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Simone Biles says competing in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics would be ‘greedy’

American gymnast Simone Biles suggested in a recent interview that her time as an Olympian may be over, even with the 2028 Los Angeles Games being held on home soil.

January 3, 2025

ESPN draws heat for not showing national anthem ahead of Sugar Bowl after New Orleans attack

ESPN is facing criticism after its main broadcast of Thursday's Sugar Bowl in New Orleans didn't show the moment of silence or national anthem before the game.

January 3, 2025

Surgeon general recommends putting warning labels on alcohol, citing cancer risk

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Friday recommended that Congress act to put warning labels on alcohol products and put out a report linking drinking to seven different cancers.

January 3, 2025

Commanders offensive tandem of Jayden Daniels and Terry McLaurin selected for the Pro Bowl

Washington Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels and wide receiver Terry McLaurin have been selected for the Pro Bowl Games NFC roster.

January 3, 2025

Former NFL receiver Antonio Brown sets up GoFundMe for families of New Orleans attack victims

Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown has created a GoFundMe page to support the families of those killed in the truck attack in New Orleans on New Year's Day.

January 2, 2025

District of Columbia has a new animal control partner for the first time in more than 40 years

The Brandywine Valley Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has begun its animal control partnership with the District, the city's first new animal services contractor in decades.

January 2, 2025

Quadrantids meteor shower to be most visible in the night sky Friday

Sky watchers and meteor enthusiasts should look out for the Quadrantid meteor shower, which will be unobscured by the moon and most visible in the night sky this weekend.

January 2, 2025

Alaska Airlines jet hits eagle, forced to turn back to Anchorage

An Alaska Airlines flight took off from Anchorage, Alaska, but quickly returned after striking an eagle just after takeoff.

January 2, 2025

Minnesota summer camp for HIV-positive children closing

A Minnesota summer camp for children with HIV/AIDS is closing its doors because of a decline in eligible campers.

January 2, 2025

Jets’ Aaron Rodgers says his next game could be his last

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, 41, admitted in remarks to reporters Wednesday he could retire after the season finale.

January 2, 2025

Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas kills 1, injures 7

A Tesla Cybertruck burst into flames and exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas Wednesday, killing one person inside and injuring seven bystanders.

January 1, 2025

Sugar Bowl delayed one day after deadly terror attack targets revelers in New Orleans

Louisiana's governor assured thousands of Notre Dame and Georgia football fans Wednesday he would be joining them at the postponed Sugar Bowl in New Orleans following a predawn terror attack that claimed at least 10 lives just blocks from the Superdome.

January 1, 2025

Sugar Bowl postponed, Superdome locked down after deadly New Orleans attack

The Superdome in New Orleans is under lockdown after a truck attack along Bourbon Street left at least 10 dead and more than 30 injured Wednesday.

January 1, 2025

Two dead, 20 injured in fireworks accident in Honolulu

Two people were dead and 20 others hospitalized after a fireworks accident early New Year's Day in Honolulu, authorities said.

January 1, 2025

Chemical spill at New Mexico cheese plant produces chlorine gas; 14 workers hospitalized

More than a dozen workers at a cheese plant in New Mexico were hospitalized this week after a chemical spill at a cleaning station produced toxic chlorine gas, authorities said.

January 1, 2025

Cruise ships under CDC jurisdiction had 16 stomach bug outbreaks in 2024, most since 2012

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Vessel Sanitation Program recorded 16 stomach bug outbreaks in 2024, the most since 2012 when 17 such outbreaks occurred.

December 31, 2024

New York police publicly identify victim of subway burning attack

The woman who was burned to death in a New York City subway car earlier this month was publicly identified Tuesday by the New York Police Department.

December 31, 2024

Collapse of Lego display at Massachusetts arcade injures 10

A Lego display at an arcade in Peabody, Massachusetts, collapsed Tuesday, injuring 10 people, eight of whom went to the hospital.

December 31, 2024

Solar eruptions could let many Americans see northern lights to ring in new year

Solar eruptions this week could trigger geomagnetic storms on Earth and make the aurora borealis, also called the northern lights, visible in multiple U.S. states.

December 31, 2024

DC Circulator buses have reached the end of the line

The red DC Circulator buses will have their last rides in the District of Columbia on Tuesday, ending service starting in 2025. Metrobus has adjusted routes to make up for the Circulator's absence.

December 31, 2024