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Lawsuit Alleges Former Cardinal McCarrick Ran ‘Sex Cabal' at Beach House
Former Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is accused in a lawsuit of sexually abusing boys at a beach house in New Jersey in the 1980s.
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‘More Than Peach': Virginia Girl Makes Art Kits With ‘Skin-Colored' Crayon Options
Bellen Woodard was in third grade when she came home with a question. “My friends, they always called the peach crayon the skin-colored crayon,” she recalled. Why? She handed over the crayon but it made her feel “weird.” Her mom suggested that next time she hand over the brown crayon, “because our skin color’s brown.” Bellen had another idea....
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Overdue Library Book Returned in Maryland After 73 Years
The Silver Spring Library in Maryland recently got a surprise in the mail: a book that was 73 years overdue, along with a letter of apology.
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Maryland Couple Receives Postcard 60 Years After It Was Sent
Talk about snail mail! A Maryland couple recently received a postcard that was mailed in 1960.
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Football Coach With Down Syndrome Marks 20 Years With Maryland School Team
When the lights come on for Friday night football at Walt Whitman High School, the smile of one coach shines just as bright. Assistant Head Coach Ramon De Paula is celebrating 20 years with the team. He was born with Down syndrome but says he will never let it stop him from following his dreams.
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Hog Wild: Maryland Woman Says Pigs Are Invading Her Yard Every Day
A horde of hogs isn’t something you see every day — except for one Maryland woman who says she’s been waking up to the sight of wild pigs in her yard.
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NASA Honors Female Hidden Figures at Ceremony
NASA officially renamed the street in front of their headquarters “Hidden Figures Way” to honor the black female mathematicians who paved the way for NASA to make it to space. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.
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Maryland Third Grader Born Without Hands Wins National Penmanship Award
Sarah Hinesley dreams of becoming a lawyer, a judge and the president. But for now, winning a national competition is a big achievement.
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Runaway Car Crashes Into DC House After Kids Accidentally Put It in Neutral
A car rolled down a hill and crashed into a Foxhall Village home after two young boys accidentally put the car in neutral. No one was injured, but the house is condemned, putting the residents out of a home.
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Thousands Fill Capital One Arena to See Michelle Obama
Thousands of people crowded Capital One Arena in D.C. Saturday night for Michelle Obama’s “Becoming” book tour.
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Straw Bans Raise Concerns for People With Disabilities
Since companies like Marriott and Starbucks have announced plans to ban plastic straws, many people with disabilities have spoken out against the movement. News4’s Aimee Cho spoke with one woman with muscular dystrophy who said she depends on straws to drink.
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Civil War Soldiers' Remains Identified in Manassas
More than 150 years after the end of the Civil War, researchers have identified the remains of two soldiers at a excavated battlefield hospital in Manassas, Virginia.
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Gaithersburg High School Students Paying It Forward
There have been nearly a dozen fights inside Gaithersburg High School. Now, some students want to change their school’s image and prove they’ve got more love than hate in the halls. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.
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Virginia Bakery Wins British Baking Contest, Infuriating Brits
The British are furious. A bakery in Vienna, Virginia, just won a competition to make the best English-style baked goods in the world.
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DC Gears Up for Pride Weekend
Capital Pride is here! Whether you are headed to the parade on Saturday or the festival on Sunday, News4’s Aimee Cho has everything you need to know on parade preparation and safety.