This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe third day of protests in the nation’s capital over George Floyd’s death began with bent knees, raised fists and pleas that this night, unlike the last, would remain peaceful. And in those first moments on Sunday, the more than 1,000 people who marched to Lafayette Square across from the White House listened.Then came darkness, and with it, another night of mayhem. In the park, protesters faced the familiar pop, pop, pop of pepper bullets and stinging clouds of tear gas meant to push back hundreds of them as they...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe third day of protests in the nation’s capital over George Floyd’s death began with bent knees, raised fists and pleas that this night, unlike the last, would remain peaceful. And in those first moments on Sunday, the more than 1,000 people who marched to Lafayette Square across from the White House listened.Then came darkness, and with it, another night of mayhem. In the park, protesters faced the familiar pop, pop, pop of pepper bullets and stinging clouds of tear gas meant to push back hundreds of them as they...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareAs many as 2,000 demonstrators descended on Washington on Tuesday, the largest and most boisterous crowd to gather in the nation’s capital during five straight days of protests over George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis police custody.Banging on fences erected near the White House and marching through the city to the U.S. Capitol, the largely peaceful protesters included high schoolers and stay-at-home moms, young parents and toddlers, elderly couples and large families. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) spoke with...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareAs many as 2,000 demonstrators descended on Washington on Tuesday, the largest and most boisterous crowd to gather in the nation’s capital during five straight days of protests over George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis police custody.Banging on fences erected near the White House and marching through the city to the U.S. Capitol, the largely peaceful protesters included high schoolers and stay-at-home moms, young parents and toddlers, elderly couples and large families. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) spoke with...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift SharePrince George’s County has agreed to pay the family of a man fatally shot by a police officer $20 million in what is believed to be among the nation’s largest one-time settlements involving someone killed by law enforcement.The county settled with the family of , who authorities say was shot six times with his hands cuffed behind his back in the front seat of a police cruiser by Cpl. Michael A. Owen Jr.Owen was arrested the day after the Jan. 27 shooting and has been suspended without pay. He is awaiting trial...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift SharePrince George’s County has agreed to pay the family of a man fatally shot by a police officer $20 million in what is believed to be among the nation’s largest one-time settlements involving someone killed by law enforcement.The county settled with the family of , who authorities say was shot six times with his hands cuffed behind his back in the front seat of a police cruiser by Cpl. Michael A. Owen Jr.Owen was arrested the day after the Jan. 27 shooting and has been suspended without pay. He is awaiting trial...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoGift ShareAuthorities in the District made public for the first time on Friday of two separate fatal shootings by officers in 2018, and said those cases were ruled justified in the use of deadly force.Officials also released video from another incident in 2018 in which a man on a dirt bike was killed when it slammed into the side of a police cruiser. Police said the officer was suspended for failing to stop at a stop sign as he entered an intersection.Families of the three men who were killed — D’Quan Young, 24, Marqueese Alston, 22, and...…This article was published more than 2 years agoGift ShareAuthorities in the District made public for the first time on Friday of two separate fatal shootings by officers in 2018, and said those cases were ruled justified in the use of deadly force.Officials also released video from another incident in 2018 in which a man on a dirt bike was killed when it slammed into the side of a police cruiser. Police said the officer was suspended for failing to stop at a stop sign as he entered an intersection.Families of the three men who were killed — D’Quan Young, 24, Marqueese Alston, 22, and...WW…

ADPlease NoteThe Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free. A new wave of -related restrictions was introduced in the Washington region Thursday, with more Maryland jurisdictions eliminating indoor dining and Virginia imposing a statewide curfew to keep residents home late at night.The from Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) also includes an expanded mask mandate and lowers the number of people allowed in social gatherings. The measures, which will take effect at 12:01 a.m. Monday, do not change rules for restaurants, stores or houses of worship.The...…ADPlease NoteThe Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free. A new wave of -related restrictions was introduced in the Washington region Thursday, with more Maryland jurisdictions eliminating indoor dining and Virginia imposing a statewide curfew to keep residents home late at night.The from Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) also includes an expanded mask mandate and lowers the number of people allowed in social gatherings. The measures, which will take effect at 12:01 a.m. Monday, do not change rules for restaurants, stores or houses of worship.The...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by Leaders of Maryland’s most populous jurisdictions pushed for unified shutdowns Wednesday to curb the surging coronavirus as some reimposed the toughest restrictions since the spring.Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich (D) banning all indoor dining, hours after Baltimore City forbade any dining at restaurants, indoors or outdoors. The city’s new protocols are the strictest...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by Leaders of Maryland’s most populous jurisdictions pushed for unified shutdowns Wednesday to curb the surging coronavirus as some reimposed the toughest restrictions since the spring.Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich (D) banning all indoor dining, hours after Baltimore City forbade any dining at restaurants, indoors or outdoors. The city’s new protocols are the strictest...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by Some of Maryland’s largest jurisdictions added new coronavirus restrictions Thursday as caseloads across the greater Washington region jumped to record territory for a ninth consecutive day.Prince George’s and Anne Arundel counties joined Baltimore City on Thursday in implementing Maryland’s strictest limits for indoor social gatherings, forbidding groups of more than 10...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by Some of Maryland’s largest jurisdictions added new coronavirus restrictions Thursday as caseloads across the greater Washington region jumped to record territory for a ninth consecutive day.Prince George’s and Anne Arundel counties joined Baltimore City on Thursday in implementing Maryland’s strictest limits for indoor social gatherings, forbidding groups of more than 10...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareAngela D. Alsobrooks first read about in Essence Magazine in 2009, when Alsobrooks was launching an underdog run for state’s attorney in the Maryland suburb where she grew up.Harris was making history as the first Black woman to serve as district attorney in San Francisco. Alsobrooks (D), who was trying to accomplish the same feat in Prince George’s County, was impressed. But what really wowed her was Harris’s focus on which Alsobrooks began talking about on the campaign trail in Prince George’s. When Alsobrooks defeated...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareAngela D. Alsobrooks first read about in Essence Magazine in 2009, when Alsobrooks was launching an underdog run for state’s attorney in the Maryland suburb where she grew up.Harris was making history as the first Black woman to serve as district attorney in San Francisco. Alsobrooks (D), who was trying to accomplish the same feat in Prince George’s County, was impressed. But what really wowed her was Harris’s focus on which Alsobrooks began talking about on the campaign trail in Prince George’s. When Alsobrooks defeated...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareAdd to the long list of for the November election: Gov. Larry Hogan accusing Prince George’s County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks of voter suppression, and the leader of the majority African American jurisdiction responding that Hogan (R) is not taking the health of her residents seriously.Their spat follows Hogan’s announcement last month that Maryland would hold a “” election on Nov. 3, despite the pandemic. The governor has said his strategy, which includes opening all polling sites while mailing applications for...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareAdd to the long list of for the November election: Gov. Larry Hogan accusing Prince George’s County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks of voter suppression, and the leader of the majority African American jurisdiction responding that Hogan (R) is not taking the health of her residents seriously.Their spat follows Hogan’s announcement last month that Maryland would hold a “” election on Nov. 3, despite the pandemic. The governor has said his strategy, which includes opening all polling sites while mailing applications for...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareChildren’s National Hospital asked employees to take one week off between April 5 and June 13 because of financial losses that have resulted from the response to the coronavirus pandemic, a spokeswoman said Friday.Employees of the hospital, located in Northwest Washington, will either have to take the week off without pay or will be required to use their paid time off, said spokeswoman Gabrielle Little.Children’s National, like other hospitals across the region and the country, has canceled most elective surgeries and...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareChildren’s National Hospital asked employees to take one week off between April 5 and June 13 because of financial losses that have resulted from the response to the coronavirus pandemic, a spokeswoman said Friday.Employees of the hospital, located in Northwest Washington, will either have to take the week off without pay or will be required to use their paid time off, said spokeswoman Gabrielle Little.Children’s National, like other hospitals across the region and the country, has canceled most elective surgeries and...WW…