Strong to severe storms likely this afternoon; Flood Watch for northeast Maryland. Expect gusty winds, heavy rain and tidal impacts in Annapolis.

Howard County detectives have an arrest warrant for a man accused of killing his girlfriend in a Columbia home; police say the victim was strangled and tips are being sought.

Rep. Thomas Massie says he will sponsor a bill to withhold federal grants from cities and police that deploy Flock Safety cameras, raising new legal and local policy questions. The move follows audits, misuse cases and vandalism tied to the camera networks.

A man was killed and two others were hospitalized after separate overnight shootings in Southeast D.C. MPD's Homicide Branch is investigating both scenes.

A fragile pause in U.S.-Iran strikes briefly eased the weeks‑long exchange, but a disabled tanker, Caspian strikes and Houthi attacks kept shipping and oil markets on edge.

About 10,040 Romorgniz 12-drawer fabric dressers sold on Amazon were recalled after failing federal stability tests; Romorgniz is offering refunds and disposal instructions.

The Conservative Partnership Institute bought the Heritage Foundation’s Pennsylvania Avenue office at 227 Pennsylvania Ave SE, adding to its Capitol Hill 'Patriots' Row' holdings. The move deepens CPI’s local footprint and has drawn mixed reaction from neighbors and lawmakers.

Trump expanded a voluntary Ratepayer Protection Pledge, enlisting governors, utilities and developers to promise households won't foot the bill as AI data centers grow.

A woman says she was ambushed at gunpoint inside a downtown D.C. parking garage; police are searching for two suspects and are offering a reward.

Ex‑DOGE engineers have formed Cathedral, a venture‑backed military cyber startup valued at roughly $1.4 billion and angling for government contracts.

A 17-year-old was arrested after an online sale turned violent near E.L. Haynes, leaving a man and a child injured; police are seeking tips.

Lawmakers pressed State and Defense witnesses over a policy they called contradictory: backing a UN‑authorized force in Haiti while moving to end protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitians.

President Trump said imported generic drugs will be tariff‑free until August 1, 2026, then face 100% and 200% duties in later years — a move that could reshape supplies and prices. Industry groups and supply‑chain experts warn the timeline may be impractical.