Two executive orders signed in Washington bundle an industrial push to build quantum systems with hard deadlines for federal migration to post-quantum cryptography.

A Gifts of Green scratch-off sold at a Giant in White Oak delivered a $500,000 prize. The winner claimed the prize at Maryland Lottery headquarters.

Rep. Jamie Raskin has asked Harvard and Bard to turn over communications, gifts and internal reviews as part of a wider congressional probe into Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to academia.

Alan Greenspan, the Fed chair from 1987–2006, died at 100. His market‑friendly policies and later admission of error left a contested, influential legacy.

Two men were shot Saturday night near the U Street corridor; police say injuries are non-life-threatening and the investigation is ongoing.

A viral clip shows Gwar disemboweling a Trump effigy at Warped Tour DC, prompting fierce online backlash and a renewed debate over shock‑rock satire.

Fireworks laws in the D.C. region vary sharply: some jurisdictions ban nearly every sparkler while others allow a handful of ground-based items. Here’s what to know before you light anything.

National gas averages dipped below $4; analysts predict more relief but warn a Gulf storm could quickly reverse gains.

Italy's foreign minister canceled a U.S. visit after President Trump said Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni 'begged' for a G7 photo. Meloni denied the claim and Rome pushed back.

A Washington man who ran a Los Angeles–to–DMV marijuana pipeline was sentenced to 30 months after agents found 54.5 pounds of vacuum‑sealed cannabis at BWI and seized firearms. The probe involved DEA and FBI teams.

A District man was sentenced to five years after pleading guilty to an armed carjacking near Park Road NW; prosecutors say a handgun was involved and the stolen vehicle was recovered.

Preservation groups sued to halt a planned National Garden of American Heroes in West Potomac Park, arguing the project skips required preservation and environmental reviews. The complaint asks a judge to freeze work at the site.

A Georgian captain pleaded guilty in Washington after the tanker Bella 1 fled a U.S. Coast Guard cutter. Prosecutors say the ship moved nearly 1.8 million barrels of Iran‑origin crude.