18+ hour, 48+ min ago   (168+ words) A number of universities in the D.C. region are getting high marks in the new Forbes ranking of the nation’s top colleges. The University of Virginia is the highest-ranked public university in the region on Forbes’ 2027 list. UVA came in at…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (221+ words) A federal judge on Thursday ordered Montgomery County not to enforce its ban on guns in public spaces against Rabbi Menashe Shapiro or the Silver Spring Jewish Center at their houses of worship while their challenge to the law is…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (348+ words) With Lonnie Bunch set to retire at the end of the year, the Smithsonian Institution’s next secretary will face difficult challenges, according to a Georgetown University historian. Bunch, who has led the Smithsonian since 2019, announced this week that he will…...

1+ day, 2+ hour 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…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (147+ words) In ARTECHOUSE D.C.’s largest group show to date, “SUBMERGE Project,” attendees can expect a variety of interactive installations powered by artificial intelligence. They including P3-R, a digital penguin visitors can speak with in real time. At the immersive digital art…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1372+ words) Roughly four minutes after American Airlines Flight 77 struck the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, a ladder truck from Arlington, Virginia’s Fire Station 5 was the first unit on the scene. Twenty-five years later, hundreds gathered at the same firehouse to mark the anniversary…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (676+ words) Often times, it’s the police who praise and defend the use of Flock’s license plate reading cameras, but this time, the cops in D.C. are doing just the opposite. The head of the D.C. Police Union is raising…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (250+ words) Inside the D.C. Convention Center on Friday, thousands of volunteers packed red lentil jambalaya to provide 700,000 meals for local families. “Sept. 11 was a tragedy. But we really try to focus on what happened after that. Americans coming together, looking to see…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (702+ words) Watch a livestream of the ceremonies marking the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on Friday. More than 10,000 people pass through the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center on its busiest days, but the vast majority likely have no idea the 9/11 attacks had a…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (22+ words) NEW YORK (AP) — New York ceremony begins marking 25 years since 9/11, with a tolling bell and a moment of silence....