Antoine Kassis was sentenced to 30 years after prosecutors said he brokered a weapons‑for‑cocaine pipeline from Syria to Colombia. The case exposed a laundering network that moved nearly $100 million.

Three people were shot Thursday night on the 2700 block of Langston Place SE; police are searching for three masked suspects.

A handheld AI scanner is letting Sussex County officers convert shell casings into leads in minutes, speeding investigations while raising questions about lab confirmation and court use.

A driver died after crashing off the Baltimore–Washington Parkway in Greenbelt; Maryland's IID has opened a probe and says a baby in the car was uninjured.

A Cottonwood man faces an 11‑count Arizona indictment for a May kidnapping and sexual assault while he sits jailed in Rutland, Vermont, on separate child‑exploitation warrants. Extradition proceedings are underway.

Charles County’s school safety director has ties to a nonprofit led by an Omnilert executive, raising conflict‑of‑interest questions as the district seeks funding.

A woman using a wheelchair was struck and killed Thursday on Richmond Highway at Dart Drive in Hybla Valley; Fairfax County detectives are investigating.

A 17-year-old was shot late Wednesday near a Southeast D.C. youth group home; police issued a lookout and are asking for tips.

A husband-and-wife team from East St. Louis was arrested in Omaha after Douglas County’s sting uncovered a plan to collect $473,000 in bogus fees from an alleged sweepstakes winner.

A morning collision at Firstfield and Clopper roads in Gaithersburg left five people injured; one adult was taken as a trauma patient. Authorities are investigating.

A man was hospitalized after an afternoon shooting on Capitol Avenue NE in Ivy City; police say his injuries are not life-threatening.

An Irondequoit activist was arrested and accused of sending about $30,000 in cryptocurrency to the Palestine Islamic Jihad, federal authorities say.

Loudoun deputies say Junjie Wu posed as Apple support and urged elderly victims to buy gold bars; he's jailed without bond.