National Gallery Nights returns for Fall 2025 with art, music and after-hours access

The East Building of the National Gallery of Art will once again come alive after dark this fall as National Gallery Nights returns for its 2025 season. The free after-hours series will take place on September 11, October 9 and November 13, offering visitors a chance to explore art, music, and creative activities in a lively, themed setting. 

KFC sassily welcomes the return of fan-favorite menu items

KFC has officially brought back some fan-favorite menu items, playfully responding to years of passionate requests.

Delta flight clips plane at Atlanta airport causing almost 4 hour delay

A Delta flight was delayed 4 hours after it clipped another plane during push back at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Boar’s Head plant set to reopen after deadly listeria outbreak

Boar’s Head plans to reopen its Jarratt, Virginia, deli meat plant in the coming months after a deadly listeria outbreak last year that killed 10 people.

Mispackaged ice cream recalled

A few hundreds of cartons of ice cream have been recalled after they were mispackaged.

Boar's Head plant to reopen in Virginia

The Boar's Head deli meat plant in Jarratt, Virginia will reopen after being shut down in September over sanitation problems. 

Ohio couple welcomes baby boy from 30-year-old frozen embryo

An Ohio couple who struggled with infertility for years had a healthy baby boy last month using an embryo that had been frozen for more than 30 years.

'Only took one puff': Passenger caught vaping in bathroom of SF-bound flight

Peter Nguyen recorded the Aug. 4 encounter between himself and a flight attendant on American Airlines Flight 2860 from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport. He claimed he only took one hit of his vape.

Over half of Americans' calories come from ultra-processed foods

The report could have big implications as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to criticize ultra-processed foods and blame them for causing disease.

HEINZ Ketchup Smoothie debuts at Smoothie King in five cities

HEINZ and Smoothie King are blending ketchup into a real fruit smoothie in a new limited-edition drink aimed at settling the internet’s “is ketchup a smoothie?” debate.

Most young adults today haven’t reached key adulthood milestones, US Census data finds

New Census Bureau data shows that fewer 25- to 34-year-olds are reaching traditional adulthood milestones like marriage and parenthood, with economic independence now the most common path.

Farewell to flavor: Beloved restaurants across the DMV say goodbye

From Adams Morgan to Annandale, the DMV dining scene is preparing to part ways with some of its most celebrated, and cherished, establishments. Some are calling it quits on their own terms, others are being pushed out, but all are winding down for good.

Virginia tourism spending hits record $35.1 billion in 2024, Governor Youngkin announces

Tourism in Virginia reached new heights in 2024, with visitors spending a record-breaking $35.1 billion across the Commonwealth, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced Monday. That figure represents a $2 billion increase over 2023, with travelers now spending an average of $96 million per day in Virginia. 

McDonandland Meal 2025: New Happy Meal for adults

Ronald McDonald, Grimmace, and Hamburglar are among the classic McDonald’s characters making a comeback for the new meal deal.

This American is viewed most favorably among global figures in new poll: See the list

Pope Leo XIV received the highest net favorability score in a new Gallup poll, outperforming U.S. and global political leaders including Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, and Elon Musk.