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Trump administration drops Reflecting Pool charge against Olympian, faults contractor
The Trump administration dropped a felony charge against the U.S. Olympic canoeist accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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DOGE staffer attacked in DC, Trump says in threat to federalize city
President Donald Trump once again threatened a federal takeover of D.C., calling crime “totally out of control” and saying a DOGE member was beaten.
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Recap: Suspect charged with murder after 2 killed at Capital Jewish Museum
Two Israeli Embassy staff, couple Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, were killed at the Capital Jewish Museum in D.C. See live updates here.
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‘No survivors' after plane, helicopter crash into Potomac River
An American Airlines flight and a military helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport Wednesday evening.
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Firefighter killed, 13 others injured after house explosion in Virginia
A firefighter died in a catastrophic house explosion in Sterling, Virginia, Friday evening, Loudoun County Fire and Rescue said.
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Watch driver in hijacked tow truck hit at least 20 vehicles during MD police chase
Police pursued a roadside assistance truck stolen from Beltsville, Maryland, throughout the area Friday evening, a heart-stopping chase through the suburbs of Washington, D.C., in the thick of rush hour.
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Wind topples National Christmas Tree in Washington, DC
The tree, a cut 40-foot Norway spruce from the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia, replaced the previous tree earlier this month, according to NPS.
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Pokémon go to jail: Trading cards lead to explosives suspect, Maryland fire marshal says
Pokémon trading cards helped police find a suspect in a series of explosions that shook an Aberdeen, Maryland, neighborhood in recent weeks, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
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2 Staffers Attacked With Baseball Bat at Rep. Connolly's Virginia Office
Two members of U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly’s staff were assaulted with a metal baseball bat at his office in Virginia Monday morning, city of Fairfax police said.
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Ashli Babbitt's Mother Arrested Outside Capitol on Jan. 6 Anniversary
The mother of Ashli Babbitt, who was fatally shot while participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was arrested Friday afternoon for blocking traffic near the Capitol.
