This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateGraham Payne-Reichert logged onto Zoom from a lawn chair in the backyard of his unofficial fraternity house, surrounded by three other members of Delta Tau Delta and a futon that had mysteriously snapped in half a few months before.He watched faces appear one by one on his screen - first his former roommate, then his Spikeball teammate, then the older fraternity brother who had put him at ease during a hard transition to American University just two years ago.It was one month after the killing of George Floyd and Payne-Reichert,...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateGraham Payne-Reichert logged onto Zoom from a lawn chair in the backyard of his unofficial fraternity house, surrounded by three other members of Delta Tau Delta and a futon that had mysteriously snapped in half a few months before.He watched faces appear one by one on his screen - first his former roommate, then his Spikeball teammate, then the older fraternity brother who had put him at ease during a hard transition to American University just two years ago.It was one month after the killing of George Floyd and Payne-Reichert,...WW…

Two protesters outside a Planned Parenthood facility were arrested and charged with defacing public or private property early Saturday, according to D.C. police and video footage.Erica Caporaletti, a 22-year-old student at Towson University, and Warner DePriest, a 29-year-old D.C. resident, were writing “Black Pre-Born Lives Matter” with chalk on the sidewalk when police arrested them.The arrests happened just before 6 a.m., soon after a group of about two dozen people, led by the antiabortion advocacy group Students for Life of America, showed up to paint in the street of the 1200 block of...…Two protesters outside a Planned Parenthood facility were arrested and charged with defacing public or private property early Saturday, according to D.C. police and video footage.Erica Caporaletti, a 22-year-old student at Towson University, and Warner DePriest, a 29-year-old D.C. resident, were writing “Black Pre-Born Lives Matter” with chalk on the sidewalk when police arrested them.The arrests happened just before 6 a.m., soon after a group of about two dozen people, led by the antiabortion advocacy group Students for Life of America, showed up to paint in the street of the 1200 block of...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoGift SharePresident Trump granted a pardon this week to a former Prince George’s County canine police officer who 1995.A federal jury convicted Stephanie C. Mohr in 2001 on a felony charge after prosecutors said she set her dog to bite one of two men police stopped after they received a report of a possible burglary in Takoma Park, Md.The men, immigrants from Mexico and El Salvador, had climbed on top of a printing shop building to sleep for the night. They complied with police commands, and authorities learned they were not burglars,...…This article was published more than 2 years agoGift SharePresident Trump granted a pardon this week to a former Prince George’s County canine police officer who 1995.A federal jury convicted Stephanie C. Mohr in 2001 on a felony charge after prosecutors said she set her dog to bite one of two men police stopped after they received a report of a possible burglary in Takoma Park, Md.The men, immigrants from Mexico and El Salvador, had climbed on top of a printing shop building to sleep for the night. They complied with police commands, and authorities learned they were not burglars,...WW…

This article was published more than 1 year agoGift SharecorrectionA previous version of this article incorrectly said that Freddie Gray died in the back of a Baltimore police van. He died several days after his arrest, after suffering injuries in a van in police custody. The article has been corrected.Top Maryland officials are launching an investigation of all deaths in police custody that were overseen by the state’s former chief medical examiner who testified in ’s defense, the Maryland attorney general and governor’s offices announced Friday.Raquel Coombs, a spokeswoman for...…This article was published more than 1 year agoGift SharecorrectionA previous version of this article incorrectly said that Freddie Gray died in the back of a Baltimore police van. He died several days after his arrest, after suffering injuries in a van in police custody. The article has been corrected.Top Maryland officials are launching an investigation of all deaths in police custody that were overseen by the state’s former chief medical examiner who testified in ’s defense, the Maryland attorney general and governor’s offices announced Friday.Raquel Coombs, a spokeswoman for...WW…

This article was published more than 1 year agoCommentGift ShareDowntown Washington has long been known as a hub for lobbyists and lawyers commuting to and from the office like clockwork each weekday.But experts say that may change.The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the vacancy rate in the central business district, forcing city leaders to consider drastic alternatives to fill unused office space. They’ve focused on attracting university researchers and medical professionals. Some are even pushing to convert commercial buildings into residences.“We have all this space to fill,...…This article was published more than 1 year agoCommentGift ShareDowntown Washington has long been known as a hub for lobbyists and lawyers commuting to and from the office like clockwork each weekday.But experts say that may change.The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the vacancy rate in the central business district, forcing city leaders to consider drastic alternatives to fill unused office space. They’ve focused on attracting university researchers and medical professionals. Some are even pushing to convert commercial buildings into residences.“We have all this space to fill,...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareOn the day when former president Donald Trump’s most delusional supporters swore he would return to power — and the House suspended its business because of supposed threats to the U.S. Capitol — Washington looked on Thursday morning much the way it has for the past two months.National Guard members armed with M4 rifles braced for rebellion that never came. Razor wire lined miles of steel fencing that went unbreached. Trump remained in Florida, where it was 70 degrees and sunny.The angst stemmed from another misguided...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareOn the day when former president Donald Trump’s most delusional supporters swore he would return to power — and the House suspended its business because of supposed threats to the U.S. Capitol — Washington looked on Thursday morning much the way it has for the past two months.National Guard members armed with M4 rifles braced for rebellion that never came. Razor wire lined miles of steel fencing that went unbreached. Trump remained in Florida, where it was 70 degrees and sunny.The angst stemmed from another misguided...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoGift ShareThe troops were in formation. The residents were told to stay home. The heart of Washington was a fortress of fences, concrete barriers and security checkpoints. But on Sunday, the planned and promoted “armed march” on the nation’s capital never materialized.There were no gathered crowds, large or small, and authorities reported just of an armed man carrying a handgun and ammunition near barricades surrounding the Capitol building just after midnight.The quiet Sunday brought little relief to a city on edge from an attack on the...…This article was published more than 2 years agoGift ShareThe troops were in formation. The residents were told to stay home. The heart of Washington was a fortress of fences, concrete barriers and security checkpoints. But on Sunday, the planned and promoted “armed march” on the nation’s capital never materialized.There were no gathered crowds, large or small, and authorities reported just of an armed man carrying a handgun and ammunition near barricades surrounding the Capitol building just after midnight.The quiet Sunday brought little relief to a city on edge from an attack on the...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareAirbnb said it will cancel and block all reservations in the Washington metro area in the coming days as efforts to secure the capital were ratcheted higher ahead of right-wing protests this weekend and the presidential swearing-in on Jan. 20.The mass cancellation came as regional leaders announced that a number of Metro stations would be closed for a week to discourage visitors from going into downtown Washington. Airbnb also discovered and banned accounts for many people involved in hate groups and last week’s Capitol...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareAirbnb said it will cancel and block all reservations in the Washington metro area in the coming days as efforts to secure the capital were ratcheted higher ahead of right-wing protests this weekend and the presidential swearing-in on Jan. 20.The mass cancellation came as regional leaders announced that a number of Metro stations would be closed for a week to discourage visitors from going into downtown Washington. Airbnb also discovered and banned accounts for many people involved in hate groups and last week’s Capitol...WW…