Chattanooga, Tennessee (CNN) A once devoted, disciplined mixed martial arts fighter. A top student known for smarts, charm and humor. A devout Muslim, who kept in touch with his roots in the Middle East. That’s how a former coach and classmates describe Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez, 24, who shot dead four U.S. Marines and wounded three more […]
WASHINGTON — Police are asking for help identifying a person of interest in connection to a library burglary back in June. According to police, the incident was captured on surveillance cameras around 4:30 a.m. on June 20. It happened at a library located on 49th Street, Northeast, near Quarles Street, Northeast. In the video, someone is […]
WASHINGTON — Police in Prince George’s County, Maryland are searching for a driver who they say sped off with an officer caught in their car door. According to police, an officer approached a driver around 5:40 p.m. in the area of Alberta and Todd drives in District Heights. The officer somehow got caught in the […]
President Barack Obama said Wednesday that there is no precedent for revoking the U.S. Medal of Freedom — as some have called for him to do — given to comedian and actor Bill Cosby. But the President did outline his definition of rape. “There’s no precedent for revoking a medal. We don’t have that mechanism,” […]
WASHINGTON — A D.C. judge set a trial date Tuesday for a man accused of attacking someone at a Metro station earlier this year. Elijah Smith is charged with felony assault. Police say he punched a 69-year old man on an escalator at the Eastern Market Metro Station in April. The victim collapsed with serious […]
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art says it will post a sign telling visitors that an exhibition featuring Bill Cosby’s art collection is about the artists, not a tribute to the comedian. The exhibition is continuing despite allegations by more than two dozen women that Cosby committed sexual misconduct in the past four decades. […]
Martin O’Malley is looking to Iowa, where he’s going “all in” to help him become the leading Democratic alternative to Hillary Rodham Clinton. It’s a plan born of necessity for the former Maryland governor, a little-known underdog now struggling to compete with a self-described socialist, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, to emerge as the anti-establishment option […]
WASHINGTON — The 90-day test of the technology that would allow you to pay a Metro fare with your bank card or smartphone is over, and Metro says it hopes to start making plans for fully implementing the system. One potential stumbling block, The Washington Post reports, is the cost: a reported $294 million. The […]
Curtis James Jackson III, otherwise known as 50 Cent, filed for bankruptcy in a Hartford, Connecticut court on Monday. The rap artist is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and according to the documents filed by his attorney he owes between $10 million and $50 million to his creditors. He currently lives in a Farmington, Connecticut estate […]
Fox Sports suspended Donovan McNabb indefinitely after the current analyst and former NFL quarterback was arrested for driving under the influence last month, per Awful Announcing’sKen Fang. “It is important that Donovan use this time as best he can to resolve his personal situation,” said Fox in a statement released to the media Sunday. McNabb […]