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World Menopause Day: Women take a day to raise awareness about the change of life 10/17/2023 05:30am • Women across the D.C. region and worldwide will honor World Menopause Day on Wednesday, Oct. 18. The annual call to action is a chance for women to get support, treatment and mentally change the way they view this major life change. “Most women are not in a friend group where they have the spac 'I’m not a victim anymore': Va. domestic violence survivor celebrates justice, wants to help others 10/13/2023 05:22pm • It wasn't the first time that domestic violence was happening to Jessica, of Richmond, Virginia, but after a relationship that spanned 13 abusive years, it would be the last. She called police fearing for her and her 6-year-old son's life after another night of abuse inside a National Harbor hote Secretary Buttigieg, Md. Gov. Moore visit Prince George’s Community College to promote trucking industry 10/12/2023 09:41am • U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg chatted with Daryl McLendon about how he learned about Prince George’s Community College’s Commercial Driver’s License program. “I looked it up online,” said McClendon, a student in the college’s CDL training program. “I went to the P.G. Player of the Week: Patriot High's Jackson McCarter 10/11/2023 04:23am • Another week, another school record for one of the Washington area's most prolific running backs. Just a week after setting a Patriot High School mark with six touchdowns in one game, junior Jackson McCarter etched his name into the record book with another spectacular performance. He rushed Defense Dept. official faces charge tied to Maryland dogfighting ring 10/03/2023 09:33am • Two Maryland men, including a Department of Defense employee, have been charged with facilitating a dogfighting ring in Anne Arundel County. Frederick "Fred" Douglass Moorefield Jr., 62, of Arnold and Mario Damon Flythe, 49, of Glen Burnie are charged with "promoting and furthering animal fightin DC-area group offers tour of Harriet Tubman landmarks, Underground Railroad 10/02/2023 06:30am • She was considered the conductor of the Underground Railroad. Now, a local group wants young people to walk the steps of the great abolitionist Harriet Tubman in Maryland. The Wisdom Walkers are hosting the Harriet Tubman Museum Tour and Historic Walk on Saturday, Oct. 7 and Sunday, Oct. 8 in Tub Boxing's Jim Lampley reflects on his Tyson, Foreman calls ahead of big Canelo-Charlo fight on PPV.com 09/29/2023 05:44am • Hear our full chat on my podcast “Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.” He was the voice of iconic boxing moments that shocked the world, from Buster Douglas knocking out Mike Tyson to George Foreman upsetting Michael Moorer to regain the world heavyweight championship. This weekend, Jim Tips for defeating winter blues as symptoms start to kick in 09/28/2023 08:08pm • It’s only fall, but believe it or not, the “winter blues” may already be setting in. Its medical name is seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, and if it's arrived for its annual visit, there are tips you can follow to combat the symptoms. Dr. Norman Rosenthal is a psychiatrist and clinical p Why you may want to keep artificial sweeteners around 09/28/2023 12:18pm • This content is sponsored by MedStar Washington Hospital Center. In May, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned against using non-sugar sweeteners to lose weight or reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases. The organization said evidence showed that consumption of sweeteners like Splenda a Museum of Failure celebrates flops like New Coke and Shake Weight 09/27/2023 05:23am • What do Crystal Pepsi, the Shake Weight and the DeLorean all have in common? They’re epic failures and they are part of the Museum of Failure visiting Georgetown. At the traveling exhibit, you’ll learn about fads like the Segway, now used only by Paul Blart and other mall cops, and the Plasti Player of the Week: Chantilly's Avery Chow 09/22/2023 05:01am • Each week, WTOP is picking one student athlete to be featured on air and online as our Player of the Week. This week’s WTOP Player of the Week is Avery Chow of Chantilly High School in Chantilly, Virginia. Chow is a senior at Chantilly and has played football for the school since his freshman y Judge will hold hearing on ex-DOJ official's request to move Georgia election case to federal court 09/18/2023 06:32am • ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge who rejected efforts by former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to move his charges in the Georgia election subversion case to federal court is set to hear arguments Monday from former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark on the same issue. Fulto Could long-term use of heartburn medicine be linked to dementia? 09/16/2023 01:44am • Could taking antacids over a long period of time negatively affect your brain? A new study says it's possible. The recently released study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Neurology, looked at the lives of nearly 6,000 patients over a five-year period. The study details the effects of 'Feel the flow' as Kevin Nealon 'pumps you up' at the DC Comedy Loft this weekend 09/15/2023 04:15am • Hear our full chat on my podcast "Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley." It's a big weekend in the nation's capital for fans of the "Weekend Update" segments on Saturday Night Live. Current hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che hit the DAR Constitution Hall on Friday night, but former host Kevin N Candidate in high-stakes Virginia election performed sex acts with husband in live videos 09/11/2023 10:30pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A candidate in a high-stakes legislative contest in Virginia had sex with her husband in live videos posted on a pornographic website and asked viewers to pay them money in return for carrying out specific sex acts. Screenshots of Susanna Gibson on the website were shar