A packed Valley View High School meeting in Archbald has become the latest front in a nationwide fight over AI data‑center projects, with locals, lawmakers and developers clashing over water, power and zoning.

The 64th Sakura Matsuri turned Pennsylvania Avenue into sumo rings, cosplay stages and a kimono‑clad Samoyed as roughly 40,000 people visited the street festival.

D.C. firefighters pulled a woman to safety from a burning Southeast apartment after heavy flames were seen pouring from a window.

An Iran‑linked energy shock and high public debt have left central banks and finance ministers with less room to fight the next downturn ahead of IMF‑World Bank meetings in Washington.

Chandelier, a Keystone Hospitality surf-and-turf concept, is coming to 1201 Pennsylvania Ave NW with a 20-foot chandelier, seafood display and rooftop for private events.

A federal judge in Boston dismissed the Justice Department’s bid to force Massachusetts to hand over its full voter list, saying the demand lacked the factual basis the law requires. The ruling keeps sensitive voter data under state control.

Mild Sunday gives way to a rapid warmup; highs could reach the low 90s midweek with gusty winds and marine advisories through Monday.

Dearay Wilson was sentenced to 18 years after a June 2021 shooting that killed Jeremy Black as he left dinner. Prosecutors say more than 45 rounds were fired on a busy street.

The Justice Department said IBM will pay $17,077,043 to resolve allegations that some DEI programs improperly weighed race or sex in hiring, promotions and bonuses tied to federal contracts.

A two-vehicle crash on Harbor Drive left one man dead and another hospitalized; police are investigating.

A longtime Washington Post video editor admitted to possessing child sexual abuse material after FBI agents found explicit videos on a work laptop. The plea resolves a federal probe that began last June.

New federal dietary guidance could add about $1,000 a year to grocery bills, and Nashville food programs are already feeling the strain.

FBI Atlanta and Indonesian authorities moved to dismantle the W3LL phishing kit, which researchers say harvested credentials and enabled millions in attempted fraud. Local prosecutors are involved as investigators sift seized servers and domains.