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From Super Bowl MVPs to Wish kids, Disney is the home of champions
9+ hour, 33+ min ago (470+ words) WATCH LIVE: Four astronauts head toward moon on 1st lunar tip in half a century. Watch starting at 6:24 p.m. April 1, 2026, 9:07 AM April is World Wish Month. WTOP has teamed up with Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic to spotlight the amazing kids and volunteers who help…...
Lawsuit claims negligence in death of former Yankees baseball player’s son at Costa Rican resort
1+ week, 4+ day ago (221+ words) March 20, 2026, 5:58 PM Gardner and other relatives filed a negligence and wrongful death claim in Philadelphia federal court over the March 2025 death of 14-year-old Miller Gardner at the Arenas Del Mar Beachfront & Rainforest Resort in Manuel Antonio beach, located in Costa…...
California man marks his 15,000th spin on Disneyland’s ‘Cars’ ride
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (329+ words) December 8, 2025, 3:35 PM It's about the ride. Jon Alan Hale said he was eager to try out the Radiator Springs Racers ride at Disney California Adventure after undergoing gastric bypass and knee replacement surgeries in 2010 and 2011. He said he quickly found…...
Disneyland is celebrating its 70th anniversary: Here’s a look at the park then and now
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (520+ words) July 17, 2025, 12:03 AM Disneyland is celebrating 70 years of being "The Happiest Place on Earth." The summerlong festivities in southern California include the opening of "Walt Disney " A Magical Life," a show featuring a lifelike animatronic of the company's founder that debuts…...
Man taken into custody following naked boat theft escapes from hospital
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (147+ words) July 23, 2025, 5:31 PM Images published by the New York Post show the 36-year-old man wearing a white coat, blue hospital pants and no shoes while leaving Columbia University Irving Medical Center, where he was taken after his July 19 arrest. He is…...
Disney sues Hong Kong company it says is selling illegal Mickey Mouse jewelry
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (433+ words) July 16, 2025, 5:38 PM The international media and entertainment conglomerate filed a lawsuit in federal court in Los Angeles against the Red Earth Group, which sells jewelry online under the name Sat'ur. Disney says the marketing and branding of the rings, necklaces…...
A parking structure is on fire in downtown Nashville
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (136+ words) June 10, 2025, 4:39 AM Eli Gilmore, a Nashville musician who lives in the apartment building next door, said he heard loud explosions begin around 1:15 a.m. "We were sitting around and I just looked over and saw the black smoke coming out of the…...