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P&G recalls some Old Spice and Secret aerosol spray antiperspirants due to detection of benzene 11/27/2021 12:54pm • The Procter & Gamble Company is voluntarily recalling some Old Spice and Secret aerosol spray antiperspirants after a presence of benzene was detected. The recall impacts all lots with expiration dates through September 2023 of specific Old Spice and Secret aerosol spray antiperspirants and O What if your kid gets the wrong COVID-19 vaccine dose? 11/26/2021 10:36am • After numerous incidents of children receiving the wrong dose of COVID-19 vaccine, parents are asking what to do if their own child is one of them. Experts are saying: Don’t worry, but be vigilant. Here's what you need to know. In early November, about 110 children ages 5 to 11 were administere Md. universities begin preparing student athletes to profit from names and likenesses 11/23/2021 02:03pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Maryland athletic directors told an oversight committee Monday that they are offering opportunities for college athletes to profit off their DC Fire chief explains keys to preventing Thanksgiving cooking fires 11/22/2021 06:44pm • Thanksgiving is a time to show off your chef skills, but all that cooking and baking means more risk for kitchen fires. According to D.C. Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly, nationally, Thanksgiving is a peak date for home cooking fires, with more than three times the daily average for such inciden Cava founders’ new restaurant, Melina, opens in North Bethesda 11/22/2021 11:00am • D.C.-based Mediterranean chain CAVA continues to branch out, this time with a new fine casual Greek restaurant named Melina in North Bethesda’s Pike & Rose development. It joins CAVA’s nearby French restaurant, Julii, which opened at Pike & Rose in 2018. More Business News 20 cheap Christmas gifts for 2021 11/22/2021 10:00am • Budget-conscious gifting Even though product prices are rising due to inflation, consumer spending remains strong. In October, retail sales grew 1.7% from the previous month and 16.3% from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. "This year, we're facing some unusual headwinds when Car Review: Kia K5 GT turns up the fun with a big bump in power 11/22/2021 04:05am • This is the third Kia K5 sedan I have sampled in the last year or so, and they are really standouts sedans when compared to competition from the likes of Honda and Toyota. This time, the K5 sedan is the GT that has some styling improvements over other Kia K5 models. The K5 GT looks sportier with bla Omega Psi Phi chapter celebrates its founder's day with giving 11/21/2021 11:46pm • One hundred and ten years of brotherhood and service, that's what the brothers of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated celebrated last week during their founder's day. The fraternity was founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 17, 1911.  A local chapter continued What Is FightCamp? 11/21/2021 07:00pm • Boxing and kickboxing workouts have gained in popularity in recent years as a form of high-intensity training that can help you shed excess weight and achieve superior fitness. An at-home program called FightCamp aims to bring the power of boxing and kickboxing into your living room."FightCamp is a Volunteers distributing 4,000 boxes of food to DC and Maryland families in need 11/21/2021 11:51am • This year, volunteers will be packing and distributing 4,000 boxes to DC and Maryland families, their biggest number so far (WTOP/Shayna Estulin). Ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, dozens of volunteers gathered in a Silver Hill, Maryland, warehouse to pack boxes of holiday food staples for area Hogan’s former aide pleads not guilty in federal court 11/19/2021 04:19pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Roy C. McGrath, the former chief of staff to Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) and ex-head of the Maryland Environmental Service, pleaded not g 2021 holiday shipping guide: Deadlines for USPS, FedEx and UPS 11/18/2021 01:04pm • Don't let this year's especially challenging hunt for holiday presents go to waste by forgetting that you still have to ship those goods to someone far away. Even for those of you who started -- and maybe even finished -- your holiday shopping back in October, timelines for shipping vary dependin Signs You Might Be Addicted to Processed Foods 11/18/2021 12:00am • Do you often find you eat more than you really want to? Does it kind of feel like the time you wanted to quit smoking (or drugs, alcohol, weed, vaping, shopping, gambling, relationships or sex) and found that you couldn't -- or that it took a lot more effort than you had anticipated?The common facto DC's Downtown Holiday Market starts Friday 11/16/2021 12:36pm • This is the 17th year for the Downtown Holiday Market, which focuses on boosting small and minority-owed business and local retailers, with more than 70 businesses from across the D.C. region. (Courtesy Downtown DC Business Improvement District) The Downtown D.C. Business Improvement District’ Wegmans will eliminate plastic bags in Fairfax Co. 11/15/2021 11:21am • With a new 5-cent surcharge for disposable plastic bags approved by Fairfax County, Virginia, going into effect after the first of the year, grocery chain Wegmans will stop offering plastic bags to its shoppers at stores in Fairfax, Alexandria, Tysons and Chantilly. Wegmans will offer paper groce