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Sen. Bob Menendez guilty of taking bribes in cash and gold and acting as Egypt's foreign agent 07/16/2024 07:42pm • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez was convicted of all charges Tuesday in a sweeping corruption trial in which he was accused of accepting bribes of gold and cash from three New Jersey businessmen and acting as an agent for the Egyptian government. A jury in Manhattan deliberated for parts of Amazon Prime Day is a major cause of injuries for warehouse workers, Senate review says 07/16/2024 05:02pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon’s popular Prime Day sales event has been “a major cause of injuries” for warehouse workers who pick and pack customer orders at the e-commerce giant's facilities across the United States, according to a report released Tuesday by Sen. Bernie Sanders. The report, which Patton Oswalt's journey from Va. military brat to Pixar animated rat 07/16/2024 03:52pm • Virginia-native comedian Patton Oswalt returns home to perform live at The Lyric in Baltimore, Maryland, on Friday. He admits that it's a tricky time to craft standup material after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. "I'm sure I'll be talking about it," Oswalt to Judge considers bond for off-duty officer awaiting murder trial after South Carolina shooting 07/16/2024 03:45pm • MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (AP) — A judge is considering whether to grant bond to a former police officer as he awaits a murder trial after an off-duty fight led to a shooting in a South Carolina fast food restaurant parking lot. Anthony DeLustro, 65, has remained jailed since his arrest on April 10. Cir DC's heat wave could be doing a number on your home 07/16/2024 02:39pm • The extreme heat that's been scorching the D.C. area for days is not only bad for humans and pets, it also could lead to damage to your home. In most cases, the issues come up when the heat is coupled with high humidity levels, said Paul Hope, home and garden editor with Consumer Reports. “T At the Trump rally, it was evening sun, songs and blue sky. Then came bullets, screams and blood 07/15/2024 10:43pm • On a sweltering weekend evening, beneath a clear blue sky, Donald Trump supporters in red “Make America Great Again” hats packed the fairgrounds in Butler, Pennsylvania. It was a friendly and festive venue for the once and maybe future president's final rally before the Republican National Conve Gambia upholds its ban on female genital cutting. Reversing it would have been a global first 07/15/2024 07:10pm • BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Lawmakers in the West African nation of Gambia on Monday rejected a bill that would have overturned a ban on female genital cutting. The attempt to become the first country in the world to reverse such a ban had been closely followed by activists abroad. The vote followed mon Thunderstorms soak parts of DC area as heat wave holds its grip 07/15/2024 04:58pm • Listen live to WTOP for traffic and weather updates on the 8s. Severe Thunderstorms passed though parts of the D.C. region Monday as residents faced yet another day of sweltering temperatures amid a record-breaking heat wave. Here's what you need to know. If you're on a commute, or just travel Olympic cycling medalists Neff and Reusser of Switzerland withdraw from Paris Games due to illnesses 07/15/2024 01:04pm • Olympic mountain bike champion Jolanda Neff and Marlen Reusser, the reigning Olympic time trial silver medalist, withdrew from the Paris Games on Monday in a double blow to the hopes of the Swiss cycling team. The Swiss Cycling Federation announced the two riders have been dealing with illnesses and Celebrities are getting $2,000 MRI scans to learn about their health. Should you? 07/15/2024 11:16am • WASHINGTON (AP) — What if there was a way to peer into your body and spot early signs of cancer and other life-threatening ailments before they became serious? That’s the pitch from a new cluster of companies selling high-tech scans to healthy people interested in learning more about their welln AP PHOTOS: In documenting violence in Haiti, you find bodies, but also ways people keep on living 07/15/2024 12:01am • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Violence permeates every fiber of Haitian society. It used to linger on the outskirts of the capital, targeting the poorest, but now everyone — from street vendors to doctors to schoolchildren — are in its grip. Yet, people find ways to keep living. For the first h Shannen Doherty, ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ star, dies at 53 07/14/2024 08:48pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shannen Doherty, the “Beverly Hills, 90210” star whose life and career were roiled by illness and tabloid stories, has died at 53. After years with breast cancer, Doherty died Saturday, according to a statement from her publicist, Leslie Sloane. “The devoted daughter, sist King Charles III to visit Australia and Samoa as he recovers from cancer 07/14/2024 08:26pm • LONDON (AP) — King Charles III is preparing to visit Australia and Samoa in October, an itinerary that will span 12 time zones and test the monarch’s stamina as he recovers from cancer treatment. The trip, announced on Sunday by Buckingham Palace, marks a watershed moment for the 75-year-old kin 8 Health Problems That Can Mimic Dementia 07/14/2024 08:00pm • Alan Baker of Spokane, Washington, began to have serious problems with memory, confusion and movement when he was about 72 years old. When his wife, Mary, began to observe his decline and difficulty handling everyday tasks, a five-year journey of misdiagnosis began. In the first six months, he made Exercising Safely After Having a Blood Clot 07/14/2024 08:00pm • If you've ever fallen and scraped your knee, you know that any bleeding eventually stops, thanks to blood clots. Clotting is nature's way of helping stanch the blood flow from a cut or wound. More specifically, after getting a superficial scrape, the damage to small blood vessels causes bleeding. Th