List: What to do in the Washington DC area, Oct. 7-13
Here's what to do this week in the Washington, D.C. area. Ghana Week DC: Through Sat. Día de los Muertos Celebration: Thurs., ...
The threat of election chaos looms as the Supreme Court returns to action
The new Supreme Court term starts Monday with new cases on the docket and the possibility that emergency election-related cases could arise in the coming weeks.
Empty Shabbat table on National Mall honors Oct. 7 hostages a year later
People across the D.C. area are coming together to mark one year since Hamas militants attacked Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking 250 as hostages. Nearly 42,000 Palestinians have been killed by ...
Supreme Court declines Biden administration appeal in Texas emergency abortion case
The justices kept in place a lower court order that said hospitals cannot be required to provide pregnancy terminations that ...
Arm position during blood pressure check may lead to wrong reading, study finds
The researchers found that when people had their arms hanging by their sides during the reading, their systolic pressure was ...
Muslim faith leaders endorse Kamala Harris in open letter
A group of imams endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, a critical boost as she tries to win back disaffected Muslim voters ...
Israelis, battling on multiple fronts, mark a year since Hamas' Oct. 7 attack
Israelis are holding somber ceremonies to mark a year since the deadliest attack in the country’s history. The Hamas-led raid ...
Nobel Prize in medicine honors American duo for their discovery of microRNA
The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine was awarded Monday to Americans Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery ...
Sen. Warren and Rep. Dean demand major food and beverage CEOs stop ‘shrinkflation'
In letters sent to General Mills, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, the lawmakers asked the corporations to end their “pattern of ...
6-year-old dies after stepfather beat him with a baseball bat in Connecticut
A 6-year-old died after his stepfather beat him with a baseball bat in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The child died Wednesday ...
Chinese hack of telecommunications companies under investigation, NSA chief says
The director of the National Security Agency said Sunday that a Chinese hack of three major telecommunications firms is under ...
Man falls to his death while canyoneering in Utah's Zion National Park
A man fell to his death while he was canyoneering in Utah’s Zion National Park on Saturday, the National Park Service said in a release.