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38+ min ago (146+ words) WASHINGTON " The White House's East Wing might be rubble at this point, but the National Trust for Historic Preservation is suing to halt construction of the ballroom that the Trump administration plans to replace it with. The group is asking the court to stop the construction at the White House until a review has been conducted, including a public comment period. RELATED: What was in the East Wing before it was demolished? "The White House is arguably the most evocative building in our country and a globally recognized symbol of our powerful American ideals. As the organization charged with protecting places where our history happened, the National Trust was compelled to file this case," said Carol Quillen, President and CEO of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. In the fall, the administration hired contractors to demolish the East Wing to…...

50+ min ago (221+ words) December 12, 2025, 5:46 PM A 12-year-old binturong named Lola bit two staff members at the Smithsonian National Zoo in D.C. on Friday. A staff member was conducting a routine training session with Lola when she bit the employee and "did not readily let go,according to the National Zoo.Another staff member removed Lola and was also bitten in the process. The two staff members have injuries that are not life-threatening and were taken to a hospital for treatment "out of an abundance of caution, the National Zoo said in a news release. What's a binturong? They're roughly the size of a medium dog and are often known as "bear cats, the National Zoo said. While binturongs typically eat fruits and berries, they have sharp teeth and claws for hunting small animals, such as rodents and birds. Despite the nickname "bear cat, binturongs…...

55+ min ago (552+ words) WASHINGTON " Three years ago, Jen Barnett and her husband left Alabama for Mexico, fed up with the U.S. political climate. Now, their company Expatsi helps thousands of other Americans do the same " and business is booming. "One hundred and twenty people started their visa process just in September, just for Portugal, just of our clients," Barnett said. "So people are moving at much higher rates than we've seen in the past." Expatsi organizes group tours for Americans exploring potential new homes abroad. Barnett says business surged in the first part of this year as more Americans conduct what she calls a cost-benefit analysis of staying in the United States. "The cost-benefit analysis of staying in the U.S. has just changed dramatically, and there are different reasons for different people," she explained. It's a trend WUSA9 first reported on in 2022, after Roe v. Wade was…...

56+ min ago (271+ words) Ever receive a piece of mail or a package that wasn't meant for you? Imagine that happening more than 100 times. News4's Joseph Olmo has the story. Night and day for more than six months, a D.C. family has received over 100 packages the senders meant to have delivered to a hotel more than a mile away. The family has received a nonstop array of items, they said in an interview only on News4. "We've received everything from cat food to vitamin supplements to even a chainsaw," said Brittany, who asked to only give her first name. "Luckily, that guest came to pick it up, but we did not ask questions. Nor did we answer the door." Brittany said she believes guests at the Arlo are entering the hotel's address when they order from Amazon and then inadvertently clicking her address, which appears before…...

1+ hour, 15+ min ago (437+ words) WOODBRIDGE, Va. " He might be a U.S. citizen but a Woodbridge man, who asked to remain anonymous, still fears for himself and his family's safety after an encounter with a masked person pretending to be an immigration enforcement officer. "If this was a prank, they were very determined, and if it wasn't, it still scared me," he said. Police in Prince William County are searching for the individual who showed up at the victim's door at the Glen Ridge Commons Apartments in Woodbridge around 1 p.m. on Thursday. Through the peephole, the 21-year-old Virginia native could see the man wearing a black mask, a black plate carrier with a badge on the chest, a holster, gloves, and a black shirt with patches on the shoulders reading "ICE." "I heard someone banging on the door identifying as ICE," the resident exclusively told WUSA9. "They were…...

1+ hour, 21+ min ago (256+ words) December 12, 2025, 5:16 PM A D.C. high school teacher is accused of climbing through a student's window at night to sexually abuse her, sometimes recording the abuse. FBI agents arrested 35-year-old John Aaron Gass at his Maryland home on Thursday. He faces charges related to the production of child pornography and enticement of a minor, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C. Gass is a teacher at the D.C. International School. Charging documents said he began sexually abusing a student at the school in the spring. The FBI received a tip from D.C. police in November that Gass had met with a 16-year-old girl several times for the purposes of sex. At least twice, prosecutors said, Gass used the girl's phone to record "explicit videos." In a statement to WTOP, the D.C. International School said Gass no longer works at the school, and…...

1+ hour, 21+ min ago (275+ words) President Donald Trump shared new images of the planned White House ballroom, which is expected to serve as a venue for official events. President Donald Trump was sued on Friday by preservationists seeking an architecture review and congressional approval over'his White House ballroom project. The National Trust for Historic Preservation is asking a federal court to stop Trump's White House ballroom project until it goes through comprehensive design reviews and public comments and wins approval from Congress. Trump already has bypassed the federal government's usual building practices and historical reviews when he'razed the East Wing'of the White House. He recently added another architectural firm for a ballroom that itself would be nearly twice the size of the White House before the East Wing's demolition. Trump has said a ballroom is overdue for the White House, previously complaining that events were…...

1+ hour, 31+ min ago (212+ words) ANNAPOLIS, Md. " Maryland's attorney general has joined a 19-state lawsuit against the President Donald Trump administration's'policy of charging a $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa petitions. The lawsuit was filed two days after Canada launched a $1.7 billion effort to attract global talent. These visas have long been employed to import highly skilled workers from other countries. Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown said the new fee would "create a costly barrier for employers, especially public sector, and government employers, trying to fill these positions." Trump previously encountered resistance to challenges to H-1B visas within his own circle, when tech leaders like Elon Musk said importing foreign talent helped their industries. Brown said the policy, which is being implemented under the Department of Homeland Security, violates the law because the massive fee is beyond the bounds of congressional authorization. According to Brown, the fee would impact…...

2+ hour, 19+ min ago (357+ words) A man in the country without legal status pled guilty to carjacking a grandmother and then running over her with her own vehicle " killing her. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder has new exclusive video that was submitted in court Wednesday. A man living in the U.S. without legal status pleaded guilty Thursday to carjacking a woman in Sterling, Virginia, last year and running her over with her own vehicle, killing her. Melody Waldecker, a mother and grandmother, was the victim. She was 54. Video submitted in court shows the moment Jose Aguilar-Martinez, 21, hopped into her SUV outside a 7-Eleven. Waldecker stood at the register of the Town Center at Sterling store. Video shows a man get into her running vehicle, parked just outside the front door. She ran outside to try to stop the carjacking. She grabbed the door handle, and…...

2+ hour, 30+ min ago (359+ words) WASHINGTON " Andrew Wolfe, the National Guardsman shot in the head near the White House, has entered inpatient rehab, a hospital neurosurgeon announced Friday." According to neurosurgeon Jeffrey Mai, the medical update represents "extraordinary progress" for the 24-year-old staff sergeant from West Virginia, who had to be air-lifted into MedStar Washington Hospital Center the day before Thanksgiving. "He is now breathing on his own and can stand with assistance " important milestones that reflect his strength and determination," the MedStar neurosurgeon said of Wolfe." Mai also described some of Wolfe's treatment, including an emergency brain surgery on the National Guardsman's brain to control bleeding and relieve pressure." "While this remains an early phase of his healing, his progress gives us every reason to feel hopeful," Mai said." An ongoing recovery for Wolfe, who had been mistakenly reported dead at one point by…...