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    Commanders’ return to DC clears another hurdle with preliminary council approval
    The Washington Commanders’ hopes of returning to the site of their former home at RFK Stadium cleared a significant hurdle Friday when the District of Columbia Council approved the legislation.
    Congress passed a bill transferring the RFK Stadium land to the city that was signed by then-President Joe Biden in early January.
    Justin Timberlake says he’s been diagnosed with Lyme disease
    Timberlake shared the news in a post commemorating his Forget Tomorrow tour, which wrapped in Turkey on Wednesday, adding that the disease “can be relentlessly debilitating, both mentally and physically.”
    BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 10: Justin Timberlake attends the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 10, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Vanity Fair)
    Military chopper traffic over DC was a worry leading up to fatal midair crash, NTSB hears
    It is the second of three days of witness testimony and public inquiry by the National Transportation Safety Board into the January midair crash over the Potomac River.
    A National Transportation Safety Board crew investigates the deadly midair collision above the Potomac River between a Black Hawk helicopter and a jet airliner.
    American Eagle wanted to push buttons with Sydney Sweeney ‘good jeans’ ads
    Titled “Sydney Sweeney has great jeans,” the campaign sparked a debate about race, Western beauty standards, and the backlash to “woke” American politics.
    Sydney Sweeney attends the Lionsgate presentation during 2025 CinemaCon at Caesars Palace.
    Raskin lawsuit challenges congressional restrictions at ICE facilities
    The lawsuit comes days after members of Maryland’s federal delegation were denied a tour of Baltimore’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office.
    From left, Rep. Johnny Olszewski, Rep. Sarah Elfreth, Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, Rep. Kweisi Mfume, Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Rep. Glenn Ivey await entrance to the ICE field offices at the George H. Fallon Federal Building in Baltimore on Monday, July 28, 2025. The group aimed to test whether they would be allowed to see conditions in which detainees are being kept.
    NTSB finds Army chopper in fatal midair crash with plane near Reagan Airport was above altitude limit
    The January incident was the first in a string of crashes and near misses this year.
    ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - FEBRUARY 05: Pieces of American Airlines flight 5342 recovered from the Potomac River are brought to shore during recovery efforts on February 05, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. An American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas collided midair with a military Black Hawk helicopter while on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on January 29, 2025 outside of Washington, D.C.
    Kamala Harris won’t run for California gov, leaving open possible White House run in 2028
    Former Vice President Kamala Harris will not run for California governor next year, leaving open the possibility that she could mount a third run for the White House in 2028.
    Former Vice President Kamala Harris’ decision to not run for California governor extends a guessing game about her political future that started after she lost last year’s presidential election to Donald Trump.
    Officials investigate how gunman carried out deadly attack on NYC office building
    Investigators on Wednesday were looking into how a former high school football player who blamed the game for his mental health problems carried out a deadly attack on an office building that is home to the NFL.
    People hug while attending a vigil at Bryant Park for the people killed by a gunman at a Manhattan office building the day before, Tuesday, July 29, 2025, in New York.
    Tsunami waves from 8.8 magnitude quake reach Japan, Hawaii and California
    Authorities warned the risk from the 8.8 magnitude quake could last for hours.
    An image taken from a video released by Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences, shows the aftermath of tsunami hitting the coastal area of Severo-Kurilsk.
    Martha’s Vineyard is a summer stronghold for Maryland’s Black elite
    When summertime hits Maryland, Black Marylanders don't go to Ocean City, they head to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. Some say it's a "Black Utopia."
    From left, Lillian Robinson, her son Connor, and her husband Corey Robinson, during a vacation at Martha's Vineyard.
    Gunman who killed 4 in NYC was trying to get to NFL offices and claimed to have CTE, officials say
    A gunman who killed four people inside a Manhattan office tower blamed his mental health problems on the National Football League and intended to target the league’s headquarters there but took the wrong elevator, officials said Tuesday.
    A New York police officer stands watch on 52nd Street outside a Manhattan office building where at least two people were shot, including a police officer, Monday, July 28, 2025, in New York.
    NTSB hearings will focus on fatal Army helicopter-passenger jet crash. Here’s what to know.
    The National Transportation Safety Board will hold three days of hearings on January’s midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter over the nation’s capital that killed 67 people.
    ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - JANUARY 31: Recovery teams search the wreckage after the crash of an American Airlines plane on the Potomac River as it approached the airport on January 31, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. The American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas collided midair with a military Black Hawk helicopter while on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. According to reports, there were no survivors among the 67 people on both aircraft.
    Baltimore families ripped apart by ICE detentions, deportations
    Baltimore immigrant families now are coping with the sudden separation from loved ones and navigating both the consequences at home and the uncertainty of what happens next.
    At least 5 dead, including police officer, after NYC office building shooting
    A shooting at a midtown Manhattan office building on Monday left at least five people dead, including an off-duty New York City police officer, sources told the The Associated Press.
    The scene on 52nd Street between Park and Lexington Avenue where a New York Police Department police officer was shot, Monday, July 28, 2025, in New York.
    US and EU deal sets 15% tariff on most goods, averts the threat of a trade war
    The sweeping announcement came after President Donald Trump and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen met briefly at Trump’s Turnberry golf course in Scotland.
    President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speak as they meet at the Trump Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland.
    Continuous glucose monitors are in vogue. But do you really need to track your blood sugar?
    Continuous glucose monitors, small patches that provide 24-hour insight into concentrations of sugar in the blood, could be a tool for Americans to “take control over their own health.
    NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 02: Taylor Jane Stimmler, whose had type 1 diabetes since she was a teenager, displays her continuous glucose monitor she wears on her arm on March 02, 2023 in New York City. Drugmaker Eli Lilly announced yesterday that it will cap the out-of-pocket cost of its insulin at $35 a month. Medical experts believe that the unexpected move may compel other insulin makers in the U.S. to follow suit and cap their prices of insulin. For those without health insurance or a health plan, the cost of insulin can cost hundreds or thousands of dollars a month for a diabetic. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
    As Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour draws to a close, Blue Ivy emerges as a star
    Although there is no solid answer for what the future holds for Blue Ivy, it is widely recognized that the possibilities are limitless.
    FILE - Beyoncé, center left, and her daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, perform during halftime of an NFL football game between the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024, in Houston.
    Women in legislatures across the US fight for ‘potty parity’
    The issue of potty parity may seem comic, but its impact runs deeper than uncomfortably full bladders, said Kathryn Anthony, professor emerita at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s School of Architecture.
    The women's restroom in the House chamber's hallway at the state Capitol on Monday, July 21, 2025, in Denver.
    First the shoes went back on. Now, at US airport security, more liquid in carry-ons may be at hand
    Travelers giddy about being able to keep their shoes on while walking through TSA checkpoints at the airport again may have something else to look forward to: changes to how much liquid they can carry.
    FILE - Shoes and small liquid containers are placed in bins to be screened by TSA Supervisor Jennifer Haslip at Washington's Ronald Reagan National Airport, June 27, 2008.
    9-year-old dies after playing in wave pool at Hersheypark
    A 9-year-old died Thursday night after being rescued while playing in the wave pool at Hersheypark, according to park officials.
    Hershey, PA, USA - September 4, 2020: Visitors stand in line at the entrance of Hersheypark, a popular attraction in Chocolatetown USA.
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