Explosions rocked the Brussels airport and its subway system Tuesday, killing at least 13 people according to Belgian media, injuring scores more and prompting authorities to lock down the Belgian capital. Belgium raised its terror alert to its highest level, diverting arriving planes and trains and ordering people to stay where they were. Airports across […]
Source: Pete Souza / Pete Souza WASHINGTON — Police are investigating an alleged rape at a prestigious school in Northwest Washington. According to a police report, the alleged incident happened Wednesday afternoon at Sidwell Friends School and was reported to police later that night. The two students involved know each other and had a previous […]
WASHINGTON — It’s difficult to imagine any event that would bring together Ted Leonsis, Hall of Fame linebacker Derrick Brooks, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and KISS frontman Gene Simmons. But all four sat on stage together in the bowels of the Verizon Center Wednesday afternoon, along with former NFL quarterback and current ESPN commentator Ron Jaworski, to […]
NAME — Merrick B. Garland AGE — 63. CURRENT POSITION — Chief judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. PROFESSIONAL — Before becoming a judge in 1997, Garland served in the Justice Department as principal associate deputy attorney general and deputy assistant attorney general in the criminal division. He was a federal […]
Daryl Lynn Coley (October 30, 1955 – March 15, 2016) was an American Christian singer. At 14, Coley was a member of the nationally acclaimed ensemble Helen Stephens And The Voices Of Christ. He began performing with Edwin Hawkins in the Edwin Hawkins Singers and then worked with James Cleveland, Tramaine Hawkins, Sylvester, Pete Escovedo […]
A Washington police officer has been found guilty of assaulting an employee of a cellphone store whom he accused of making obscene remarks to his girlfriend. The Washington Post reports that Ulysses Delaney, a 15-year veteran of the department, was found guilty Monday of simple assault, a misdemeanor, in connection with the Oct. 7 incident. […]
President Barack Obama has made his decision on a Supreme Court nominee and planned to introduce his pick at a Rose Garden ceremony Wednesday, setting up a showdown with Senate Republicans who have told the White House not to bother filling the vacancy in an election year. In an email to supporters, Obama did not […]
WASHINGTON — The Metrorail shutdown is making for an unusual commute in the early hours of Wednesday, as the lack of service is forcing some people onto the roads and inspiring others to stay home. Federal offices, for example, are open in the D.C. area, but employees can take unscheduled leave or telework. “Some people who usually take […]
WASHINGTON — After getting a taste of summer-like weather this past week, it’s time to start thinking baseball. Saturday morning at Nationals Park, contestants were warming up their vocals cords getting ready to sing their hearts out. It was the ninth annual national anthem auditions. Fifty people were invited to perform The Star-Spangled Banner a cappella […]
An undercover narcotics officer was mortally wounded by one of his colleagues as he responded to an attack on his police station by a gunman with a death wish, their police chief angrily explained on Monday. And while Officer Jacai Colson lay dying, the gunman’s two brothers coldly recorded Sunday’s firefight on their cellphones, Prince […]