Regional News

Wed, Oct 13, 2021 1:32 PM

A federal judge in the District on Wednesday called for the Justice Department to investigate whether staff at the D.C. Jail are violating the...

Wed, Oct 13, 2021 12:41 PM

Virginia pastor E.W. Jackson has launched a GoFundMe page to pay for the funerals of children killed in urban shootings — and to offer...

Tue, Oct 12, 2021 2:58 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Maryland couple charged in a plot to sell sensitive U.S. submarine secrets to a foreign government will remain behind...

Tue, Oct 12, 2021 1:12 PM

D.C. officials said Tuesday they will speed up plans to improve city road intersections for pedestrian safety, such as installing speed humps,...

Tue, Oct 12, 2021 12:54 PM

Four community colleges in Virginia recently have changed their names from those of erstwhile slave owners — and a fifth is to follow a...

Tue, Oct 12, 2021 11:01 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) – The family of a slain journalist is asking the Federal Trade Commission to take action against Facebook for failing to...

Mon, Oct 11, 2021 5:59 PM

A D.C. resident who won a 2008 landmark Supreme Court case to stop the city from banning all handguns is back in with another lawsuit over...

Sun, Oct 10, 2021 8:46 PM

A Navy nuclear engineer with access to military secrets has been charged with trying to pass information about the design of American...

Thu, Oct 7, 2021 10:31 AM

Former President Donald Trump signaled approval of Virginia GOP gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin’s support for an audit on voting...

Wed, Oct 6, 2021 12:20 AM

LEESBURG, Va. (AP) – When Democrat Terry McAuliffe said during the Virginia governor’s debate last week that he doesn’t believe...

Tue, Oct 5, 2021 3:57 PM

A philanthropic organization will provide grants for 10 churches in the greater D.C. area to pay for their pastors to take sabbaticals from their...

Tue, Oct 5, 2021 3:01 PM

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's former chief of staff has been indicted on charges that he defrauded a state agency he led...

Tue, Oct 5, 2021 11:20 AM

The U.S. Capitol Police investigated a suspicious vehicle near the Supreme Court on Tuesday, the second day of the high court's 2021 term. The...

Tue, Oct 5, 2021 9:04 AM

As soon as D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee III opened their mouths last Friday, the sands of time began...

Tue, Oct 5, 2021 8:48 AM

President Biden's failure to unite his party on two massive spending bills could damage Democrats' hope of returning Virginia gubernatorial...

Tue, Oct 5, 2021 8:14 AM

Virginia gubernatorial candidates' competing visions on how to get the state vaccinated are playing a key role in the race, as the COVID-19...

Mon, Oct 4, 2021 11:00 PM

For the second time this year, Monday night’s Powerball drawing will be worth one of the ten biggest jackpots in the game’s history....

Mon, Oct 4, 2021 4:21 PM

Virginia GOP gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin is hammering Democrat Terry McAuliffe's comments about limiting parents' role in education, in...

Mon, Oct 4, 2021 9:58 AM

The Supreme Court announced Monday it won't hear a case challenging the District of Columbia's voting rights and representation in Congress. The...

Sun, Oct 3, 2021 2:24 PM

A federal judge last week agreed to set John Hinckley Jr. free. Yep, the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan and slay White House...