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FTC employees working remotely after Legionella bacteria found in office building

Hundreds of workers at the Federal Trade Commission will be spending the rest of August working from home after an inspection by the General Services Administration found Legionella bacteria in their District of Columbia building.

August 16, 2024

Reconstruction starts on Tidal Basin and Potomac River seawalls in D.C.

Work began Thursday on rebuilding sea walls around the Tidal Basin and Potomac River in the District of Columbia, aiming to extend the breakwaters' lifespan by a century.

August 16, 2024

Melbourne, Australia, withdraws early from an electric-scooter rental program amid safety concerns

Due to safety concerns, officials in Melbourne, Australia, voted this week to withdraw the city from a program that provided for electric-scooter rentals in the city.

August 15, 2024

Washington state is the nation’s most dangerous, according to new study

Washington state is the most dangerous state in the U.S., according to a new study released this week by personal finance company WalletHub rating the best and worst states in which to live.

August 15, 2024

North Korea opening to tourists for first time in 4 years

North Korea is set to reopen its borders for tourism for the first time since closing them due to COVID-19 in January 2020, according to two tour groups that visit the country.

August 15, 2024

Meta shutters CrowdTangle data tool despite pleas from researchers, journalists

On Wednesday, Meta closed CrowdTangle, which measured the likes, comments, shares and reactions made to social media posts, in order to move to a new system.

August 15, 2024

Black bear mauls 3-year-old girl at Montana campground

A 3-year-old girl was left hospitalized after being mauled by a female black bear at a private campground near Red Lodge, Montana, over the weekend.

August 14, 2024

Four men charged with 16 counts related to spate of D.C.-area carjackings

A group of four men have been indicted on 16 charges in a string of carjackings and other offenses that took place in the District and Maryland last winter.

August 14, 2024

Owner blames rampant crime as last Denny’s closes in San Francisco

San Francisco's last Denny's diner has closed, with the franchise owner blaming vandalism and alleged dining and dashing for the store's shuttering.

August 14, 2024

McDonald’s plays on nostalgia with new meal deal offering a collectible cup

Adults too old for a McDonald's Happy Meal now have their own merchandise to collect. The fast-food giant is offering a new meal deal and line of six collectible cups starting Tuesday.

August 14, 2024

911 dispatchers in D.C. will receive $800 bonus for showing up for all of their scheduled shifts

Emergency call center dispatchers in the District will get an $800 bonus if they show up for all of their scheduled shifts for a given month, officials said Tuesday in an internal email.

August 14, 2024

Raging bull meant for slaughterhouse causes car crash before being shot, killed

An enraged bull in Massachusetts escaped being sent to a slaughterhouse Monday before causing a multi-car crash, charging police, getting shot in the leg and being euthanized.

August 13, 2024

Ex-school lunch chief gets nine years in prison for theft of $1.5 million in chicken wings

The former food service director of an Illinois school district has been sentenced to nine years in prison for using district money over 19 months to buy herself $1.5 million in chicken wings.

August 13, 2024

Double Arch, rock formation as old as the dinosaurs, collapses in Utah

The Double Arch formation at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Utah collapsed last week. National Park Service officials theorize erosion was the culprit.

August 13, 2024

California man succumbs to heat in Death Valley National Park

Officials at Death Valley National Park in California confirmed Monday that heat exposure caused the death of a man in the park earlier this month, the second such death there this summer.

August 13, 2024

‘Kill a tourist’ graffiti scrawled on a wall on Spanish island popular with vacationers

Graffiti reading "kill a tourist" was spray-painted on a wall in Manacor, on the Spanish island of Majorca, prompting denunciation from some local officials.

August 1, 2024

CrowdStrike sued by shareholders in aftermath of global Microsoft outage

Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike is being sued by investors who claim the company made false statements ahead of a software update that crashed Windows-using computers worldwide last month.

August 1, 2024

Taylor Swift concertgoers in Warsaw told not to worry about sirens

Taylor Swift fans in Warsaw for her concert were urged not to worry about sirens echoing in the Polish capital on Thursday as part of a World War II commemoration.

August 1, 2024

Taco Bell stretching AI voice to hundreds of drive-thrus

Fast-food chain Taco Bell is expanding artificial intelligence voice capability to hundreds of U.S. locations by the end of 2024, parent company Yum! Brands announced Wednesday.

August 1, 2024

Task force arrests 14 accused of trying to buy sex, rescues 10 victims at San Diego Comic-Con

The California Justice Department broke up sex trafficking during this year's San Diego Comic-Con, arresting 14 alleged buyers and saving 10 victims, including a 16-year-old girl.

August 1, 2024