A reborn Orange Crush might have sent Peyton Manning into retirement with a Super ending to his career. Von Miller and the impenetrable Denver defense harassed Panthers quarterback Cam Newton all game Sunday, and the Broncos made enough big plays for a 24-10 victory, Manning’s 200th and perhaps his last before retirement. He wasn’t […]
A basketball enthusiast, President Barack Obama applauded the Golden State Warriors on Thursday and marveled at how they are revolutionizing professional basketball with what he described as a “small-ball nuclear lineup” that specializes in great shooting and passing. The Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in last year’s NBA finals and are off to a historically […]
Washington police have tracked down a man suspected of burglarizing businesses across the city after he logged into Twitter from one of his crime scenes. Police say in an affidavit that they have linked 33-year-old Thomas Matthew Collodel to several burglaries between Dec. 30 and Jan. 24. He is charged with five counts of burglary. […]
Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White, whose horn-driven band sold more than 90 million albums and made hits like “September,” ”Shining Star” and “Boogie Wonderland,” died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles, his brother Verdine said. White, who was 74, suffered from Parkinson’s Disease and had retreated from the public even as the […]
Following one of his worst offensive games this season, reigning NBA MVP Stephen Curry stopped thinking about basketball and recalibrated his mind. It worked out just fine. Curry was all systems go Wednesday night as he made 11 3-pointers and scored 51 points to lead the Golden State Warriors past the Washington Wizards 134-121 for […]
Legislation that would require that Virginia public school students get at least an average of 20 minutes of physical activity a day is advancing in the General Assembly. A House version of the bill received preliminary approval Wednesday, despite criticism from some lawmakers that it was an unfair imposition the state was putting on teachers […]
WASHINGTON — Prince George’s County officials made a desperate plea to its residents to end domestic violence after announcing that a father fatally shot his 2-year-old daughter and her mother following a child-support dispute. “I want to express my sympathies … but while this is resolved, it is not a happy circumstance,” Interim Prince George’s County […]
Friends and relatives, reeling from an unthinkable crime, gathered Tuesday night at Community Temple Bibleway Church in Cheverly, Maryland, to comfort each other. “It’s just a shock,” Melonie Parker, a family friend, told NBC Washington. “How could you look a child in their face and shoot a child?”Earlier in the day, NeShante Davis and her 2-year old daughter, […]
The Navy says military personnel at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington are holding an active-shooter drill as part of anti-terrorism training. The Navy says in a statement that the event Wednesday morning is designed to test security measures and emergency responses, as well as communications at the installation. The drill is expected to start around […]
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley ended his Democratic presidential campaign Monday midway through vote-counting in the Iowa caucuses, terminating a bid that failed to gain traction against rivals Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. O’Malley’s decision to drop out of the race came even before a winner had been declared but as early results showed O’Malley […]