USPS Reveals 2026 Holiday Shipping Deadlines: When To Send Gifts USPS Reveals 2026 Holiday Shipping Deadlines: When To Send Gifts
USPS Reveals 2026 Holiday Shipping Deadlines: When To Send Gifts The US Postal Service has announced its recommended holiday shipping deadlines for anyone hoping to get cards and packages delivered before Christmas. The USPS released its mailing and shipping dates for the 2026 holiday season on Tuesday, Sept. 22. The agency is urging customers to plan ahead and send packages early to help ensure they arrive by Friday, Dec. 25. For the contiguous US, including the Northeast, the recommended deadlines are: USPS Ground Advantage - Thursday, Dec. 17 First-Class Mail - Thursday, Dec. 17 Priority Mail - Friday, Dec. 18 Priority Mail Express -&…
Inmate Found With Stab Wounds Dies In Maryland Prison; Homicide Unit Called In: State Police Inmate Found With Stab Wounds Dies In Maryland Prison; Homicide Unit Called In: State Police
Inmate Found With Stab Wounds Dies In Maryland Prison; Homicide Unit Called In: State Police An inmate was found stabbed inside a Maryland prison late Monday night. The man was found suffering from apparent stab wounds inside his housing unit at the Maryland Correctional and Training Center in Hagerstown on Monday, according to Maryland State Police. Emergency medical personnel pronounced him dead at the prison. His name has not been released as authorities work to notify his family. At around 10 p.m. on Sept. 21, the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit was called in by investigators at the facility to probe a reported inmate death. State Police investigators responded alongside…
67-Year-Old Wheelchair User Killed In Maryland Hit-Run Identified By Police 67-Year-Old Wheelchair User Killed In Maryland Hit-Run Identified By Police
67-Year-Old Wheelchair User Killed In Maryland Hit-Run Identified By Police New details have been released after a 67-year-old man using a wheelchair was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Maryland. Temple Hills resident James Evan Moore, Jr. has been identified by the Prince George's County Police Department as the person who was killed early on Saturday morning in Camp Springs by a driver who remains at large. Investigators say Moore was crossing Allentown Road around 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 19 in the 6300 block of Allentown Road when he was struck. Moore was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives believe the vehicle that struck him was a dark blue or b…
Monopoly Returns To McDonald's With Life-Changing Prizes: Here's When Monopoly Returns To McDonald's With Life-Changing Prizes: Here's When
Monopoly Returns To McDonald's With Life-Changing Prizes: Here's When Monopoly is returning to McDonald's with huge prizes up for grabs, including $1 million in cash, new vehicles, vacations, and help paying for a home or college debt. McDonald's announced on Tuesday, Sept. 22, that the popular game will return nationwide for a limited time starting on Tuesday, Oct. 6. The promotion comes one year after McDonald's brought Monopoly back to US restaurants for the first time in nearly a decade. The 2026 edition will bring back the classic peel-off pieces, with all gameplay taking place on the McDonald's app. Eligible items include the Quarter Pounder with C…
Mother Of 5 Mistaken For Deer By Maryland Hunter To Be Laid To Rest In Guatemala Mother Of 5 Mistaken For Deer By Maryland Hunter To Be Laid To Rest In Guatemala
Mother Of 5 Mistaken For Deer By Maryland Hunter To Be Laid To Rest In Guatemala A mother of five is being mourned after a Maryland hunter allegedly mistook her for a deer and shot her as she walked through a field with a man and two children. Santos Maria Chilel Soto, 39, of Georgetown, Delaware, died after the shooting shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 18, in a field near South Old State Road in Ellendale, Delaware State Police said. Days later, the shock of how Soto died is giving way to grief over who was lost. Her family described Soto as a beloved aunt whose sudden death has left relatives struggling to arrange her funeral, bring her body home to Guat…
Obscenity-Laced Outburst Disrupts Courthouse Before Deputies Make Arrest: Sheriff Obscenity-Laced Outburst Disrupts Courthouse Before Deputies Make Arrest: Sheriff
Obscenity-Laced Outburst Disrupts Courthouse Before Deputies Make Arrest: Sheriff A Virginia man’s courthouse outburst only got him into more trouble when he allegedly fought his arrest and then turned his attention to the police cruiser, authorities said. Christopher Beckner Jr., 29, of Fredericksburg, was arrested on Monday, Sept. 21, following a disturbance at the Stafford County Courthouse, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy was called to the courthouse on Courthouse Road shortly after 2:30 p.m., where Beckner was allegedly yelling obscenities inside the building and refusing to follow police directions. Deputies moved to take Beckner into c…
'Looksmaxxing' Influencer Clavicular Charged With Rape, Drugging Teen: Reports 'Looksmaxxing' Influencer Clavicular Charged With Rape, Drugging Teen: Reports
'Looksmaxxing' Influencer Clavicular Charged With Rape, Drugging Teen: Reports The controversial influencer behind the "looksmaxxing" trend is accused of raping and drugging a teen girl in Massachusetts. Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Eric Peters, was charged with one count each of rape, drugging a person for sexual intercourse, and providing alcohol to a minor. The Bulwark first reported the charges on Monday, Sept. 21. The charges against the 20-year-old were filed in Orleans District Court on Tuesday, Sept. 8, and reportedly stem from an incident on Cape Cod on Friday, May 23, 2025. The timeline appears to match allegations made in a separate civi…
Man Who Shot Girlfriend Found Dead In SUV After Maryland Barricade, Police Say Man Who Shot Girlfriend Found Dead In SUV After Maryland Barricade, Police Say
Man Who Shot Girlfriend Found Dead In SUV After Maryland Barricade, Police Say A Maryland shooting suspect was found dead inside an SUV Tuesday morning after refusing to come out during a police standoff at a Prince George’s County shopping center. Officers received a call from a woman on Tuesday morning who advised the Prince George's County Police Department that she had been shot by her boyfriend, who then fled, according to Deputy Chief James Keleti. The call came in around 7:15 a.m. on Sept. 22 from the 5300 block of Fisher Road, and the victim was able to give a description of his vehicle. While en route to investigate the initial shooting, Keleti said officers…
Brothers-In-Law Killed In Hersheypark Crash By Teen High At 70+ MPH: Police Brothers-In-Law Killed In Hersheypark Crash By Teen High At 70+ MPH: Police
Brothers-In-Law Killed In Hersheypark Crash By Teen High At 70+ MPH: Police Two brothers-in-law building a business together were killed near Hersheypark by a 17-year-old driver who was high on marijuana and traveling more than 70 mph, police announced following a monthlong investigation. Ronald "Ron" Lindenmuth, 57, of Phoenix, Arizona, and James "Jim" Eyerly, 63, of Harrisburg, were killed in the head-on crash at West Hersheypark Drive and North Hockersville Road on Tuesday, Aug. 11. The Harrisburg teen has now been charged as a juvenile with homicide by vehicle while DUI and DUI involving a controlled substance or metabolite, Derry Township police announced in a…
Trump Floats New AI Name In UN Speech: Here's What He Says It Should Now Be Called Trump Floats New AI Name In UN Speech: Here's What He Says It Should Now Be Called
Trump Floats New AI Name In UN Speech: Here's What He Says It Should Now Be Called A brief moment during President Donald Trump’s UN address put a familiar tech term in the spotlight. Trump used part of his roughly 30-minute speech Tuesday morning, Sept. 22, before the United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan to argue against what he called a “globalist scheme” to control artificial intelligence. Instead, Trump proposed calling artificial intelligence “super intelligence,” or “SI.” “We’ll see if it sticks,” he said. Trump said the US should promote, rather than restrain, the technology. He described its potential as “bigger than the industrial revolution” and said t…
Hayden Panettiere's Cause Of Death Revealed: Reports Hayden Panettiere's Cause Of Death Revealed: Reports
Hayden Panettiere's Cause Of Death Revealed: Reports Hayden Panettiere's cause of death has been revealed more than a month after the 36-year-old actress was found unresponsive in South Carolina. Panettiere died from the toxic effects of fentanyl, Xanax, and other drugs, the Greenville County Coroner's Office said in a statement to Variety on Tuesday, Sept. 22. "The cause of death has been ruled as toxic effects of fentanyl, 4-ANPP, Alprazolam, Methocarbamol and Quetiapine," the coroner's office said. "The manner of death has been ruled accident." Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid, and 4-ANPP is a chemical used to illegally manufa…
From Farmers Market To Forever Home: Virginia Chocolatier Opens Up Downtown Shop From Farmers Market To Forever Home: Virginia Chocolatier Opens Up Downtown Shop
From Farmers Market To Forever Home: Virginia Chocolatier Opens Up Downtown Shop No more packing up when the season ends for one Virginia chocolatier who spent years waiting for a kitchen to call her own. The Chocolate Palette has officially opened its permanent home at 212A Loudoun St. SE in downtown Leesburg, where owner Cheryl June is serving up European-style sipping chocolates, handcrafted desserts and the Danish pancakes that helped launch her business eight years ago. The town celebrated the opening with a ribbon cutting on Thursday, Sept. 17. For June, getting there took a much longer route. A military wife and mother, June developed her love of baking while l…
Virginia Congressman Wants FAA To Ground New AI System Around DC Airports: 'Guinea Pigs' Virginia Congressman Wants FAA To Ground New AI System Around DC Airports: 'Guinea Pigs'
Virginia Congressman Wants FAA To Ground New AI System Around DC Airports: 'Guinea Pigs' A new artificial intelligence system is taking flight over Virginia, and one congressman wants it grounded. Rep. Don Beyer called on the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday, Sept. 21, to immediately suspend SMART, a new AI-supported air traffic management system that began limited operations that day in the airspace around Washington, DC. “The FAA should not use my constituents as guinea pigs for an unproven AI air traffic control system,” Beyer said. The Northern Virginia Democrat, whose district includes Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, raised the alarm as federal transpo…
Nationwide Food Recall Targets Pantry Staples Nationwide Food Recall Targets Pantry Staples
Nationwide Food Recall Targets Pantry Staples A nationwide food recall is putting a range of pantry products under the microscope. GF Blends announced the recall Friday, Sept. 18, for select Truly AIP flour and bread mixes, plus EAT G.A.N.G.S.T.E.R. flat bread pizza mixes, according to the company’s FDA-posted announcement. The products may contain undeclared wheat gluten. People with celiac disease or a severe gluten intolerance could have adverse health effects or allergic reactions if they consume the recalled items, GF Blends said. The company said independent third-party testing found gluten in plantain flour supplied by PMF Glob…
Nor'easter Threat Grows: Here's Where Heaviest Rain Could Hit Nor'easter Threat Grows: Here's Where Heaviest Rain Could Hit
Nor'easter Threat Grows: Here's Where Heaviest Rain Could Hit A strengthening Nor'easter could deliver trouble in stages this week, battering Mid-Atlantic shorelines before shifting its heavier rain threat toward New England. The National Weather Service issued new coastal wind and marine alerts Tuesday, Sept. 22, warning of repeated tidal flooding, dangerous surf, and beach erosion.  A wind advisory covers New Jersey’s Atlantic shoreline Wednesday, Sept. 23, with gusts near 45 mph possible. National Weather Service forecast The immediate concern stretches south through Maryland and Virginia. Gusts could reach 40 to 45 mph along the Atlantic coa…
Start Of Fall Will Be Followed By Nights Of Harvest Moon Viewing: Timing Start Of Fall Will Be Followed By Nights Of Harvest Moon Viewing: Timing
Start Of Fall Will Be Followed By Nights Of Harvest Moon Viewing: Timing Fall will get its first major sky show just days after the season officially begins. The autumnal equinox arrives Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 8:05 p.m. EDT, marking the start of astronomical fall in the Northern Hemisphere, NASA says. The event occurs when the Sun crosses above Earth’s equator, leaving day and night close to equal in length. Four days later, the Harvest Moon will take center stage. NASA says the full moon will rise in the east shortly after sunset on Saturday, Sept. 26. It will appear near Saturn, with Neptune completing a loose triangle in the sky. The moon reaches peak illumi…
$167.5 Million Visa, Mastercard Settlement Could Mean Money For You: What To Know $167.5 Million Visa, Mastercard Settlement Could Mean Money For You: What To Know
$167.5 Million Visa, Mastercard Settlement Could Mean Money For You: What To Know A multimillion-dollar settlement involving two of the world's biggest payment networks could put money back in consumers' pockets. Visa and Mastercard have agreed to a proposed $167.5 million class-action settlement covering certain ATM transactions dating back nearly two decades, according to the court-authorized settlement website. The case involves people who paid an access fee to withdraw cash from an independent ATM between Oct. 24, 2007, and Aug. 14, 2026, and were not fully reimbursed by their bank. Independent ATMs are machines not owned by Visa, Mastercard, a bank, or another fina…
Apple To Pay iPhone Buyers Up To $95 In Major Settlement: See If You Qualify Apple To Pay iPhone Buyers Up To $95 In Major Settlement: See If You Qualify
Apple To Pay iPhone Buyers Up To $95 In Major Settlement: See If You Qualify Millions of iPhone buyers can now file claims from a $250 million settlement over claims of misleading advertising from Apple. The claims process has opened for consumers who bought certain iPhone 15 and iPhone 16 models between Monday, June 10, 2024, and Saturday, March 29, 2025, according to the settlement website. The settlement follows a class action lawsuit accusing Apple of misleading customers with ads for new AI-powered features, including an enhanced Siri personal digital assistant, that weren't available as expected. Apple denied wrongdoing but agreed in May to pay $250 million t…
New No. 1 Crowned In Best Colleges Rankings: 2 MD Schools Make Top 100 New No. 1 Crowned In Best Colleges Rankings: 2 MD Schools Make Top 100
New No. 1 Crowned In Best Colleges Rankings: 2 MD Schools Make Top 100 Nearly 50 colleges across the Northeast have been recognized as some of the best in the nation. U.S. News released its 2027 Best Colleges rankings on Tuesday, Sept. 22. Massachusetts Institute of Technology took the No. 1 position on the national list, followed by Princeton University and Harvard University. MIT replaced Princeton at the top after the New Jersey university held the No. 1 spot for 15 straight editions beginning in 2012. The 42nd edition of the rankings evaluates nearly 1,700 colleges using up to 17 measures of academic quality and success. Student outcomes make up more…
'Unforeseen Challenges' Push Metro Yellow Line Repairs Into Night Before Tuesday Morning Rush 'Unforeseen Challenges' Push Metro Yellow Line Repairs Into Night Before Tuesday Morning Rush
'Unforeseen Challenges' Push Metro Yellow Line Repairs Into Night Before Tuesday Morning Rush Tuesday morning could come down to the wire for Metro riders. Crews in Maryland and the DC region were working through Monday night, Sept. 21, to repair tracks damaged by a work vehicle derailment, with Metro hoping to restore full Yellow Line service before the Tuesday morning commute. The derailment disrupted service throughout Monday, limiting Yellow Line trains to the stretch between Huntington and Arlington Cemetery as crews worked on the tracks. Riders traveling beyond Arlington Cemetery were directed to use Blue Line trains to and from L'Enfant Plaza, while shuttle buses were runnin…
Bodycam Captures Final Moments Before Maryland Officer Fatally Shoots 33-Year-Old Man (VIDEO) Bodycam Captures Final Moments Before Maryland Officer Fatally Shoots 33-Year-Old Man (VIDEO)
Bodycam Captures Final Moments Before Maryland Officer Fatally Shoots 33-Year-Old Man (Video) Newly released video is providing the first public look at the moments before a Maryland police officer fatally shot a 33-year-old man during a late-night encounter last month. The Maryland Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division released body-worn and dashboard camera footage on Monday, Sept. 21, from the Aug. 21 shooting of Tawfiq Abdul Haqq in Suitland. Haqq, a Temple Hills resident, was shot shortly after 11:30 p.m. in the 4500 block of Reamy Drive during an encounter with Prince George’s County Police Officer Corbin Davis. Maryland OAG Independent Investigations…
Medical Examiner Reaches Ruling In Maryland Hanging Death That Drew Community Concern (UPDATED) Medical Examiner Reaches Ruling In Maryland Hanging Death That Drew Community Concern (UPDATED)
Medical Examiner Reaches Ruling In Maryland Hanging Death That Drew Community Concern (Updated) The death of a man found hanging from a tree in Maryland has been ruled a suicide by the state medical examiner, though police say their investigation remains ongoing. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore notified Prince George’s County Police on Monday, Sept. 21, that the man died by suicide by hanging and had no other signs of trauma to his body, according to the department. The ruling comes one day after officers were called to the 9300 block of D’Arcy Road in the unincorporated Upper Marlboro area, where the man was found hanging outside at approximately 7:55 a.m. on Su…
Gunmen Held Baltimore Man Hostage Outside While Robbing His Mom As Third Man Found Guilty Gunmen Held Baltimore Man Hostage Outside While Robbing His Mom As Third Man Found Guilty
Gunmen Held Baltimore Man Hostage Outside While Robbing His Mom As Third Man Found Guilty A third man has been convicted in the kidnapping and execution-style murder of a Maryland father who was abducted in Baltimore and later found shot to death near an Annapolis middle school. Baltimore resident Marquis Mayo, 37, was found guilty on Monday, Sept. 21, of murder and other offenses following the execution-style killing of 47-year-old David Lewis Winchester Jr. in 2024, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. Winchester was found dead on March 28, 2024, in a wooded area near the track and field at Wiley H. Bates Middle School in Annapolis. He had been shot twice in…
Bomb Threat Posted On Virginia Muslim Center's Own Instagram Page Leads To Arrest: Sheriff Bomb Threat Posted On Virginia Muslim Center's Own Instagram Page Leads To Arrest: Sheriff
Bomb Threat Posted On Virginia Muslim Center's Own Instagram Page Leads To Arrest: Sheriff A threat buried in an Instagram comment got the attention of investigators in Virginia. What followed was a multi-agency investigation, several search warrants and the arrest of a 50-year-old man accused of threatening to bring an explosive device to an event at the All Dulles Area Muslim Society Center, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. Investigators were alerted after someone posted the threatening comment on the ADAMS Center's Instagram page, authorities announced on Monday, Sept. 21. The message indicated that someone intended to deliver an explosive device to an event …
Tim Receveur Helped Put Virginia On The Global Ska Map Before His Unexpected Death Tim Receveur Helped Put Virginia On The Global Ska Map Before His Unexpected Death
Tim Receveur Helped Put Virginia On The Global Ska Map Before His Unexpected Death Tim Receveur spent much of his life bringing people together. In Virginia, thousands showed up for what would become his final weekend doing just that. Receveur, the Hampton man behind the Supernova International Ska Festival at Fort Monroe, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, Sept. 15, just days after the latest three-day festival ended.  He was a husband, father, Air Force veteran, former State Department officer, hostage advocate, historian, author and a driving force in the international ska community. His death stunned people across each of those worlds. Just two days earlier, frie…
87-Year-Old Told Witness He Shot His Roommate, Where To Find Body In Maryland: Cops 87-Year-Old Told Witness He Shot His Roommate, Where To Find Body In Maryland: Cops
87-Year-Old Told Witness He Shot His Roommate, Where To Find Body In Maryland: Cops A Maryland man has been charged with murder after his 63-year-old roommate was found dead in the home they shared, authorities announced. Irwin Joseph Dickstein, 87, has been arrested following an investigation by the Frederick Police Department into the fatal shooting of Michael Roy Bushnell over the weekend. A death investigation was launched on Sunday, Sept. 20, in the unit block of Franklin Street, where they found Bushnell dead inside the home. On Sunday, police say the Frederick County Sheriff's Office notified the department that Dickstein had told a witness that he shot his ro…
$27M Makeover Sets Stage As Two-Building Virginia Office Portfolio Changes Hands $27M Makeover Sets Stage As Two-Building Virginia Office Portfolio Changes Hands
$27M Makeover Sets Stage As Two-Building Virginia Office Portfolio Changes Hands A pair of prominent Virginia office buildings have new owners after a $27 million overhaul helped breathe new life into the properties. The 466,230-square-foot portfolio at 1676 International Drive and 8260 Greensboro Drive in Tysons was acquired by Cummings Capital Partners and JSB Capital Group, JLL Capital Markets announced on Monday, Sept. 21. JLL represented the seller in the deal and arranged acquisition financing for the buyers. The company did not disclose the sale price or financing amount. The portfolio includes two very different buildings: a 309,318-square-foot, 13-story tower …
Resident's Tip Leads Police To Damaged Truck After Deadly Maryland Hit-Run (UPDATED) Resident's Tip Leads Police To Damaged Truck After Deadly Maryland Hit-Run (UPDATED)
Resident's Tip Leads Police To Damaged Truck After Deadly Maryland Hit-Run (Updated) Travis Edward Lowe didn't leave Maryland police with much to work with. But he left enough for them to track him down. Less than two days after Dakota Joseph Grimsby was fatally struck outside McDonald's in Poolesville, detectives say debris scattered at the crash scene, a tip from a resident, and a damaged pickup truck led them to the 26-year-old Frederick resident. Lowe was arrested on Monday, Sept. 21, and charged in connection with the hit-run that killed Grimsby, 27, early Sunday morning. Investigators got their first break from what the driver allegedly left behind. Pieces of t…
Maryland Man Squeezes Mom's Hand On Command Week After Crash Left Him Critically Hurt Maryland Man Squeezes Mom's Hand On Command Week After Crash Left Him Critically Hurt
Maryland Man Squeezes Mom's Hand On Command Week After Crash Left Him Critically Hurt A squeeze of his mother’s hand meant everything after a brutal week for the family of a 21-year-old Maryland man fighting for his life. Tristan Archer Roush, who lives in Baltimore and is from Abingdon, remained in critical condition at Shock Trauma on Monday, Sept. 21, one week after he was severely injured in a crash and flown to the hospital. But his family received an encouraging sign Monday morning. Roush squeezed his mother Michele’s hand on voice command and also moved his toes and shoulders when asked, according to his brother, Chayse Roush. Doctors also successfully removed a mon…
Dead Animals, Coffin, Severed Finger Left At Masonic Lodge: Police Dead Animals, Coffin, Severed Finger Left At Masonic Lodge: Police
Dead Animals, Coffin, Severed Finger Left At Masonic Lodge: Police Dead animals, cryptic messages, a miniature coffin, and a severed finger were among the disturbing objects repeatedly left outside a Pennsylvania Masonic lodge before a traffic stop led investigators to a suspect, police announced Monday, Sept. 21. Joshua Albert Reisinger, 37, was arrested following an investigation into more than a month of incidents at Paxton Lodge No. 16 Masonic Hall at 410 North Harrisburg Street in Steelton, according to the Steelton Borough Police Department. Between Aug. 15 and Sept. 20, investigators said unusual objects and written messages were intentionally left …
Brass Knuckles Found Before Virginia Man Kicked Out Police Cruiser Window: Police Brass Knuckles Found Before Virginia Man Kicked Out Police Cruiser Window: Police
Brass Knuckles Found Before Virginia Man Kicked Out Police Cruiser Window: Police What started as an investigation into a suspicious vehicle in Northern Virginia ended with a damaged police cruiser and a 39-year-old man behind bars after a dramatic arrest. Bealeton resident Harrison George Brown III put members of the Prince William County Police Department through their paces following a strange scene that played out in Woodbridge over the weekend. Shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 18, officers in the area of Mary's Way and Ranger Loop spotted a parked vehicle with an open door and a driver inside. Investigators say that Brown was intoxicated and placed under …