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August 11, 2021

DC mayor supports criminal charges for armed suspect with ‘ghost gun’ punched by police in viral video

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Tuesday that she believes the suspect seen in a viral bystander video in possession of a "ghost gun" on his waistband as police repeatedly punched him in the face should have been criminally charged.

August 10, 2021

DC health says masks may be necessary until Thanksgiving

Washington, D.C. health officials say the indoor mask mandate, now in its second week, may be in place until Thanksgiving given the rising number of cases and stagnated vaccination rates.

August 10, 2021

3 DC cops suspended after 1 caught on camera repeatedly punching suspect during arrest: police chief

Three Washington, D.C., police officers are under "criminal and administrative investigations" after video posted on social media appeared to show one of them repeatedly punching a man in the face while the other two restrain him during an arrest, D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee said Monday.

August 7, 2021

Invisible flesh-eating mites terrorize DC residents

A species of flesh-eating mites have emerged to feed on the billions of cicada eggs that were left last spring.

August 7, 2021

Marine on mission to honor US forces with National Desert Storm, Desert Shield War Memorial

Retired Marines Lance Cpl. Scott Stump says he remembers being deployed in the Persian Gulf when a thought about Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussain crossed his mind -- “the resignation that ‘hey, this guy has done chemical weapons – I may not be coming back.’”

August 6, 2021

Virginia school shares ‘Woke Kindergarten’ video: ‘I feel safe when there are no police’

A Virginia elementary school shared on its website, and then removed, a radical educational video in its summer learning guidance that suggested police are dangerous to be around.

August 6, 2021

Ashli Babbitt was 'ambushed' during Capitol riot, family's lawyer says

Ashli Babbitt, who participated in the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan.6, was “ambushed” by the Capitol Police officer who fatally shot her as she tried to climb through a window into the Speaker’s Lobby outside the House Chamber, a lawyer for the family said this week, according to reports.

August 4, 2021

Psaki grilled on Cuomo, Biden sexual harassment allegations, says claims against president already ‘litigated’

White House press secretary Jen Psaki fended off questions about sexual misconduct allegations leveled against President Biden Wednesday following the commander-in-chief’s decision to call on embattled New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign following a harassment probe.

August 4, 2021

DC robbery suspects caught on camera wrestling victim to ground, beating him at gas station

D.C. police released surveillance footage of the attack in hopes that the public will help identify the culprits.

August 4, 2021

Reporter's Notebook: Beware the Ides of August — and maybe December and January too

The House isn't scheduled to be in session at all this month, but there's a strong likelihood the House will have to return later this month.