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Woman who sneaked onto Delta flight to Paris convicted of being a stowaway

Svetlana Dali was convicted this week of being a stowaway after she successfully sneaked through security at John F. Kennedy International Airport and onto a Delta flight to Paris.

May 23, 2025

Microsoft employees say internal emails with ‘Gaza,’ ‘Palestine’ will not send

Microsoft employees are claiming that internal emails containing words like genocide, Gaza and Palestine and phrases related to anti-Israel activism by employees are not getting sent.

May 23, 2025

‘Slaw Dog’ wins first Oscar Mayer ‘Wienie 500’ at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The first Oscar Mayer Wienermobile race, the "Wienie 500," was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Friday and won by the "Slaw Dog" car representing the Southeast region.

May 23, 2025

Rockies break 121-year-old MLB record for most losses through 50 games

The Colorado Rockies lost Thursday to send their record to 8-42, the fewest games any team has won through 50 games since the MLB modern era began in 1901.

May 23, 2025

Army says it will pay for any damages to D.C. streets from upcoming parade

The U.S. Army said it would pay to repair any damage to D.C. streets caused by military equipment during next month's 250th anniversary parade, several media reports said.

May 23, 2025

Late Colts owner Jim Irsay’s eldest daughter expected to take over football operations

Carlie Irsay-Gordon, the eldest daughter of Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, is expected to take over control of the team's football operations following his death Wednesday at the age of 65.

May 22, 2025

Compounded alternatives to Ozempic, Wegovy disallowed by FDA

Starting Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration will crack down on outsourcing facilities that make or distribute compounded alternatives to brand-name Ozempic and Wegovy.

May 22, 2025

Second escapee from Pennsylvania youth rehabilitation center arrested in D.C. after shooting

An 18-year-old, one of three escapees from a D.C. youth rehabilitation center in Pennsylvania, has been arrested in Southeast after his alleged involvement in a shooting and robbery.

May 22, 2025

Teen girl in the District accidentally shoots herself while recording social-media video

A 14-year-old girl in the District died from a gunshot injury Wednesday after, police say, she accidentally shot herself while trying to shoot a video for social media.

May 22, 2025

California man accused of luring cats to kill them

Prosecutors have charged a Santa Ana, California, man with luring cats with food to kidnap and then kill them.

May 22, 2025

Coast Guard suspends search for shrimp boaters missing off coast of Washington

The Coast Guard has suspended its search for three boaters whose vessel sank Wednesday off the coast of Washington. One other boater was rescued.

May 22, 2025

Bloomberg terminal outage delays European stock trades

The Bloomberg terminal that offers markets and stock data to traders worldwide suffered an outage Wednesday morning, with U.K. and European traders particularly affected.

May 21, 2025

U.S. military man accused of fake bomb threat against Hawaiian Airlines flight

A Hawaiian Airlines flight from San Diego to Honolulu was stopped after a U.S. military service member said the person next to him had a bomb, police said.

May 21, 2025

Magnet regulations need to be tighter to stop children swallowing them, new study claims

A ban on small high-powered magnets would be the most effective way to stop children from swallowing them, according to a new study by U.S.-based researchers.

May 21, 2025

Sharper blades could help reduce onion-slicing tears, scientists conclude

Sharper blades cause onions to release fewer tear-producing particles when they're cut, Cornell University scientists conclude in a new study.

May 21, 2025

Bills are only NFL team favored in every game

The Buffalo Bills are the only NFL team to be favored in all of their games in the early betting lines for the upcoming season.

May 20, 2025

Capuchin monkeys on Panamanian island caught kidnapping howler monkeys

Multiple male capuchin monkeys are kidnapping infant howler monkeys for unknown purposes, researchers said in a study published this week in the journal Current Biology.

May 20, 2025

All six Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles to race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

All six Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles will race each other at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the "Wienie 500," parent company Kraft Heinz announced Tuesday.

May 20, 2025

Bust of Jim Morrison stolen from Paris cemetery found by authorities by chance

French police say they have found a bust of The Doors frontman Jim Morrison that was stolen from his grave in Paris in 1988.

May 20, 2025

Three teens flee detention center in Pennsylvania, drive a stolen car to D.C., commit robbery

Three teenagers ran away Sunday from a D.C. juvenile detention facility in Pennsylvania, drove a stolen car into the District and robbed someone, authorities said Monday.

May 20, 2025