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How nanoplastics may be impacting our long-term health 07/27/2025 11:36am • ▶ Watch Video: The impact of nanoplastics on long-term health Albuquerque, New Mexico — Dr. Matt Campen studies the health effects of environmental pollutants. His lab at the University of New Mexico has, for the first time, found plastics in human brain tissue. He says his research Suspect is sought after man and woman found dead in Arkansas' Devil's Den State Park, police say 07/27/2025 07:02am • Andrew Harnik/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A man and woman were found dead on a walking trail in Devil's Den State Park on Saturday afternoon, Arkansas State Police said, adding that a suspect is being sought and the deaths are being investigated as a potential double homicide.Police were called to the Analysis: From Gaza to Belarus, a series of global crises tests US focus and influence 07/25/2025 05:13pm • A wave of major international developments is unfolding simultaneously, each with significant geopolitical weight. From deepening tensions in Eastern Europe to an escalating humanitarian crisis in the Middle East and a renewed focus on unresolved controversies within the United States, these even  AstraZeneca chooses Virginia for its largest-ever R&D and manufacturing investment 07/22/2025 12:42pm • U.K.-based drug giant AstraZeneca will make what it calls its single-largest manufacturing investment in the world with a new facility in Virginia. The company has not identified the site in Virginia where it plans to build the facility, but said it will be a multi-billion-dollar project. The fac DC firefighters go viral, hope to inspire young girls to pursue the job 07/17/2025 04:50pm • At the time they thought it was a rather innocuous photo. With 24-hour shifts, it’s something they do all the time to have a little fun during their downtime at the Southwest D.C. firehouse around L’Enfant Plaza. But then it went viral, and they think it’s a good thing. The picture show Jury begins deliberations in involuntary manslaughter trial for technician in deadly Sterling home explosion 07/16/2025 05:13pm • A Loudoun County, Virginia, jury is now deliberating in the involuntary manslaughter trial of a former propane service technician who visited a home in Sterling shortly before it exploded Feb. 16, 2024, killing volunteer firefighter Trevor Brown. During closing arguments Wednesday morning, Lo Carb loading 101: How it can help improve endurance, performance (and when it's just eating lots of pasta) 07/14/2025 11:06am • Most of us have heard of carb loading as a way to prepare for a sporting event, but many of us don't really know what it is, how it works and why it's only appropriate at certain times — and for certain kinds of athletes. "Carb loading is a strategy used very commonly by long distance runners, Lionel Messi extends MLS record-breaking streak, scoring two goals against Nashville SC 07/13/2025 08:42am • (CNN) — Lionel Messi scored two goals in Inter Miami’s 2-1 victory over Nashville SC on Saturday, extending his record-breaking streak of scoring multiple goals in a Major League Soccer game to five. Victory marked Miami’s fifth consecutive win too and snapped Nashville’s 15-match unbeate Candidates running for late Rep. Connolly’s seat in Va. weigh in on key issues 07/10/2025 07:16am • WATCH LIVE: Candidates for Gerry Connolly’s congressional seat face off in forum on July 28 at 6 p.m.  In two months, some Virginians will head to the polls to pick a candidate to fill the Congressional seat vacated by the late Rep. Gerry Connolly. Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced a special el Several in custody after North Texas police officer shot in neck outside ICE facility 07/06/2025 09:17am • ▶ Watch Video: Texas officer shot as several suspects opened fire near immigration detention facility, police say Several suspects are in custody after a police officer was injured in a shooting at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Alvarado, Texas, in the late-nig Car Review: VW Atlas ready to carry the weight of the family 06/27/2025 04:11am • You might do a double take this week. This Volkswagen Atlas looks so much like the Toyota Grand Highlander we drove the week before, my family never even noticed that there was a different vehicle in the driveway. That’s because these both follow a popular modern aesthetic: cement gray paint with More studies show diet and nutrition are important in fighting cancer 06/06/2025 04:42am • While exercising and eating well is not only important for staying healthy, research shows it may also give you an upper hand in the fight against cancer. The latest study funded by the Canadian Cancer Society followed people who were prescribed a 3-year exercise program after treatment for color US Army takes steps to prevent damage to DC roads during military parade 06/05/2025 03:38pm • A week ahead of the military parade planned to celebrate the Army's 250th anniversary, soldiers are installing steel plates on D.C.'s streets with hopes of minimizing damage from tanks. If you drive around the National Mall you’ll probably see — and maybe even feel — the one-inch-thick Second bond rating agency reaffirms highest credit rating for Maryland 05/28/2025 01:58pm • A second bond-rating agency has reaffirmed its highest credit rating for Maryland, helping offset a downgrade by a third agency just weeks before a scheduled $1.7 billion bond sale by the state. The AAA rating from Standard & Poor’s follows a similar rating from Fitch two weeks ago. Standar Analysis: Why the DC killing of Israeli Embassy staffers rattles local communities and international officials 05/22/2025 03:47pm • The fatal shooting of two Israeli Embassy staffers in the nation’s capital goes far beyond a diplomatic tragedy — it signals a chilling new phase in the intersection of global conflict, domestic extremism and local vulnerability. For residents of D.C. and beyond, the attack represents a potent a