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WNBA’s Sophie Cunningham says FBI is monitoring 20 people over her safety

Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham said the FBI is monitoring at least 20 people over concerns they're stalking her.

October 29, 2026

Scientists identify possible new dwarf planet beyond Pluto

Scientists have identified a possible new dwarf planet orbiting the Sun beyond Pluto, which would be the sixth dwarf planet confirmed in the solar system.

October 28, 2026

Police release photos of three burglars hitting church building in Shaw neighborhood

The Metropolitan Police Department is looking for three "persons of interest" in burglaries of a church building in the 1700 block of Eleventh Street NW on back-to-back nights.

October 28, 2026

Reward raised to $15,000 for information leading to arrest of escaped Tennessee inmate

The reward for information leading to the arrest of escaped Tennessee inmate and convicted murderer Jacob Morley is up to $15,000, state officials said Wednesday.

October 28, 2026

Virginia jury convicts man for murder-for-hire plot that killed his child’s mom

A U.S.-Jamaican dual national will be imprisoned for life after a federal jury in Virginia convicted him Wednesday of a 2016 murder-for-hire plot.

October 28, 2026

Sick call: Maryland elementary closes for the rest of the week as 64 students and staff fall ill

Princeton Elementary School in Camp Springs was closed Wednesday for the rest of the week after students and staff got sick with an unspecified illness.

October 28, 2026

New species of trapdoor spider discovered on islands off Mauritius

A new trapdoor spider species has been found in the Indian Ocean nation of Mauritius.

October 28, 2026

D.C. teen arrested, accused of riding moped around to grope women’s butts

The Metropolitan Police Department arrested an 18-year-old Monday who is accused of groping three women in Northwest.onda

October 28, 2026

Sex offender from D.C. pleads guilty to 2025 escape from Baltimore halfway house

A convicted District sex offender pleaded guilty Monday to an escape last year from the Baltimore halfway house where he was being kept.

October 27, 2026

Shark suspected of capsizing kayak, sending fisherman into the drink

A fisherman ended up in the waters off the coast of California after his kayak capsized Monday. Local officials suspect a shark was the culprit.

October 27, 2026

Flight attendant accused of using sweepstakes scam to swindle senior citizen

An American Airlines flight attendant was arrested at Miami International Airport, accused by authorities in Florida of using a sweepstakes scam to steal over $25,000 from a 75-year-old.

October 27, 2026

Sanders says offer of $50,000 to critics to quiet them was ‘a joke’

Hall of Famer Deion Sanders said the idea that he offered critics $50,000 if they would keep quiet about him for a year was a joke.

October 27, 2026

Orlando-area cops called to children’s soccer game over dispute between family, officials

Police in Florida were called to a park by officials from a children's soccer league after they got into a dispute with a family over its child's playing time.

October 27, 2026

D.C. man sentenced to 25 years for torching homeless man

A D.C. man was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison for a 2020 arson spree that left a homeless man dead.

October 24, 2026

Ex-lottery workers in Italy accused of funneling winning scratch cards

Officials in Italy seized nearly $28M in assets from five former lottery workers accused of ensuring friends and family got winning scratch-off tickets.

October 24, 2026

Six Flags to add seat belts to certain rides after death at Georgia park

Six Flags Entertainment Corp. will add seat belts to certain rides, including Goliath, the roller coaster at its Georgia theme park that threw a man to his death this month.

October 24, 2026

NFL fan events sit on the bench amid riots in France

The NFL shut down its NFL House fan hub in Paris on Saturday, and the New Orleans Saints postponed their own fan events to Sunday as the French capital explodes in violent protests.

October 24, 2026

Goodell: NFL could play in Tokyo in future seasons

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says that the league could be going across the Pacific to play a game in Tokyo in upcoming seasons.

October 24, 2026

D.C. man already detained charged with murdering 7-month-old baby in 2023

The Metropolitan Police Department on Friday arrested a man and charged him with killing a 7-month-old baby in 2023.

October 24, 2026

Laura Owens faces sentence for paternity scheme vs. ‘Bachelor’ star

A woman who pleaded guilty to charges relating to a fake pregnancy targeting a former contestant on ABC's "The Bachelor" was sentenced Friday to 30 days in jail in Arizona.

October 23, 2026