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Sailing season kicks off with a sock-burning party in Annapolis, Md.
4+ hour, 34+ min ago (82+ words) In Annapolis, Md., people gather each year to usher in the warmer weather by making a sacrifice " of their socks. The springtime tradition is the unofficial start of the Chesapeake Bay sailing season. Sailing season kicks off with a sock-burning party…...
The Big Secret of Kerry Washington’s Life (Fresh Air+) : Fresh Air
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (240+ words) Actress Kerry Washington is part of the big ensemble cast of the latest "Knives Out" movie coming out this week, but when she came on Fresh Air in 2023, she spoke about a mystery of her own'one about her family. She…...
'Washington Post' editorials omit a key disclosure: Bezos' financial ties
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (830+ words) A year ago, in explaining why he had blocked the publication of an endorsement of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, Washington Post owner and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos conceded that "When it comes to the appearance of conflict, I am…...
Roundup: Bolton in court, Zelenskyy in Washington, military in the Caribbean : The NPR Politics Podcast
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (286+ words) The Justice Department indicted former National Security Adviser John Bolton on charges related to mishandling classified information. Bolton was a vocal critic of President Trump, and his indictment comes on the heels of indictments of other Trump critics, James Comey…...
To win this Maryland contest, be on the lookout for big trees
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (84+ words) A hundred years ago, Maryland's first state forester challenged residents to find the state's biggest tree. Now the contest is back. Scott Detrow speaks with Joli McCathran of the Big Tree Program. Environment Story Of The Day NPR hide caption…...
A new play explores the story behind the March on Washington
6+ mon, 16+ hour ago (1307+ words) Ro Boddie as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Stephen Conrad Moore as Bayard Rustin in the 2025 Ford's Theatre production of The American Five, directed by Aaron Posner in Washington, D.C. Scott Suchman hide caption On a hot summer day a little…...
A DC conference brings together a group of conservative political and religious leaders
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (93+ words) Pastor Doug Wilson is in Washington, DC this week to start a new church and spread his vision of a nation run by White Christian men. His views were echoed by other conservatives at a conference in Washington this week....
A rare German Bible found in Texas is now digitized
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (80+ words) A 1983 routine cleaning at Boerne High School in Texas yielded a rare and precious find: a thick, ornate Bible wrapped in cloth and written in low German. Now it will soon be seen online. A rare German Bible found in…...
Military parade and No Kings protests: a split-screen of a divided America
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (1169+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C., and ANNAPOLIS, Md. " There are events that become a Rorschach test that brings out America's political and cultural divisions in bold relief. Saturday's military parade " which celebrated the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary and also fell on President Trump's birthday " was that kind…...
U.S.-German citizen is charged with trying to attack the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (307+ words) A dual U.S.-German citizen has been arrested on charges that he traveled to Israel and attempted to firebomb the branch office of the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, officials said Sunday. Activists sit in front of the U.S. Embassy branch office in…...