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Washingtonians are the nation’s most well-read citizens, but they’re reading less these days. And so, it appears, are city dwellers everywhere. That’s according to the latest findings of an annual study of the United States most literate cities, which ranks the “culture and resources for reading” in the nation’s 75 largest metro areas. The study examines […]
Washington Washington Football Team tight end Fred Davis is denying reports that he aggressively grabbed a woman and struck her with a bottle at a D.C. night club early Thursday morning. TMZ.com reported that Davis and a female customer at Josephine night club were involved in an altercation and that after he grabbed her, she […]
A new study suggests that a woman’s diet may help determine the sex of her future child. Dutch researchers followed 32 women who were hoping to become pregnant. The women were given strict diets rich in fruit, vegetables, rice and calcium and low in sodium. More than 80-percent of the women gave birth to baby […]
Montgomery County Police have made an arrest in the fatal stabbing at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda. Police say the suspect is a 49-year-old man who works at the hospital. Detectives have been saying they didn’t think the stabbing death of 40-year-old Roosevelt Brockington was a random crime. Brockington was found on New Year’s Day inside […]
Officials are investigating possible explosions at the Maryland Department of Transportation’s headquarters in Hanover and a state government building in Annapolis. Firefighters and hazmat crews were sent to the MDOT building in the 7200 block of Corporate Center in Hanover shortly before 1 p.m. Thursday. A source has told 11 News that two packages exploded, […]
Unemployment around the DC area fell in November of 2010 compared to November 2009, but not by much. Despite a big increase in the number of jobs, the unemployment rate fell to only six percent from six-point-one percent. That’s even though more than 49-thousand new jobs came to the DC region. Analysts say the reason […]
A ministry whose focus is persecuted Christians around the world has issued a watch list. According to Mission Network News, Open Doors USA CEO Dr. Carl Moeller says North Korea tops the list for the eighth year in a row as the worst country on earth to be a Christian. Moeller says, quote, “Eight out […]
Republicans in the House of Representatives plan to introduce legislation attempting to repeal the new federal healthcare reform law. Brad Dayspring, a spokesman for incoming House Republican leader Eric Cantor, says the vote will take place January 12th, with a procedural vote scheduled for this Friday. Dayspring added, quote, “it will pass the House.” Source:Copyright […]
Prince George’s County gets a new state’s attorney yesterday. Angela Alsobrooks was sworned into office. She takes over for long-serving attorney Glenn Ivey. The 39-year-old Alsobrooks tells the “Washington Post” she plans to put more emphasis on fighting burglaries, corruption and holding police officers accountable for criminal misconduct. Alsobrooks takes over as county and federal […]
President Obama will take an extra day of vacation in Hawaii, returning to the White House next Wednesday. The President delayed the start of his Honolulu vacation by five days because Congress was still in session. The lame-duck congressional session proved to be beneficial to him, however. Congress repealed the controversial “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” […]