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Movie Review: Ron Howard's 'Eden' brings 1920s chaos on a Galápagos island to life 08/20/2025 05:31pm • Ron Howard’s “Eden” opens with a bold statement: “Fascism is spreading.” It'll surely carry weight in modern society, but the phrase is referencing events from nearly a century ago. Based on a true story, “Eden” retraces what happened when a group of Europeans attempted to start anew o Study: Which exercises are best for alleviating insomnia 08/20/2025 01:47pm • Exercise has long been thought to improve the quantity and quality of a person's sleep. A new study shows which forms of exercise are most likely to benefit people battling insomnia. A Maryland-based physician said the study concluded that compared with several more intense exercise regiments, y Nearly 50 years on the ice: Bowie skating program builds confidence, not just champions 08/20/2025 01:35pm • For nearly five decades, the Bowie Figure Skating Club has been a fixture at the city-run Bowie Ice Arena, offering young athletes and casual skaters alike the chance to lace up their skates. Heading into back-to-school season as the club approaches its 50th anniversary, its director said the fo What to Do When Your Doctor Stops Accepting Medicare 08/19/2025 08:00pm • Medicare, the federal health insurance program designed to cover people age 65 and older (and some younger individuals with qualifying disabilities), provides health insurance for many American seniors. The vast majority of doctors and hospitals accept Medicare, but they're not required to, and the How to Protect Your Data When Using Health Tracking Apps 08/19/2025 08:00pm • In late June, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he plans to launch a campaign to incentivize Americans to use wearable health tracking devices. Health-tracking devices -- including watches, rings and bands -- can offer real benefits. They can help you stay acco Residents of a remote island disputed by Colombia hope their Peruvian government won't forget them 08/19/2025 06:09pm • SANTA ROSA, Peru (AP) — A remote island on the Amazon River — now the subject of a territorial dispute between Peru and Colombia — has a single paved road for a main street, which is home to more nightclubs and evangelical churches than any other businesses. Named after a 16th-century saint, S FACT FOCUS: Trump says he has ended seven wars. The reality isn't so clear cut 08/19/2025 06:00pm • President Donald Trump has projected himself as a peacemaker since returning to the White House in January, touting his efforts to end global conflicts. In meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders Monday, Trump repeated that he has been instrumental in stoppin US pediatricians' new COVID-19 shot recommendations differ from CDC advice 08/19/2025 03:48pm • NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics is substantially diverging from U.S. government vaccine recommendations. The group’s new COVID-19 recommendations — released Tuesday — come amid a tumultuous year for public health, as vaccine skeptics have co Pakistan restores electricity and reopens roads in areas where floods killed over 300 08/19/2025 02:21pm • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan reopened damaged roads in the north and northwest and restored 70% of the region's electricity after flash floods there killed more than 300 people, officials said Tuesday, as a downpour continued to lash several flood-hit regions. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar tol The suspect in a car-ramming attack on a German Christmas market is charged with murder 08/19/2025 09:55am • BERLIN (AP) — The suspect in a deadly car-ramming attack on a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg has been charged with murder, attempted murder and bodily harm, prosecutors said Tuesday, claiming he was trying to kill as many people as possible. Five women and a boy died, and many mo The return of some diseases makes it important to get vaccines for young kids, doctor says 08/19/2025 04:27am • As students head back to school, a checkup on which vaccines are needed is usually on the list. WTOP looks into which ones are especially important this year. "Vaccines are victims of their own success," said Dr. David Higgins, assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Colorado Ansch 'Ketamine Queen' accused of selling fatal dose to Matthew Perry agrees to plead guilty 08/18/2025 08:19pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman known as the “Ketamine Queen,” charged with selling Matthew Perry the drug that killed him, agreed to plead guilty Monday. Jasveen Sangha becomes the fifth and final defendant charged in the overdose death of the “Friends” star to strike a plea agreement with fe Kohberger's sexist, creepy behavior alarmed university faculty and students before Idaho murders 08/18/2025 08:13pm • BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Bryan Kohberger developed a reputation for being sexist and creepy while attending a criminal justice program in the months before he killed four University of Idaho students in 2022, fellow grad students told investigators. His behavior was so problematic that one Washington Trump administration says driver in Florida crash was in US illegally, faults California policy 08/18/2025 07:24pm • FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Monday that a truck driver accused of making an illegal U-turn that killed three people in Florida was in the country illegally, fueling a verbal tussle with California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office over immigration. Harjinder Sin Texas declares measles outbreak over 08/18/2025 02:12pm • The Texas measles outbreak that sickened 762 people since late January is over, state health officials said Monday. It's been more than 42 days since the last new case was confirmed, meeting the threshold public health officials use to declare measles outbreaks over. The last person to have an outbr