23+ hour, 49+ min ago   (1065+ words) All of the dozen cases that made it to trial, mostly in Los Angeles, ended in acquittal, mistrial or dismissal. Experts say that’s surprising for a department known for its ability to win at trial. The last three felony assault…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (39+ words) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — US Supreme Court again rejects push to use Trump-backed congressional maps in midterms, clearing the way for old maps. - National Grains higher, livestock mixed 1 hour ago - National Tsakos: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 1 hour ago...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (366+ words) Zion Mitchell, 21, was arrested earlier this month and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm while committing a crime of violence or dangerous crime — both felonies — in connection with an Aug. 25 incident that occurred when…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (500+ words) (CNN) — A member of the Georgia National Guard assigned to the task force patrolling Washington, DC, is facing assault and gun charges after he was accused of pulling his firearm on a fellow soldier during an argument last month. Zion…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (237+ words) (CNN) — Lonnie Bunch III said Tuesday that he will retire as the head of the Smithsonian Institution, a role that placed him at the center of President Donald Trump’s efforts to reshape the world’s largest museum organization. Bunch said in…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (195+ words) The Trump administration said Thursday that excavation work will start over the next two weeks on the site where it plans to build a towering, gilded arch, a project that is facing a lawsuit and that critics say will disrupt…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (365+ words) The latest pieces of President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging Washington makeover are set for an airing Thursday in front of a federal panel that already has blessed other big-ticket plans from the designer-in-chief. The National Capital Planning Commission, which this spring…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (250+ words) A three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday ordered the dismissal of Bergdahl’s claims in district court. The panel said District Judge Walton in Washington lacked the jurisdiction to vacate Bergdahl’s court-martial…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (295+ words) U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta agreed Saturday to order “nonconsensual” nutrition and medical treatment for Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who was rushed to a hospital in July after he stopped eating. Mehta said federal Bureau of Prisons medical staff can feed Lakanwal intravenously…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (423+ words) The report released Friday says the 250-foot-tall (76-meter) memorial arch is likely to disrupt the historical significance of dozens of sites near its planned location adjacent to Memorial Bridge. Many of Washington’s monuments, buildings and sites have been carefully planned…...