A New Hampshire woman says Planet Fitness revoked her membership after she complained about encountering someone she believed was male in the women's locker room -- the latest in a string of disputes over the gym chain's transgender access policy.

13 May 2026 16:40 ✍️ RSS THE WASHINGTON TIMES

A federal jury in the Northern District of Illinois has convicted an Illinois woman of unemployment insurance fraud for participating in a scheme that submitted nearly 700 fraudulent claims and caused more than $11 million in fraudulent COVID-19 relief benefits to be dispersed.

13 May 2026 16:39 ✍️ RSS THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Director Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" has drawn scrutiny in recent days after a new trailer renewed debate over two picks in particular: rapper Travis Scott, who plays a bard, and actress Lupita Nyong'o, who is Black, cast as Helen of Troy. "I cast him because I wanted to nod towards the idea that this story has been handed down as oral poetry, which is analogous to rap," Nolan said.

13 May 2026 16:17 ✍️ RSS THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Walmart said Tuesday it would cut or relocate roughly 1,000 corporate employees as the retail giant completes a sweeping overhaul of its global technology operations, the Wall Street Journal first reported.

13 May 2026 15:57 ✍️ RSS THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The Washington Nationals have a new roster addition -- and this one has four legs.

13 May 2026 15:40 ✍️ RSS THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Three Republican incumbents -- Cassidy, Massie and Cornyn -- face primary voters after crossing President Trump. Now they're running his playbook without his blessing, and their political survival is on the line.

13 May 2026 15:25 ✍️ RSS THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The two-week gap between the Derby and Preakness is considered too short for elite thoroughbreds, which typically rest a month or more between races.

13 May 2026 10:55 ✍️ RSS THE WASHINGTON TIMES