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'Controversy' swirls around non-sugar sweeteners after WHO recommends against them 05/16/2023 03:53pm • A new chapter has emerged in the debate over sugar alternatives as the World Health Organization released new guidelines this week, recommending against the use of sugar-free sweeteners to control body weight. Common sweeteners include stevia, aspartame, saccharin and sucralose, which are often a US Senate takes aim at DC police reform bill that would ban chokeholds, increase bodycam footage access 05/16/2023 10:05am • D.C.’s police reform measures that aim to increase accountability could be blocked in the Senate as early as Tuesday. Ohio Republican Sen. JD Vance introduced the disapproval resolution last week. It is the companion to the resolution passed by the House on Apr. 19. “It’s a disgrace that Bristow woman struck police vehicle, knocking Va. trooper into I-66 05/16/2023 09:19am • A Bristow woman was charged with reckless driving after striking the back of a police vehicle, sending it into the back of a pickup truck and knocking a trooper into the interstate. (Courtesy Virginia State Police) A woman struck the back of a Virginia State Police SUV, propelling it into a stat US News ranks the best places to live in the US in 2023-2024 05/15/2023 08:00pm • U.S. News & World Report revealed the 2023-2024 Best Places to Live in the U.S. rankings on Tuesday, which compares the 150 most populous metro areas in the U.S. based on affordability, quality of life, desirability and job market. Released annually, the Best Places to Live rankings are based Health officials urging Marylanders to ensure they don’t lose Medicaid coverage 05/15/2023 01:42pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland state officials are pushing a statewide informational campaign to ensure that Marylanders who are still eligible for Medicaid do ‘We want to keep people alive’: How laws across DC region can help prevent fatal overdoses 05/15/2023 05:08am • This article is part of the WTOP series, “Facing Down Fentanyl: Teens Confront Drug Danger.” Even as rates of fatal drug overdoses remain alarmingly high, experts say the vast majority of deaths are preventable. More than three out of five overdose deaths involved at least one instance in The US is undergoing its worst bird flu outbreak ever. Is a poultry vaccine the answer? 05/15/2023 02:59am • While bird flu likely poses little health danger to humans, it’s contributed to spikes in U.S. egg prices and decimated poultry flocks. (USDA photo by Lance Cheung/Flickr) This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matter 4 injured, 3 hospitalized in Baltimore steam pipe explosion 05/14/2023 10:22pm • Baltimore, Maryland, officials said four patients were injured in a steam pipe explosion Sunday evening. The explosion happened around 6:30 p.m. at the intersection of Pratt and Eutaw Streets after a Baltimore Gas and Electric crew struck an unmarked pipe in the area. First responders with Bal No immediate spike in border entries in aftermath of Title 42's end 05/14/2023 10:04am • ▶ Watch Video: Thousands of migrants face uncertainty after Title 42 expires An expected spike in illegal crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border after the termination of the Title 42 pandemic-era migration control policy earlier this week did not materialize in the immediate aftermath Strasburg man leads Fauquier deputies on pursuit, hitting a speed of 130 mph 05/13/2023 12:22pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. A Strasburg man was arrested Thursday after attempting to elude Fauquier County sheriff’s deputy while hitting a speed of 130 mph. A 'Grateful to see people's smiles again': DC-area residents living life differently in post-COVID world 05/12/2023 08:21am • The World Health Organization says COVID-19 is no longer a public health emergency. But in a post-pandemic world, many D.C. area residents are living life in different ways. WTOP spoke to people in the D.C. region to see their level of concern is surrounding COVID-19 and to see what precautions� Title 42 is ending. Here's what it has done, and how US immigration policy is changing 05/11/2023 04:01pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is putting new restrictions into place at its southern border to try to to stop migrants from crossing illegally and encourage them instead to apply for asylum online through a new process. The changes come with the end of coronavirus restrictions on asylum that h Climate calling: Maryland plans multi-agency approach to climate change 05/11/2023 10:10am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller (D) and other top state officials gathered at the University of Maryland Baltimore County on Wednesday to discuss how Loudoun Co. school board member renews push for school resource officers at all elementary schools 05/11/2023 09:34am • All public high schools and middle schools in Loudoun County, Virginia, have school resource officers (SROs), who are employed by the county sheriff's office. Now a school board member is renewing the call for them at all elementary schools too. Tiffany Polifko, a school board member representin What the end of the COVID-19 emergency declaration means for Montgomery Co. residents on Medicaid 05/10/2023 08:26pm • Medicaid recipients are being put on notice, as the end of the federal declaration of a public health emergency due to COVID-19 means changes that could lead to the loss of their benefits. The emergency declarations that went into effect in 2020 enhanced federal funding and meant participants did