Dozens of emails and comments left at the Smithsonian Institution show the public appears to be sharply divided over an exhibition featuring Bill Cosby’s art collection, which the museum has stood behind since the comedian admitted obtaining drugs to give to women with whom he wanted to have sex. The Smithsonian has received 35 emails […]
LAFAYETTE, La. — A lone gunman sitting in a packed movie theater stood up about 20 minutes into the showing of “Trainwreck” and began firing into the crowd, killing two and injuring at least seven others Thursday night before fatally shooting himself, authorities said. The gunman initially tried escaping by blending into the fleeing crowd, but […]
WASHINGTON — Metro plans to hire a new general manager this fall, the agency told a congressional subcommittee on Tuesday. “To have 10 months go by without a general manager is really inexcusable and certainly doesn’t suggest that it’s a priority,” says Rep. Mark Meadows, R-North Carolina.Several members feel Metro has been too slow with […]
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has pulled a classic adolescent prank on a rival who dared to criticize him, a bit of payback reminiscent of writing the phone number of a nemesis on a wall with the message “Call me.” After Sen. Lindsey Graham called Trump “the world’s biggest jackass” during a television interview, the […]
WASHINGTON — Montgomery County police detectives have arrested Nicholas Morales-Macedo for allegedly committing sex offenses while impersonating a police officer. Morales-Macedo is a 24-year-old man from Silver Spring. On Jan. 15, 2012, officers went to the Days Inn at 8040 13th St. in Silver Spring. A 44-year-old woman said she was sexually assaulted in a hotel […]
WASHINGTON — When the prognosis isn’t good, the nation’s top hospitals are at their best. In the 26th annual edition of “Best Hospitals” from U.S. News & World Report, Massachusetts General, in Boston, ranks at the top. Johns Hopkins Hospital, in Baltimore, tied for third. “The most important criterion by far is patient survival,” says Ben […]
Much like Sunday, Monday will be extremely uncomfortable. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for most of the D.C. region from noon to 8 p.m. Monday. The heat index could be up to 109 degrees. Air quality is a Code Orange. which means the pollution levels are unhealthy to children, older adults […]
(CNN)After a weekend full of backlash for his comments saying former POW Sen. John McCain is “not a war hero,” Donald Trump put his defiance in writing. In an op-ed for USA Today published Sunday, Trump writes that the Arizona Republican “the politician has failed the state of Arizona and the country.” Trump renewed his […]
CONYERS, Ga. — Conyers police said on Friday that a Conyers K9 officer has died after being left in a hot patrol car. Its handler has been placed on paid leave pending an internal investigation. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution (http://on-ajc.com/1gHcauf ) police said the dog, named Zane, was found dead in the patrol […]
Jaden Newman is a 10-year-old girl who averaged 30.5 points per game last season for her varsity high school team. That’s right; you read that correctly. Newman has played on the varsity girls team at Downey Christian School since third grade and will be entering sixth grade this fall. Bleacher Report had the opportunity to […]