Winston Chaney
There was a time, many years ago, when the Colts had a choice: Peyton Manning or Ryan Leaf. It seems, all this time later, such an absurdity. But then, in 1998, there was real disagreement across football. Half of the NFL thought Leaf would have a better career, and the other half felt Manning would be […]
To remind him of some of the work done by potential Supreme Court nominee Robert L. Wilkins, all President Barack Obama has to do is look down the street from the White House to the nearly completed National Museum of African American History and Culture. Wilkins was instrumental in advocating for the museum, which is […]
Nancy Reagan, the helpmate, backstage adviser and fierce protector of Ronald Reagan in his journey from actor to president — and finally during his 10-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease — has died. She was 94. The former first lady died Sunday at her home in the Bel-Air section of Los Angeles of congestive heart failure, […]
Kirk Cousins says he has signed the franchise tender from the Washington Washington Football Team, giving the quarterback a one-year deal worth nearly $20 million. On Thursday, two days after the Washington Football Team placed the non-exclusive franchise tag on Cousins, he tweeted out a photo of himself with pen in hand. Cousins wrote: “I’m […]
Several students were pulled out of class Thursday at a Frederick County, Maryland, high school because of what they wrote in text messages. Police say Brunswick High School students were involved in a text message string that mentioned carrying out a school shooting. The students were removed from class and the school contacted their […]
A 43-year-old man has died after authorities say he accidentally shot himself in the face while taking selfies. The Skagit Valley Herald reports (http://goo.gl/jJZQVw ) the man and his girlfriend were photographing themselves with the weapon on Sunday at a residence when he shot himself. Skagit County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Chief Chad Clark says […]
Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson said he is effectively ending his bid for the White House Wednesday, concluding a roller-coaster campaign that briefly took him to the top of a chaotic GOP field but ended with a Super Tuesday whimper. “I do not see a political path forward,” Carson said in a statement posted on his campaign […]
It sure felt like spring for a few days around Washington, and indeed, it may be meteorological spring (more on that later), but Wednesday’s cold, blustery winds and scattered flurries are a reminder that it’s actually still winter. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the WTOP listening area from 10 […]
At the airport, safety is more important than sexy. That’s what a woman found out at the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Officials say she was stopped Sunday at a security checkpoint with a pair of gun-shaped stiletto heels. TSA spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein says the stilettos had heels in the shape of handguns and faux […]
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump won the battle for Virginia in a close Republican primary contest with Marco Rubio Tuesday while Hillary Clinton cruised to an easy victory in the Democratic race. Clinton garnered 64 percent of the vote to Bernie Sanders’ 35 percent, according to unofficial election results. Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, who had […]