D.C.'s minimum wage rises to $18.40 on July 1; tipped base moves to $10.30 and employers must update payrolls and postings.

Highs near 92°F with scattered storms this afternoon and a marginal severe risk for damaging winds.

The FDA told Amazon it sold three unapproved topical products marketed for penile conditions and gave the company 15 business days to respond.

A National Academies review found ABA meets the evidence bar, but TRICARE’s demonstration rules and paperwork are keeping many military families from hands‑on care.

A man was arrested after police say he choked a 1‑year‑old girl and assaulted a woman in Northwest D.C.; the infant was taken to a hospital for evaluation.

The Baltimore Ravens will hold a free, ticketed training-camp practice at UMD's SECU Stadium on Aug. 1. Limited passes become available July 9 via the team's app and website.

Families fled a Jurassic Park screening at Alethia Tanner Park after people fired Roman candles into the crowd; organizers canceled the event and MPD is investigating.

A bipartisan Senate bill would allow service members to sue the military for sexual assault and harassment, creating a new legal path that could yield tens of thousands of claims.

Sen. Chris Murphy and Sen. Richard Blumenthal unveiled the Living Wage for All Act, a plan to phase the federal minimum wage to $25 an hour and end subminimum wages.

A federal judge in Alexandria has refused to close a suit over the DOJ’s $1.8B "Anti‑Weaponization Fund," saying unsworn assurances weren’t enough. The court ordered the litigation to move forward after officials declined to file a sworn declaration that the program was dead.

Freddie Mac’s weekly survey put the 30‑year fixed at 6.49% this week, keeping mortgage costs stubbornly high and tightening affordability for many buyers.

The FCC voted to tighten undersea cable rules, adding licensing for terminal equipment and new security checks while opening a fast track for trusted U.S. firms.

The Supreme Court cleared the way for the administration to rescind Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians, putting hundreds of thousands at risk of deportation.