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Scientists seek rare species survivors amid Australia flames 01/17/2020 10:01pm • This December 2019 photo provided by Guy Ballard shows a male brush-tailed rock wallaby eating supplementary food researchers provided in the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park in New South Wales, Australia. Before this fire season, scientists estimated there were as few as 15,000 left in the wild. No Without warning, Eminem drops new album 'Music to be Murdered by' 01/17/2020 01:26pm • It’s “Music to be Murdered by,” and no one saw it coming. Eminem surprised fans Thursday night by tweeting news of the release of his 11th album. “It’s your funeral…” the rapper wrote. The album’s cover art is modeled after an Alfred Hitchcock album of How to do a frugal February challenge 01/17/2020 10:00am • Frugal February might be a way to get your budget back in line for 2020. If you're interested in saving money and killing off debt, you may want to try a "Frugal February" challenge. The origins of this monthlong challenge are murky, but it's been around for at least several years, gaining no DC woman sentenced to 2 years in prison for charity-robbing scheme 01/16/2020 11:08pm • A D.C. woman was sentenced to two years in prison Thursday in an embezzlement scheme that siphoned money designated for at-risk tenants in the District run by a program overseen by a charity. Belinda McKenzie, 45, worked as a family support worker at Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese in Washi Watchdog: Metro wasted money on gold pins, cleaning that wasn't done 01/16/2020 03:00pm • A report from Metro's Office of Inspector General released Thursday found that the transit system had wasted money on gold pins and garage cleaning that never happened. (Courtesy Metro's Office of Inspector General report) Metro wasted thousands of dollars on gold pins, had no idea what other th Fairfax County 'swatting' suspect with neo-Nazi ties to remain in jail 01/15/2020 09:51pm • A Fairfax County, Virginia, teenager, with links to a group law enforcement say is sympathetic to neo-Nazi causes, will remain in jail on federal charges related to so-called swatting calls that targeted black and Jewish people. "Swatting" involves calling 911 and faking an emergency that draws a Northam orders temporary ban on firearms on state Capitol grounds ahead of rally 01/15/2020 03:44pm • Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has ordered a temporary ban on weapons, including firearms, from state Capitol grounds ahead of a scheduled gun rights rally next week. Northam declared a state of emergency Wednesday ahead of the rally, planned for Monday, citing "credible and serious threats." The ba Analysis: 30 years after the collapse of the Berlin Wall, the West whistles past the graveyard 01/15/2020 01:40pm • On Nov. 9, 1989, triggered by the destruction of the wall that divided East and West Germany, communism in Europe collapsed. Euphoria ensued. The insidious juggernaut known as the Soviet Union, which posed one of the greatest threats to world peace, later crumbled into dust. Political pressure Owner of crowded row house where 2 died in August fire charged with murder 01/15/2020 12:00pm • The owner of a crowded Northwest D.C. row house that caught fire in August, killing two people, including a 9-year-old boy, has been charged with murder. James G. Walker, 61, of D.C., was indicted by a D.C. grand jury on two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of involuntary murder, acc FAA investigating Delta jet fuel-dumping on schoolkids 01/15/2020 01:07am • CUDAHY, Calif. (AP) — Federal authorities will investigate why an airliner with engine trouble dumped jet fuel over a densely populated area of Southern California while making an emergency return to the airport, dousing dozens of schoolchildren in a smelly vapor. Delt Lack of warning may have led to downing of Ukraine flight in Iran 01/14/2020 04:33pm • This undated photo shows the wreckage of the Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 at the scene of the crash in Shahedshahr, southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP) The government of Iran announced Tuesday it has detained several people and set FAQs: What to know for the 2020 Women's March in DC 01/14/2020 03:11pm • A 2019 Women’s March protester holds a sign with a blue wave, a common trope signifying Democratic victory in the run-up to the 2018 election. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez) The Women’s March is back for its fourth, pink-hatted protest through D.C. — and in 2020, it’ll play out a little differ Woman brought to ER by Redskins player died of accidental fentanyl overdose 01/14/2020 06:19am • The 21-year-old woman who was brought unconscious to a Loudoun County emergency room by Washington Redskins player Montae Nicholson and a friend in November died from an accidental overdose of the drug fentanyl, according to an autopsy. A Virginia medical examiner determined that Julia Crabbe, of DC-area health-focused startups share the spotlight at CES 01/14/2020 05:53am • Three startups from the D.C. area made inroads into the growing health-technology field at last week's Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas. With so much attention on focusing on health, wellness and senior care technology, companies worldwide are creating products and services designed to imp Federal government blasts PG&E's deal with California fire victims 01/14/2020 03:00am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tensions between the U.S. government and Pacific Gas & Electric are boiling over as the two sides battle over whether a taxpayer-funded agency should be allowed to stake a claim on a $13.5 billion settlement covering most of the losses from catastrophic wildfires blamed on