Planned C-Section May Be Tied to Increased Risk for Leukemia in Offspring

MONDAY, July 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Children born by planned cesarean section (CS) may have an elevated risk for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), which is driven by B-cell precursor ALL, according to a study published online July 4 in the...

Hard Bargaining Gone Bad: D.C. Cir. Upholds NLRB’s Bad-Faith Finding

The U.S. Court of Appeals’ decisions reviewing National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) orders continue to roll in. Most recently, on June 27, 2025, the D.C. Circuit upheld an NLRB ruling that George Washington University Hospital (“Hospital”)...

White House Press Secretary speaks during press briefing in Washington, D.C.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt takes questions during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, on June 26, 2025. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Thursday that the United...

Intern for Rep. Ron Estes killed in Northwest D.C. shooting

Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, an intern in the office of Rep. Ron Estes, was shot and killed in Northwest D.C. on Monday night, Metropolitan Police and the Kansas Republican confirmed. Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, was a Granby, Mass., resident who joined Estes’...

D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson opens door to Commanders stadium vote during summer recess

Parents Enraged over D.C. Ending Option to Delay Kindergarten Enrollment

Officials in Washington, DC, have ended the practice called redshirting where parents enroll their child late into kindergarten. Principals working for D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) used to be permitted to let families delay enrollment, but now there...

Trump’s Health Care Overhaul Poised to Strip Coverage From Thousands in D.C.

As House Republicans seek to put the finishing touches on the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” or what Democrats call Donald Trump’s “One Big Ugly Bill,” which narrowly passed the Senate, roughly 11.8 million adults and children nationwide will now be...

Combat veterans take memorial tour of D.C.

MANASQUAN — Local combat veterans, as part of the Manasquan Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1838 Task Force Warrior Trip, headed to Washington, D.C.for a three-day bus trip and tour of the nation’s capital. Task Force Warrior is a one-time...

Transit union’s D.C. local slams 'dangerous' driverless trains plan

Unionized workers who drive and work on D.C.’s Metro subway trains picketed in protest of the subway management’s idea to make those trains driverless, June 26, 2025.| Mark Gruenberg/People's World WASHINGTON—Calling it a dangerous idea that could...

CVSN advocates for Right to Repair bills in D.C.

A new Congress hasn’t slowed the debate around Right to Repair. Recently introduced bills H.R. 1566/S. 1379 represent the newest version of the ‘Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair’ Act, also known as the REPAIR Act, which...

UMass Amherst student interning for Kansas rep. killed in D.C. shooting

UMass Amherst student interning for Kansas rep. killed in D.C. shooting

WASHINGTON — A DC Congressional student intern from the University of Massachusetts Amherst was shot and killed in the nation’s capital on Monday night. Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, of Granby, died after being shot by multiple suspects exiting a...

Climate Futures: What’s Ahead for Our World Beyond 1.5°C of Warming?

By Claire Asher This two-part Mongabay mini-series examines the current status of the climate emergency, how the global community is likely to respond and what lies ahead for Earth systems and humanity as the planet almost inevitably warms beyond...

Come enjoy the specialties of Yên Tử-Vĩnh Nghiêm and the Côn Sơn-Kiếp Bạc scenic beauty complex

Thanh Hà The monument complex and scenic beauty of Yên Tử – Vĩnh Nghiêm and Côn Sơn – Kiếp Bạc in the northern provinces of Quảng Ninh, Bắc Ninh and Hải Phòng are expected to be recognised as World Cultural Heritage sites this week by UNESCO....

Disneyland in Washington, D.C. – What To Know About the Project

Have you heard of the Disneyland castle near Washington, D.C.? A TikTok from @kodhizera recently went viral, showing three golden and white spires towering over the highway in Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C. “First time living in the DMV,”...

Viswanathan Anand's grade for Gukesh: 'I'll give him a B... he deserved a D'

Gukesh Dommaraju has had an interesting few months after becoming the youngest world chess champion in history last December by defeating Ding Liren. The 18-year-old almost won the prestigious Tata Steel chess event in Wijk aan Zee before losing...

Rep. Estes offers condolences for intern shot, killed in D.C.

6 Grilled Chicken Mistakes Chefs Wish You’d Stop Making

Yulia Reznikov / Getty ImagesFrom beautifully lacquered tamarind chicken to smoky, spicy Jamaican jerk chicken, there’s an abundance of delicious ways to grill chicken. Still, it’s all too easy to end up with a dry, tough bird (or worse, an...

Former D.C. Department Of Youth Rehabilitation Services Employee Found Guilty Of Sexually Abusing A 17-Year-Old Ward

WASHINGTON — Kelvin Powell, 63, of Temple Hills, Maryland, was found guilty on all counts by a D.C. Superior Court jury Tuesday in connection with the sexual abuse of a 17-year-old minor who was in the custody of the D.C. Department of Youth...

Baker City protesters call on Rep. Bentz to vote ‘no’ on D.C. megabill

Published 2:10 pm Wednesday, July 2, 2025 By Jayson Jacoby | Baker City Herald 1/4 Swipe or click to see more A group gathers in Baker City's Court Plaza on July 2, 2025, to protest potential federal cuts to Medicaid and food stamps. (Lisa...