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Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III said Thursday that he wants to see a billion-dollar casino on the banks of the Potomac River, arguing that a “high-end” gaming destination at National Harbor would be a catalyst for economic development and generate much-needed tax revenue. The announcement, which carries considerable political risk for Baker […]
Bishop T.D. Jakes plans to deliver an uplifting message at Whitney Houston's funeral this weekend.
A burgundy football jersey with gold trim hangs in Richard Sharpstein’s law office on Brickell Avenue, one block from Miami’s waterfront. A black marker’s scrawl winds across the jersey’s No. 21: “Thank you for everything.” The wavy lines of an autograph sit below. While the sporting world counts down the hours until the start of […]
DETROIT — A federal judge ordered life in prison Thursday for a Nigerian Muslim who turned away from a privileged life and tried to blow up a packed international flight with a bomb concealed in his underwear. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who was on a suicide mission for al Qaeda, was the same defiant man who […]
Dozens of students at George Washington University are recovering from norovirus.
Today's funeral procession for Alexandria paramedic Joshua Weissman will have a major impact on travel in the area.
Defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth‘s brief tenure with Tampa Bay ended Wednesday, when the Buccaneers cut him after an eight-game stint. The Bucs lost every game of Haynesworth’s stop in Tampa. Meanwhile, the Patriots won 10 consecutive games after releasing Haynesworth in Week 10. Haynesworth, on the other hand, closed out his year with a personal […]
ANNAPOLIS — Two House panels on Tuesday passed Gov. Martin O’Malley’s same-sex marriage bill, sending it to the chamber floor with help from the state’s first Republican delegate to speak in favor of the legislation. TO READ THE WHOLE STORY – CLICK HERE
Republican who blew the whistle on former D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Jr.’s surreptitious habit of stealing from the city is among those who filed petitions to appear on the ballot in the special election to replace the disgraced ex-legislator from Ward 5. Tim Day turned in his petitions late Tuesday and is part of […]
Prosecutors see no reason why former Prince George’s County Executive Jack B. Johnson — who has more than $200,000 in the bank — can’t pay a $100,000 fine associated with his extortion conviction before he heads to prison. Three days before Johnson’s 87-month prison sentence is scheduled to begin, prosecutors filed a motion Wednesday requesting […]