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Papa John's names head of Arby's as new CEO 08/27/2019 09:30am • Papa John's has a new CEO. But will Rob Lynch, formerly the president of red hot sandwich chain Arby's, have the chops to turn the struggling pizza chain around? Lynch was named CEO of Papa John's Tuesday morning. He replaces Steve Ritchie, the veteran Papa John's executive who took over in the w Which type of milk is healthiest? 08/27/2019 12:15am • Milk does a body good, according to the 1980s marketing campaign. A simple message, but the reality is more complex. Certainly, there are lots of vitamins in this beverage. But today there's a wide array of different types of milk with varied health benefits. "All 'milks' are not created equal," 2 drivers charged in Saturday's fatal I-66 crash as investigation continues 08/25/2019 03:30pm • Photo shows the scene of the fatal crash on I-66 Saturday morning. (Courtesy VDOT) Police have identified the man who died in Saturday morning's crash on Interstate 66 and have charged two drivers in the incident. The crash happened shortly before 11 a.m. on the westbound lanes of I-66 east o Why vacation loans can be a bad idea 08/22/2019 08:00pm • A loan may seem like your ticket to a dream vacation when you lack the cash to cover the hefty price tag upfront. A vacation loan is simply another name for a personal loan you use for travel. But looks can be deceiving. That vacation loan you use to finance your seven-day Caribbean cruise cou Sen. Pinsky faults Hogan administration for late rollout of scholarship programs 08/22/2019 09:24am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. More than 1,200 community college students will receive Promise Scholarships this year that could eliminate their tuition costs, but a state DC mayor opens new short-term family housing in Northeast 08/21/2019 11:55pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser opened a new short-term family housing facility in the Brookland area of Northeast on Wednesday. Bowser cut the ribbon to officially open The Sterling, located at 1700 Rhode Island Avenue in Ward 5. It is the fifth short-term family housing building in D.C. D.C. Mayor Prosecutors to look into fatal DC fire at unlicensed apartment building 08/21/2019 06:45pm • Sunday morning's blaze in the 700 block of Kennedy Street Northwest claimed the life of one tenant, a man from Ethiopia. A 9-year-old boy badly injured in the blaze, identified as Yafet Solomon, died later. (Courtesy DC Fire and EMS) D.C. and federal prosecutors will investigate Sunday morning's Man struck by Pr. George's officer in cruiser on Indian Head Highway 08/20/2019 02:08pm • A man crossing busy Indian Head Highway is in stable condition after being struck by a Prince Georges County Police officer driving a police cruiser Tuesday morning. Prince George's County investigators say the man was in the crosswalk at the intersection of Indian Head Highway and Livingston Roa GW to phase out fixed tuition for undergrads 08/20/2019 09:21am • George Washington University will phase out its fixed tuition program for incoming on-campus undergraduate students starting fall 2020. The move comes amid a review of long-standing policies on the undergraduate student experience. GW hopes axing its fixed tuition program will make more funds ava School condemns video of high schoolers giving Nazi salute 08/19/2019 10:19pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A school district in Southern California condemned a video of high-schoolers giving Nazi salutes and singing a Nazi song after it became public Monday. The video , obtained by the Daily Beast — which posted about 8 seconds of it — shows members o Today in History: Aug. 19 08/19/2019 12:05am • Today is Monday, Aug. 19, the 231st day of 2019. Today's Highlight in History: On August 19, 1934, a plebiscite in Germany approved the vesting of sole executive power in Adolf Hitler. On this date: In 1812, the USS Constitution defeated the British frigate HMS Guerriere off Nova Scotia 5 scariest roller coaster drops around the world 08/16/2019 05:23am • Roller coaster fans savor every second of the ride, but there's something really special about that big drop. Advances in technology, design and engineering over the decades have allowed amusement parks to offer ever taller, faster and steeper coasters (with loops and ot From peaceful demonstrations to violent confrontations: The evolution of the Hong Kong protests 08/16/2019 03:03am • In recent weeks, Hong Kong's protests have been characterized by tear gas and angry confrontations. But it wasn't always like this. In March, when residents began protesting against a controversial bill that would enable China to extradite fugitives from the city, the we How to demolish a nuclear power plant without blowing it up 08/16/2019 01:27am • This is how you demolish a nuclear power plant German-style. No big red button. No dramatic countdown. No "kaboom!" The engineers who brought down a disused power plant on the River Rhine last week did so without an explosion. Instead they used robots to gently collapse Today in History: Aug. 16 08/16/2019 12:00am • Today is Friday, Aug. 16, the 228th day of 2019. There are 137 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 16, 1977, Elvis Presley died at his Graceland estate in Memphis, Tennessee, at age 42. On this date: In 1812, Detroit fell to British and Indian forces in the War