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Officer Killed in US Capitol Attack Died From Multiple Head Injuries
The officer killed in an attack outside the U.S. Capitol Friday died from multiple head injuries, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
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Two Arrested in Assault on Officer Who Died After US Capitol Riot
Two men have been arrested and charged with assaulting U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who collapsed after responding to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and died the next day.
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Woman Arrested in Attack Over Cold Stone Creamery Shop's Mask Policy
A woman was arrested in the attack of two employees of a Maryland ice cream shop.
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DC Police Confirm 20 People Injured, Including 1 Dead in Overnight Shooting
A shooting in Southeast D.C. early Sunday left a young father dead and 20 others injured, including an off-duty police officer, after multiple people opened gunfire on a large gathering, police say. Police Chief Peter Newsham said in a press conference that “hundreds” of people were gathered at 33rd Street and Dubois Place SE for an unsanctioned block party after…
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Washington Releases Running Back Guice After Domestic Violence Arrest
The Washington Football Team released running back Derrius Guice following his arrest on domestic violence charges. The team said it learned of the allegations Thursday and contacted the NFL. The team said it met with Guice and excused him from all team activities pending a review. On Friday, the team learned of his arrest in Loudoun County, Virginia. “Upon review…
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Supreme Court Police Car Set on Fire
Someone set fire to a Supreme Court police car Wednesday afternoon, according to Supreme Court media relations.
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FedEx Asks Washington Football Team to Change Name
FedEx has asked the Washington Redskins to change the team’s name. “We have communicated to the team in Washington our request that they change the team name,” FedEx confirmed in a statement. FedEx owns the naming rights to the stadium in Landover, Maryland, where the team plays its home games, through 2025, having signed a deal in 1999 reported at…
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Virginia Governor Proposes Juneteenth as State Holiday, With Backing by Pharrell
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday that he will propose making Juneteenth — a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. — an official holiday in a state that was once home to the capital of the Confederacy. Musician Pharrell Williams, a Virginia native, joined him at a news conference. “This is our chance to lead, to…
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Protesters Outraged Over George Floyd's Death March on White House, Cause Lockdown
The U.S. Secret Service ordered the White House locked down for about an hour Friday evening due to people outside the gates protesting the death of George Floyd, according to NBC News White House Correspondent Peter Alexander. The estimated 2,000 protesters moved along to the Trump International Hotel and demonstrated there. The protesters gathered at 14th and U streets in…
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Michelle Obama, Ellen Surprise DC Elementary Students
Michelle Obama joined forces with Ellen DeGeneres to give a Southeast Washington, D.C., elementary school a huge surprise. Randle Highlands Elementary School was brimming with holiday spirit on “Ellen’s Greatest Night of Giveaways” this week. The talk show host enlisted the former first lady to surprise students with a new basketball court, updated computers and iPads for every...
