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Lindt chocolate is seen in their store at the Woodbury Common Premium Outlets in Central Valley, New York, U.S., February 15, 2022. (REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo)
Jul 23, 2026

Chocolate maker Lindt misleads consumers about child labor, lawsuit claims

 Lindt has been sued in a U.S. court over its alleged use of child labor in Ghana and Ivory Coast, even as the Swiss chocolate maker touts its commitment to responsibly sourcing ingredients.

A fence surrounds the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington on July 8, 2026. (REUTERS/Kylie Cooper)
Jul 20, 2026

Reflecting Pool repairs could undermine case against former Olympian, judge says

Judge warns that repair work at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool could undermine the government's vandalism case.

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford speaks at a press conference after an Air Canada Express jet collided with a ground vehicle at New York's LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York, March 23, 2026. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo)
May 6, 2026

FAA head to face questions from lawmakers after agency cited in fatal air collision

FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford will testify before Senate after report cites agency failures in deadly 2025 Washington air collision.

A crane retrieves a wing from the wreckage in the Potomac River on Feb. 3, 2025, in the aftermath of the collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the river, by the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, in Arlington, Virginia. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo)
Feb 25, 2026

Senator urges US House to take new vote on aviation safety bill

Senator Maria Cantwell urges the US House to reconsider the ROTOR Act after it failed by one vote due to Pentagon concerns over aviation safety.

Members of the National Guard cross the street near the site of a shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., November 30, 2025. (REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon)
Dec 5, 2025

Appeals court allows Trump National Guard deployment in DC to continue

A federal appeals court paused a ruling that would have ended Trump’s National Guard deployment in Washington.

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill, Sept. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP File Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Nov 25, 2025

DC Mayor Bowser announces she won’t seek fourth term

Muriel Bowser, the mayor of Washington, D.C., announced on Tuesday that she will not be seeking re-election next year.

The Department of Justice seal is seen during a news conference at the DOJ office in Washington, May 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
Aug 27, 2025

Prosecutors fail to indict sandwich thrower in Trump’s Washington public safety operation

A federal grand jury refused to indict Sean Dunn after he threw a sandwich at a CBP agent, highlighting unusual pushback against federal arrests.

Amtrak Police officers patrol Union Station, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
Aug 27, 2025

Trump extends control over Washington by taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the federal government is taking management of Union Station from Amtrak to improve safety and transit.