Long waits, waves of calls, web crashes: Social Security is breaking down
Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pmRead moreGrowing weed takes more energy than mining bitcoin. Can it go green?
Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pmCultivating marijuana inside uses about 1 percent of U.S. electricity and pollutes more than cryptocurrency mining. But there’s a better way to fuel America’s high.Jaws of life cracked 7-Eleven ATMs. Thieves stole $200,000, police say.
Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pmMen from D.C. have been charged in connection with five ATM robberies that all fit the same pattern in Prince George’s County.He was a D.C. violence interrupter. Now he’s a homicide suspect.
Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pmCotey Wynn worked with the D.C. attorney general’s Cure the Streets program. He was arrested in the 2023 shooting of a former Morgan State basketball player.Youngkin released his changes to Virginia’s budget. Here’s what to know.
Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pmLawmakers will take up Youngkin’s ideas on April 2 when they return to Richmond to address any changes the governor wants to make to their handiwork.He drove over Baltimore’s Key Bridge. Minutes later, it collapsed.
Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pmLarry DeSantis at first didn’t realize the extent of the destruction that occurred behind him. A year later, he’s had time to consider the what-ifs of that night.Work Advice: I’m carrying $15,000 in unreimbursed work expenses
Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pmWorker reports being coerced into opening multiple credit lines to carry thousands in work-related expenses. The employer isn’t responding. What to do?Trump wants to build more ships in the United States. It’s not so simple.
Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pmThe administration aims to counter China’s dominance of commercial shipbuilding, but maritime specialists call the hope unrealistic, saying it would require decades of consistent federal support.Health benefits company co-founded by Dr. Oz could be a conflict of interest
Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pmPresident Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is entangled in another potential conflict of interest in the health-care space, ethics experts, lawyers and health-care analysts say,USPS chief Louis DeJoy resigns as president eyes overhauling mail agency
Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pmThe postmaster general had said in February that he would stay on until a successor was chosen.What WWII data tells us about children, added sugar and chronic disease
Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm“You are not only what you eat, you are what your mom eats,” one expert says.The true story behind the ‘gold bars’ at the heart of Trump’s biggest climate fight
Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pmBiden officials rushed to design a marquee grant program, making some key decisions along the way. The Trump administration is trying to claw back the money.With one stunning shot, Derik Queen becomes a Maryland legend
Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pmThe freshman star’s buzzer-beater sent the Terps to the Sweet 16 and made him an icon in College Park.Trump picks acting CDC chief Susan Monarez for permanent post
Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pmMonarez will work closely with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., head of the Department of Health and Human Services, CDC’s parent agency.Democrats once killed a pipeline in the Northeast. Now they may help Trump revive it.
Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pmSoaring utility bills in blue states are fueling the president’s plan to bring a gas project back from the dead.Europe races to lure U.S. scientists as Trump puts pressure on universities
Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pmSome European universities are offering funding for American scientists considering a relocation and promising a safe haven free from academic censorship.Trump’s global funding cuts leave a void in Africa for rivals to exploit
Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pmAmerica’s vanishing presence in Africa has upended critical programs, severed relationships and left a vacuum that Russia and China will look to capitalize on.Russia plays down swift progress in talks after Trump envoy’s optimism
Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pmTrump’s envoy Steve Witkoff raised hopes of “real progress” on a Black Sea ceasefire in Monday’s peace talks in Riyadh.Palestinian director of Oscar-winning film attacked by settlers in West Bank, activists say
Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pmHamdan Ballal, co-director of the documentary “No Other Land,” was attacked in his home village of Susya, according to activists.In photos and videos: Turkey cracks down on protests after Erdogan rival is jailed
Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pmMore than 1,000 people have been detained amid protests over the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key opponent of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.Columbia on track to regain funding after policy changes, education head says
Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pmLinda McMahon made the remarks after the university acceded to Trump administration demands, including on protest policies and some Middle Eastern studies.Murphy, the beloved bald eagle who tried to hatch a rock, has died
Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pmMurphy, the bald eagle who delighted the world by trying to hatch a rock before becoming an orphaned bird’s foster dad, died this month at 33.Three blazes burn in N.C., part of wildfires in swath of eastern U.S.
Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pmIn the most critical of current blazes, three large wildfires are driving evacuations and are uncontrolled in North Carolina’s Polk County, about 25 miles southeast of Asheville.CWG Live updates: Partly sunny today with a chance of showers late
Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pmThe weekend will probably be warm but some showers are possible Sunday.AJ Johnson goes above the rim to set a career high for the Wizards
Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pmThe rookie is still establishing himself, but he definitely can get the crowd excited. He had two big dunks and 17 points in Monday’s 112-104 loss to Toronto.Tornado strikes town two years after a deadly EF4 passed through
Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pmA tornado skirted along the north side of town, with winds of at least 95 to 110 mph.Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal lead an oddly unserious ‘Othello’
Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pmThe big-ticket revival of “Othello” with Washington and Gyllenhaal lacks a big-ticket idea.An asparagus tart topped with Caesar dressing welcomes spring in style
Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pmAn asparagus puff pastry tart gets an extra punch from a thick Caesar dressing.10 vegetable soup recipes for a soothing meal
Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pmAll sorts of vegetables shine in these soup recipes that are full of flavor.9 of the best restaurants in Shaw
Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pmFeast on unparalleled Peruvian cuisine, foraged Americana, Laotian comfort food and more.
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