Pras Michel has surrendered to federal authorities and begun a 14‑year sentence after his 2023 conviction in a wide‑ranging foreign‑influence and campaign‑finance case.

Federal prosecutors in Houston filed 239 cases last week under Operation Take Back America, charging roughly 244 people across the Southern District of Texas.

A person climbed atop the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge on Friday, prompting a major emergency response and lane closures.

CBP officers at Dulles intercepted about 57 pounds of vacuum‑sealed marijuana bound for London; two Baltimore residents were arrested and face felony charges.

Prince George’s County deputies arrested Luca Antonio Franklin after a CyberTipline tip; investigators say roughly 200 alleged child sexual abuse files were seized.

Two women and a man pleaded guilty after prosecutors say they lured and assaulted two women in a Southeast D.C. scheme allegedly directed from jail to silence a rape accuser.

A jury convicted a Maryland man for the armed carjacking and robbery of a 62‑year‑old Army veteran in Southeast D.C.; sentencing is set for July 22, 2026.

A man sprayed U.S. Park Police near Peirce Mill and ran into the woods; officers detained a suspect and searched the area for a possible firearm.

A 29-year-old man, identified as Keon Jones, died after being found with serious injuries following a fight near the Southwest Waterfront on Wednesday night. Police say National Guard members saw the altercation and investigators are asking for tips.

A New Orleans man admitted in D.C. federal court that he coerced a minor to produce explicit images and posted them on a fetish site; sentencing is set for Sept. 24.

Three teenage boys were arrested after a phone was taken during a fight on N Street SW. Police recovered the device and are asking for tips.

A Paris court convicted Lafarge and eight former executives of financing terrorist groups to keep a Syrian plant running. Prison terms and multi‑million‑euro penalties followed a six‑week trial.

FBI Dallas warns violent “764” networks are grooming and coercing minors on social media and gaming apps; agents urge victims to preserve evidence and report tips to the FBI.