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Father says ex-wife didn't supervise son who's the focus of a probe into stepsister's cruise death 12/05/2025 05:10pm • TITUSVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A 16-year-old boy being investigated in the death of his stepsister on a Carnival cruise ship last month didn't have his father's permission to go on the trip, the dad said in family court papers accusing his ex-wife of failing to supervise the teen. The teenager and his 18 DC teen missing for months identified as homicide victim found in College Park 12/05/2025 04:26pm • A homicide investigation is underway in Prince George's County after investigators identified the body found in November in a park in College Park, Maryland, as a D.C. teenager who had been missing for months. Prince George's County Police Department identified the victim as 14-year-old Jeffe In Colorado town built on coal, some families are moving on, even as Trump tries to boost industry 12/05/2025 02:57pm • CRAIG, Colo. (AP) — The Cooper family knows how to work heavy machinery. The kids could run a hay baler by their early teens, and two of the three ran monster-sized drills at the coal mines along with their dad. But learning to maneuver the shiny red drill they use to tap into underground heat fee A county jail in Arkansas produces hundreds of ICE arrests under a program surging across the US 12/05/2025 09:57am • ROGERS, Ark. (AP) — She was already separated from her husband, the family breadwinner and father of her two youngest children, and had lost the home they shared in Arkansas. Then Cristina Osornio was ensnared by the nation’s rapidly expanding immigration enforcement crackdown just months after Honolulu to settle lawsuit over police shooting of Micronesian teen for $1M 12/03/2025 09:20pm • HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu’s city council on Wednesday authorized $1 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of a 16-year-old boy who was shot and killed by police. The fatal shooting of Iremamber Sykap in 2021 came amid a national reckoning over police use of force, but the case also highlight A single shot of HPV vaccine may be enough to fight cervical cancer, study finds 12/03/2025 05:00pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A single HPV vaccination appears just as effective as two doses at preventing the viral infection that causes cervical cancer, researchers reported Wednesday. HPV, or human papillomavirus, is very common and spread through sex. Most HPV infections clear up on their own but some l The PlayStation turns 30: Looking back at the console that gave us Lara Croft and 'The Last of Us' 12/03/2025 02:28pm • NEW YORK (AP) — When Kendrick Lamar began his Super Bowl halftime show earlier this year, he picked a stage design likely familiar to anyone tuning in: a square, triangle, cross and circle. The Grammy-winning rapper — in front of more than 133 million people — chose to perform on a massive, in Make-A-Wish grants a Suitland teen a swim with the biggest fish in the world 12/03/2025 10:34am • For December, WTOP is bringing you “Wish Wednesday,” where we spotlight what Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic does for families in D.C., Virginia and Maryland. If you would like to help make a wish kid’s dream come true, please visit the foundation's website. When you think of popular requests DC and Maryland lead in traffic safety — but Virginia lags behind 12/03/2025 06:45am • When it comes to laws aimed at keeping drivers and passengers safe, D.C. and Maryland are ahead of Virginia, according to a new report from Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety. But all three jurisdictions have room to improve. The group’s 2026 Roadmap to Safety report gives D.C. and Maryland Former England cricketer Robin Smith dies at 62 12/02/2025 08:00pm • LONDON (AP) — Robin Smith, the batter who shone for England in a period when it was beaten regularly in test cricket, has died. He was 62. Smith's family said in a statement from the England and Wales Cricket Boar d that he died unexpectedly at his home in Perth, Australia, on Monday. No cause was American Eagle: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot 12/02/2025 04:32pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — PITTSBURGH (AP) — American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (AEO) on Tuesday reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $91.3 million. The Pittsburgh-based company said it had profit of 53 cents per share. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts Chairman of vaccine committee leaves for new HHS job 12/01/2025 02:35pm • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s controversial vaccine advisory committee will be meeting later this week under a new chairperson, federal officials announced Monday. Martin Kulldorff is leaving the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to take a leadership role A lost generation of news consumers? Survey shows how teenagers dislike the news media 12/01/2025 12:50pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Cat Murphy, a college student, has wanted to be a journalist since she was 11. Many of her friends don't understand why. When they engage with the news — if they do — they hear a cacophony of voices. They don't know who to believe. Reporters are biased. They make mistakes. Besi DC police issue 2 juvenile curfew zones to deter large gatherings of kids and teens 11/29/2025 03:29pm • D.C. police are adding more dates for two juvenile curfew zones in Navy Yard and U Street that will be in effect to deter large gatherings of kids and teens. The Navy Yard restrictions cover Interstate 695 to the Anacostia River and from 8th Street, SE, to South Capitol Street. (Courtesy D.C. Communities honor West Virginia National Guard members shot in Washington 11/28/2025 07:45pm • West Virginia communities and officials were honoring two members of the state's National Guard who were shot in Washington, D.C., this week, lauding their dedication to serving their country. U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, remains hospitali