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Montgomery County swears in new police academy graduates 07/24/2026 04:36am • Montgomery County’s Public Safety Training Academy graduated 37 new police officers and sheriff’s deputies who were sworn in during a ceremony Thursday in Rockville, Maryland. The new class of law enforcement officers enters policing at a time when competition for new hires is fierce DNA expert ties 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez to blood stains found in D4vd's garage 07/24/2026 04:13am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A DNA expert testified Thursday that evidence recovered from apparent blood stains in the garage of D4vd's Hollywood home was a strong DNA match for 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the girl he is charged with stabbing to death. Prosecutors are alleging that D4vd, whose lega Today in History: July 24, Apollo 11 returns home from the moon 07/24/2026 04:10am • Today in History Today is Friday, July 24, the 205th day of 2026. There are 160 days left in the year. Today in History: On July 24, 1969, the Apollo 11 astronauts — two of whom were the first humans to set foot on the moon — splashed down safely in the Pacific. Also on this date: Pirates host the Cubs on 3-game home win streak 07/24/2026 04:02am • Chicago Cubs (57-45, second in the NL Central) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (53-50, third in the NL Central) Pittsburgh; Friday, 6:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Matthew Boyd (6-1, 4.15 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 51 strikeouts); Pirates: Jared Jones (2-1, 4.05 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 48 strikeouts) LINE: Pirates -125 Mets take home losing streak into matchup with the Dodgers 07/24/2026 04:02am • Los Angeles Dodgers (65-38, first in the NL West) vs. New York Mets (43-60, fifth in the NL East) New York; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Roki Sasaki (3-5, 4.98 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 85 strikeouts); Mets: Sean Manaea (2-5, 4.74 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 81 strikeouts) LINE: Dodgers -155, Mets + Abrams leads Nationals against the Diamondbacks after 4-hit outing 07/24/2026 04:02am • Arizona Diamondbacks (54-49, second in the NL West) vs. Washington Nationals (52-51, fourth in the NL East) Washington; Friday, 6:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3, 2.62 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 82 strikeouts); Nationals: Carson Palmquist (0-1, 8.74 ERA, 1.68 WHIP, 14 strik Brewers host the Rockies in first of 3-game series 07/24/2026 04:02am • Colorado Rockies (41-63, fifth in the NL West) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (64-38, first in the NL Central) Milwaukee; Friday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4, 4.76 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 51 strikeouts); Brewers: Shane Drohan (5-3, 3.20 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 76 strikeouts) LINE: Brewers Marlins to end slide in matchup with the Padres 07/24/2026 04:02am • San Diego Padres (50-53, third in the NL West) vs. Miami Marlins (52-51, third in the NL East) Miami; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: German Marquez (0-0); Marlins: TBD LINE: Marlins -138, Padres +114; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Marlins play the San Diego Padres af Cardinals host the Reds to begin 3-game series 07/24/2026 04:02am • Cincinnati Reds (47-54, fifth in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (52-50, fourth in the NL Central) St. Louis; Friday, 8:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Rhett Lowder (3-7, 5.75 ERA, 1.64 WHIP, 61 strikeouts); Cardinals: Dustin May (5-7, 4.78 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 95 strikeouts) LINE: Cardinal Orioles host the Braves, look to extend home win streak 07/24/2026 04:01am • Atlanta Braves (60-42, first in the NL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (50-53, fourth in the AL East) Baltimore; Friday, 7:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Grant Holmes (6-4, 3.70 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 78 strikeouts); Orioles: Trevor Rogers (6-7, 4.28 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 77 strikeouts) LINE: Oriol Prince William Co. residents rally against planned 6.5-mile transmission line 07/24/2026 03:59am • A group of Northern Virginia residents protested Thursday against a plan to build a transmission line in a 6.5-mile stretch of Prince William County, as Dominion Energy hosted an event explaining why the project is needed. At Patriot High School in Nokesville, Virginia, Dominion organized Bahrain activates sirens warning of missile fire for second time on Tuesday 07/24/2026 03:47am • JERUSALEM (AP) — Bahrain activates sirens warning of missile fire for second time on Tuesday. No bodycam footage in fatal Madison police shooting, because the department doesn’t require cameras 07/24/2026 03:42am • As officials review widely circulated bystander videos of the fatal police shooting of a homeless man in Madison, Wisconsin, one key perspective won’t be emerging: footage from the officers’ body-worn cameras. Unlike nearly every other similarly sized city, Madison doesn’t require its police t AP journalist hears at least seven explosions and sees fires burning near a military base hosting U.S. forces in Irbil 07/24/2026 03:23am • IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — AP journalist hears at least seven explosions and sees fires burning near a military base hosting U.S. forces in Irbil. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reshuffles top posts as he tries to strengthen his government against far-right advance 07/24/2026 03:09am • BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reshuffles top posts as he tries to strengthen his government against far-right advance.