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Seven missing after explosion at California fireworks facility

Seven people were missing after a fireworks warehouse in Esparto, California, caught fire and exploded Tuesday.

July 2, 2025

New Tennessee law bans minors from driving for one year after conviction for bullying

Tennessee juveniles found guilty of harassment by bullying or cyberbullying will be stopped from getting behind the wheel for a year, with a few exceptions, under a new law that went into effect Tuesday.

July 2, 2025

Amazon deploys one-millionth robot at Japan facility

Global commerce giant Amazon positioned its one-millionth robot at a fulfillment center in Japan recently. The company is the world's largest manufacturer and operator of mobile robots.

July 2, 2025

Man dies at Missouri cereal plant after getting trapped in industrial oven

A Guatemalan working at a Perryville, Missouri, cereal plant died after getting trapped in an industrial oven that was shut down.

July 2, 2025

Judge approves sale of genetics company 23andMe to founder’s nonprofit group

A federal judge approved the sale of genetics company 23andMe to the TTAM Research Institute, a nonprofit led by the company's cofounder and former CEO Anne Wojcicki.

July 1, 2025

Minimum wage in the District increases for most workers

Effective Tuesday, the minimum wage for workers in the District went up from $17.50 to $17.95. The increase for tipped employees is on pause until the fall.

July 1, 2025

AMC Theatres to run more ads before movies

AMC Theatres will play more pre-film ads along with trailers for upcoming movies as part of a deal with movie ad company National CineMedia that goes into effect Tuesday.

July 1, 2025

Train, bus rides on Metro will be free after 5 p.m. on July Fourth

Locals and tourists hitting the District of Columbia on July Fourth can catch rides on Metrorail and Metrobus for free after 5 p.m.

July 1, 2025

NASA spacewalks, rocket launches to stream on Netflix

NASA's mission updates, rocket launches, spacewalks, documentaries and other NASA+ live and recorded video content will be available on Netflix starting this summer.

July 1, 2025

Washington Post journalist accused of possessing child pornography

Law enforcement arrested a Washington Post journalist accused of possessing child pornography at his home in the District this week.

June 28, 2025

Elderly Egyptian man arrested, deported for kicking bag-sniffing dog at Dulles

An Egyptian man kicked an agriculture inspection dog at Dulles International Airport and was subsequently arrested before being deported later in the week.

June 28, 2025

Woman bitten by possible sand tiger shark at New York’s Jones Beach

A woman was bitten by what officials suspect was a juvenile sand tiger shark while she swam at Jones Beach State Park in New York this week.

June 28, 2025

Ninth New Orleans jail escapee caught; one still on the lam

The ninth of the 10 inmates who escaped from the Orleans Justice Center on May 16 has been recaptured.

June 28, 2025

Woman found dead in clothing donation box in Florida

A woman got partially stuck and died in a clothing donation drop box in Plantation, Florida, about 41 minutes north of Miami earlier this week.

June 28, 2025

WATCH: Fireball in the sky sends shockwave across Georgia, debris hits resident’s home

A falling fireball seen in the sky in parts of the Southeast was caused by a type of meteor called a bolide.

June 27, 2025

Texas interstate shutdown: Armed woman in chair blocks traffic for 5 hours

Traffic on Texas Interstate 45 near Houston was held up for five hours Thursday when a pistol-packing woman sat in a chair on the highway and threatened to kill herself.

June 27, 2025

Brad Pitt’s Los Angeles home hit by burglars

A group of thieves broke into the Los Angeles home of actor Brad Pitt while he was attending the London premiere of his auto racing movie "F1."

June 27, 2025

Tick varieties are creeping into new parts of the U.S., spreading disease

Ticks that were previously confined to specific regions in the U.S. are growing in population and spreading into new areas, exposing residents to more tick-borne diseases.

June 27, 2025

Microsoft is saying goodbye to the ‘blue screen of death’

The "blue screen of death" on Windows computers that must restart will be changing colors to black in an upcoming update, Microsoft said.

June 27, 2025

Wisconsin man, girlfriend accused of trying to poison two of his exes

Wisconsin state prosecutors have charged a man and his girlfriend with attempted murder, accusing the pair of trying to poison two of the man's ex-girlfriends.

June 26, 2025