of about 40 uncontained large blazes burning most Orioles place closer Ryan Helsley on the 15-day injured list with right elbow discomfort 07/03/2026 06:39pm • CINCINNATI (AP) ��� The Baltimore Orioles placed closer Ryan Helsley on the 15-day injured list Friday with right elbow discomfort. The move, retroactive to Tuesday, comes after Helsley felt discomfort in his elbow while warming up during the eighth inning of Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Chicago Lionel Messi of Argentina scores his 20th career World Cup goal, extending his record 07/03/2026 06:32pm • MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) ��� Lionel Messi of Argentina scores his 20th career World Cup goal, extending his record. US striker Folarin Balogun says a yellow card, not red card, would have been ���fair��� at the World Cup 07/03/2026 06:18pm • SEATTLE (AP) ��� United States forward Folarin Balogun said Friday he respectfully disagrees with his red card in the Americans' 2-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina in the World Cup. Balogun was sent off Wednesday for stepping on the right ankle of Tarik Muharemovic. Before practice at Husky Soccer Stad Madison Square Garden is abuzz with eager Swifties ahead of Swift-Kelce wedding 07/03/2026 06:18pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Amanda Powell flew a thousand miles from Little Rock, Arkansas, to the heart of New York City for just one reason: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding. She and two friends came ���just to celebrate Taylor's wedding and congratulate her on her big day,��� she said. Powell was on Iran prepares for dayslong funeral for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in war 07/03/2026 06:07pm • TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ��� Iran prepared Friday for the dayslong funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with banners across Tehran urging the public to rise up in support of the Islamic Republic after the devastating war that killed the 86-year-old cleric. State television showed peo Flyers sign Ducks center Carlsson to 5-year, $90 million offer sheet; Anaheim has 7 days to match 07/03/2026 06:01pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) ��� The Philadelphia Flyers are prepared to pay Anaheim center Leo Carlsson the highest annual salary at $18 million since the salary cap era began in 2005, now giving the Ducks seven days to match the offer. The Flyers tendered the five-year, $90 million offer sheet to Carlsson on Lakers sending Ayton to the Wizards for Hardy and 2 second-round picks, AP source says 07/03/2026 06:00pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Deandre Ayton is being traded from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Washington Wizards, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The Lakers have agreed to send Ayton to Washington for Jaden Hardy and second-round draft picks in 2031 and 2032, according to the person who US soccer coach Mauricio Pochettino to throw out 1st pitch at Seattle Mariners game 07/03/2026 05:58pm • SEATTLE (AP) ��� U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino will throw out the first pitch before Friday night���s Major League Baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays, which the team was invited to attend. Pochettino played catch with a few of his players before Friday���s practice at Teammates of Travis Kelce and others around sports attend his wedding to Taylor Swift 07/03/2026 05:42pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� JuJu Smith-Schuster was there. So was Cooper Kupp, fresh off winning the Super Bowl. NFL players and other prominent sports figures made up part of the star-studded crowd for Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift's wedding at Madison Square Garden on Friday. Kareem Hunt was one of Kelce's Naomi Osaka gets win at Wimbledon after she gives young daughter a 'timeout' on her birthday 07/03/2026 05:39pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Naomi Osaka's day out at Wimbledon went much better than plans for her young daughter's birthday. The four-time Grand Slam champion reached the fourth round at the All England Club for the first time Friday in a tidy 6-1, 6-3 victory over Daria Kasatkina on No. 1 Court. An on-court i Trump administration���s interpretation of slavery under George Washington can be reinstalled 07/03/2026 05:33pm • An appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump���s administration can reinstall interpretive panels that critics say whitewash the history of slavery at the site of President George Washington���s home in Philadelphia. The signs would be in the same area where the Declaration of Independe Boom Promo Code WTOP40: Play $5, Get $40 in Lineups for MLB July 4 Weekend Games 07/03/2026 05:31pm • 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 There is no better way to get skin in the game than by using the Boom promo code WTOP40. Register here and start with a $5 lineup to sc