This story is part of WTOP’s 2026 Back to School coverage. Constant phone notifications and endless scrolling can lead to “popcorn brain,” a term coined to describe a restless, scattered state of mind ...

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order calling for revamped childhood vaccine recommendations, including separating the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three ...

A woman participates in a protest of the National Guard's presence in D.C. on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (WTOP/Kyle Cooper) Tuesday marks one year since President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency ...

Eligible new Kalshi customers who open an account and make a first-time deposit of at least $1 qualify for this tiered ...

Extreme heat is pushing Italy’s Franciacorta winemakers to harvest grapes earlier than expected. Rising temperatures and low rainfall are accelerating ...

Workers fan out before dawn to clip clusters of grapes destined to be transformed into Italy’s prized Franciacorta sparkling wine a full 10 days earlier than ...

Search and rescue efforts were underway early Tuesday in dozens of cities and towns in western Colombia after a powerful ...

A man was shot and killed at a party Saturday night in Fauquier County, Virginia, the sheriff’s office said. The Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office said deputies arrived to a private residence on Bowery ...

The Dallas Cowboys and defensive tackle Quinnen Williams agreed Monday on a $105.9 million, three-year extension going into ...

On a list of the top 50 solo travel destinations in the world, the United States ranked No. 1, and of the U.S.’ top 10 cities to visit on your own, the District of Columbia ranked No. 8.

Prince George’s County, Maryland, has been sued by a group of business owners who say a new fee passed earlier this year by the county council that was signed into law by County Executive Aisha ...

Ben Jones, who played the good ol’ boy mechanic in “The Dukes of Hazzard” TV series and parlayed his fame into a political career and two terms in the U.S. House, has died. He was 84.