The FAA told Congress it will allow Boeing to issue airworthiness certificates for all 737 MAX and 787 jets next week, after months of production reviews. The change could speed deliveries while testing oversight safeguards.

Washington let a 2020 order on Hong Kong lapse and Treasury reshuffled sanctions listings while Beijing welcomed the move. Practical effects will hinge on follow‑up rules.

Panasonic recalled its NB‑G200 FlashXpress toaster ovens after regulators found the power‑cord insulation may be insufficient. Affected units were sold at Amazon, Costco and Panasonic's store.

Apple and the Justice Department are in early talks to settle the 2024 antitrust lawsuit that challenges the App Store. Procedural wins and private offers have given both sides new leverage, but a deal is far from certain.

A man was shot and killed on the 1400 block of Saratoga Avenue NE; police are searching for a suspect seen in a white Land Rover.

Obama accused Vice President J.D. Vance of promoting a 'blood-and-soil' vision of America during a Malcolm Gladwell conversation, refocusing the debate over belonging.

Import prices rose 0.3% in June and are up 7.1% year‑over‑year, led by nonfuel goods and capital equipment. The surprise complicates an otherwise softer inflation month.

Two D.C. teens were sentenced to five years after pleading guilty in the May 3, 2024 shooting near Dunbar High School that grazed a student. The case drew wide attention because bullets reached classrooms during the school day.

Max Blumenthal says CBP officers detained him at Dulles and seized two phones after a reporting trip to Iran; ADC filed an emergency motion seeking their return. The filing argues the seizures violated the First and Fourth Amendments.

Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George outlined how she'd fund universal childcare, cut utility bills and overhaul contracting as she prepares to assume the mayor's office.

A D.C. committee put permit applications for the city's harm‑reduction vending machines on hold after neighborhood complaints about needles and loitering. The pause forces DC Health to clarify ownership and upkeep while researchers and residents spar over safety and access.

A 30-year-old D.C. man was found half-dressed and asleep on Abberly Drive in Stafford; deputies say they recovered a gun and suspected narcotics and booked him on multiple charges.

BOEM released a proposed leasing notice that would open about 31 million acres off American Samoa to two 20‑year deep‑sea mining leases. Critics and territorial leaders say the plan risks fisheries and fragile ocean life.