Washington DC

A group called Babuk claimed to be behind the ransomware attack on the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department.

Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan and Dr. Jim Gordon of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, D.C., talked jointly about a new Capitol Police initiative focused on healing trauma.

The measure is expected to pass the House but faces long odds in the Senate, leading some advocates to call for the end of the legislative filibuster.

Sicknick was injured while fending off the mob of Trump supporters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. He died the following evening from his injuries.

A Japanese café sells plants and green-tea pie. An Italian restaurant caters a prime-rib dinner. A steak-and-fries chain delivers free meals for the elderly. "Fight or flight," one manager says.

The overhaul of the well-known grove used for receptions and statements is being funded by private donations and is expected to be completed later this summer.

The civil rights organization argues the Department of Education has directed states to unfairly divert relief funds from public to private schools.

The pandemic has forced people to change their lives dramatically, which has contributed to the crime rate dropping. The bad news: an uptick in shootings and killings.

In the nation's capital, the coronavirus has killed Black residents at 5.9 times the rate of white people — a disparity that's worse than any other big city in America with published demographic data.

The NAACP's president called the move an "exceptional opportunity." He said it will allow the organization to "amplify the voices of the Black people as we fight for the crucial policy changes."